Comparison

Plant Pulse vs Running Station

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily nutritional charts
  • Weight tracking
  • Comprehensive history logs
  • Top nutrient sources table
  • Meal planning assistance
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Discover friends' running TIER
  • Sync with Apple Health Records
  • Compliment and react to running records
  • Invite crew members
  • Share running records with friends
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Plant Pulse4 screens
Running Station4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Plant Pulse versus Running Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlant PulseRunning Station
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek Prieur마야크루

Customer experience

Plant Pulse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Running Station

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plant Pulse

Subscriptions1
  • Plant Pulse Pro$4.991 Month
None

Running Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plant Pulse free?
Plant Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Running Station free?
Running Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plant Pulse or Running Station?
Plant Pulse and Running Station are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Plant Pulse or Running Station have ads?
Neither Plant Pulse nor Running Station shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plant Pulse or Running Station?
Plant Pulse ships an update every 9 days, and Running Station every 5 days. Most recently, Plant Pulse was updated on October 24, 2026 and Running Station on October 27, 2026.

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