Comparison

badmintho vs SameRun

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

Head to head
About

badmintho

Features
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Keep score with one tap a rally — then put the phone down and play. badmintho scores your badminton match on iPhone or straight from your wrist. Serve, side, game and the two-point advantage look after themselves, so you can keep your eyes on the shuttle. SCORING - Singles and doubles, 21 points with two-point advantage - One tap a rally; serve and side tracked for you - Score from Apple Watch without touching your phone - Shake to undo a mistake; the screen stays awake while you play COURTSIDE SCOREBOARD - Stand a spare iPhone or iPad at the side of the court - The live score, big enough for everyone to read LOCK SCREEN - The match on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Both scores, the serve, and a +1 for each side - Heart rate and the clock too, when your Apple Watch records the match LIVE UMPIRE MODE - A spectator's phone marks each rally: winner, unforced error or service fault - The umpire annotates and never scores, so your match is never disturbed - The rally breakdown per side appears in the match details DRILL TRAINING - Build a session on your phone: timed blocks, repetitions and rests - Run it from your wrist, with the corner called out loud - Every drill lands in History beside your matches APPLE WATCH - Badminton workouts with heart rate, jumps and distance - Heart rate zone alerts, with a manual maximum if you know yours - Drink reminders at the interval you choose - The watch can speak the score; three haptic patterns, or none PLAY ACROSS DEVICES — FREE - Host on one device, let others join over Bluetooth - iPhone and iPad. No account, no internet YOUR NUMBERS - Win rate, streaks and head-to-head - Jumps, distance, effort and MET from your watch - By court and by month, with training load and recovery APPLE HEALTH - Matches and drills saved as named workouts FREE AND PRO Scoring, the scoreboard, the watch, drills and cross-device play are free, always. Pro opens the detail: any past match or drill with per-game scores, scoring runs, the rally breakdown, duration, effort and distance — plus the full jump and effort charts, and shareable match cards. Privacy: we collect nothing. Your match and health data stays on your device and in Apple Health. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SameRun

Features
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SameRun is the sports tracker I built because I live for two things: charging down a mountain on a snowboard, and chasing shuttlecocks on a badminton court until my legs give out. Ski, snowboard, and badminton are the heart of this app — but athletes like us never stop moving, fueling, or exploring what's around us. SKI & SNOWBOARD — BUILT FOR THE MOUNTAIN - 1Hz GPS for speed, distance, elevation, and full route replay - Auto run & lift detection — runs, lifts, and traverses, no tapping - Resort detection with trail and lift matching - Season stats, Ski Passport stamps, and multi-day Ski Trips BADMINTON — BUILT FOR THE COURT - Apple Watch swing detection: speed, stroke type, and confidence on every hit - Auto game detection: warm-up and games segmented for you - Rally analytics, shot distribution, and per-game heart rate - Performance scores: explosiveness, endurance, confrontation, and more FUEL — TRAIN HARD, EAT SMART - Log meals by photo, voice, or search — AI estimates calories and macros - Fuel Today: daily intake vs burn, net energy balance, and macro progress - Set nutrition goals and see training + recovery insights over time - Link meals to workouts to close the post-session refuel loop - Share fuel highlights and join nutrition challenges with friends STREET EXPLORER — TURN WALKS INTO A GAME - GPS walk tracking with pace, distance, and full route replay - Unlock new streets on every walk — see which roads you have never covered - Your map lights up green street by street as you explore your city - Session summaries and share cards for each urban adventure ALSO ON SAME RUN - Pickleball tracking with the same racquet engine - Surfskate carve & pump detection with GPS line mapping - Friends, leaderboards, and challenges - HealthKit heart rate, photo highlights, Strava/GPX import From powder days to smash days to refuel runs and street missions — SameRun is for athletes who care about the details, because I do too.

Screenshots

badmintho4 screens
SameRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SameRun at none against badmintho's 2. SameRun also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. badmintho sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SameRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

badmintho ships an update every 3 weeks, SameRun weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
badmintho versus SameRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbadminthoSameRun
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuiz Carlos Maia JuniorLIANGQI WANG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

badmintho

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

SameRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is badmintho free?
badmintho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SameRun free?
SameRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do badmintho or SameRun have ads?
Neither badmintho nor SameRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, badmintho or SameRun?
badmintho ships an update every 3 weeks, and SameRun weekly. Most recently, badmintho was updated on October 19, 2026 and SameRun on October 20, 2026.

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