RunnerGoal vs Dead Watch Runz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunnerGoal
Consolidates running data from various apps into one place. Set and track personalized monthly running goals with detailed insights and Apple Watch integration. Stay motivated and achieve your fitness aspirations.
- Unified running data tracking
- Personalized monthly goals
- Detailed run insights
- Apple Watch integration
- Progress visualizations
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RunnerGoal consolidates all your running data into one convenient place, allowing you to set and track personalized monthly running goals. By integrating seamlessly with Apple's Health app, it aggregates data from all your preferred running applications, ensuring every run counts toward your objectives. Key Features: Unified Tracking: Collects and displays running data from various apps, providing a comprehensive view of your progress. Monthly Goals: Set personalized monthly running targets and monitor your advancement with intuitive visualizations. Detailed Insights: Access in-depth information for each run, including heart rate, elevation gain, calories burned, and route maps (when available). Apple Watch Integration: Stay motivated with real-time progress updates, goal status, and run counts directly on your wrist. Customizable complications keep your goals in sight. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, RunnerGoal provides the tools and insights needed to stay motivated and achieve your fitness aspirations.
Dead Watch Runz
Log outdoor activities like running, walking, or biking manually with GPS routes when your fitness tracker is unavailable. Recreate your path on a map and save your workouts to health platforms. Ensure your exercise is accurately recorded even without a device.
- Manual workout logging
- GPS route recreation
- Save to Apple Health
- Connect to Strava
- Supports various outdoor activities
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Dead Watch Runz is the ultimate solution for athletes who forget their watch or experience a dead battery before a workout. This app allows you to manually log your activity with GPS data, ensuring your efforts are accurately recorded. Whether you're running, walking, hiking, biking, or engaging in other outdoor workouts, Dead Watch Runz keeps track of your miles—even when your watch can't. Just add your manual activity and re-create your route on the map. Save the workout to Apple Health, then have other services like Strava connected to Apple Health to see your workouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dead Watch Runz at 5.0 against RunnerGoal's 4.6. Dead Watch Runz also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). RunnerGoal's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
RunnerGoal costs $2.99 and Dead Watch Runz $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dead Watch Runz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
RunnerGoal ships an update every 3 weeks, Dead Watch Runz every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunnerGoal | Dead Watch Runz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Kharchyshyn | Tim Wood |
Customer experience
RunnerGoal
Dead Watch Runz
In-app purchases
RunnerGoal
No in-app purchases
Dead Watch Runz
No in-app purchases









