Comparison

nofu vs StartRunning

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

Head to head
About

nofu

Features
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Break the habit. The app that helps you quit smoking for good. Your last cigarette is closer than you think. nofu stands by your side with a human, judgment-free approach and clear insights to help you track your real progress, day by day. Turn every smoke-free day into a measurable, motivating win. What's inside: Real-time tracker for smoke-free days, money saved, and cigarettes avoided Daily missions to help you build healthy new habits Guilt-free relapse tracking to understand your triggers and keep moving forward A supportive, real-life community Guided courses and meditations to manage cravings and anxiety Clear statistics and achievable milestones PRO: Unlock advanced features, premium content, AI-powered tools, and deeper progress tracking to accelerate your journey. Privacy Policy: https://nofu.app/terms-and-privacy?section=privacy Terms of Use: https://nofu.app/terms-and-privacy?section=terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StartRunning

Features
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From the couch to thirty minutes of continuous running in nine weeks. No experience needed, no gear, and no prior idea of what "interval training" means. StartRunning takes you through 27 workouts, three a week. Each one opens with five minutes of brisk walking and ends with five minutes of cooling down. In between, running and walking alternate β€” at first one minute of running, ninety seconds of walking. By week nine you run for half an hour without stopping. WHAT GUIDES YOU β€’ Spoken coaching tells you when to run and when to walk. You never have to look at your phone. β€’ Tones and vibration for every change β€” even with music in your ears and the phone in your pocket. β€’ A screen you can read in one second: one huge number, two buttons, nothing else. β€’ GPS records your route and works out distance, pace and kilometre splits. β€’ Your history shows every run with its map; the progress grid shows the whole plan at a glance. THREE LEVELS OF COACHING Voice and tones, vibration only, or nothing at all. Switchable mid-run β€” for the day you run with someone and still want to feel the interval change. YOU SET THE PACE All 27 workouts can be started and repeated at any time. Nothing is locked, nothing pushes you. If a week feels too fast, run it again. If you end a workout early, the time you ran still counts β€” only the plan doesn't move on. CUSTOM WORKOUTS You set total duration, run interval and walk break; the app works out the rest. For after the plan, or for the day you have something else in mind. WHAT THIS APP DOES NOT DO No ads. No subscription. No sign-up. No account. No tracking, no analytics, nothing shared with anyone. Your data stays on your device. What you export, you export yourself β€” as a backup file or as GPX. If you want, the app writes your workouts to Apple Health; that is off by default. Training and all your data work completely offline. Only the map view loads tiles from the network. ACCESSIBILITY Every interval type is signalled by word, icon, colour and vibration pattern β€” never by colour alone. The app holds up at triple system text size and respects the reduce-motion setting. WHAT IT COSTS The first 9 workouts are free β€” about three weeks of training, with everything included. After that you unlock everything once: all three plans, custom workouts, for good. No subscription, no follow-up costs. Your history stays open either way, unlocked or not.

Screenshots

nofu4 screens
StartRunning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StartRunning at fortnightly against nofu's every 5 weeks. StartRunning also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. nofu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and StartRunning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nofu ships an update every 5 weeks, StartRunning fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
nofu versus StartRunning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternofuStartRunning
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size111 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDiego GomezPatrick Engels-Kolodziej

In-app purchases

3 purchases

nofu

Subscriptions3
  • Nofu pro (1 mes)$9.991 Month
  • Nofu pro 50% (12 meses)$17.991 Year
  • Nofu pro (12 meses)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

StartRunning

One-time1
  • StartRunning Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is nofu free?
nofu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StartRunning free?
StartRunning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do nofu or StartRunning have ads?
Neither nofu nor StartRunning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nofu or StartRunning?
nofu ships an update every 5 weeks, and StartRunning fortnightly. Most recently, nofu was updated on October 25, 2026 and StartRunning on October 25, 2026.

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