Run vs Runtastic Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run
This app allows you to share your location with close friends for the past 24 hours, creating a visual story of your day. It features private groups called Circles for sharing locations, photos, and memories exclusively with trusted individuals, prioritizing user privacy.
- 24-hour location sharing
- Create private friend Circles
- Share photos and memories
- Invitation-only group access
- User-controlled privacy settings
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Designed for close friends, Run is a fun space for you to express yourself. Share Your Day Today: Locations are shared for the last 24 hours, so your location becomes the story! Tell the story of your run with just your location. Circles - Exclusive Groups: Join a Circle – private groups where you and your closest friends can share locations, photos, and memories. With invitation-only access, Circles ensure that your shared moments stay within your trusted circle. Privacy at the Forefront: Your privacy is our priority. With Run, you have full control over who sees your location. Only share with friends and Circles you trust, and rest assured that your location is never shared with strangers.
Runtastic Events
Track your race day progress with real-time updates and turn-by-turn navigation. Share your live location with friends and family so they can follow your journey.
- Real-time race day tracking
- Turn-by-turn instructions
- Live progress sharing
- Friend and family tracking
- Event navigation
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The Runtastic Events app is used for race day tracking to receive turn-by-turn instructions and for your friends and family to track your progress in real-time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runtastic Events at none against Run's 1. Runtastic Events also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). Run's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Runtastic Events asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Run against 5.0 for Runtastic Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Run ships an update every 4 days, Runtastic Events monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run | Runtastic Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tauranac, Inc. | Brooksee, LLC |
In-app purchases
Run
- Lemon Premium$2.99
Runtastic Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Run free?
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