EarPlanes+ vs Runbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarPlanes+
This app monitors real-time cabin air pressure during flights. It sends notifications to alert you when to insert earplugs to prevent discomfort and pain caused by pressure changes. Track your flight's pressure journey visually.
- Real-time cabin air pressure monitoring
- Flight pressure notifications
- Earplug insertion timing alerts
- Visual air pressure tracking
- Utilizes smartphone barometer
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Ears popping or hurting on a flight? EarPlanes+ measures cabin air pressure in real-time during a flight and sends a notification precisely when EarPlanes earplugs should be worn to prevent ear pain. For over 25 years, EarPlanes earplugs have been helping flyers prevent ear pain and popping due to the rapid air pressure changes inflight, EP+ completely takes the guesswork out of when they need to be worn. EP+ utilizes the air pressure sensor (barometer) built-in to your smartphone and the app will send a push notification when air pressure becomes unstable, even if you are using other apps. The air pressures experienced during a flight is quite a journey, see it right before your eyes for the first time with EP+
Runbook
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Runbook is a library of hundreds of structured running workouts — every one with a name, a purpose, and a reason it earns a place in your week. Easy runs are the backbone of any training week — you don't need an app to tell you to run easy for 30 minutes. Runbook is for the other days: the quality sessions where structure matters. Every workout is built from typed segments — warmups, intervals, tempo blocks, float recoveries, time trials — so you always know exactly what to run and why it counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EarPlanes+ at 15.1 against Runbook's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | EarPlanes+ | Runbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (107 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cirrus Healthcare | Matthew Brown |
Bugs and requests
EarPlanes+
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot give required permissions
- Keeps asking to update settings
- App says settings need activation despite being on
- Unable to fetch data
- App never measured cabin pressure
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- App displays no pressure or altitude readings
- No notifications about when to remove/replace plugs
- Altitude is not accurate
- Notification doesn't go away
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- No-notification mode for app
- Better alerts for driving/mountains
- See historical data
- Dark mode option
Runbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EarPlanes+
No in-app purchases
Runbook
No in-app purchases
