Comparison

Throne Science vs Avelo Running

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

Head to head
About

Throne Science

This app translates your body's signals related to gut health, hydration, and bathroom habits into actionable guidance. It offers daily scores and long-term trends, helping you understand your body's patterns and make informed adjustments for better well-being.

Highlights
  • Daily gut health scores
  • Hydration tracking
  • Bathroom habit monitoring
  • Urinary function analysis
  • Long-term trend identification
  • Hands-free tracking
Features
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Throne translates your gut, hydration, and flow signals into guidance you can act on. Make sense of your bathroom signals with hands-free tracking and easy daily scores. DAILY SCORES Gut Health, Hydration, Bathroom Habits, and Urinary Function give you a clear view of how your body is running today, plus guidance on what to do next. SEAMLESS BY DESIGN Hands-free tracking that fits your normal routine. Downward-facing sensors and doctor-trained AI translate what happens in the bowl into easy-to-read trends. BEST-IN-CLASS PRIVACY Records only when your phone is nearby or when you push your assigned button. Data is encrypted. You’re in control of what’s saved and shared. GUT HEALTH Build a record of stool form, frequency, and timing so you can connect meals, stress, and routine to how you feel. A weekly Gut Health Score makes progress simple to track. HYDRATION See color-based trends that reflect your true hydration, often before thirst kicks in. Learn how daily swings, activity, heat, and electrolytes move your Hydration Score. BATHROOM HABITS Time your sessions end-to-end to support healthier habits. Track active time, wrap-up time, and overall duration to help reduce pelvic-floor strain and promote regularity. URINARY FUNCTION For users who pee standing up, Throne estimates flow patterns from sound to help you notice changes in peak flow, average flow, and volume over time.* LONG-TERM TRENDS Find your normal in about two weeks. Spot meaningful shifts early and make small adjustments that stick. WHY IT MATTERS Dehydration, irregularity, and urinary changes are common and often missed. Throne makes these systems visible and trackable every day so you can act sooner and feel better. *Urinary Function currently available for standing voids. The Throne App requires a Throne device. Throne is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, monitor, or prevent any disease or condition. Do not change medications, diet, or routines without consulting a healthcare professional.

About

Avelo Running

This app, paired with smart running shoes, analyzes your running form and load to provide personalized coaching and insights. It helps you train smarter, reduce setbacks, and improve performance with AI-powered guidance.

Highlights
  • AI-powered Personal Running Intelligence (PRI)
  • Impact Score for mechanical load
  • Resiliency Score for daily training guidance
  • Running Signature & Form analysis
  • Real-time audio coaching
  • Integration with Apple Health
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Avelo is the world’s smartest running shoe and coaching app, built to help you become a faster, stronger, and more resilient runner. Powered by sensors embedded in a hyper-versatile, comfortable running shoe and a companion app with AI-powered Personal Running Intelligence (PRI). Pair once, then just run; Avelo tracks every step and provides insights to help you push your limits without setbacks. IMPACT SCORE Not all miles are equal. The Impact Score measures the mechanical load of each run, capturing how much force your muscles, tendons, and bones experience. This helps you understand the true stress of your running and train smarter, not just harder. RESILIENCY SCORE The Resiliency Score is your daily signal for how much training you can handle on the day and week ahead. It blends recent Impact with recovery trends to give you clear, daily guidance: push, hold steady, or recover. RUNNING SIGNATURE & FORM Your running form is as unique to you as your signature. Using data captured by the Avelo shoes, Avelo delivers insight on your form. PRI helps you monitor your form during runs and over time. Track progress and identify when fatigue, load, or stress cause meaningful deviations before they become problems. You’ll receive personalized recommendations to address areas for improvement, including mobility, strength training, and running form guidance. REAL-TIME AI COACHING PRI delivers real-time audio coaching during your runs, turning your data into actionable cues when they matter most. SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH YOUR EXISTING DATA Avelo connects with Apple Health, ensuring your training history stays complete even if you also run in other shoes. When you run in Avelo shoes, load and form is measured directly. When you run in other shoes, Avelo uses connected data to estimate Impact and maintain continuity in your Resiliency trends. With support for Garmin, Strava, and others coming soon, Avelo seamless fits into your existing routine. DESIGNED FOR RUNNERS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE Whether you’re training for your first 5K or chasing a marathon PR, Avelo helps you train with confidence, minimize setbacks, and stay consistent over months and years. FOUNDED THROUGH DEEP EXPERTISE Avelo is built by a team that includes seven PhDs advancing the science of running across biomechanics, exercise physiology, physical therapy, and sports medicine. The Avelo app is designed to work with Avelo smart running shoes, which contain the embedded sensors that power Impact, Resiliency, form insights and real-time coaching. Avelo provides training and performance insights, not medical diagnosis. Always listen to your body.

Screenshots

Throne Science4 screens
Avelo Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Avelo Running at free against Throne Science's free with in-app purchases. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Throne Science against 5.0 for Avelo Running. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 15 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Throne Science ships an update fortnightly, Avelo Running every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Throne Science versus Avelo Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrone ScienceAvelo Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1415 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB245 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThrone, IncorporatedAvelo

Customer experience

Throne Science

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Avelo Running

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Throne Science

No in-app purchases

None

Avelo Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Throne Science free?
Throne Science is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avelo Running free?
Avelo Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Throne Science or Avelo Running?
Throne Science and Avelo Running are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 15 ratings respectively.
Do Throne Science or Avelo Running have ads?
Neither Throne Science nor Avelo Running shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Throne Science or Avelo Running?
Throne Science ships an update fortnightly, and Avelo Running every 9 days. Most recently, Throne Science was updated on November 4, 2026 and Avelo Running on November 4, 2026.

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