Comparison

Clouds FM vs RunOn

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clouds FM

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清晨,海边刚刚亮起来。 海浪一下一下地拍在岩石上,水声低而长,偶尔卷起碎石。 风不急,顺着岸线往林子那边走,吹动干草和帐篷。 篝火还没熄,火焰在木头缝隙里噼啪作响,断续但清晰。 远处传来几声鸟叫,又被浪声盖过去了。 这些声音,是有人在生活里慢慢拾起的。 他们没有预设,只是在刚好听见的时候,把它们留下。 世界各地的声音使者,收集了这些声音, 在各自的时刻里,把它们留了下来。 它们慢慢聚在一起,变成一朵朵云,飘荡着,汇聚在 Clouds FM。

About

RunOn

Features
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Run On is a minimal running log: real map routes, live pace, and a route card or video after every run. No ads, no subscription, no sign-up. BEFORE YOU RUN — A CLEAR ANSWER Live weather and air quality feed a daily Run Index that answers two things in one line: should you run today, and what should you wear. No squinting at humidity, wind speed and PM2.5 to decide. WHILE YOU RUN — EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Real map route, live pace, distance, duration, calories and heart rate, read from Apple Watch via HealthKit rather than estimated. Pedometer calibration keeps distance honest. Take photos mid-run, pause any time, and lock the screen to stop accidental taps — a Live Activity keeps your progress visible on the Lock Screen while the route keeps recording. AFTER YOU RUN — A CARD AND A SHARE Your real route is drawn automatically with kilometre markers and photo pins. Pick a map template (frosted glass, minimal, midnight) and export a card in one tap — or turn the whole route into a video replay with music. Share straight to WeChat, Moments and Xiaohongshu. YOUR MILEAGE BUILDS ITSELF Total distance, run count, calories, weekly chart, weekly goal progress, full history and a badge wall. Milestone badges and personal-best tiers unlock as you go (1K under 9:00 / 7:00 / 5:00 / 4:00 / 3:00, and 3K / 5K / 10K / half marathon / marathon across five tiers). IT CLOSES THE LOOP Every finished run is written to Apple Health — distance, duration, calories and heart rate count toward your Fitness rings, with no manual entry. IPHONE + APPLE WATCH Apple Watch can record a run on its own and sync it back to your phone. A home screen widget shows whether you have run today. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH - No splash ads, no pop-ups - No subscription, no in-app purchase - No social feed to distract you - No account required; data stays on your device - Dark, full-screen interface built for one thing PRIVACY No account, no upload of workout data, no ads, no third-party analytics SDK, no profiling or tracking. Location and workout data are stored on your iPhone and Apple Watch by default; with iCloud sync on, they live in your own private Apple cloud space, which we cannot access. Policy: https://murphy-zhu.github.io/runlog-privacy/ Support: https://github.com/Murphy-zhu

Screenshots

Clouds FM4 screens
RunOn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RunOn at every 4 days against Clouds FM's monthly. Clouds FM's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clouds FM ships an update monthly, RunOn every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Clouds FM versus RunOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClouds FMRunOn
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉祺 李玉秋 朱

In-app purchases

None

Clouds FM

No in-app purchases

None

RunOn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clouds FM free?
Clouds FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RunOn free?
RunOn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clouds FM or RunOn have ads?
Neither Clouds FM nor RunOn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clouds FM or RunOn?
Clouds FM ships an update monthly, and RunOn every 4 days. Most recently, Clouds FM was updated on November 8, 2026 and RunOn on November 10, 2026.

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