Comparison

DIGRUN vs JRun

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

Head to head
About

DIGRUN

Track your runs with detailed metrics like pace, distance, and heart rate. Visualize your running journey on a map, generate monthly summaries, and share your achievements. Connect with a community of runners for motivation and challenges.

Highlights
  • Detailed running metrics (pace, distance, heart rate)
  • Interactive running map visualization
  • Monthly running summary reports
  • Customizable data sharing stickers
  • Smartwatch data synchronization
  • Personalized running passport and achievements
  • Community challenges and social features
Features
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来自DIGRUN跑步媒体 专为潮流跑者打造 ——主要功能—— 跑步记录——记录配速、距离、心率、步频,生成详细数据报告 点亮地图——记录你在不同城市、街道的跑步足迹,解锁成就徽章,生成个性化跑步热力图 跑步月报——聚合月度跑量、轨迹、成就等数据,一键生成每月跑步总结报告,回顾展示当月跑步成果 分享中心——自定义图片数据贴纸,支持心率、配速、运动时长、跑步轨迹等数据编辑,一键生成多种分享模板 运动手表——无缝连接主流智能手表,实时同步运动数据,让训练分析更专业 跑者护照——记录你的跑步历程,包括PB、完赛证书、年度总结,打造专属跑步档案 跑步社交——加入跑友圈,分享动态、约跑打卡,互相激励挑战目标 专属挑战——定期推出主题挑战,完成即可获得虚拟奖牌或实体奖励 ——社交媒体—— 小红书:DIGRUN 微信公众号:DIGRUN ————————— 隐私政策:https://digrun.dingstock.net/docs/about/privacy.html 用户协议:https://digrun.dingstock.net/docs/about/agreement.html

About

JRun

Features
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JRun is a lightweight iPhone running app for personal use and everyday runners. It focuses on recording a run clearly. There are no social feeds, ads, shopping, rankings, account requirements, cloud sync, or subscription walls. Start a run quickly, then review your route and training data in a focused interface. Features - GPS run recording with route, distance, duration, current pace, and average pace - Lock-screen and background location recording during an active run - Interrupted-run recovery from the last valid local checkpoint after an app crash, system termination, or phone power loss - Current weather before a run, with Open-Meteo as the primary source and MET Norway as fallback - History filters for time, distance, and shoes - Redesigned run details with an immersive map and pull-up panel for routes, metrics, notes, and weather - Kilometer splits with exact pace and fastest/slowest labels when at least two complete kilometers are available - Elevation chart by distance with cumulative elevation gain - Steps, average cadence, and average stride when motion data is available and authorized - Shoe management with automatic linked-run mileage, suggested replacement distance, and approaching/reached reminders - Local GPX / CSV export and full run-history CSV export - Full local JRun backup export and manual merge import for moving data - Interface languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, and German - Metric units only Data boundary JRun does not provide account registration, cloud sync, or automatic multi-device sync. Run history, shoes, profile data, and settings are stored locally on the device. Export a JRun backup before deleting the app, clearing local data, or changing phones. Weather requires network access. Run recording can continue when weather is unavailable.

Screenshots

DIGRUN4 screens
JRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JRun at none against DIGRUN's 5. DIGRUN's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DIGRUN sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. JRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIGRUN ships an update every 3 days, JRun every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DIGRUN versus JRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIGRUNJRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChengdu Dingchao Tech Co., Ltd.静 袁

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DIGRUN

Subscriptions4
  • DIGRUN PACER 月度会员7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • DIGRUN PACER 年度会员$14.991 Year
  • DIGRUN PACER 年度会员7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • DIGRUN PACER 年度会员1 Year trial2 variants$17.991 Year
None

JRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DIGRUN free?
DIGRUN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JRun free?
JRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DIGRUN or JRun have ads?
Neither DIGRUN nor JRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DIGRUN or JRun?
DIGRUN ships an update every 3 days, and JRun every 2 weeks. Most recently, DIGRUN was updated on October 12, 2026 and JRun on October 8, 2026.

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