Comparison

Runbo vs Traksta

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

Head to head
About

Runbo

This app analyzes your health data to provide personalized daily running workout suggestions. It helps you understand your training readiness, load, and energy levels to optimize your performance and recovery.

Highlights
  • Daily suggested workouts
  • Training readiness scores
  • Structured Apple Watch workouts
  • Sleep and recovery tracking
  • Performance insights (VO₂ max, heart rate zones)
  • Energy level and stress monitoring
Features
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Know what run to do today and why. Runbo turns your Apple Health training, sleep, recovery, and vitals into clear daily guidance and a structured workout for Apple Watch. Built for self-coached runners, Runbo helps you decide when to push, when to keep it easy, and when to recover. Your guidance adapts as new workouts and health data arrive, so you can train with purpose without being locked into a rigid plan. TRAIN SMARTER EVERY DAY - Daily Suggested Workouts: Get a session matched to your recent training and recovery, from easy aerobic runs to tempo, threshold, and interval workouts. - Training Readiness: See whether your body is ready for intensity or would benefit from recovery, with a clear breakdown of the factors behind your score. - Training Load & Load Focus: Compare recent load with your longer-term baseline and balance low aerobic, high aerobic, and anaerobic work. - Structured Apple Watch Workouts: Send sessions to Apple’s Workout app with duration, pace or heart-rate targets, intervals, and step-by-step guidance. - Energy Level & Live Stress: Follow how sleep, daily activity, workouts, and stress affect your energy throughout the day. - Sleep & Recovery: Review Sleep Need, sleep stages, trends, HRV, and other available vitals in one training-focused view. - Performance Insights: Track VO₂ max, heart-rate zones, race forecasts, and Fitness Age. - Runbo on Apple Watch: View today’s workout, Readiness, Load Focus, Energy Level, and Stress on your wrist, even when your iPhone is not nearby. Add Energy Level complications to your watch face for an at-a-glance update. BUILT AROUND APPLE HEALTH Already use a Garmin watch, WHOOP, or Oura Ring? Runbo can use supported workout and health data their companion apps sync to Apple Health. There is no direct device connection, and available metrics and insight detail vary by source. Apple Watch provides the most complete experience and is required for Runbo’s watch features and Workout app export. Runbo analyzes your health data on your devices, needs no account and never sells your health data. Optional cloud features, such as Online AI and Connected Assistants, never receive raw Health samples. UNLOCK RUNBO PRO Full daily workout suggestions, personalized durations, and advanced training focus guidance. Pro also includes Connected Assistants, which lets Claude, Grok and other MCP assistants read the training summaries you approve. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Runbo Pro for life. Every option includes the same Pro features, including interactive Ask Coach on compatible devices. Already own lifetime Pro? You keep lifetime access, including Ask Coach on compatible devices, with no new purchase. Ask Coach requires Runbo Pro and either Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone or Online AI with your consent and an internet connection. Online usage limits apply. Readiness scores, explanations, and short AI readiness summaries remain free. AI summaries require compatible Apple Intelligence hardware and availability; interactive chat requires Pro. Stop guessing about your next run. Download Runbo and turn the data you already have into training you can act on. Runbo provides fitness guidance and is not a medical device or a substitute for medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runbo.app/privacy

About

Traksta

Features
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Traksta turns your neighborhood into a loop you’ll actually want to run. Generate a route from where you are, lock in the distance you want, and follow glowing on-map guidance with turn-by-turn voice — even when your phone is locked. Save your favorite loops, keep a streak going, and see how you stack up against friends. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate loop routes near you for run, walk, or ride • Pick a target distance and get a route that brings you back home • Follow live turn-by-turn guidance with voice prompts • Track distance, pace, time, and your path on the map • Build daily streaks and check in on the leaderboard • Add friends, share routes, and join group runs • Save favourite routes and revisit them anytime • Sync workouts and route data with Apple Health TRAKSTA PRO Go further with Pro: • Routes up to 20 km • Unlimited route generations • Scenic, Flat, and Quiet route styles • Unlimited saved favourites Free plan includes weekly route generations and loops up to 5 km so you can try the full flow before upgrading. Whether you’re training for consistency, exploring new paths, or competing with friends, Traksta keeps every loop simple: generate, go, finish strong. Questions? Reach us at support@traksta.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://traksta.base44.app/privacy

Screenshots

Runbo4 screens
Traksta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Runbo at none against Traksta's shown. Traksta's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. Runbo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Traksta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runbo ships an update every 8 days, Traksta every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Runbo versus Traksta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunboTraksta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei PervychineCHUKWUEBUKA HAMILTON UCHEGBULEM

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Runbo

Subscriptions2
  • Runbo Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Runbo Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Runbo Pro$39.99
2 purchases

Traksta

Subscriptions2
  • traksta monthly sub$7.991 Month
  • traksta yearly sub7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Runbo free?
Runbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Traksta free?
Traksta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Runbo or Traksta have ads?
Traksta shows ads; Runbo does not.
Which is updated more often, Runbo or Traksta?
Runbo ships an update every 8 days, and Traksta every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runbo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Traksta on November 5, 2026.

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