URunner vs Plant Crossing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URunner
This app motivates you to stay active by tracking your daily movement. It converts your steps, walks, and runs into virtual coins that can be redeemed for real rewards, discounts, and exclusive merchandise. Participate in global challenges and connect with a fitness community.
- Track steps, walks, and runs
- Earn virtual coins for activity
- Redeem coins for rewards and discounts
- Join global fitness challenges
- Community feed for sharing progress
- Marketplace for exclusive offers
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URunner – UWalk. URun. UEarn! Turn every step into a reward. URunner is a global fitness and lifestyle app that motivates you to stay active by tracking your daily movement and converting it into coins you can use for real rewards. Whether you walk, run, or just stay on your feet, URunner makes every move count. Key Features: Track Your Activity Monitor your steps, walks, and runs as you build your unique Activity Score. Earn Virtual Coins Every activity earns you URunner virtual coins, which can be converted into URN coins and redeemed for rewards, discounts, or exclusive merchandise. Join Global Challenges Take part in local and international fitness challenges and community activities that keep you motivated. Community Feed Share your progress, celebrate milestones, and engage with fitness enthusiasts worldwide in the URunner social community. Marketplace & Rewards Redeem your coins for exciting offers, fitness gear, partner discounts, and exclusive event perks. Events & Vendors Explore marathons, community events, and partner vendors with early access for URunner users. Connect with a global community of fitness enthusiasts and be part of a movement that turns steps into lifestyle rewards. Download URunner today and build your activity score, earn coins, and unlock a healthier and more rewarding lifestyle.
Plant Crossing
This app turns your daily walks, jogs, or runs into a game. Collect, breed, level up, and trade unique digital creatures. Earn rewards for discovering rare collectibles and enhance your fitness routine.
- Gamified physical activity tracking
- Collect digital creatures (Botans)
- Breed and level up Botans
- Trade Botans with other players
- Earn rewards for rare collectibles
- Syncs with Health app for step data
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Plant Crossing is a unique Web3 app that gamifies daily physical activity and offers an exciting NFT collecting experience. Take a walk, jog or run and collect Botans - digital collectible creatures of fantasy plants. Players can breed, level up and trade these Botans and earn rewards for collecting rare ones. Join the fun and enhance your daily exercise with Plant Crossing. _______________ With the player’s permission, the App uses the Health app to sync players’ step count data and distance. Contact us: hello@plant-crossing.com Find out more about Plant Crossing at: https://www.plant-crossing.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: URunner at none against Plant Crossing's shown. URunner also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). Plant Crossing's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (49 vs 14). On price, 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.
Plant Crossing holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 49 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of URunner's written reviews are positive against 50% of Plant Crossing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
URunner ships an update every 2 weeks, Plant Crossing every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | URunner | Plant Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 4.3 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | URunner | MetaSpace Entertainment Ltd |
Customer experience
URunner
Plant Crossing
In-app purchases
URunner
No in-app purchases
Plant Crossing
No in-app purchases
