SUMMIIT Challenges vs EmberRun Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SUMMIIT Challenges
Access fitness events, challenges, and training plans on demand. Register for events, track your progress, and view historical metrics to monitor your improvement over time.
- On-demand fitness events
- Event registration and team assignment
- Event-day logging
- Pre-built training plans
- Historical performance metrics
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SUMMIIT Challenges provides on-demand access to fitness events, challenges and training plans. EVENTS PeloFondo, SUMMIIT:CLIMB and SUMMIIT:STRIDE participation has never been easier. Registration, team assignment, and event-day logging are all available. TRAINING Pre-build on-demand training plans are available to help you prepare for the next event or challenge. HISTORICAL METRICS: See your improvement from event to event and challenge to challenge. View EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
EmberRun Calc
This app helps runners plan their training, predict race times, and log their progress. It offers quick calculations for pace, distance, and time, with options to save results and customize the interface. Unlock advanced features like race time predictions and iCloud backup with a one-time purchase.
- Pace, time, and distance calculations
- Automatic unit conversions
- Save and backup race results
- Accurate race time predictions
- Customizable themes and controls
- Age grading percentages
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EmberRun Calc: Plan, Predict & Improve Your Runs Whether you are training for a first 5K or working toward a marathon PR, EmberRun Calc helps you calculate pace, predict finish times, and track your running progress. No ads. Pace, Time & Distance Calculations - Calculate pace, time, or distance - Use miles, kilometers, mph, or km/h - Convert units for training and races - Share results from the Calculator or Saved Results Save & Track Results Available with an in-app purchase. - Save race results, training runs, and predictions - Filter saved runs to view personal records - View age-grade percentages with results - Back up runs, predictions, and settings to iCloud Drive - Restore your data on another device Race Time Predictions Available with an in-app purchase. - Estimate finish times for any distance - Use Riegel’s formula with a known performance - Adjust predictions for your own running profile - Browse predictions in a dedicated tab Themes & Controls Available with an in-app purchase. - Choose Aurora, Daybreak, Horizon, and other themes - Customize race colors - Set pace, time, and distance increments Plan your next run with EmberRun Calc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EmberRun Calc at none against SUMMIIT Challenges's shown. SUMMIIT Challenges's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (137 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. SUMMIIT Challenges sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and EmberRun Calc sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SUMMIIT Challenges against 5.0 for EmberRun Calc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SUMMIIT Challenges has 137 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of SUMMIIT Challenges's written reviews are positive against 100% of EmberRun Calc's.
SUMMIIT Challenges ships an update every 2 weeks, EmberRun Calc every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SUMMIIT Challenges | EmberRun Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (137 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUMMIIT Challenges, LLC. | Brian White |
Customer experience
SUMMIIT Challenges
EmberRun Calc
Bugs and requests
SUMMIIT Challenges
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on load
- Syncing issues with Peloton
Requested features
2 requests- Comparison of past event performance
- Ability to manually input ride data
EmberRun Calc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SUMMIIT Challenges
- Unlock Multisync Capability$4.99
- Unlock Real-Time Event Data$9.99
- PeloFondo Prep (35-50 Miles)$34.99
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- PeloFondo Prep 85-100+ Miles$34.99
- PeloFondo Prep 50-85 Mile Goal$34.99
EmberRun Calc
- Race Predictions$0.99
- Color Themes$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
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- Save Results$2.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Product Launch Bundle$3.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Extra Large Tip$9.99
Questions
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