Comparison

Complete Runner vs Studio AURA

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

Head to head
About

Complete Runner

This app offers a personalized training plan, running-specific strength workouts, and mobility routines to enhance performance and prevent injuries. It includes guided yoga flows, quick strength sessions, and access to expert coaches and physical therapists.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Running-specific strength workouts
  • Mobility routines
  • Yoga flows for runners
  • In-app community access
  • Progress tracking
Features
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The Complete Runner is an all-in-one running performance app that guides you with a personalized training plan, strength workouts that are specific to running, and mobility routines to keep your joints healthy. Our goal is to help you improve your running performance while preventing injuries. Combining science, strength, and a training plan that fits your goals and lifestyle, you will be able to run stronger and faster with less injuries. With the Complete Runners you have access to: • 3 strength workouts a week that improve running specific movement patterns with videos and descriptions for each exercise (modifications and progressions available) • A personalized training plan designed by a physical therapist and run coach that fits your goals and weekly schedule (designed on the app VDOT) • In app community access • Follow along yoga flows designed for runners • Follow along strength workouts for when you are short on time • Follow along mobility routines for pre and post run • Access to 2 physical therapists that specialize in treating runners and 2 run coaches • Track your weights, progress, speed and mileage all in one place Join us as we teach you how to train smarter so you can improve your running performance! Sync with Health app to update your metrics instantly

About

Studio AURA

This app supports your health and fitness goals with regular challenges and club updates. It integrates with Apple Health to track steps, distance, and calories, and can import data from wearable devices.

Highlights
  • Fitness challenges
  • Club news and offers
  • Friend referrals
  • Apple Health integration
  • Wearable device data import
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Take part in regular fitness challenges - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Refer Friends to the club online Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.

Screenshots

Complete Runner4 screens
Studio AURA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Complete Runner at every 3 weeks against Studio AURA's every 2 months. Studio AURA's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Complete Runner against 4.9 for Studio AURA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Studio AURA has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Studio AURA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Complete Runner versus Studio AURA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete RunnerStudio AURA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMovement Works LLCTeamUp Sports

Customer experience

Complete Runner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Studio AURA

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

In-app purchases

None

Complete Runner

No in-app purchases

None

Studio AURA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Complete Runner free?
Complete Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studio AURA free?
Studio AURA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Complete Runner or Studio AURA?
Complete Runner is rated higher. Complete Runner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Studio AURA averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Complete Runner or Studio AURA have ads?
Neither Complete Runner nor Studio AURA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Complete Runner or Studio AURA?
Complete Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Studio AURA every 2 months. Most recently, Complete Runner was updated on October 2, 2026 and Studio AURA on September 30, 2026.

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