Comparison

MeandR vs Running Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MeandR

This app motivates you to get outside and stay active by generating random walking routes. Track your distance, time, and steps, and review your progress over time. Customize routes or let the app create them for you.

Highlights
  • Random route generation
  • Customizable route creation
  • Progress tracking (distance, time, steps)
  • Route history and replay
  • Map view (standard/satellite)
  • GPX file export
Features
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Keep fit and get outside more with Meandr! "The best iPhone apps of 2022, 2023" - TechRadar "Make perfect walking and running routes" - Tapsmart.com "Whether you're a seasoned walker or just starting out, why not take MeandR for a spin?" - iMore.com Whether you want to get fit or just need some motivation to get outdoors, Meandr can help. There is no pressure, just choose a distance and pace that suits you. Go as fast or as slow as you want, or just enjoy the walk! You don’t even have to decide where to walk, as MeandR will automatically generate a random route at the distance you choose. Be adventurous and discover new routes around you! Each attempt is recorded, including the distance, how long it took and how many steps. Look back at your stats and track your progress over time. AUTOMATIC CHALLENGES Choose how far and how fast and let Meandr generate a route at that distance. You can choose a circular route or you can choose a straight out route to a target. CUSTOMISE THE ROUTE For circular routes you can drag the waypoints around to create your own route. For straight out routes, you can choose where to put the target. Drag the start point to wherever you want and MeandR will generate a circular route from there. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Each challenge is recorded. Look back through the history to see how you did, or look at the activity summary stats to see totals of distance and steps over the last 7 and 30 days, or all time. Each route you take is recorded so you can look back at it on a map. * No pressure - choose a distance and pace that suits you * Simple, fun interface designed to get you going in three taps * Tracks the distance, time and number of steps for each challenge * If you didn't finish a challenge, just find it in the history and replay it * Unit of measurement can be set to kilometres or miles * Map easily toggled between standard or satellite view * Keep an eye on the gauges that show the timer and distance to the target * As you walk, the route is plotted on the map in realtime * As you get to each waypoint, you’ll get a notification and see it ticked off on the map * Save your favourite routes with a name to recall later * If you can't make it to a waypoint for any reason, but you're within 100 metres, just tap it on the map and head to the next one * Generate a GPX file of your route that you can save or share

About

Running Tracker

This app is a free running tracker that provides essential statistics for your runs, walks, and jogs. It allows you to map your routes and create shareable summary cards of your activities.

Highlights
  • Route mapping
  • Essential run statistics
  • Shareable activity cards
  • Completely free
  • Simple and beautiful interface
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RITMO is a simple, beautiful run tracker with essential stats and shareable cards - completely free.

Screenshots

MeandR4 screens
Running Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Running Tracker at Free against MeandR's $1.99. Running Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MeandR's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Running Tracker is free to download; MeandR costs $1.99 up front. MeandR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Running Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Running Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeandR ships an update fortnightly, Running Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MeandR versus Running Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeandRRunning Tracker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1111
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood Binary LtdCarlos Fernandez Mayor

Customer experience

MeandR

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

Running Tracker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MeandR

One-time1
  • Meandr Premium$1.99
None

Running Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeandR free?
MeandR costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Running Tracker free?
Running Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MeandR or Running Tracker?
Running Tracker is rated higher. MeandR averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Running Tracker averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do MeandR or Running Tracker have ads?
Neither MeandR nor Running Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MeandR or Running Tracker?
MeandR ships an update fortnightly, and Running Tracker monthly. Most recently, MeandR was updated on August 15, 2026 and Running Tracker on September 18, 2026.

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