Comparison

hDrop App vs RunLive

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

Head to head
About

hDrop App

This wearable sensor tracks fluid and sodium loss through sweat during exercise. It provides personalized hydration insights based on your unique physiology, helping endurance athletes optimize their performance. Analyze sweat loss, sodium intake, and rate trends to build a tailored hydration strategy.

Highlights
  • Wearable sweat sensor
  • Fluid and sodium loss tracking
  • Personalized hydration strategy
  • Sweat rate trend analysis
  • Workout data analysis
  • Comparison across conditions
Features
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hDrop is the first wearable sweat sensor designed to extract data from your sweat during exercise. Independently validated research shows that hDrop is the world’s most accurate wearable sweat sensor, helping athletes understand how much fluid and sodium they lose while training. Whether you are preparing for a marathon, triathlon, cycling event, or intense training session, hydration strategy matters. Generic hydration advice does not account for the fact that every athlete sweats differently. hDrop helps you personalize your hydration based on real physiological data. Measure What You Lose in Sweat hDrop continuously monitors your sweat during exercise and provides insights that help you understand your body's hydration demands. Track key metrics including: • Sweat Loss – Estimate how much fluid you lose during training • Sweat Sodium Loss – Understand electrolyte loss to guide sodium intake • Sweat Rate Trends – Learn how your hydration needs change with intensity and environment Build Your Personal Hydration Strategy Use your sweat data to create a hydration plan tailored to your physiology. With the hDrop app you can: • Analyze sweat loss across workouts • Understand sodium losses during exercise • Compare sessions in different weather conditions • Improve hydration planning for races and long training sessions Designed for Endurance Athletes hDrop is built for athletes who depend on hydration precision: • Triathlon • Marathon and running • Cycling • Trail and ultra endurance sports • Heat training and high-intensity workouts Scientifically Validated Technology hDrop technology has been independently validated by university research, demonstrating high accuracy in estimating sweat loss and sodium loss during exercise. The system was developed with a focus on translating laboratory sweat testing into a wearable field solution for athletes. Unlock Advanced Features with hDrop Lab The optional hDrop Lab membership provides deeper analysis tools, advanced hydration insights, and personalized hydration guidance based on your sweat profile. Hydrate smarter. Perform better. DISCLAIMER: hDrop is not intended to diagnose any health condition. hDrop is not a medical device. Please do not take any critical decisions based on hDrop's current data. Optional Add-On Terms: hDrop Lab is available as an optional add-on auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The optional subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hdroptech.com/privacy-policy

About

RunLive

Share your live workout progress with friends and family, who can track your position, stats, and even send virtual cheers. Relive your activity with automatically generated highlight films and connect with local sports groups.

Highlights
  • Live workout tracking with position and stats
  • Virtual cheering and chat for viewers
  • Real-time map view of all athletes
  • Automatic workout highlight films
  • Social feed for photos, routes, and comments
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Privacy controls and data deletion
Features
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RunLive is race day, live. Go live when you start and the people who care about you ride along: your position on a 3D satellite map, your pace, heart rate, distance and elevation, and the route drawing itself behind you. They cheer with hearts, talk in the chat, and send Sparks that land in your earbuds mid-race. It is not just for running. Rides, hikes, walks and trail runs each wear their own numbers. A ride reads speed. A run reads pace. WATCH THE WHOLE FIELD Every athlete in a race on one map, moving in real time. Pick anyone and drop into their stream. Follow your friends, find the fastest, or watch the pack come through the last mile. GO LIVE FROM YOUR POCKET Tap Go Live, lock your phone, and go. Your position and stats stream to your viewers about once a second, and a checkpoint keeps your pin on the map even when the signal drops. You choose exactly which stats go out. A stat you switch off never leaves your phone. SEND A COWBELL Sparks are how the crowd shows up. Buy a pack, send a water cup, a banana, a cowbell or a winged shoe, and the athlete hears it through their earbuds. Athletes who receive gifts earn a share and cash out through Stripe. EVERY WORKOUT BECOMES A FILM When you finish, RunLive renders a film of your workout: a 3D flight over your route, drawn the way you moved through it, with your splits and the music you were playing. Save it, post it, or send the link. YOUR PEOPLE A feed built for race day: photos, routes, kudos and comments. Run clubs, group rides, hiking crews and track nights near you. Join one, or start your own for any sport. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows your pace, heart rate, distance and elevation, and every cowbell as it lands. Answer your viewers without touching your phone. PRIVACY, PLAINLY Going live shares where you are while you are there, and nothing more. No ads, no analytics SDK, no data brokers. Health data never touches advertising. Delete your account from inside the app any time. RunLive works with Apple Health and uses your location while you are live. Sparks are bought through the App Store and are entertainment credits for cheering; they are not redeemable for cash by the buyer.

Screenshots

hDrop App4 screens
RunLive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RunLive at 5.0 against hDrop App's 3.9. hDrop App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. hDrop App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and RunLive sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RunLive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hDrop App has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hDrop App ships an update every 2 weeks, RunLive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
hDrop App versus RunLive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhDrop AppRunLive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperhDrop Technologies Inc.Cameron Asa

Customer experience

hDrop App

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.9%

RunLive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

hDrop App

Subscriptions2
  • hDrop Lab7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • hDrop Lab7 Days trial$89.991 Year
6 purchases

RunLive

One-time6
  • 100 Sparks$0.99
  • 525 Sparks$4.99
  • 1000 Sparks$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 2,900 Sparks$24.99
  • 6,250 Sparks$49.99
  • 13,500 Sparks$99.99

Questions

Is hDrop App free?
hDrop App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunLive free?
RunLive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hDrop App or RunLive?
RunLive is rated higher. hDrop App averages 3.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while RunLive averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do hDrop App or RunLive have ads?
Neither hDrop App nor RunLive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hDrop App or RunLive?
hDrop App ships an update every 2 weeks, and RunLive fortnightly. Most recently, hDrop App was updated on November 3, 2026 and RunLive on October 31, 2026.

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