Comparison

RunPee vs Improv

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

Head to head
About

RunPee

Never miss a crucial movie scene again. This app identifies optimal times for bathroom breaks during films, providing summaries of missed content and alerts for post-credit scenes. It's designed for discreet use in theaters with silent notifications.

Highlights
  • Optimal bathroom break times
  • Summaries of missed scenes
  • Post-credit scene alerts
  • Silent vibration notifications
  • Dark theme for theater use
  • Available in 42 languages
Features
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You know that feeling. You're watching an amazing movie, your drink kicks in, and you're stuck choosing between missing a key scene or suffering through the rest of the film. RunPee solves this. We tell you the best times to take a bathroom break during a movie — without missing anything important. RunPee is 100% free and supported entirely by donations from our community — no paywall. HOW IT WORKS Before the movie starts, look up your film in RunPee. You'll see a list of Peetimes, each carefully chosen by our expertly trained staff. Peetimes are scenes in a movie, usually 3-4 minutes long, that are easy to summarize without missing anything important, like a dramatic scene, or funny moment, or exciting action. Each Peetime includes: • When to go (a cue so you know exactly when it starts) • How long the bathroom break lasts • A short summary (hidden unless you tap) of what happened, so you don't have to ask anyone, "What did I miss?" Start the RunPee timer when the movie begins. The app will gently vibrate 30 seconds before each Peetime starts, so you're never caught off guard. ANYTHING EXTRA AFTER THE CREDITS? Wondering if there are post-credits scenes worth staying for? RunPee's "Anything Extra" feature tells you — without spoilers — whether there are mid-credit or end-credit scenes after the movie. No more sitting through 10 minutes of credits for nothing. PEETIMES FOR EVERY NEW RELEASE Our team watches every major release and hand-picks the best Peetimes. New movies are added weekly. We've covered over 1,900 movies and counting. DESIGNED FOR THE THEATER Dark theme, silent vibration alerts, minimal screen brightness. RunPee is designed to be invisible to everyone in the cinema except you. NOW IN 42 LANGUAGES Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many more. Take RunPee to any movie theater in the world. TRUSTED BY MOVIEGOERS FOR 18+ YEARS RunPee was created by Dan Gardner, a moviegoer who had one too many badly-timed bathroom breaks. What started as a simple idea in 2008 has grown into the original movie bathroom break app, trusted by hundreds of thousands of movie fans worldwide. WHY MOVIEGOERS LOVE RUNPEE • Never miss the best scenes during a movie • Know exactly when to take a bathroom break • Find out if there are post-credits scenes — for free • Human-curated Peetimes, not AI-generated • 100% free and donation supported — no paywall, no subscriptions required • Perfect for long movies, overactive bladders, or anyone who drinks too much soda at the theater Download RunPee — your bladder will thank you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.runpee.com/privacy-policy/

About

Improv

Discover upcoming improv, sketch, and stand-up shows and classes from major theaters in one place. Organize your plans, get reminders, and filter by comedy type, venue, or date. Includes offline support and native performance.

Highlights
  • Aggregated show and class listings
  • Organized by date and venue
  • Personalized 'I'm Going' list
  • Show reminders and calendar integration
  • Filter by comedy type, venue, and date
  • Offline access to last feed
  • Class registration
Features
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One app for the improv scene. Improv gathers upcoming shows and classes from the theaters you love — UCB New York, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Magnet Theater, and WGIS in New York; UCB and WGIS in Los Angeles; The Annoyance and iO in Chicago — and puts them in a single, fast, native feed. SHOWS, ORGANIZED BY NIGHT Browse a clean, date-sectioned feed for one theater or your whole city. Every show has a page with the poster, lineup, description, and a Get Tickets button that opens the theater's own box office. I'M GOING Tap the heart on any show and it lands in your I'm Going list — grouped by date, badged with a count, and saved even if the listing later leaves the feed. Allow notifications and you'll get a reminder a few hours before showtime. One tap adds the show to your calendar. FIND EXACTLY YOUR KIND OF FUNNY Filter by comedy type (improv, sketch, standup, character), venue, free shows, livestreams, or a date window like this weekend. Search works across titles and descriptions. Filters persist and never strand you — anything that stops being available clears itself. CLASSES TOO Every theater's classes and workshops, grouped by level, with instructor, schedule, price, and open-seat filtering. Register in a couple of taps. BUILT LIKE APPLE BUILT IT Native SwiftUI, full Dynamic Type, light and dark mode, offline support (your last feed is always available), iPad layout with a persistent sidebar. No accounts, no ads, no tracking — see our one-paragraph privacy policy. Improv is an independent guide. Shows and classes are listed with links to each theater's own ticketing; all sales happen on the theater's site.

Screenshots

RunPee4 screens
Improv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Improv at none against RunPee's 17. Improv also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). RunPee's advantage is ratings volume (479 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, monetization model 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. RunPee sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Improv asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Improv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunPee has 479 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunPee ships an update every 2 months, Improv weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RunPee versus Improv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunPeeImprov
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (479 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings479 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB6 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperpolyGeekSalim Hafid

Customer experience

RunPee

All ratings479 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews332 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.5%

Improv

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RunPee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not loading new movie information
  • Vibration/alert issues on certain devices
  • User interface problems on larger iPhone screens

Requested features

3 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Ability for users to submit pee times
  • More customization options

Improv

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

RunPee

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time16
  • Donation$0.49
  • 7 Peecoins$0.99
  • 10 Peecoins$0.99
Show 13 more
  • Thumbs Up for Your Peep$0.99
  • Donation$0.99
  • 20 Peecoins$1.99
  • Donation$1.99
  • 30 Peecoins$2.99
  • Fist Bump for Your Peep$2.99
  • 28 Peecoins$3.99
  • 40 Peecoins$3.99
  • Donation$4.99
  • A high-five for your Peep$4.99
  • $10 donation$9.99
  • A hug for your Peep$9.99
  • Infinity Peecoin$47.99
None

Improv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RunPee free?
RunPee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Improv free?
Improv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RunPee or Improv?
Improv is rated higher. RunPee averages 4.7 out of 5 from 479 ratings, while Improv averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RunPee or Improv have ads?
Neither RunPee nor Improv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunPee or Improv?
RunPee ships an update every 2 months, and Improv weekly. Most recently, RunPee was updated on October 14, 2026 and Improv on October 13, 2026.

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