Comparison

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS vs GhostStride

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

GhostStride

Features
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Track your runs, train with purpose, race your friends and chase your best with GhostStride. GhostStride is a GPS running tracker built for everything from everyday runs to interval training and real-time runs with friends. JUST RUN - Start running and let GhostStride track your activity. Follow your distance, time, pace and route while you run, then review your performance when you finish. RUN TOGETHER - Running is better together. Invite a friend and run together live, even when you’re not in the same place. Follow your progress and see how your run compares as it happens. GHOST RUN - Race against a previous performance and see whether you’re ahead or behind your past run. Your toughest competition can be yourself. INTERVAL TRAINING - Structure your training with intervals and keep track of each part of your workout. Whether you’re working on speed, endurance or consistency, GhostStride keeps the session organised. DETAILED RUN SUMMARIES - Review your distance, duration, average pace, route and recorded splits after each run. Keep your running history together and see your progress over time. APPLE WATCH & HEART RATE - Take GhostStride with you on Apple Watch. Record your workout from your wrist and review available heart-rate information alongside your completed run. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Keep your running history in one place and follow your progress over time. From your first run to your next personal goal, every run becomes part of your history. RUN WITH FRIENDS - Connect with friends, share completed runs and make running more social. Run Together turns an ordinary training session into a shared experience. Whether you’re going for an easy jog, tracking a 5K, training with intervals or racing a friend, GhostStride gives you the tools to track the run and keep moving forward.

Screenshots

Runmeter Running & Walking GPS4 screens
GhostStride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GhostStride at none against Runmeter Running & Walking GPS's 16. GhostStride also leads on ads (none vs shown). Runmeter Running & Walking GPS's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price 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. GhostStride asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS versus GhostStride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunmeter Running & Walking GPSGhostStride
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbvio Inc.Aero Notion Limited

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

GhostStride

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 GhostStride free?
GhostStride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runmeter Running & Walking GPS or GhostStride have ads?
Runmeter Running & Walking GPS shows ads; GhostStride does not.

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