Comparison

Custom Rings vs RunIntensity

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

Head to head
About

Custom Rings

Create and track custom daily goals beyond standard activity metrics. Organize them into sets, sync with Apple Health, and compete with friends. Offers reminders, history, and streaks for motivation.

Highlights
  • Customizable goal rings
  • Auto-tracking from Apple Health
  • Session clusters for manual counters
  • Scheduled rings for specific days
  • Social sharing and challenges
  • Apple Watch support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Build activity rings for anything that matters—not just Move, Exercise, and Stand. Custom Rings turns fitness goals, habits, focus sessions, reading, hydration, and daily routines into rings you can see, close, and keep going. Track manually, auto-track from Apple Health, or log right from your widgets and Apple Watch. YOUR RINGS. YOUR RULES. Create up to five rings in each cluster, with your own name, unit, target, schedule, and color. Swipe between fitness, productivity, wellness, and any other setup you invent. AUTO-TRACK FROM APPLE HEALTH Connect rings to steps, active calories, exercise minutes, stand hours, walking distance, flights climbed, sleep, water, and time in daylight. Raw Health samples are processed on your device. IPHONE, WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH See nested rings on your Home Screen, put a ring on your Lock Screen, or use Quick Track to log progress without opening the app. View and update rings from Apple Watch and add progress to supported watch faces. HISTORY THAT CATCHES UP Health-linked rings can restore missed days when you return, so you do not have to open the app every day to preserve auto-tracked history. See streaks, milestone badges, calendar heat maps, and 7-day or 30-day charts. Export your history to CSV at any time. SESSION CLUSTERS Track counters that do not reset at midnight: workout sets, board-game life totals, card-game scores, or anything session-based. Choose starting values, go negative, reset all at once, and undo an accidental reset. BETTER WITH FRIENDS Sign in with Apple to add friends and share only the rings you choose. See daily progress, send nudges, and compete in 1-, 3-, 7-, 14-, or 30-day challenges. Recurring seasons keep friendly rivalries going. FREE • One cluster with up to five rings • Up to three friends • All auto-track types • Session clusters and scheduled rings • Reminders, widgets, Siri, and Watch complications PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Unlimited clusters • Unlimited friends • Challenges and recurring seasons • Nudges • Full history No subscription. No ads. Your rings, your goals, your pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RunIntensity

This app provides advanced running analytics, calculating training load with a multi-factor model that considers intensity, terrain, and environmental stress. It offers daily readiness scores and personalized workout plans to optimize training and recovery.

Highlights
  • Stress-Adjusted Miles (SAM) calculation
  • Daily readiness score
  • Readiness-first "Today" home screen
  • Training planner with periodization
  • Social features to train with friends
  • AI coaching options
  • Shoe mileage tracking
Features
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RunIntensity calculates your true training load using Stress-Adjusted Miles (SAM) — a 5-factor model that accounts for heart rate intensity, terrain, surface, cumulative fatigue, and environmental stress. Stop guessing how hard your runs really are. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most running apps track distance and pace. RunIntensity goes deeper. A hilly trail run in the heat stresses your body far more than an easy road jog — even at the same distance. SAM captures that difference so you train at the right load every day. KNOW WHAT TO DO TODAY The readiness-first "Today" home gives you one clear answer every morning: push or recover. Readiness score, today's planned workout, your weekly training budget, and a one-tap start — all at a glance. HOW IT WORKS RunIntensity reads your Apple Health data — runs, heart rate, HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and weight — and computes a daily readiness score and weekly SAM budget. No manual logging. No wearable lock-in. If your watch writes to Apple Health, RunIntensity can use it. FREE FEATURES - Stress-Adjusted Miles (SAM): the real cost of every run - Daily Readiness Score from HRV, sleep, resting HR, and recent load - Readiness-first "Today" home with weekly SAM goal and streaks - Home & Lock Screen widgets, plus Siri ("What's my readiness?") - Training planner with periodization (base, build, peak, taper, recovery) and race milestones - Personal Records and a Lifetime Bests trophy case - Body soreness tracker (36 regions) - Shoe mileage tracking with retirement alerts - Live Activity on the Dynamic Island during Apple Watch workouts - The science behind every calculation — no black boxes TRAIN WITH FRIENDS — FREE - Follow friends' readiness, SAM, and workouts - React and comment on the social Board - Weekly leaderboards and head-to-head challenges (SAM or miles) - Streaks and momentum badges COACH BRADY — YOUR AI COACH ($19.99/year, 7-day free trial) - Chat about your week, your goals, and how to train - Advice grounded in your own readiness, SAM, and history - Automatic weekly workout planning - Web coach dashboard from any browser COACH MODE ($39.99/year) Everything in Coach Brady, plus manage unlimited athletes and groups, assign periodized plans, and compare athletes side by side. PRIVACY FIRST Core calculations happen on your device. RunIntensity reads Apple Health but never writes to it. No ads. No third-party tracking SDKs. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Optional Apple Watch (watchOS 10+) for the Race Pace timer and Live Activity. Apple Health data from any GPS watch or phone workout. Subscriptions are auto-renewable yearly, charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zerodi.net/runintensity-privacy

Screenshots

Custom Rings3 screens
RunIntensity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Custom Rings at every 3 days against RunIntensity's fortnightly. RunIntensity's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Custom Rings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RunIntensity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RunIntensity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Rings ships an update every 3 days, RunIntensity fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Custom Rings versus RunIntensity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom RingsRunIntensity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChristopher DAdamoZero Di, LLC

Customer experience

Custom Rings

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RunIntensity

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Rings

One-time1
  • Custom Rings Pro$2.99
2 purchases

RunIntensity

Subscriptions2
  • Coach Brady — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Coach Mode — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Custom Rings free?
Custom Rings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunIntensity free?
RunIntensity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Custom Rings or RunIntensity?
RunIntensity is rated higher. Custom Rings averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while RunIntensity averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Custom Rings or RunIntensity have ads?
Neither Custom Rings nor RunIntensity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Rings or RunIntensity?
Custom Rings ships an update every 3 days, and RunIntensity fortnightly. Most recently, Custom Rings was updated on September 15, 2026 and RunIntensity on September 13, 2026.

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