Comparison

Trainr vs Active Metrics

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

Head to head
About

Trainr

This running app helps athletes of all levels plan workouts, monitor fitness, and analyze performance with detailed graphs and data. It tracks key metrics like heart rate, speed, and cadence, offering insights into training load and intensity.

Highlights
  • Customized workout planning
  • Fitness monitoring with health data analysis
  • Detailed performance analysis with graphs
  • Training load assessment
  • Route mapping
  • Heart rate zone analysis
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Discover the ideal app for your running sessions, marathons, trails, triathlons and more! Designed to meet the needs of athletes at all levels, it supports you at every stage of your preparation. PLAN YOUR WORKOUTS EFFICIENTLY: Create customized workouts tailored to your specific goals (duration, speed, cardio, power ...) and sync them easily with your Apple Watch. MONITOR YOUR FITNESS: Thanks to a daily analysis of your health data and the calculation of the intensity of your sessions, accurately assess your ability to engage in sporting activity. TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR PERFORMANCE: Analyze your training data with detailed graphs (heart rate, speed, power, altitude, cadence, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, stride length), view your route map, explore heart rate zones and segments. ANALYZE YOUR TRAINING LOAD: Find out immediately if your training is too intensive or too fast. Observe and compare TRIMP (TRaining IMPulse), duration, distance or elevation gain to assess the impact of each session over various periods: the last 7 days, the last 12 weeks, or the previous year. PLEASE NOTE: - Trainr works without an Apple Watch, but this accessory is recommended to make full use of the functionalities and to collect essential data. - Trainr synchronizes with Apple Health to access the data displayed. Your authorization will be required to access the types of data needed for the application. *** Your health information remains strictly confidential and never leaves your device. We respect your privacy and do not share your data. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/apptico.fr/mobile-app-studio/trainr/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/apptico.fr/mobile-app-studio/trainr/terms-and-conditions EULA: https://sites.google.com/apptico.fr/mobile-app-studio/trainr/eula

About

Active Metrics

Features
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Am I improving? And what should I run today? Your watch never quite answers either. I'm an indie developer and a runner, and I built Active Metrics because I wanted those answers on my own wrist. TRAIN FOR RACE DAY Pick a race and a date and get a week-by-week plan built from your recent running. Every session comes with heart-rate, power or pace targets and runs step by step on your watch. Each week the plan adapts to how training actually went, and each day it flexes with your readiness. Run-walk long runs, drag to swap days, dial weekly volume up or down, and get a coaching note after every run. THE ANSWER Training load (CTL/ATL/TSB), VO2max trends, a race predictor, and weekly trends for resting heart rate, HRV, and efficiency come together into one honest picture: is the training working? A training status verdict says whether you're building fitness, holding steady, or digging a hole. Personal records pop up the moment you earn them. SHOULD I PUSH TODAY? Your readiness score reads last night's HRV and sleep. Recovery time and adaptation scores for heat, cold, hills, and endurance tell you whether to push or ease off before your shoes are on. YOUR DATA, EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT IT 30 data fields, five layouts. Go dense 4×2 for race day, big 2×2 for an easy long run. Focus pages give heart rate, pace, or power the whole screen, every metric colors itself to the state your body is in, and foot pods, power meters and FTMS trainers pair straight to the watch. WORKOUTS THAT COACH YOU Build intervals with heart-rate, pace, or power targets. Drift off target and your watch nudges you back: a banner, a buzz, a spoken cue in your headphones. Laps and turns are announced without breaking stride, and your music picks right back up. SEE WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE Scrub the map and every chart together. Tap the spike in your heart rate and the map jumps to the exact spot it happened. Splits, zones, and insights you can act on. Export any workout as FIT, GPX, or TCX. ROUTES, ON AND OFF THE GRID Follow a GPX route with turn-by-turn cues on your wrist, download offline trail maps before you lose signal, or ask your watch to create a loop at whatever distance you feel like today. Routing runs on the watch, anywhere in the world, no signal needed. SHARE YOUR RUN, LIVE Heading out alone? Send someone you trust a private link and they can follow your live location until you're safely back. The link dies the moment your workout ends. No account for you, no app for them. FREE AND PRO Recording is free, forever: every sport, every data screen, your history and personal records. No account, no time limit. Pro unlocks the coaching and the answers: adaptive training plans, readiness, training load, trends, insights, and the race predictor, plus route generation, turn-by-turn navigation, offline trail maps, and live sharing. Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: $7.99 per month or $49.99 per year, each with a one-month free trial. Family Sharing included. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. PRIVACY, PLAINLY No analytics, no ad SDKs, no third-party code at all. Your workouts and training plan stay on your device and in Apple Health. Nothing leaves unless you choose to share it, and a live beacon is seen only by the person you send it to during your workout. Health data is never used for advertising, marketing, or data mining. Questions or ideas: support@activemetrics.app REQUIREMENTS Requires Apple Watch on watchOS 26.2 or later, paired with an iPhone on iOS 26.2 or later. Continued use of GPS and live beacon running in the background can decrease battery life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://activemetrics.app/privacy

Screenshots

Trainr4 screens
Active Metrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trainr at every 5 days against Active Metrics's every 3 weeks. Trainr also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Trainr sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Active Metrics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trainr ships an update every 5 days, Active Metrics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trainr versus Active Metrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainrActive Metrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppticoSpears Software LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Trainr

Subscriptions5
  • Kadens Elite - 1 month$4.991 Month
  • Kadens Elite - 1 month$6.991 Month
  • Kadens Elite - 1 year (SECRET)$24.991 Year
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  • Kadens Elite - 1 year7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Kadens Elite - 1 year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Active Metrics

Subscriptions2
  • Active Metrics Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Active Metrics Pro Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Trainr free?
Trainr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Active Metrics free?
Active Metrics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trainr or Active Metrics have ads?
Neither Trainr nor Active Metrics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trainr or Active Metrics?
Trainr ships an update every 5 days, and Active Metrics every 3 weeks. Most recently, Trainr was updated on November 3, 2026 and Active Metrics on November 5, 2026.

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