Comparison

Runner's Shadow vs ROX Pro

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

Head to head
About

Runner's Shadow

This app acts as a comprehensive companion for outdoor runners, consolidating run history from various sources. It helps track personal records, analyze courses, manage laps, and journal run experiences. Additionally, it offers shoe mileage tracking and photo integration for a complete running log.

Highlights
  • Consolidated run history from any supported app
  • Course tracking and personal bests
  • Interval lap management
  • Journaling for run reflections
  • Shoe mileage and lifespan tracking
  • Integration with Apple Health/Activity
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go tracking
Features
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Follow your runs like your shadow follows you. What Is Runner's Shadow? A runner's companion. A fantastic app for all outdoor runners to augment their kit. Runner's Shadow is an iOS Activity and Health-based app for the purpose of augmenting, tracking, logging, and understanding your outdoor runs, regardless of source; regardless of when the run took place. And it includes an Apple Watch app to get out and run with. Why Try Runner's Shadow? Run History A history of all of your runs, from any supported App. The run history is all your runs, grouped by week, month, year, and all-time. It has graphs, logs, journals, and more (like courses). Courses Which routes you've run. Do you tend to run the same routes repeatedly? Why not keep track of those as courses? This app keeps track of all of your courses; and your personal records for each course. Personal Records What's my personal best? Accurate and complete PRs. What is the best I've done so far at this distance? This course? This week? This month?. Runner's Shadow PR keeps my goals in perspective and my motivation on-point. This app finds and keeps your bests. Laps Keep and Recall interval laps. With a tap of a button in the Shadow Runner's watch app (included), you can set your laps. In the iPhone app, you can see how you did for them. What was the lap distance? Pace? Gain? It's all there. Journaling What are my thoughts after a run? How was the run? What do I find interesting about this course? Who did I run with? What did we laugh about? The journals are for these and/or anything else you want to write there. Labeling Tag runs for later retrieval. Label the people you ran with. Or label which runs were races. Or label which runs were your favorites. Tag runs with labels any way you'd like. Shoe Tracking Keep track of your running shoes. You may have heard that running shoes should be replaced between 300-500 miles or in 3-6 months. But how do you keep track of that? Simply add your shoes to the app, then tap on which ones were worn after a run. We'll keep track of how many run, miles, and days you've put on the pair. Photos Find photos taken near the time of your run. Want to find those shots you get before and after a run a year and a half later? Well, you just go to that run and click the 'camera' button, and there they all are. Graphs? Yes. Numbers? Of course. Maps? You bet. Running app for your Apple Watch? Yeah, that too. Watch Laps? Uh huh. Open to suggestions? We listen. What you'd expect? We try to be more than that. You can run with this or any other app that supports Apple Activity; we'll take it from there. ---- The data comes from Apple Health/Activity. That means that any outdoor running app that works with Apple Health/Activity will work with this one. The data goes nowhere. We don't take it. We don't keep it. We don't track it. We don't track you. We're not interested in all of that. We're just runners who want to enhance all of our running experiences. Contact us: support@alumra.ltd

About

ROX Pro

Features
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STOP GUESSING. START DOMINATING. Training for a fitness race is complex. Between running intervals and the 8 functional stations, raw data isn't enough - you need strategy. ROX PRO is your digital shield, combining a revolutionary workout builder with intelligent coaching to ensure you peak on race day. Introducing the Octagon Session Builder. Forget boring lists. Use our tactile "Command Dial" interface to build your perfect race simulation. Drag, drop, and visualize your workout flow instantly. Whether you are targeting a PB on the Sled Push or mastering your transition times, ROX PRO gives you the structure you need. - Tactical Session Builder: Tap the Octagon to add exercises. Drag and drop to reorder. It’s the most intuitive way to program a workout. - AI Performance Coach: Data is useless without insight. Our built-in AI analyzes your splits and station times, offering personalized feedback to optimize your pacing and strategy. - Tactical Journaling: Capture the mental game. Attach detailed notes, RPE (exertion) scores, and strategy reminders to every session. Never make the same mistake twice. - Smart Run Tracking: Automatically indexes your run intervals (Run 1, Run 2...) with smart badges to keep your timeline clean. - The 8 Stations: Dedicated tracking for Ski, Sleds, Burpees, Rowing, Carries, Lunges, and Wall Balls. - The Action Hub: Your central dashboard for historical data, personal bests, and training volume. Don't just train hard. Train smart. Download ROX PRO today and turn your kinetic energy into race-day power. LEGAL: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://www.rox-pro.ch/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.rox-pro.ch/#terms

Screenshots

Runner's Shadow4 screens
ROX Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runner's Shadow at none against ROX Pro's 3. ROX Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. ROX Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Runner's Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Runner's Shadow versus ROX Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunner's ShadowROX Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlumra LtdReto Saurenmann

In-app purchases

None

Runner's Shadow

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ROX Pro

Subscriptions2
  • ROX Ultra Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ROX Ultra Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • ROX Core$8.99

Questions

Is Runner's Shadow free?
Runner's Shadow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROX Pro free?
ROX Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Runner's Shadow or ROX Pro have ads?
Neither Runner's Shadow nor ROX Pro shows ads.

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