Runbo vs Runplanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runbo
Get personalized daily running workout suggestions directly on your Apple Watch. This app analyzes your training history and recovery to create the ideal run for you, helping you train smarter without rigid plans.
- Daily suggested workouts
- Advanced load focus analysis
- Native Apple Watch integration
- Smart pace estimation
- Calibrated heart rate zones
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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. Your health data is processed locally on your devices. Runbo has no account or external server, and your health data is never sold. UNLOCK RUNBO PRO Get full daily workout suggestions, personalized durations, and advanced focus guidance with one purchase. No subscription and no recurring charges. 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.
Runplanner
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Most running route planners draw a straight line between two points and call it a route. Runplanner snaps to real roads, footpaths and cycleways, so what you plan is what you actually run. Tap waypoints on the map and Runplanner builds a route along the streets and trails that are really there. You see your true distance, a proper elevation profile and a breakdown of the surfaces you'll be running on, before you leave the house. No account, no ads. TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTION Runplanner detects traffic lights along your route and shows them on the map. Know exactly where your natural pause points are, which is useful for intervals, tempo runs, or planning a route where you won't be stuck waiting at every crossing. ROUNDTRIP GENERATOR Tell Runplanner how far you want to run and it builds a loop back to your starting point. Ideal for training days when you want a distance, not a destination. RUNNER-FIRST ROUTING Footpaths and cycleways take priority over busy car roads. Surface awareness tells you whether you're heading onto tarmac, gravel or trail. No surprises. TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION Start your run and follow along live: street names, turn directions and an alert the moment you go off-route. SCHEDULE YOUR RUNS Plan future runs in the built-in calendar and get a notification on the day. Route planner and training calendar in one. WORKOUT PLANS Build structured sessions directly on your route, from warm-up through intervals to cool-down, with custom pace zones for each segment. WEATHER CHECK See the forecast before you head out. Know whether to bring a jacket before you've laced up. ROUTE METRICS Distance, estimated duration, pace, elevation and road type breakdown update in real time while you plan. GPX IMPORT AND EXPORT Export any route as a GPX file for your running watch or training platform. Import existing GPX files with one tap. SHARE ROUTES Share routes with friends via QR code or link. They scan, you both run the same route. GEAR TRACKING Log which shoes you ran in and track mileage per pair, so you know when it's time to replace them. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No ads. Your routes and activities are stored locally on your device with AES-256 encryption. We don't track you, sell your data or push you toward a premium tier. Built by a runner, for runners. runplannerapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runplanner at none against Runbo's 1. Runplanner also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Runbo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Runplanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Runbo | Runplanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Pervychine | Lesley Natrop |
In-app purchases
Runbo
- Runbo Pro$8.99
Runplanner
No in-app purchases








