Runbuds vs Norma
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
Norma
Log meals and track calories and macros with a clean, terminal-inspired interface. Features AI-powered food search, barcode scanning, and integration with Apple Health for comprehensive nutrition monitoring.
- AI-powered food search
- Barcode scanning
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Apple Health integration
- Customizable nutrition goals
- Terminal-inspired design
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Calorie counter and food tracker built for fast, focused food logging. Search foods, scan barcodes, log meals, and track calories and macros in a clean interface inspired by the clarity of a classic terminal. It is designed to help you stay consistent without clutter, noise, or friction. > LOG FASTER • Search for foods quickly and save meals in seconds • Scan barcodes to pull nutrition details fast • Reuse recent foods for easier everyday logging > TRACK WHAT MATTERS • See calories, protein, carbs, and fat in one clear daily view • Set nutrition goals and monitor your progress over time • Organize entries by meal type to keep your day easy to read > SMART TOOLS • Use AI-powered food search to find meals more naturally • Add Home Screen widgets to keep your progress visible • Analyze PDFs to help calculate more accurate nutrition goals > APPLE HEALTH • Works with Apple Health • With your permission, Bites Terminal reads dietary calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat to import and display your food entries • It can also read date of birth, biological sex, height, weight, basal energy burned, and active energy burned to help calculate nutrition goals and daily energy estimates • When you save meals, Bites Terminal can write dietary calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat back to Apple Health to keep your nutrition data in sync > BUILT FOR FOCUS • A clean terminal-inspired design with a distinctive monospaced feel • Clear daily totals and progress views that stay easy to scan • A distraction-free layout built for everyday consistency Whether you are cutting, maintaining, or building muscle, Bites Terminal helps you log clearly, stay consistent, and keep your calories and macros on target. > Stay on target. > Terms of Use: https://www.gaivoronskii.com/bites/terms > Privacy Policy: https://www.gaivoronskii.com/bites/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runbuds at none against Norma's 3. Runbuds also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Norma sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Runbuds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Norma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runbuds has 69 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Norma's.
Runbuds ships an update every 2 days, Norma every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runbuds | Norma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (69 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Light Nudge | Gaivoronski Andrei Vyacheslavovich, IP |
Customer experience
Runbuds
Norma
In-app purchases
Runbuds
No in-app purchases
Norma
- Sudo Mode Weekly1 Month trial$4.997 Days
- Sudo Mode Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Sudo Mode Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year









