Comparison

ASICS Runkeeper vs Running Trainer

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

Head to head
About

ASICS Runkeeper

Track your runs, set personalized goals, and follow guided workouts to improve your fitness. This app offers GPS tracking for various activities, progress monitoring, and motivational features to help you achieve your running ambitions.

Highlights
  • GPS activity tracking
  • Personalized training plans
  • Audio-guided workouts
  • Goal setting and progress monitoring
  • Integration with wearables and health apps
  • In-app challenges and rewards
Features
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Reach your running goals with the ASICS Runkeeper™ app. Track exercise, set measurable goals and see progress along the way—whether you’re just getting into running, training for a race or trying to reach a new personal record, we can help. MOTIVATION TO MOVE •Guided Workouts: Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced runner, our ASICS Running coaches push you to reach your fitness goals through a variety of audio-guided workouts that complement your fitness journey • Track workouts: Record activities like running, walking, biking, hiking and more manually or with GPS. • Set goals: Maybe you want to get faster, run farther or lose a little weight. No matter your goal, we’ll help you reach it. •Listen to audio: Choose the stats you want to hear during your activity like pace, distance, and time (available in five additional motivating voices in English), plus Apple Music and Spotify integration • Follow a plan: Routines lead to progress. Choose a personalized plan that will help get you out the door, day after day. • Stay motivated: Join in-app challenges, get exercise rewards, participate in virtual running groups and share achievements. • See progress: It’s what this is all about. We’ll log your stats to show you how you’re progressing against your running goals. SYNC WITH EASE • Apple Watch integration: Leave your phone at home and still track stats. • Bluetooth connectivity: connect wireless headphones and heart-rate monitors. • Fitness tracker integration: Connect your Garmin, Fitbit and other styles in seconds. • Apple Health integration: Connect to share your Runkeeper workout details (including calories, route, and heart rate) to Apple Health and sync your Health measurements to Runkeeper. • Partner apps: Connect with other top health apps like Fitbit, MyFitnessPal and more. UPGRADE YOUR PERFORMANCE Get the Runkeeper GO™ premium membership for more effective ways to reach your fitness goals, from 5Ks to marathons. Strategize for your next race by taking advantage of tailored race-training plans designed to help you run stronger and faster for race day. Compare your workouts with a variety of detailed progress insights and live tracking to closely monitor your training along the way. *Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at http://runkeeper.com/termsofservice and http://runkeeper.com/privacypolicy respectively.

About

Running Trainer

This app provides accurate running tracking, including pace, distance, calories, and heart rate. It offers voice feedback, music integration, and a history of your running activities to help you improve.

Highlights
  • Accurate distance and time tracking
  • Pace and calorie tracking
  • GPS mapping and route tracking
  • Heart rate and effort zone monitoring
  • Customizable voice feedback
  • Integrated music player
  • Run history and improvement logs
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Running Trainer:Tracker & Coach is the most accurate running app available on the market, packed into the simplest & most gorgeous interface. It tracks your pace, calories, heart rate, distance and more. It includes access to your music player + voice feedback guiding you as you run towards your target distance / time. It also maintains a history of your runs and improvements over time, and shows you a complete log of your running activities. Main Features - Most accurate distance / time tracking available - Average & current pace tracking - Running GPS with Maps & running routes - Calories spent - Time / Speed splits - Heart rate & effort zones - Customisable voice feedback - Music player - Integrated with Apple Health for Heart Rate & Calorie calculation as well as saving workouts This app includes an auto renewing subscription which enables content/workouts - Subscription options are monthly or yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes 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 - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication." ● Privacy Policy: http://www.fitness22.com/privacy-policy ● Terms of use: http://fitness22content.com/Components/WebPages/TermsOfUse/TermsOfUse.html Comments? Ideas? Feedback? we're here for you: support@fitness22.com

Screenshots

ASICS Runkeeper4 screens
Running Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ASICS Runkeeper at free with in-app purchases against Running Trainer's subscription. ASICS Runkeeper also leads on chart position (#136 vs unranked) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Running Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. ASICS Runkeeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Running Trainer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ASICS Runkeeper against 4.9 for Running Trainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 381K and 114K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of ASICS Runkeeper's written reviews are positive against 79% of Running Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASICS Runkeeper ships an update fortnightly, Running Trainer monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ASICS Runkeeper versus Running Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASICS RunkeeperRunning Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (381K ratings)4.9 (114K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381K — better114K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASICS Runner App, Inc.FITNESS22 LTD

Customer experience

ASICS Runkeeper

All ratings380,651 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews3,112 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative19.4%

Running Trainer

All ratings113,925 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews742 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative16.0%

User reviews

ASICS Runkeeper

From 381K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Motivating and helpful
  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Customizable features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 GPS issues and inaccuracies
  • 🐛 Syncing problems between devices
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Subscription model limits free features

Running Trainer

From 114K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable settings
  • 🚀 Reliable performance
  • 👍 Helpful voice prompts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent GPS tracking
  • 🐛 Inaccurate pace/distance reporting
  • 🔒 Limited customer support
  • 🐛 Buggy after recent updates
  • 🔒 Paywall for advanced features

Bugs and requests

ASICS Runkeeper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts not recording properly
  • Inconsistent distance and pace tracking
  • Syncing issues between phone and watch
  • Unexpected app crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add treadmill/indoor tracking option
  • Improve training plan customization
  • Enhance Apple Watch app functionality
  • Provide more detailed analytics and insights
  • Allow pausing/resuming of workouts
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  • Improve audio cue/voice feedback

Running Trainer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes during runs
  • GPS disconnects mid-run
  • Incorrect calorie/pace calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save/share custom routes
  • Automatic pause/resume during stops
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • More customization options
  • Elevation/incline tracking

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ASICS Runkeeper

Subscriptions10
  • Runkeeper Go Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Runkeeper Go Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Runkeeper Go Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Runkeeper Go Quarterly$19.993 Months
  • Runkeeper Go Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Runkeeper Go Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Runkeeper Go Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Runkeeper Go Yearly no trial$39.991 Year
  • RK Go Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
10 purchases

Running Trainer

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$9.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium Upgrade3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$14.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade$29.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year

Questions

Is ASICS Runkeeper free?
ASICS Runkeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Running Trainer free?
Running Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ASICS Runkeeper or Running Trainer?
Running Trainer is rated higher. ASICS Runkeeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 381K ratings, while Running Trainer averages 4.9 from 114K ratings.
Do ASICS Runkeeper or Running Trainer have ads?
ASICS Runkeeper shows ads; Running Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, ASICS Runkeeper or Running Trainer?
ASICS Runkeeper ships an update fortnightly, and Running Trainer monthly. Most recently, ASICS Runkeeper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Running Trainer on October 31, 2026.

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