CARMA HEALTH vs RunBudApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CARMA HEALTH
This AI-powered health app simplifies health monitoring with features like photo-based food tracking, adaptive workout plans, and food quality scoring. It also offers sleep tracking, stress management tools, and guided breathing exercises to support a healthier lifestyle.
- AI-powered health monitoring
- Photo-based food and macro tracking
- Adaptive workout trainer
- Food quality monitor
- Sleep tracking and feedback
- Stress monitoring and breathing exercises
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CARMA is THE AI-Powered, All-In-One Health App. We use AI to make monitoring your health EASY, including: - Track your food / macros through a photo - Modify your workouts based on your health data with our adaptive trainer - Eat healthier with our food quality monitor CARMA Helps you to: - Eat cleaner through advanced nutrition tracking, food quality scoring, macro targets, and much more - Sleep Better through sleep tracking and feedback - Train effectively, through workout programs and biofeedback - Manage your stress, through stress monitoring and breathing exercises Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ (Standard Apple EULA)
RunBudApp
This running companion helps athletes optimize training, recovery, and performance. It offers tools for injury prevention, nutrition, sleep, hydration, and GPS run tracking. Additionally, it provides recruiting assistance for collegiate athletics and a store for running gear.
- GPS run tracking
- Injury prevention and recovery guidance
- Nutrition and sleep tools
- Weightlifting and stretching aids
- NCAA/NAIA recruiting assistance
- Running gear store
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Run Bud App – Your All-In-One Running Partner Run Bud App helps athletes train smarter, recover better, and reach the next level. With five dedicated tabs, everything you need is organized in one place: Health: Learn about common running injuries, how to test for them, and safe recovery steps (not a replacement for medical advice). Intricacies: Fine-tune performance with weightlifting, nutrition, sleep, hydration, and stretching tools. Home: Track runs with GPS, monitor distance, pace, time, and calories, and view your training history. Connect: Use Run Bud AI or manual recruiting tools for transfers, NCAA/NAIA guidance, school matching, scholarship steps, and coach outreach. Store: Shop for running gear and shoes, with an option to donate to keep the app free. Run Bud App is more than a tracker—it’s your training partner, recovery guide, and recruiting assistant. Train smarter. Run faster. Recover stronger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RunBudApp at 5.0 against CARMA HEALTH's 4.7. CARMA HEALTH's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. CARMA HEALTH sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and RunBudApp sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RunBudApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | CARMA HEALTH | RunBudApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Drew Shaulson | Jesufifunmi Olugbenga |
Customer experience
CARMA HEALTH
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In-app purchases
CARMA HEALTH
- Monthly Base$14.991 Month
- CARMA Fitness Plan$29.991 Month
- Monthly Zenith Mind Plan$34.991 Month
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- Monthly Meal Plan$34.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- CARMA Annual Subscription2 variants$99.991 Year
RunBudApp
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$2.99
- Large Donation$4.99
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- Premium Donation$9.99
- Superfan Donation$19.99
- Champion Donation$49.99









