Comparison

Workout Builder vs RunMaker

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

Head to head
About

Workout Builder

Design personalized fitness routines on your iPhone, then seamlessly transfer them to your Apple Watch. Supports a wide range of activities from running and cycling to yoga and strength training, with options for simple goals, advanced intervals, and paced efforts.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts on iPhone
  • Send workouts to Apple Watch
  • Supports running, cycling, swimming, yoga
  • HIIT & Strength interval training
  • Boxing and skipping interval options
  • Goal-based workouts
  • Advanced interval workouts
  • Paced workouts
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Workout Builder lets you create custom workouts on your iPhone and send them to your Apple Watch. Build advanced workouts like: - Running workouts for tempo runs, intervals, hill sprints - Cycling workouts for intervals, pyramids, and distance efforts - Swimming workouts for specific distances and times - Flow, Yin, Vinyasa yoga - HIIT & Strength training intervals - Boxing and skipping intervals, with rest included - Plus many, many more sports! Workout Builder has three types of workouts you can send to your Apple Watch - Simple, goal-based workouts – set a time, distance, or energy burn goal - Advanced interval workouts – add multiple sets and reps, along with rest, warmup, and cooldown - Paced workouts – set a time and distance goal and pace your workout

About

RunMaker

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Elevate Your Fitness with RunMaker: Your Workout Partner Simplify your fitness routine with RunMaker – a tool that complements your running, indoors or out. Seamlessly connect your iPhone and Apple Watch to effortlessly plan and achieve your fitness goals. Features: - Smart Workouts: Use AI to create Apple Watch workout sessions. Describe preferences or customize within the app. - Effortless Sync: Seamlessly integrate with Apple Watch's default Workouts app. - Scheduled Fitness: Plan workouts ahead with intuitive scheduling. - Personalized Alerts: Define completion conditions and alerts tailored to your style.

Screenshots

Workout Builder4 screens
RunMaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Workout Builder and RunMaker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Workout Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RunMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Workout Builder versus RunMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout BuilderRunMaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew PalmerJoakim Stien

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Workout Builder

One-time1
  • Workout Builder Premium$9.99
1 purchases

RunMaker

One-time1
  • 20 AI tokens$0.99

Questions

Is Workout Builder free?
Workout Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunMaker free?
RunMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Workout Builder or RunMaker have ads?
Neither Workout Builder nor RunMaker shows ads.

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