Comparison

Miles vs Shortless

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

Head to head
About

Miles

Track your running progress with a simple, effective app. Features live activities, widgets, weekly goals, and map visualization. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Live Activities for real-time run data
  • Widgets for weekly progress tracking
  • Set weekly or monthly running goals
  • View running routes on maps
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Minimalist and focused design
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Miles is the simplest but most effective way to track your running progress. Start and end runs with ease and sync seamlessly with Apple Watch. No ads or subscriptions. **Live Activities and Widgets** Miles uses Live Activities to show your current run so you don't need to unlock your phone to check your distance and time. Widgets show your weekly progress to help you stay motivated and focused. **Weekly Goals** Set a weekly or monthly goal to stay motivated on your running journey. **Simple Stats and Map** Stay on top of your progress with a weekly distance chart, and see your running routes with maps for each run. **Health Syncing** Miles can connect with Apple Health to save runs from the app and display runs from Apple Watch and other fitness apps. **Minimalist Design** Stay focused on your runs with a simple design that highlights only the data you need. **No ads or subscriptions** When you get the app, you get the full app and all future updates. There will never be ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases..

About

Shortless

Reclaim your time from addictive short-form video feeds. This app selectively blocks content from platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts while allowing full access to other content. Track your progress, set personal goals, and view your reclaimed time with insightful dashboards and widgets.

Highlights
  • Block YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Snapchat Spotlight
  • Selective content blocking
  • Time Reclaimed dashboard
  • Personal reduction goals
  • Home screen widgets
  • Content Blocker and Web Extension protection
Features
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Stop doom-scrolling. Start living. Short-form video feeds are engineered to keep you scrolling. YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Snapchat Spotlight use algorithmic loops that exploit dopamine-driven reward cycles — averaging over 90 minutes of unplanned screen time per day. Shortless gives you back the choice. Unlike generic content blockers, Shortless targets only short-form video feeds. You keep full access to YouTube videos, Instagram photos, Snapchat messages, and everything else — we just remove the addictive infinite scroll. WORKS IN SAFARI Shortless works in Safari on iPhone and iPad, where it removes short-form feeds from the YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat websites. iOS doesn't let any app reach inside the native TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or Snapchat apps, so those apps aren't affected. CHOOSE WHAT TO BLOCK Independent toggles for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Snapchat Spotlight. Block one, block all, or anything in between. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how much time you've reclaimed with our Time Reclaimed dashboard. View daily, weekly, and monthly blocking trends with interactive charts. Build a scroll-free streak and watch it grow. SET YOUR GOALS During onboarding, tell us how much time you spend on short-form video. We'll calculate the impact and help you set a personal reduction goal — from 25% to full detox. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glanceable progress right on your home screen and lock screen. See your streak, daily blocks, and time reclaimed at a glance. TWO LAYERS OF PROTECTION • Content Blocker — Blocks short-form URLs and hides UI elements before they load • Web Extension — Catches dynamically loaded content in single-page apps PRIVACY FIRST Shortless collects zero personal data. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts. Everything runs on your device. We have no servers — there's nowhere for your data to go.

Screenshots

Miles4 screens
Shortless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shortless at Free against Miles's $1.99. Shortless also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Miles's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 2) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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

Shortless is free to download; Miles costs $1.99 up front. Miles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shortless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shortless holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miles has 159 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Miles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shortless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miles ships an update every 2 weeks, Shortless every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Miles versus Shortless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilesShortless
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (159 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings159 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMiles VinsonMartin Apps LLC

Customer experience

Miles

All ratings159 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%

Shortless

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Miles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App deleted run data while paused
  • Mile counter/pace counter not working
  • Entire runs not logged
  • App did not work at all (swipe down issue)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Send to Strava feature
  • Siri commands for start/stop
  • Black dark theme option
  • Mile ran yearly goal
  • Calories burned and elevation tracking
Show 4 more
  • Ability to change time or auto-stop
  • Add notes to a run
  • Direct Apple Watch support
  • Companion Apple Watch app

Shortless

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Miles

One-time3
  • Tip 1$2.99
  • Tip 2$4.99
  • Tip 3$9.99
None

Shortless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miles free?
Miles costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Shortless free?
Shortless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Miles or Shortless?
Shortless is rated higher. Miles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Shortless averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Miles or Shortless have ads?
Neither Miles nor Shortless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miles or Shortless?
Miles ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shortless every 10 days. Most recently, Miles was updated on November 8, 2026 and Shortless on October 31, 2026.

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