Comparison

Kyde vs SPLIT

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

Head to head
About

Kyde

This app provides real-time audio coaching for runners, adapting to your live pace and heart rate. It offers personalized workouts, training programs, and detailed post-run analysis, all delivered hands-free through headphones.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio coaching
  • Personalized workout generation
  • Heart rate zone calibration
  • Daily workouts and training programs
  • Hands-free operation
  • Post-run analysis and insights
  • Integration with wearables
Features
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Real-Time. Real Progress. Kyde is a real-time running coach that talks to you while you run. It reads your live pace and heart rate from the watch or strap and gives you the right cue at the right moment: ease off, hold this pace, pick it up for the next rep. Everything plays through your headphones, so your phone stays in your pocket and your eyes stay on the road. HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect your watch. Kyde works with Apple Watch, Garmin, Whoop and any Bluetooth heart-rate strap. No wearable? Kyde still coaches you on pace, distance and workout structure. 2. Pick your run. There is a workout ready for you every morning. Follow it, or describe the run you want in plain words and Kyde's AI builds it, intervals and pace targets included. Create a single workout or start a multi-week training program toward your goal. 3. Run hands-free. Coaching cues lower your music and pause your podcast to speak, then hand back. Your phone can stay locked the whole run. 4. See what happened. After the run, get the full breakdown of pace, heart rate and time in zone, with insights on what to change next time. WHAT YOU GET -Coaching built from your own numbers, not a generic plan -Heart-rate zones set from your data and re-calibrated as you get fitter -A daily workout, one-off sessions and full training programs -Every run type: easy, tempo, intervals, long runs, race-pace work and recovery -Apple Watch app: start and stop the run from your wrist and see your numbers live -Garmin app (beta): start and stop from your Garmin, with live heart rate to the coach -Outdoor or Treadmill runs; Kyde guides you through any run -Push every Kyde workout to Strava -Run clubs: join a club, run the same sessions as your crew and take on club challenges -Share any workout with a link so a friend can run it too -Milestones that mark your progress over weeks, not just one run -A natural, human-sounding voice, not a robot reading numbers FOR RUNNERS OF ALL LEVELS Kyde is for anyone who wants to train smarter and stay motivated, whether that is finishing a first 5K, building endurance, chasing a marathon time, or just making easy runs actually easy. MEMBERSHIP Full access free for 7 days. No card, no commitment. After that, $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year. Cancel any time. IMPORTANT Kyde provides fitness coaching, not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before beginning a new exercise program. Apple Health: Kyde connects to Apple Health to read your heart rate and save your workouts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SPLIT

Transform your runs into shareable visual stories with dynamic stat overlays, animated routes on satellite maps, and head-to-head race comparisons. Integrates with Apple Health and Strava, offering free basic styles and premium options for enhanced storytelling.

Highlights
  • Broadcast-style stat overlays
  • Animated route flyovers on satellite maps
  • Head-to-head run comparisons
  • Route painting with color-shifting ink
  • Data animation over still photos
  • Apple Health and Strava integration
  • GPX/TCX/FIT file import
Features
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Your watch saw the whole thing. SPLIT brings it to life. Turn any run into something worth posting — a broadcast-style stat overlay on your finish-line photo, your route flown over real satellite maps, or the whole run painted like a canvas. Every number is real, pulled straight from Apple Health or Strava. Nothing is faked. BRING YOUR WORKOUT OR RUN TO LIFE Broadcast overlays — mile, pace, heart rate, and your official time, laid over your photo or video like a live sports graphic. • Flyover — watch your route trace itself across real satellite imagery. Drone, satellite, street, or night views. • The Race — put two of your runs head-to-head on one screen. The you from 2017 vs. the you from today, racing on a shared clock. • Brushstroke — your route painted in ink that shifts color with your effort, cool to redline. • Stories that move — your data animates over any still photo, so a phone that stayed home is no problem. IT'S ALL REAL SPLIT reads the exact second your photo was shot and finds that same moment in your workout. The stats you see are the stats that happened — receipts, not guesses. When a time can't be verified, SPLIT tells you and lets you place the moment yourself. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR One-tap sync with Apple Health or Strava, or import GPX/TCX/FIT files from Garmin, COROS, Suunto, Polar, and more. SPLIT only ever reads your data — it never writes to Health. MADE FOR SHARING Export a still or a video with everything burned in, ready for Stories, Reels, or the group chat. Add your own commentary — record yourself right over your run graphics. FREE TO START Classic, Minimal, and The Finish are yours free. Unlock all 18 premium styles — Flyover, The Race, Brushstroke, the poster set, and more — plus the signature widget kit and watermark-free exports with the Race Day Pass. One-time purchase, no subscription, ever. From runners, for runners. Your run deserves better than a screenshot of a map.

Screenshots

Kyde4 screens
SPLIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SPLIT at none against Kyde's shown. SPLIT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Kyde's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Kyde sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and SPLIT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SPLIT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kyde has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kyde ships an update every 4 days, SPLIT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kyde versus SPLIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKydeSPLIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKyde, Inc.Zachary Cohen

Customer experience

Kyde

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

SPLIT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kyde

Subscriptions2
  • Kyde Membership Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Kyde Membership Yearly$149.991 Year
1 purchases

SPLIT

One-time1
  • SPLIT: Run Stories$12.99

Questions

Is Kyde free?
Kyde is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPLIT free?
SPLIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kyde or SPLIT?
SPLIT is rated higher. Kyde averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while SPLIT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kyde or SPLIT have ads?
Kyde shows ads; SPLIT does not.
Which is updated more often, Kyde or SPLIT?
Kyde ships an update every 4 days, and SPLIT every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kyde was updated on November 5, 2026 and SPLIT on October 31, 2026.

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