Comparison

Tread Tracker Miles vs RunSafe

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

Head to head
About

Tread Tracker Miles

Automatically track the mileage of your running and walking shoes using step distance data from Apple Health. Avoid pain and injury by knowing exactly when to replace your footwear.

Highlights
  • Automatic mileage tracking from step distance
  • Manage multiple shoes with start dates
  • Visual mileage progress bar
  • iCloud sync for data backup
  • Private and secure Health data
Features
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Know exactly when it’s time to replace your shoes. TreadTracker automatically tracks how many miles you’ve walked or run in each pair of shoes using step distance data from Apple Health—no manual entry needed. Whether you’re a casual walker or serious runner, worn-out shoes can lead to pain and injury. TreadTracker makes it easy to stay on top of your shoe mileage so you can switch out your footwear before problems start. Features: • Accurate mileage tracking using step distance, not just workouts • Add and manage multiple shoes with start dates • Visual mileage progress bar so you know when shoes are nearing their limit • iCloud sync support keeps your shoe data backed up • No shoe type required — just mileage-based simplicity • Private and secure — your Health data stays on your device Why TreadTracker? You shouldn’t have to guess when it’s time for new shoes. After experiencing foot and joint pain from wearing shoes past 500 miles, we built TreadTracker to make sure you don’t have to. With HealthKit integration, your total distance is automatically updated in the background—so you can focus on moving, not logging. Built for simplicity. Powered by Apple Health.

About

RunSafe

Enhance your running safety by sharing your live location with loved ones. Receive proactive check-ins and flag route issues to ensure peace of mind for both runners and their families. Features include real-time tracking, route adherence monitoring, and quick messaging.

Highlights
  • Live location sharing
  • Route adherence monitoring
  • Automatic pre/post-run notifications
  • One-tap messaging
  • Community route warnings
  • Emergency contact card
  • Strava integration
Features
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Most running apps track your pace. RunSafe watches for the run that goes wrong. GUARDIAN NOTICES, THEN IT ASKS Guardian watches your movement, pace, route and time while you run — a sudden stop, a wrong turn, a pace that doesn't fit, a run gone long. When something looks wrong it asks you first: one tap to say you're fine. Only if you can't answer does it tell the people you chose. Every signal has its own sensitivity, and you can switch any of them off. LIVE LOCATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORRY Share your run in real time with watchers you pick from your contacts. They see where you are, how long you've been out, and whether your phone is still reporting in. If they need to reach you, one tap gives them driving directions to your last known position. YOUR WATCHERS DON'T NEED THE APP Add someone by phone number and they get a text with a private link. It opens in any browser — no download, no account, nothing to set up. KNOW THE STREET BEFORE YOU RUN IT Browse routes with safety scores and warnings left by other runners: poor lighting, uneven pavement, loose dogs. Save your own routes, favorite the ones that work, and see what's on a route before you head out. START AND FINISH ALERTS, ON YOUR TERMS Automatic start and finish messages to the people you choose, with granular control over which alerts you send and which you receive. EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD Keep your emergency contact one tap from a call or text, and visible to a watcher at the moment it matters. RACES Find and join local races, and keep the ones you've entered in one place. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY USE Sync finished runs to Strava so you're not double-tracking. Connect RunSignUp to discover races. Both optional. Pause, resume and finish from your Apple Watch, or drop a marker on the map without breaking stride. WHY RUNNERS CHOOSE RUNSAFE A tracking app shows someone where you were. RunSafe notices when something changes, asks you about it, and escalates only if you can't answer. PRIVACY Your location and personal data are never sold or shared with third parties. Data is encrypted in transit. Location reporting stops when your run ends. You can delete your data or your entire account at any time. Privacy: https://runsafe.io/privacy Terms: https://runsafe.io/terms

Screenshots

Tread Tracker Miles4 screens
RunSafe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RunSafe at 5.0 against Tread Tracker Miles's 4.3. RunSafe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Tread Tracker Miles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RunSafe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RunSafe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tread Tracker Miles ships an update every 7 months, RunSafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tread Tracker Miles versus RunSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTread Tracker MilesRunSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason PayneWhite Crane Creations LLC

Customer experience

Tread Tracker Miles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RunSafe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tread Tracker Miles

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
None

RunSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tread Tracker Miles free?
Tread Tracker Miles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunSafe free?
RunSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tread Tracker Miles or RunSafe?
RunSafe is rated higher. Tread Tracker Miles averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RunSafe averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Tread Tracker Miles or RunSafe have ads?
Neither Tread Tracker Miles nor RunSafe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tread Tracker Miles or RunSafe?
Tread Tracker Miles ships an update every 7 months, and RunSafe every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tread Tracker Miles was updated on October 30, 2026 and RunSafe on November 5, 2026.

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