Run This vs Gearli.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run This
This app connects race organizers and athletes, offering tools for seamless event management and a social platform for discovering races, building calendars, and engaging with a community. It simplifies race organization and helps athletes stay connected.
- Seamless event management
- Athlete race discovery
- Community engagement tools
- Push notifications
- Race calendar building
- Event day management
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FIND YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE. FIND YOUR PEOPLE. RUN THIS. There's always a next challenge out there. Run This helps you find it, then chase it with your whole crew behind you. Built by runners and race directors, Run This puts your next race, your friends, and your results in one app. Find what's next, plan ahead, and never miss a start. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT RACE From your first 5K to your next ultra, find road races, trail runs, triathlons, and club meetups near you. Search by distance, date, and location, and turn up events you didn't even know were happening down the street. BUILD YOUR CALENDAR Save the races you want, track the ones you've signed up for, and see them all in one place. Set your goals, count down to race day, and always know what's next. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Running is better with other people. Follow friends, see which races they're doing, and line up next to them on race day. Jump into the posts, comments, and chats, and stay close to your local running scene. NEVER MISS A START Push notifications keep you current. New races, friend activity, schedule changes, and start-time reminders land right on your phone. When something moves, you'll know. ARE YOU A RACE DIRECTOR? Run This is a full event platform too. And honestly, we're the best in the market: *Event pages and fast, simple checkout *Push notifications, targeted emails, and event comments to reach every athlete *Volunteer coordination and the Director Message Board *Race-day tools for check-ins, bibs, and merch, from your phone or computer *Live results, all in one place List your race, fill your field, and run a better event day. BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY Run This was made by a runner and race director who knows both sides of the start line. Whether you're racing or putting on the race, it's built to help you show up and push harder. Your next start line is waiting. Download Run This and go chase it.
Gearli.io
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Manage your gear, master your pack. Gearli is your ultimate companion for planning your next backpacking and hiking trip. Now managing over 3,100 gear items for users across 11 countries! Plan from with the app or our feature-rich website. Visit https://www.gearli.io for full featured powered Gear Management. App features - Gear Inventory Management - Create and categorize individual Gear Items with details like weight, quantity, brand, condition, price, images and custom properties. - Gear Bags - Group related gear items into reusable ‘bags’ to simplify gear planning across your trips (e.g., "Sleep system", "First Aid", "Winter base pack") - Trip Planning - Create and manage trips with dates, trip type, difficulty, locations, and more. Associate Gear Bags and individual Gear Items specific to your trip - Packing Lists - Next level packing lists, with two-way sync with the Gearli.io website. Mark items as packed on either platform and stay up to date. - Imports: Gearli's AI powered importer support imports from LighterPack, PackLight, Google Sheets, Excel, CSV, and copy & paste. Monitors for duplicates and assigns categories during import to keep your gear organised. - Share your trips - you’re in control. Share your trip and packing lists via URL and email invites. - Gear database: thousands of pre-loaded gear items to choose from - Custom gear categories: Gearli.io comes with pre-built gear categories. But if you prefer you own, add as many as you like! - Plus: printable packing list option, support for imperial and metric; light/dark mode, gear filtering (by categories and weight), search Also available on the Gearli.io website: - Receipt scanning - leverage the Gearli.io AI to automate the addition of new gear items. - Predictive Gear Categorization - let the Gearli.io AI inspect all your gear and suggest categories. - Wish Lists - we always seem to need (or want!) more. Keep track of what gear is next on purchase list. - Powerful Insights - understand you gear and each trip like ever before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run This at none against Gearli.io's 4. Run This also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Gearli.io sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Run This asks for nothing beyond the download.
Run This ships an update every 4 days, Gearli.io monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run This | Gearli.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Run This, LLC | Upward Group Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Run This
No in-app purchases
Gearli.io
- Gearli Explorer Monthly$4.991 Month
- Gearli Long Range Monthly$6.991 Month
- Gearli Explorer Yearly$39.991 Year
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- Gearli Long Range Annual$49.991 Year









