Comparison

Run Ri Run vs RunSpan

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

Head to head
About

Run Ri Run

Features
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Take your running to the next level with Run Ri Run—an app tailored specifically for runners who rely on their Apple Watch to power their workouts. With Run Ri Run, you can plan an entire training schedule right from your wrist, keeping every workout organized, focused, and just a tap away. Whether you’re training for a marathon or just aiming to improve your pace, Run Ri Run makes it effortless to create fully customizable workouts. Build intervals with specific goals—target a certain pace, hit a heart rate zone, or conquer distance-based reps. Each workout adjusts based on your goals, offering in-the-moment feedback to keep you on track and motivated. Designed for simplicity, Run Ri Run allows you to set up even complex workouts in seconds. With the Apple Watch’s haptic feedback, you’ll get gentle reminders when it’s time to adjust your pace or heart rate, so you can stay fully focused on your run. Make every mile count with Run Ri Run, your ultimate Apple Watch training partner. Plan, train, and conquer your goals—all from your wrist.

About

RunSpan

Features
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RunSpan is an interval coach for your Apple Watch and iPhone. A block ends on distance, time or your heart rate, whichever comes first, so "run until heart rate 160, walk until 120, repeat until I stop" is a workout you can actually build. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • Blocks that end on distance, time or a heart-rate threshold, whichever comes first • Repeats with a fixed count, or open-ended until you stop: run-walk, pyramids, sprints • Optional pace or heart-rate target bands with voice warnings • Describe a workout in your own words on your iPhone and we build it for you • Free run: no program, just distance, time, pace and heart rate ON YOUR WRIST • Your pace large and white, right under the countdown or the distance left • A progress ring along the edge of the screen in the colour of the block • Skip a block with a double-tap and a confirmation, Always On display, heart-rate zones Z1-Z5 • Works on its own, also without your iPhone nearby ON YOUR IPHONE • Build, plan and send workouts to your watch with one tap • Start on your Apple Watch from your iPhone, or run with just your iPhone • Run with both and your iPhone shares its GPS with the watch for the best distance and pace • Every run with map, splits per kilometre and heart rate; share as GPX for Strava and other apps VOICE COACH • Spoken cues and haptics at every transition, countdowns included • Alerts your way: haptics, sound or both, with normal, double or triple strength • Plays nicely with your music: duck it, pause it, or chimes only YOUR ACCOUNT • Optional: sign in with Apple to keep workouts, plans and runs the same on iPhone, Apple Watch and the web planner at runspan.app • Runs are saved to Apple Health as workouts with route, so they count towards your rings SUBSCRIPTION • The free run is free, always • Interval workouts, the builder, describing workouts and sync: monthly or yearly subscription, first week free • No ads, no tracking • Something not working? Report it straight from the app 14 languages; kilometres or miles. Requires iOS 18 and watchOS 11 or newer (Apple Watch Series 6 or later, SE 2nd generation, all Ultra models); the iPhone app also works without a watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runspan.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Run Ri Run4 screens
RunSpan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RunSpan at every 3 days against Run Ri Run's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Run Ri Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RunSpan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run Ri Run ships an update every 3 weeks, RunSpan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Run Ri Run versus RunSpan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun Ri RunRunSpan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLcw KremersH4IT

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Run Ri Run

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99
2 purchases

RunSpan

Subscriptions2
  • RunSpan monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • RunSpan yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Run Ri Run free?
Run Ri Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunSpan free?
RunSpan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Run Ri Run or RunSpan have ads?
Neither Run Ri Run nor RunSpan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Ri Run or RunSpan?
Run Ri Run ships an update every 3 weeks, and RunSpan every 3 days. Most recently, Run Ri Run was updated on November 12, 2026 and RunSpan on October 31, 2026.

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