Comparison

Run Tracker vs Piton Climbing

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

Head to head
About

Run Tracker

This app helps runners understand their training by analyzing data like training load, heart rate zones, and progress. It provides clear insights and warnings to prevent overtraining and ensure effective workouts.

Highlights
  • Training load analysis
  • Heart rate zone tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • VO2 max trends
  • Automatic route matching
  • Personal records
Features
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Kiiro – Understand Your Training Not sure if you're training too hard — or not hard enough? Most apps show you data. Kiiro explains what it means. Whether you're building toward a goal or just trying to stay consistent without getting injured, Kiiro tracks your training load, zones, and progress — and tells you what to do about it. AM I TRAINING TOO HARD? See your training load build over time — recent effort vs. long-term fitness. Know when to push and when to rest. No sports science degree required. ‣ Acute vs. chronic training load ‣ Weekly and monthly trends ‣ Clear warnings before you overdo it AM I ACTUALLY IMPROVING? Compare every run on the same route. See your progress in pace, heart rate, and effort — proof that your training is working. ‣ Automatic route matching ‣ Personal records highlighted ‣ Visual charts show trends over time AM I IN THE RIGHT ZONES? Easy runs should be easy. Hard runs should be hard. Kiiro shows exactly how much time you spend in each zone — and whether it matches your goals. ‣ Aerobic vs. anaerobic breakdown ‣ Zone trends over weeks and months ‣ Spot polarized training gaps METRICS THAT MATTER VO2 max trends, resting heart rate, HRV, cadence, ground contact time, detailed splits and maps. GOALS & HISTORY Set targets. Track streaks. Review your full training history with trends and summaries. Syncs automatically with Apple Watch through HealthKit. No manual uploads. No extra hardware. For runners who want to understand their training — not just track it.

About

Piton Climbing

Features
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Piton is a climbing tracker for Apple Watch and iPhone. It answers two questions: how is my training going, and am I getting closer to sending the things I care about? Capture Start a session on the watch and climb. The altimeter, motion, and heart rate do the logging. Forgot the watch? The phone can capture a session on its own. Heights come from the barometer, and pressure moves with HVAC, doors, or a storm rolling in, so vert is close, not foot for foot. Falls count Most trackers zero out a failed attempt. Piton records the height you actually reached, because on a project the high point on attempt seven is the data that matters. A transparent detector When auto-detect marks a lap you can see why, replay the raw sensor trace, and tune the thresholds per gym. Two gyms never behave the same, and the detector should not pretend they do. One screen Today, Week, Month, Lifetime. Each window answers a different question about your training arc. No feed, no leaderboards, no streaks. Harness or wrist Harness mount with a chest strap, or wrist with optical heart rate. Pick per session. Bouldering too V-grades, sends, attempts, hardest send. Rope and boulder sessions sit side by side. AI that stays on the device Coach's Notes and Ask Piton run on Apple Intelligence, on the phone. No account, no API key, no server. The voice is observational: it tells you what happened, never what to do next session. Requires a device with Apple Intelligence; everything else works without it. Private by default No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Your data stays on your devices. Privacy policy: fieldnotes.cc/piton/privacy Climbing is dangerous. Piton is a logging tool, not a coach and not a safety system. The first screen of the app says exactly that.

Screenshots

Run Tracker4 screens
Piton Climbing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Piton Climbing at every 2 days against Run Tracker's fortnightly. Run Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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

Run Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Piton Climbing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Run Tracker versus Piton Climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun TrackerPiton Climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerendurance101 OÜJEFFREY PHILIP SCHWERDTFEGER

In-app purchases

None

Run Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Piton Climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run Tracker free?
Run Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piton Climbing free?
Piton Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run Tracker or Piton Climbing have ads?
Neither Run Tracker nor Piton Climbing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Tracker or Piton Climbing?
Run Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Piton Climbing every 2 days. Most recently, Run Tracker was updated on August 25, 2026 and Piton Climbing on September 18, 2026.

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