Comparison

Women’s Running vs Virtual Runner UK

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

Head to head
About

Women’s Running

This app provides comprehensive running support for all levels, from beginners to experienced marathoners. It offers inspiring features, expert advice, gear reviews, strength workouts, training plans, and nutrition tips to help you run better and enjoy every step.

Highlights
  • Running training plans
  • Gear reviews
  • Strength and endurance workouts
  • Nutrition advice and recipes
  • Injury prevention guidance
  • Mindfulness and yoga features
Features
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Women’s Running gives you the running support you need, whether you’re embarking on your fifth marathon or you’re lacing up your trainers for the first time. We aim to bring our running tribe together, and to enthuse all runners with inspiring features and invaluable advice. The magazine is packed with reviews of all the latest gear, workouts to build strength and endurance, and invaluable training plans and advice, as well as delicious recipes to properly fuel your training and help you to feel tip top. We have physios on hand to offer expert guidance to ensure you remain injury-free, and we have inspiring and motivational features on complementary activities, such as yoga and mindfulness to help us all achieve balance. Women’s Running will help you run better and enjoy it every step of the way. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Virtual Runner UK

Participate in virtual races from anywhere, at any pace. Track your progress, submit evidence of completion, and earn medals. Stay fit year-round with motivational challenges.

Highlights
  • Enter virtual races
  • Run anywhere, any pace
  • Submit race evidence
  • Track progress
  • Discover motivational challenges
  • Earn race medals
Features
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Virtual running works exactly the same as any other type of running but the difference is that the entered race can be run at any location, at any pace, inside on a treadmill or outside in another country! All you have to do is enter a race and provide evidence that you have done it. That's it! You can now use our handy App to enter, submit and check out your results! Virtual races are a great way to stay fit and active all year round, run for a good cause and get awesome medals for your participation! Use our App to track your progress, submit your evidence and search for your next motivational challenge.

Screenshots

Women’s Running4 screens
Virtual Runner UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Runner UK at none against Women’s Running's 14. Virtual Runner UK also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Women’s Running's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 44%). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Women’s Running sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Virtual Runner UK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Women’s Running ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Runner UK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Women’s Running versus Virtual Runner UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWomen’s RunningVirtual Runner UK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthem Publishing LtdVirtual Runner UK ltd

Customer experience

Women’s Running

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Virtual Runner UK

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Women’s Running

Subscriptions6
  • Women's Running UK Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Women's Running 3M Auto Sub1 Month trial$7.993 Months
  • Women's Running UK Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$9.996 Months
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  • Women's Running UK$20.996 Months
  • Women's Running UK$39.991 Year
  • Women's Running UK Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • Women's Running... (id:485326)$1.99
  • Half Marathon Training Guide2 variants$2.99
  • Women's Home Workouts, by PixelMags$2.99
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  • The 2015 Marathon Training...$2.99
  • February 2013 (id:405777)$3.99
  • October 2012 (id:405769)$3.99
  • Complete Your C... (id:817605)$69.99
None

Virtual Runner UK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Women’s Running free?
Women’s Running is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Runner UK free?
Virtual Runner UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Women’s Running or Virtual Runner UK have ads?
Virtual Runner UK shows ads; Women’s Running does not.
Which is updated more often, Women’s Running or Virtual Runner UK?
Women’s Running ships an update every 5 months, and Virtual Runner UK every 2 months. Most recently, Women’s Running was updated on October 9, 2026 and Virtual Runner UK on October 2, 2026.

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