SoundCheck Live vs RunNerd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoundCheck Live
Measure ambient noise levels and learn about their impact on hearing. This app provides real-time decibel readings, identifies safe or harmful sound levels, and educates users on hearing protection strategies. Stay informed and protect your hearing during activities.
- Measure noise levels in decibels
- Real-time sound monitoring
- Identify safe vs. harmful sound levels
- Learn about noise and hearing damage
- Hearing protection guidance
- Informative sound level snapshots
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Awareness is the first step toward protecting your hearing from noise exposure — and that’s what SoundCheck Live is here for. Measure sound levels. Learn about noise and hearing protection so you don’t miss out on activities you love. All from the palm of your hand. Helping you keep your hearing safe wherever you are, this easy-to-use app allows you to: MEASURE NOISE LEVELS. Find out if noise around you is safe or harmful to your hearing using the SoundCheck Live sound level meter. This monitors sound and shows the current, average, and maximum noise levels in decibels. Updating in real time, the sound level meter also informs you if sound levels are OK, loud, or require hearing protection — explore your options at SoundGear.com BUILD NOISE AWARENESS. Learn about environmental noise and how it may impact your hearing. SoundCheck Live gives you a snapshot of sound levels, common sounds for each level, and how long before it can impact your hearing. So, whether you’re attending a live event or using power tools, you’ll know if your hearing is safe or if you should wear protection. PROTECT YOUR HEARING. The more you know, the better you can protect your hearing: Go in-depth on what noise is and the types of hearing damage extreme noise can cause. Learn ways you can safeguard your hearing — everything from noise protection devices to limiting your exposure. It’s all thanks to SoundCheck Live. Stay safe in sound, wherever you are. It’s easier than ever with SoundCheck Live.
RunNerd
This AI running coach provides personalized weekly training plans that adapt to your actual performance. Get hands-free audio analysis after each run and a coach that can answer your running-related questions. Integrates with various popular sports watches and Apple Health.
- Adaptive weekly training plans
- Post-run audio coaching
- Mile-by-mile performance splits
- Race-aware planning
- Conversational AI coach
- Apple Health integration
- Supports multiple sports watches
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RunNerd reads the runs you've already done and tells you what they mean. Same pace, lower heart rate. Faster, but working harder. Cadence slipping on the long ones. The things your numbers say when someone actually reads them. KNOW WHY EVERY RUN FELT THE WAY IT DID Every run gets a name, a read, and a receipt. Two short paragraphs from the coach on what happened and why, then elevation and pace on one chart with your heart-rate zones coloured along the hill. Tap a mile to see what it cost you. A PLAN FOR YOUR RACE DATE Tell the coach the race and the date. The plan builds around it, reads every run you finish, and adjusts the next one. Move a run, your plan adjusts. PRs WITH THE WHY A new personal record shows the old mark, how long it took, and what changed: heart rate at pace, cadence, conditions. Not just a time. YOUR WEEK AND MONTH, THE MORNING AFTER Weekly and monthly recaps on Home: miles, adherence, your best efforts, and one line on what the data says. Share any of it as a clean image. ASK ANYTHING A coach you can talk to. Why last week felt hard, what to do on today's run, whether you're on track for the race. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Apple Watch, Garmin, intervals.icu, and anything that writes to Apple Health. Your running history comes with you. NEW TO RUNNING? Pick a first goal, run your first mile or your first 5K, and let your phone guide the run out loud with run/walk intervals. No watch required. WHAT YOU GET - Named runs with a plain-English read on each one - Elevation and pace on one chart, heart-rate zones included - Personal records with what changed since the last one - Weekly and monthly recaps - Shareable receipts for runs, PRs and recaps - Race plans that adapt week to week - Easy, interval, long, and run/walk workouts - Guided runs with spoken cues - Weather-aware run recommendations Built by a lifter who became a runner and got tired of staring at numbers that didn't explain anything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RunNerd at every 2 weeks against SoundCheck Live's every 12 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SoundCheck Live against 5.0 for RunNerd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SoundCheck Live ships an update every 12 months, RunNerd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoundCheck Live | RunNerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starkey Laboratories | Aaron Marr |
Customer experience
SoundCheck Live
RunNerd
In-app purchases
SoundCheck Live
No in-app purchases
RunNerd
No in-app purchases
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