Runbuds vs Performative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runbuds
This app allows you to run with friends in real-time, seeing each other's avatars on a virtual track. It includes a run tracker with lock screen support, group relay challenges, and detailed performance statistics with shareable visualizations.
- Real-time avatar tracking
- Live lock screen activities
- Group relay challenges
- Detailed run statistics
- Shareable run visualizations
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Runbuds is the social running app that is truly built for your friends first. /// THE TRACK /// ・ Your avatar moves around a physical track ・ Your friends move around the track with you ・ Pass (or get passed oh no !!!) by your friends /// LOG RUNS /// Our run tracker lets you choose between: ・ An in-app full screen view ・ Live activities on your lock screen /// GROUP RELAYS /// Run towards a shared goal: ・ Set a total distance target ・ Set a timeframe ・ Add your friends to the Relay ・ Run run run run run !!! /// BEAUTIFUL STATS & VISUALS /// ・ See beautiful visualizations of your past runs ・ Sort by date, pace, distance, or difficulty ・ Share images of your runs with your friends /// GET IN TOUCH /// ・ Hit us up with ANY feedback or requests !!! ・ Contact support@runbuds.app
Performative
This app allows you to relive cherished memories through interactive photo displays. It evokes nostalgia with cute visuals, personalized affirmations, and unique soundscapes, turning your life's moments into a daily reflection.
- Interactive photo displays
- Memory recall prompts
- Personalized affirmations
- Nostalgic soundscapes
- Daily life reflection
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this is your life is a kawaii memory player. touch the screen — a photo appears. it’s you and a new friend you made this year. do you remember when you barely knew each other? you tap again. it’s a photo of you in one of those over-the-top japanese cut-outs. you look so demure. so kawaii. so cutesy. you keep tapping, and the story of the memory comes back. your heart flutters as the app calls you cute in a jamaican accent. weirdly nostalgic video game sounds play. you laugh. maybe tear up a little. we were playing mario kart when we made this — writing code between rounds, scribbling ideas on the whiteboard. somehow, it turned into this. this is not an app. this is your life. relive it every day with us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Runbuds at 64 against Performative's 3. Performative's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Runbuds against 5.0 for Performative. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runbuds has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Runbuds's written reviews are positive against 100% of Performative's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runbuds | Performative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Light Nudge | CTM Ventures Inc |
Customer experience
Runbuds
Performative
In-app purchases
Runbuds
No in-app purchases
Performative
No in-app purchases
