Comparison

Run Tracker vs BarbellBeat

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 allows users to compare running workouts side-by-side, tracking performance over various time intervals. Visualize progress in pace, distance, and heart rate with interactive charts and key metrics.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side workout comparison
  • Flexible time interval analysis
  • At-a-glance key metrics
  • Interactive progress charts
  • Pace, distance, and heart rate tracking
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Compare Runs helps you quickly and clearly compare running workouts and track your performance over weeks, months, or years. Choose different time intervals, view individual runs side by side, and see your progress at a glance, for example with improvements in pace, distance, or heart rate. Key features - Direct workout comparison: Side-by-side comparison of individual runs and averages. - Flexible time intervals: Analyze freely selectable periods (weeks, months, years) to observe long-term trends. - At-a-glance metrics: Pace, distance, duration, heart rate, and other key stats. - Interactive visualizations: Charts for examining splits and time intervals.

About

BarbellBeat

Features
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There's one question I kept coming back to during my workouts. Why does everyone rest for the same amount of time? Some people recover fully in 60 seconds. For others, their heart rate is still elevated after 90. Yet most training still runs on a fixed timer. So I made this. BarbellBeat uses your Apple Watch to track how your heart rate recovers between sets, and tells you when you're ready for the next one. - Real-time heart rate recovery tracking - Haptic alert the moment you've recovered - Every workout and rest interval saved automatically Train by recovery, not by the timer.

Screenshots

Run Tracker4 screens
BarbellBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BarbellBeat at every 4 days against Run Tracker's every 2 weeks. BarbellBeat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 every 2 weeks, BarbellBeat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Run Tracker versus BarbellBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun TrackerBarbellBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBENJAMIN WAIBELTayon Kim

In-app purchases

None

Run Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

BarbellBeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run Tracker free?
Run Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarbellBeat free?
BarbellBeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run Tracker or BarbellBeat have ads?
Neither Run Tracker nor BarbellBeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Tracker or BarbellBeat?
Run Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and BarbellBeat every 4 days. Most recently, Run Tracker was updated on October 7, 2026 and BarbellBeat on October 5, 2026.

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