Plant Pulse vs Running Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plant Pulse
Track your vegan nutrition with daily charts, weight logs, and nutrient source analysis. This app makes plant-based eating informative and easy to manage for a healthier lifestyle.
- Daily nutritional charts
- Weight tracking
- Comprehensive history logs
- Top nutrient sources table
- Meal planning assistance
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Plant Pulse is a cutting-edge vegan nutrition tracking app designed to enhance your plant-based life. With features like daily nutritional charts, weight tracking, comprehensive history logs, and a top sources table for various nutrients, Plant Pulse aims to make vegan nutrition accessible, intuitive, and highly informative. Whether planning meals, tracking progress, or seeking nutritional clarity, Plant Pulse serves as a helpful companion for anyone exploring a vegan lifestyle. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Running Station
Connect with friends to share running achievements and track your progress. This app complements your existing running trackers by allowing social interaction and comparison of running records. Discover your running TIER and engage with your crew.
- Discover friends' running TIER
- Sync with Apple Health Records
- Compliment and react to running records
- Invite crew members
- Share running records with friends
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Your neighborhood is the race. Track runs, claim local stations and climb your neighborhood leaderboard. Check in at "stations" around your city and go for a run. Your distance stacks up on the station, and a fresh ranking starts every week. ■ What makes it different • Station check-in — start your run within 100 m of the start point and you're checked in automatically • Weekly rankings — every station has a leaderboard that resets each week; go for #1 • Your neighborhood map — nearby stations and this week's runners at a glance • Found new stations — if there's none nearby, be the first to create one ■ Tracked in detail • Distance, time, average pace and automatic km splits • Your route drawn along real streets • Accurate GPS tracking with elevation gain and pause handling ■ More fun together • Cheer and comment on runs in the feed • Share "run cards" with your stats over your photo or video • Find friends from your contacts and follow them ■ Your location, protected • Other runners see your route with the start and end sections hidden Start today at the station around the corner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Running Station at none against Plant Pulse's 1. Plant Pulse's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Plant Pulse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Running Station asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plant Pulse against 5.0 for Running Station. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Plant Pulse ships an update every 9 days, Running Station every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plant Pulse | Running Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derek Prieur | 마야크루 |
Customer experience
Plant Pulse
Running Station
In-app purchases
Plant Pulse
- Plant Pulse Pro$4.991 Month
Running Station
No in-app purchases









