Comparison

RunGap vs Buena Vida

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

Head to head
About

RunGap

Consolidate your fitness data from over 40 popular services into one app. Access your complete training history, view detailed statistics, and manage your gear usage. Easily share, backup, and export your workouts for comprehensive control over your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Connects 40+ fitness services
  • Consolidates training history
  • View statistics and charts
  • Track gear usage
  • Share, backup, and export workouts
  • Geotag photos and videos
Features
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The most well-connected Workout Data manager on the App Store with support for 50 of the most popular apps and services. Get your complete training history and take control of your workout data. Keep all your workout details from popular services including Apple Watch, Polar, Garmin, Coros, Peloton, Strava, Runtastic, Suunto, adidas, SportsTracker, Apple Health, Zwift, Rouvy and many others on your iPhone or iPad for instant access anytime. Easily share, backup and export your workouts as you like (requires "Swag Bag" subscription available as in-app purchase). Unattended background operation. RunGap can both read and write workouts from and to Health including route maps, heart rate and distance. View statistics and interactive charts, maps and details for individual workouts. Browse your favorite tracks and compare past results. Easily track your shoe, bike and other gear usage. Geotag photos and videos related to an activity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PLEASE NOTE: If you have any issues, consider contacting support instead of giving a negative rating - most times your issues can be solved or answered. A rating will not get your app back to work, but the support can help - simply use the integrated "Online Support" function.

About

Buena Vida

This app integrates running tracking and adaptive nutrition planning into a single platform. It offers GPS tracking, personalized workout plans, and a comprehensive food database with voice logging. Designed to replace multiple fitness and nutrition apps, it focuses on user privacy and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • GPS running tracking with live metrics
  • Adaptive calorie and macro targets
  • Extensive food catalog with voice logging
  • Shoe mileage tracking and alerts
  • Personalized marathon and interval plans
  • Syncs with Apple Watch and HR sensors
  • Privacy-first, ad-free experience
Features
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The running app with your training plan and nutrition built in. Private by design. Ad-free. Made by a runner in Seattle. • A personal plan for your goal and your week • Every run tracked, with real-time voice coaching • Calorie and macro targets that move with your training One app in place of 3+ subscriptions. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS Preview your whole first week before your trial starts. Nothing is charged for 7 days, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Want a heads-up? Turn on a reminder 2 days before your trial ends. WHY RUNNERS SWITCH • One app instead of Strava + MyFitnessPal + a training plan app • See your plan before you pay: know what you're getting • Nutrition that understands your training, not static, generic calorie goals • No ads, no trackers, and nothing to sell: your data stays on your phone • Independent: an app that works for you, not advertisers YOUR PERSONAL PLAN • Pick a goal: a first 5K, a faster time, a race, weight loss, a return to running, a Boston qualifier, or simply fitness • Matched to your fitness right now, using Apple Health • Train on the days that work for you, and stay in control of your calendar when life gets busy • Add strength sessions, or keep it runs only • Preview your entire first week, coaching notes included, before you commit • Every plan in our catalog is scored across 30 scientific measures, with links to the peer-reviewed studies RUNNING THAT GETS YOU • Real-time voice coaching guiding every step of your workouts • GPS tracking with live pace, splits, HR zones & cadence • Syncs with Apple Watch, Bluetooth HR & cadence sensors • Intervals, hills, race pace, fartlek, tempo, shake-outs, and more • Speed Profile predicts your race times & training paces from your data • 80+ sports supported: running, cycling, lifting, walking, pickleball, & more NUTRITION THAT MOVES WITH YOUR TRAINING • Lose weight, maintain, or bulk up, with workouts and nutrition to match • Calorie & macro targets automatically adjust after every workout • Long run today? More carbs & fat. Rest day? The targets dial back • Fast, easy food logging with voice input: "two tablespoons of peanut butter" • Barcode scanner + a catalog of 3.5M+ foods, updated regularly • Workout fueling: foods logged during runs tag to that workout • Science-backed targets. No diet fads, no fake "wellness" advice, no overdone protein A FULL CATALOG OF PLANS TOO • Unlimited access to our full catalog of training plans • Every runner and every goal: first 5K, weight loss, faster half marathon, return to running, sub-4 marathon, Boston qualifying • Beginner to competitive. Filter by goal, distance, difficulty, length and workouts per week, and see which plans fit your current fitness • View every plan in full, read every workout, and read the detailed review before you start THE TOOLS RUNNERS NEED • Shoe Rack: automatically keep track of your mileage per pair, and get an alert when it's time to replace them • Resting HR, VO2max & speed trends updated daily • Your workout calendar syncs with iOS Calendar. Make changes anywhere and your schedule stays synced PRIVACY-FIRST. AD-FREE. • Your data is stored on your phone, and never leaves it. No one but you sees it. • Zero data collection. No ads. No trackers. • We literally cannot see it. By design. Buena Vida. The good life. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RunGap4 screens
Buena Vida4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: RunGap at 5.9K against Buena Vida's 6. RunGap also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). Buena Vida's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. RunGap sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Buena Vida sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buena Vida holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunGap has 5.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of RunGap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Buena Vida's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunGap ships an update every 2 weeks, Buena Vida weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RunGap versus Buena Vida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunGapBuena Vida
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.9K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB277 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCTRL-NBuena Vida LLC

Customer experience

RunGap

All ratings5,936 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative18.0%

Buena Vida

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RunGap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Syncing issues with certain platforms
  • Incorrect data transfer or formatting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved user interface and navigation
  • Automatic background syncing
  • Integration with more fitness platforms
  • Offline data access and editing

Buena Vida

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RunGap

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Swag Bag$4.993 Months
  • Annual Swag Bag$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Swag Bag (3 months)$4.99
  • Swag Bag (one year)$14.99
2 purchases

Buena Vida

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • BVRC Annual Membership7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is RunGap free?
RunGap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buena Vida free?
Buena Vida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RunGap or Buena Vida?
Buena Vida is rated higher. RunGap averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while Buena Vida averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do RunGap or Buena Vida have ads?
Neither RunGap nor Buena Vida shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunGap or Buena Vida?
RunGap ships an update every 2 weeks, and Buena Vida weekly. Most recently, RunGap was updated on October 29, 2026 and Buena Vida on October 24, 2026.

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