Comparison

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS vs Fitmeter Run Basic

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

Head to head
About

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS

This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful fitness computer, tracking a wide range of outdoor activities with detailed stats, maps, and graphs. It offers voice commands, live tracking, and training plans, with advanced features available through an upgrade.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for various activities
  • Detailed stats, maps, and graphs
  • Voice commands and announcements
  • Live tracking and sharing
  • Configurable interval training
  • Workout analysis and plans
Features
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Runmeter is the most advanced application for runners. Built for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and iCloud, it makes your iPhone a powerful fitness computer — with maps, graphs, splits, intervals, laps, announcements, zones, training plans and more. • Obsessively complete — Wired • Records a wealth of data — Macworld • Clean, easy-to-use — New York Times Experience core features and dependability for free, then upgrade to Elite to add advanced features. Powered by your iPhone • Tracks cycling, running, walking, hiking, skiing, kayaking, and more. • Swipe across the stopwatch to see pages of stats, maps, and graphs - completely configurable. • Analyze your workouts on your iPad, updated with your latest data using iCloud. Private & Secure • Your workout data is securely stored on your iPhone — years of workouts only take up the space of a few songs. • No user names or passwords are required. • Share workout data if you wish using email, Strava, MyFitnessPal. • Live tracking is optional and only with friends you invite. • Optional iCloud backup is encrypted. Track • Track heart rate, bike speed, bike cadence, and bike power with sensors. • Track step cadence and steps. • Use your iPhone's barometric altimeter to measure ascent & descent. • Detect stops automatically. • View terrain and traffic maps with Google Maps. • Automatically record temperature and weather. Voice-Enabled • Use Siri to start, stop, lap, and ask for statistics. • Select from more than hundreds of configurable announcements including distance, time, speed, elevation, and heart rate. • Hear stats on-demand, or at time and distance intervals. Free Live-Tracking and Messaging • Automatically share your location, path, and statistics with family and friends. • Messages are automatically spoken to you with text-to-speech. Share • Share an online Workout Explorer for analyzing workouts. • Share by email, Strava, or MyFitnessPal. • Use HealthKit to export or import your workouts in the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. • Share to your iPhone calendar and your online calendars. • Imports and exports GPX, TCX, FIT, KML, and CSV. Train • Analyze your split, interval, and zone performance. • Keep on track with configurable interval training, zones, and targets. • Compete against your previous workouts along a route. • Includes 5K, 10, half, and marathon running plans. • Design your own training plans. Apple Watch • Start, stop, lap and finish a workout all from the Apple Watch. • Includes beautiful gauge pages with zones. Elite includes a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account after 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, at the same price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. Privacy: abvio.com/privacy Terms: abvio.com/terms

About

Fitmeter Run Basic

This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful running computer, tracking your workouts with GPS. It provides real-time data on distance, pace, altitude, and calories burned, with detailed session history and statistics.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking and route mapping
  • Real-time pace and distance
  • Altitude and calorie tracking
  • Auto-pause detection
  • Session history and statistics
  • CSV export
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fitmeter Run turns your iPhone into a running computer with incredible functionality. Your session is tracked GPS based and all data is presented in real-time. The app is designed for a wide user base, from amateur to professional. Features: - GPS based position and route of the session will be displayed on a map including distance markers - Distance - Duration of the session - Pause time - Auto Pause detection - Current pace - Pace of last mile - Fastest mile - Altitude tracking. Uphill / Downhill - Burned calories - Split times - History. Activities will be stored and can be reviewed. The session count is limited to 10. - Export all activities to a CSV file - Statistics for a session. Speed and Altitude over distance - Records. See your all-time records and a summary over all sessions. - Facebook support. Post sessions to your Facebook timeline. - Apple health support: Read the weight and use it calculate the burned calories Save the workout and its activity energy - No registration required - No annoying notifications - No marketing emails Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS4 screens
Fitmeter Run Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fitmeter Run Basic at none against Runmeter Running & Walking GPS's 16. Fitmeter Run Basic also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 73%). Runmeter Running & Walking GPS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 222). On price, rating, 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. Runmeter Running & Walking GPS sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fitmeter Run Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Runmeter Running & Walking GPS against 4.6 for Fitmeter Run Basic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runmeter Running & Walking GPS has 3.8K ratings behind it against 222, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Runmeter Running & Walking GPS's written reviews are positive against 83% of Fitmeter Run Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, Fitmeter Run Basic every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS versus Fitmeter Run Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunmeter Running & Walking GPSFitmeter Run Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.6 (222 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better222
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbvio Inc.Volker Schueppel

Customer experience

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS

All ratings3,748 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative18.9%

Fitmeter Run Basic

All ratings220 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS

Subscriptions6
  • Elite Upgrade$4.991 Month
  • Elite Upgrade5 variants$9.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade1 Year trial$14.991 Year
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  • Elite Upgrade$14.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Elite Upgrade6 variants$9.99
None

Fitmeter Run Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runmeter Running & Walking GPS free?
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fitmeter Run Basic free?
Fitmeter Run Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runmeter Running & Walking GPS or Fitmeter Run Basic?
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS is rated higher. Runmeter Running & Walking GPS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Fitmeter Run Basic averages 4.6 from 222 ratings.
Do Runmeter Running & Walking GPS or Fitmeter Run Basic have ads?
Both Runmeter Running & Walking GPS and Fitmeter Run Basic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Runmeter Running & Walking GPS or Fitmeter Run Basic?
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fitmeter Run Basic every 3 months. Most recently, Runmeter Running & Walking GPS was updated on October 27, 2026 and Fitmeter Run Basic on October 23, 2026.

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