Runbuds vs Meal Tracker
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
Meal Tracker
Effortlessly log your meals using natural language for instant calorie and macronutrient estimates. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive overview of your nutrition and activity. Designed for speed and simplicity, it helps you stay on track with your daily goals.
- Instant calorie and macro estimates
- Natural-language meal logging
- Save frequent meals
- Daily calorie goal tracking
- Apple Health sync
- Minimalist interface
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Bites is the fastest way to track what you eat. No scanning, no measuring, no databases, no friction. Just describe your meal in plain language and Bites instantly gives you calories and macronutrients. Everything is designed for speed: one-step logging, saved frequent meals, a clear daily overview, and seamless Apple Health sync. No setup. No learning curve. Just clarity. Features • Instant calorie and macro estimates using Apple Intelligence • One-step natural-language meal logging • Save repetitive meals for even faster entries • Daily calorie goal tracking • Macros and net-energy overview • Apple Health sync for nutrition, activity, and trends • Clean, minimal interface focused on speed • Small, thoughtful details that make tracking effortless • Optional advanced AI model for verified nutritional accuracy Bites enhances your tracking by giving you instant estimates, unified Apple Health data, net-energy calculation, and quick access to your saved meals. Advanced AI verifies nutritional data against trusted food databases when needed. Everything is built to stay fast and out of your way. Best of all, Bites is completely free to use. Privacy Policy: http://cristianrus.me/apps/bites Terms of Use: http://cristianrus.me/apps/bites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runbuds at none against Meal Tracker's 6. Runbuds also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and review sentiment (96% vs 80%). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Meal Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Runbuds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Runbuds holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runbuds has 64 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Runbuds's written reviews are positive against 80% of Meal Tracker's.
Runbuds ships an update every 2 days, Meal Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runbuds | Meal Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (64 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Light Nudge | Cntxt Limited |
Customer experience
Runbuds
Meal Tracker
In-app purchases
Runbuds
No in-app purchases
Meal Tracker
- Bites Gourmet$0.997 Days
- Bites Gourmet$2.991 Month
- Bites Gourmet$9.991 Year
- Snack a candy$0.99
- Snack a cookie$1.99
- Snack a pizza$4.99
