Comparison

DrinksRation vs Trainers On Running

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

Head to head
About

DrinksRation

This app helps individuals, particularly those in or who have served in the Armed Forces, reduce alcohol consumption. It tracks drink units and calories, offers personalized feedback, and supports research into military community drinking behaviors.

Highlights
  • Track drink units and calories
  • Log low alcohol drinks
  • Set drinking reduction goals
  • Receive personalized feedback
  • Visualize drinking behavior
  • Support military health research
  • Integrate with Apple Health
Features
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Do you currently, or have you served in the Armed Forces? Is it time to feel better and save money by drinking less alcohol? If so, DrinksRation can help. DrinksRation allows you to keep track of the units and calories in your drinks, set goals and provide feedback on how you drink compared to others. With DrinksRation, you can: - Track the units and calories in your drinks - Log low alcohol drinks - Learn more about the health benefits of cutting down - Set goals to support you in drinking less alcohol - Feel supported with regular and personalised feedback via notifications - Visualise your drinking behaviours and identify difficult periods - Support research by allowing access to Apple Health data. DrinksRation has been developed by the King’s Centre for Military Health Research with support from the British Armed Forces, Lancaster University, Combat Stress and the Armed Forces community. By using this app you’ll be helping us understand the drinking behaviours of the Armed Forces community and allow us to help those in need. DrinksRation has been recommended by Combat Stress. DrinksRation has been funded by the Medical Research Council and the Forces in Mind Trust. The app is managed by Dr Daniel Leightley (daniel.leightley@kcl.ac.uk) who is a researcher based at the King’s Centre for Military Health Research. If you have any feedback, please contact Dr Daniel Leightley (daniel.leightley@kcl.ac.uk). All feedback will be responded to within 7 working days.

About

Trainers On Running

This app offers weekly audio and video workouts, nutrition guidance, and meal plans to help users achieve fitness goals. It provides structured programs for beginners and experienced runners, focusing on an engaging and varied fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Weekly audio and video workout updates
  • Beginners running program (8 weeks)
  • Fat loss and 5k programs
  • Fitness, technique, and themed runs
  • Video workouts of the week
  • Nutrition zone, meal plans, and learning zone
Features
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Become super fit even if you HATE running - A Running and Fitness app with a difference... Weekly Audio and Video workouts updates provide you with everything you need to achieve your next Running or Fitness goal and change your lifestyle! Born from the popular Trainers on Project Podcast! We lead and coach, you follow... No ’back of the group’, no falling behind... your pace, your level, your program! With running audio, workouts acting as the perfect accompaniment to your treadmill or running journey, strength and fitness video workouts, Nutrition zone podcasts, videos and meal plan downloads and so much more, you cant fail on your fitness journey! FEATURES 8 Week BEGINNERS running program Fat Loss running and workout program 5k Program Fitness runs, technique, and themed runs Video workouts of the week Nutrition, Meal plans, Learning Zone So Much more If relentless, boring, pounding of the pavement, the same route every night or staring at the same spot on the treadmill isn’t for you, we are here to take you on an immersive different running and fitness journey every session. Once you try it there’s no way you’ll go back to boring runs! It’s exciting, achievable, intense, adventurous, unpredictable, and addictive, but you'll love it! It’s far from boring and it’ll push you to reach new health and fitness limits. We are here to make you fitter and faster and the end goal is always worth it. You’ll increase your endurance, improve your physique, grow in confidence and work your way through a variety of intensities. Trainers on, headphones in...NEVER RUN ALONE AGAIN! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DrinksRation4 screens
Trainers On Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrinksRation at none against Trainers On Running's 2. DrinksRation also leads on ads (none vs shown). Trainers On Running's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trainers On Running sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DrinksRation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinksRation ships an update every 2 months, Trainers On Running every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DrinksRation versus Trainers On Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinksRationTrainers On Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB62 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKing's MobileAth elite indoor limited

Customer experience

DrinksRation

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trainers On Running

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DrinksRation

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trainers On Running

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is DrinksRation free?
DrinksRation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trainers On Running free?
Trainers On Running is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrinksRation or Trainers On Running have ads?
Trainers On Running shows ads; DrinksRation does not.
Which is updated more often, DrinksRation or Trainers On Running?
DrinksRation ships an update every 2 months, and Trainers On Running every 3 weeks. Most recently, DrinksRation was updated on September 19, 2026 and Trainers On Running on July 17, 2026.

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