Comparison

Workout Comparator vs RunRecap

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

Head to head
About

Workout Comparator

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Workout Comparator reads the IOS Health Data Store on your iPhone and provides a wealth of information about your workout sessions. Works with Apple Watch and compatible devices. Workout Comparator will place your workout session data into it's own database where it can be sorted 10 different ways and will show multiple workout sessions on the same screen for easy comparison. It reads from your HealthKit datastore without altering it in any way. Workout Comparator gives you the ability to set common scales of your choosing and apply it to all your workout sessions. Select particular workout sessions and graph heart rate, speed and elevation during the workout. Set upper and lower bounds for heart rate, speed and elevation. Exclude beginning and ending periods that might be irrelevant. Display heart rate, speeds and elevation separately or together. Displays annotated maps for each workout. Each map shows workout route with direction, highest and lowest elevation, speeds and maximum heart rate, mid-point of workout and color coded speed ranges on route maps. Highlights: * Workout sessions are displayed in a grid where they can be sorted by date, type, active calories, steps, heart rate, distance, pace, duration, temperature or elevation. * Workout sessions can be exported via e-mail from one Workout Comparator App to another allowing comparisons on the same screen of different person's workouts. * Select multiple workout sessions for single screen comparisons. * Easily adjust heart rate, speed, elevation scales common to all workouts and beginning and ending offset seconds. * Graph heart rate, speed and elevation separately or together in same graph. * Shows color code by speeds annotated maps for each workout session. * Works with any iPhone running IOS 15 or later. * Supports IOS dark mode. * One month free trial, thereafter $.99 monthly or $4.99 per year (USD) subscription fee.

About

RunRecap

This app offers advanced tools to compare and analyze running performance, visualizing long-term trends and effort across multiple workouts. It integrates directly with Apple Health for a privacy-first experience, providing insights beyond basic summaries.

Highlights
  • Compare multiple runs side-by-side
  • Visualize long-term running trends
  • Analyze pace, heart rate, and elevation
  • Route and distance matching for comparisons
  • Privacy-first data integration with Apple Health
  • Unique heart rate/pace/elevation grade plot
Features
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See more. Understand more. RunRecap goes beyond basic workout summaries with tools that most apps lock behind pay walls. Additionally, RunRecap brings the familiar look and feel of the iPhone Fitness app to iPad — designed from the ground up to feel native, focused, and powerful on a larger screen. Workout Comparisons Compare multiple runs: • Pace, heart rate, cadence, elevation, power • See how effort and performance change across workouts • Instantly spot improvements or regressions • Route/distance matching to help make apples-apples comparisons Long-Term Trends Visualize how your running evolves over time: • Weekly and monthly trends • Performance metrics over multiple years or decades • Identify hidden patterns that manifest slowly over time No subscriptions. No paywalls. These features are included. Your data. Your device. • Uses Apple Health data directly • No new accounts required • Privacy-first by design • Optional .fit export for advanced analysis on platforms like Runalyze • Proprietary heart rate/pace/elevation grade plot to see running effort at paces relative to elevation change all in one plot! • Time/distance synchronized graph selection to see your running metrics, location, and elevation together at any point in time Perfect for runners using the Apple Health ecosystem who want more than just a summary.

Screenshots

Workout Comparator4 screens
RunRecap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RunRecap at none against Workout Comparator's 2. Workout Comparator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Workout Comparator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RunRecap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Comparator ships an update monthly, RunRecap every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Workout Comparator versus RunRecap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout ComparatorRunRecap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoon Creek SoftwareExcelsis Consulting

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workout Comparator

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$4.991 Year
None

RunRecap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Comparator free?
Workout Comparator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunRecap free?
RunRecap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Comparator or RunRecap have ads?
Neither Workout Comparator nor RunRecap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Comparator or RunRecap?
Workout Comparator ships an update monthly, and RunRecap every 4 weeks. Most recently, Workout Comparator was updated on October 2, 2026 and RunRecap on October 3, 2026.

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