Comparison

3,2,1 Run vs Ghostrun

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

Head to head
About

3,2,1 Run

This fitness app provides structured training plans to help you start running, improve performance, and achieve fitness goals. It tracks outdoor activities like running and biking, offering real-time audio feedback on distance, speed, and calories burned. The app also includes custom training programs and an indoor mode for elliptical training.

Highlights
  • GPS activity tracking
  • Real-time audio feedback
  • Custom training programs
  • Workout history and stats
  • Music integration
  • Indoor training mode
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Start running, lose weight, run faster and farther and stay fit with this fitness app. Follow the coach! • Provides training plans to help you start running and run better • Records the GPS of your outdoor activities: running, biking, walking • Calculates the distance, duration, speed and fat you burnt • Info in audio, in real time • Integrates with the iPod music player • Displays your tracks on maps • Full and exportable history of your runs - Only app to provide trainings and programs to progress and prepare for challenges. - Ideal app for runners, bikers, walkers alike 321Run helps you run by monitoring your goals : set yourself a distance or duration goal, and your coach will tell you your progress, each km or each mile, every 5 minutes. The custom trainings will allow you to have precise directions from your coach when you need to run, walk, run fast. For faster trainings, it will tell you when to cool down and when to reach your max speed and heart rate frequency. Trainings come as programs to help you make progress gradually. An indoor mode allows you to record your perfs on a elliptic bike. During the run, you may press the screen to know your progress : how long and how far you are, what's left, double tap to skip the music easily, or you can switch it off to conserve battery. When you are finished, show your stats on your iPhone's main screen or check them on your performance screen. You can also export them by email. Review your history, your progress, total calories, speed and graphs to compare speed and altitude. See and browse your pas runs on the full screen map. Export your runs to many services. This app can still record your runs while in the background mode (not the app on your screen). Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Make sure you stop to record your run if you put 321Run in the background. This app can connect to the Health App if you would like to record time length, distance, calories of your runs. 3,2,1 Run is created by Cyril Godefroy in Paris, France.

About

Ghostrun

This running app allows you to compete against your past performances or friends in real-time. Track your progress and join a community focused on self-improvement through running.

Highlights
  • Run against your ghost performance
  • Compete with friends in real-time
  • Track running distance
  • Join a running community
  • Self-improvement focus
Features
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WHY TO CHOOSE GHOSTRUN AS YOUR RUNNING APP ? To improve yourself, which is a better opponent than yourself? With Ghostrun, you can run against the ghost of your old performances. You know in real time the distance that separates you from the ghost you face. Compete against your friends! Run against your friends as if they were next to you. Be careful not to get overpassed… Join the Ghostrun Community, a community of users who seeks to surpass themselves on a daily basis to become better versions of themselves.

Screenshots

3,2,1 Run4 screens
Ghostrun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ghostrun at 100% against 3,2,1 Run's 44%. Ghostrun also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
3,2,1 Run versus Ghostrun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3,2,1 RunGhostrun
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperC GodefroyTomessa Mfouka

Customer experience

3,2,1 Run

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral22.0%
Negative34.1%

Ghostrun

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

3,2,1 Run

No in-app purchases

None

Ghostrun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3,2,1 Run free?
3,2,1 Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghostrun free?
Ghostrun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 3,2,1 Run or Ghostrun have ads?
Neither 3,2,1 Run nor Ghostrun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3,2,1 Run or Ghostrun?
3,2,1 Run ships an update monthly, and Ghostrun monthly. Most recently, 3,2,1 Run was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ghostrun on November 3, 2026.

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