Comparison

Tuned Run vs Buena Vida

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

Head to head
About

Tuned Run

This app creates personalized running playlists based on your training goals, pace, and distance. It syncs directly with your Apple Music library to keep you focused during your runs. Achieve your next personal best with the perfect soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Personalized playlist generation
  • Tailored to training strategy
  • Pace goal customization
  • Distance-based playlists
  • Apple Music integration
  • Genre selection for cadence
Features
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Fuel every mile with precision. TunedRun helps runners stay locked in by generating playlists tailored to your training strategy, pace goals, and distance — and exports directly to your Apple Music library. Built for focus and performance • Customize for tempo runs, long runs, or race simulations • Choose pacing strategies like even splits or negative splits • Select a genre that keeps your cadence steady • Exports directly to Apple Music — no distractions mid-run Ideal for: • Marathon and half-marathon training • Runners tracking pace goals • Athletes building race-day habits Your next PR starts with the right rhythm.

About

Buena Vida

This app provides personalized running training plans and nutrition guidance. It offers real-time voice coaching, GPS tracking, and automatic adjustment of calorie and macro targets based on your workouts. Designed to consolidate multiple subscriptions into one ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans for various goals
  • Real-time voice coaching during runs
  • GPS tracking with live pace and splits
  • Calorie and macro targets adjust with training
  • Food logging with voice input and barcode scanner
  • Shoe mileage tracking
Features
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The running app with your training plan and nutrition built in. Private by design. Ad-free. Made by a runner in Seattle. • A personal plan for your goal and your week • Every run tracked, with real-time voice coaching • Calorie and macro targets that move with your training One app in place of 3+ subscriptions. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS Preview your whole first week before your trial starts. Nothing is charged for 7 days, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Want a heads-up? Turn on a reminder 2 days before your trial ends. WHY RUNNERS SWITCH • One app instead of Strava + MyFitnessPal + a training plan app • See your plan before you pay: know what you're getting • Nutrition that understands your training, not static, generic calorie goals • No ads, no trackers, and nothing to sell: your data stays on your phone • Independent: an app that works for you, not advertisers YOUR PERSONAL PLAN • Pick a goal: a first 5K, a faster time, a race, weight loss, a return to running, a Boston qualifier, or simply fitness • Matched to your fitness right now, using Apple Health • Train on the days that work for you, and stay in control of your calendar when life gets busy • Add strength sessions, or keep it runs only • Preview your entire first week, coaching notes included, before you commit • Every plan in our catalog is scored across 30 scientific measures, with links to the peer-reviewed studies RUNNING THAT GETS YOU • Real-time voice coaching guiding every step of your workouts • GPS tracking with live pace, splits, HR zones & cadence • Syncs with Apple Watch, Bluetooth HR & cadence sensors • Intervals, hills, race pace, fartlek, tempo, shake-outs, and more • Speed Profile predicts your race times & training paces from your data • 80+ sports supported: running, cycling, lifting, walking, pickleball, & more NUTRITION THAT MOVES WITH YOUR TRAINING • Lose weight, maintain, or bulk up, with workouts and nutrition to match • Calorie & macro targets automatically adjust after every workout • Long run today? More carbs & fat. Rest day? The targets dial back • Fast, easy food logging with voice input: "two tablespoons of peanut butter" • Barcode scanner + a catalog of 3.5M+ foods, updated regularly • Workout fueling: foods logged during runs tag to that workout • Science-backed targets. No diet fads, no fake "wellness" advice, no overdone protein A FULL CATALOG OF PLANS TOO • Unlimited access to our full catalog of training plans • Every runner and every goal: first 5K, weight loss, faster half marathon, return to running, sub-4 marathon, Boston qualifying • Beginner to competitive. Filter by goal, distance, difficulty, length and workouts per week, and see which plans fit your current fitness • View every plan in full, read every workout, and read the detailed review before you start THE TOOLS RUNNERS NEED • Shoe Rack: automatically keep track of your mileage per pair, and get an alert when it's time to replace them • Resting HR, VO2max & speed trends updated daily • Your workout calendar syncs with iOS Calendar. Make changes anywhere and your schedule stays synced PRIVACY-FIRST. AD-FREE. • Your data is stored on your phone, and never leaves it. No one but you sees it. • Zero data collection. No ads. No trackers. • We literally cannot see it. By design. Buena Vida. The good life. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tuned Run4 screens
Buena Vida4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuned Run at none against Buena Vida's 2. Buena Vida's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Buena Vida sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Tuned Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tuned Run against 5.0 for Buena Vida. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tuned Run ships an update every 6 days, Buena Vida weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tuned Run versus Buena Vida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuned RunBuena Vida
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB278 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore Swift SolutionsBuena Vida LLC

Customer experience

Tuned Run

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Buena Vida

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tuned Run

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Buena Vida

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • BVRC Annual Membership7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Tuned Run free?
Tuned Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buena Vida free?
Buena Vida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tuned Run or Buena Vida?
Tuned Run and Buena Vida are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Tuned Run or Buena Vida have ads?
Tuned Run shows ads; Buena Vida does not.
Which is updated more often, Tuned Run or Buena Vida?
Tuned Run ships an update every 6 days, and Buena Vida weekly. Most recently, Tuned Run was updated on November 5, 2026 and Buena Vida on November 5, 2026.

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