Runbuds vs Runview
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
Runview
Consolidate all your indoor and outdoor running activities from your fitness app into a single, organized view. Easily access and review your workout history in one convenient location.
- Consolidate running workouts
- View indoor runs
- View outdoor runs
- Organized workout history
- Single-place access
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View all of your indoor/outdoor runs from the fitness app in one place
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Runbuds at 64 against Runview's 1. Runbuds also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Runview. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runbuds has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Runbuds ships an update every 2 days, Runview weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runbuds | Runview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Light Nudge | App't |
Customer experience
Runbuds
Runview
In-app purchases
Runbuds
No in-app purchases
Runview
No in-app purchases
