Comparison

Workout Distance vs Active Goals

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

Head to head
About

Workout Distance

Visualize your workout distances with clear bar charts. Track your progress daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Integrates with HealthKit to display running, cycling, and other workout data.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly distance charts
  • HealthKit integration
  • Selectable workout types
  • Progress overview
  • Detailed weekly/daily views
Features
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Workout Distance shows you bar charts with the total distance of your workouts per day, week, month and year. Get a quick overview of how far you ran last month compared to the month before, or dive deeper and look at each week or even day. Workout Distance is integrated with the Health app. This means that all data is loaded from the HealthKit database of workouts on your phone. You can select what types of workouts (running, cycling and so on) to include in the charts. This is a free app without any ads.

About

Active Goals

This app helps you set and achieve personalized fitness goals, track progress with detailed metrics, and stay motivated through streaks and insights. It integrates seamlessly with Apple Health to provide a comprehensive overview of your activity.

Highlights
  • Personalized goal setting (activity, distance, time, elevation, calories)
  • In-depth progress tracking and stats
  • Apple Health integration for workout data
  • Yearly, monthly, and weekly performance breakdowns
  • Goal streak tracking for consistency
  • Activity insights for motivation
Features
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Stay on track and crush your workout goals with Active Goals — the app designed for active people who want to stay consistent and achieve more! KEY FEATURES * Set and Achieve Your Goals: Create personalized goals for Activity, Distance, Time, Elevation, and Calories. * Stay Motivated: Track your progress with in-depth goal metrics and stats. * Seamless Health Integration: Read your existing workouts directly from the Apple Health app for a complete overview. * Smart Progress Tracking: Review recent activity and trends to help you set realistic and achievable goals. * Break It Down: Get detailed yearly, monthly, and weekly breakdowns of your performance. * Goal Streaks: Keep track of your goal streaks and stay motivated by hitting new consistency milestones. * Goal Insights: Track your progress against recent activity to stay motivated and push towards your goals. Active Goals helps you stay consistent, stay motivated, and reach new heights. Whether you're training for a marathon, improving your fitness, or setting daily activity goals, this app provides all the tools you need to succeed. Download now and take the first step toward your next achievement! TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Apple Health Integration: Active Goals reads your workout data stored in the Health app, including workouts tracked by your Apple Watch. The app also supports workouts logged by third-party apps, but please note that some workout details might be incomplete depending on the data shared by those apps. Apple Watch Support: For the best experience, use Active Goals with your Apple Watch to fully utilize all workout and health tracking features. PRIVACY Your privacy is important. Data from Apple Health is read to provide personalized insights and goal tracking. All your health data stays securely on your device. Active Goals does not send your health data to any servers or third-party services. FEEDBACK I love hearing from you. If you encounter any bugs, have comments, or want to suggest improvements, please email support@riveralabs.com. Your feedback helps me make Active Goals even better.

Screenshots

Workout Distance4 screens
Active Goals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Distance at none against Active Goals's 1. Workout Distance also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Active Goals's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Active Goals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Workout Distance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Workout Distance against 5.0 for Active Goals. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Distance ships an update every 3 months, Active Goals fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workout Distance versus Active Goals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout DistanceActive Goals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFredrik WidlertRivera Labs

Customer experience

Workout Distance

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Active Goals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Workout Distance

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Active Goals

One-time1
  • Active Goals PRO$4.99

Questions

Is Workout Distance free?
Workout Distance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active Goals free?
Active Goals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Distance or Active Goals?
Workout Distance and Active Goals are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Workout Distance or Active Goals have ads?
Neither Workout Distance nor Active Goals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Distance or Active Goals?
Workout Distance ships an update every 3 months, and Active Goals fortnightly. Most recently, Workout Distance was updated on October 4, 2026 and Active Goals on October 7, 2026.

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