Comparison

Running Goals vs Runnerd

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

Head to head
About

Running Goals

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Set and track distance based running goals. Set weekly, monthly and yearly goals and track progress in app or via widgets

About

Runnerd

This app analyzes your running data from Apple Health to provide insights into your training, readiness, and performance. It offers detailed run breakdowns, season timelines, and coaching advice without requiring an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • Readiness Score calculation
  • Detailed run analysis
  • Performance Management Chart
  • Season timeline view
  • Three coaching tones
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Personal bests tracking
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Runnerd is a running coach and a serious analytics app in one. It builds a plan around your goal, explains every recommendation and works with the runs you've already logged. No subscription. No account. No compromises. HOW IT WORKS Connect Apple Health and Runnerd reads your past runs, whether they came from your Apple Watch, your iPhone or another running app. No blank slate: Runnerd knows where you stand from day one. Keep tracking with whatever you use today. Set a goal, like your next half marathon, and pick a coach. The Patient One builds up carefully, The Ambitious One pushes harder, and The Balanced One sits in between. The difference shows up in your plan, not just in the tone. Runnerd maps out every week until race day and schedules more of the run types you enjoy. You can add your own runs whenever you like. Each morning, your coach checks the plan against your readiness. After each run, it reviews how it went. Ahead of your goal? It'll tell you. Goal asking for more than your coach allows? It'll tell you that too. FOR NERDS WHO RUN Fitness, fatigue and form, running economy, intensity, training load: Runnerd shows whether your training is working and explains every term along the way. It's all built on proven sports science, not AI: Banister for fitness and form, Daniels VDOT for training paces and predictions, Karvonen for heart rate zones. IPHONE AND MAC Check in on your iPhone, dig deeper on your Mac with a native Mac app. Your data syncs through your private iCloud. Runnerd collects nothing and runs no servers. AND THE DETAILS Shoe mileage with a heads-up before a pair wears out. Personal bests, spotted automatically. Running partners. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Share runs, weeks and personal bests as images. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Runnerd is free to use. Pro adds race predictions, running technique analysis, GPX export and The Ambitious One. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac.

Screenshots

Running Goals3 screens
Runnerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Running Goals at none against Runnerd's 2. Running Goals also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Runnerd's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Runnerd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Running Goals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Running Goals ships an update every 5 weeks, Runnerd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Running Goals versus Runnerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunning GoalsRunnerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam WattsNorma Steller

In-app purchases

None

Running Goals

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Runnerd

One-time2
  • Runnerd Pro$7.99
  • Support a Nerd$17.99

Questions

Is Running Goals free?
Running Goals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runnerd free?
Runnerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Running Goals or Runnerd have ads?
Neither Running Goals nor Runnerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Running Goals or Runnerd?
Running Goals ships an update every 5 weeks, and Runnerd every 2 weeks. Most recently, Running Goals was updated on October 15, 2026 and Runnerd on October 12, 2026.

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