Comparison

Relay vs Run Visuals

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

Head to head
About

Relay

Transform your running activities into visually appealing stories. This app uses your Strava data to create custom overlays for photos and videos, allowing you to share your achievements with unique designs and graphics.

Highlights
  • Turn runs into art
  • 80+ customizable stickers
  • Design custom overlays
  • Strava activity integration
  • Works with photos and videos
  • Direct export to Instagram Stories
Features
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Turn your Strava activities into shareable run photos and videos. Add your pace, distance and route, then make the design your own. YOUR RUNS, YOUR STYLE Choose from 80+ stickers — distance, pace, time, heart rate graphs, route maps, elevation profiles, interval breakdowns, and more. Drag, resize, and rotate to create the perfect composition. CUSTOM OVERLAYS Design your own overlays with your running club logo or personal brand. Share with friends so they can use it on their runs too. STRAVA INTEGRATION Relay pulls your latest activities directly from Strava — distance, pace, heart rate, route, elevation, and splits are all ready to go. BUILT FOR RUNNERS - Works with photos and videos - Single and split-canvas layouts - Multiple font and color options per sticker - Metric and imperial units - Export and share directly to Instagram Stories. Download Relay and make every run worth sharing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Run Visuals

Features
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Run Visuals transforms your data into beautiful, shareable visual cards, stickers, and videos. Import your activities from Garmin, Strava, or Apple Health, then choose from a collection of uniquely designed templates to showcase your achievements. CARDS Choose from over a dozen card templates to display your stats in style. From retro game screens to magazine covers, grunge frames to minimalist layouts — each card turns your distance, pace, speed, time, and route into something worth sharing. Add your own photos as backgrounds to make every card personal. STICKERS Pick from 25+ metric stickers designed to overlay on your photos. Show off your distance, pace, speed, splits, elevation, heart rate, and route map in styles ranging from diamond badges to knockout text, art deco shapes to circular stamps. Customize colors to match your aesthetic. VIDEOS Bring your runs to life with animated 9:16 videos made for Instagram Stories, Reels, and TikTok. Watch your route draw itself across a map, your distance count up, your pace tick through every mile, and your splits and elevation animate to a finish. Multiple templates with different layouts and fonts — pick a vibe, set a color, and export an MP4 ready to share. FEATURES - Import activities from Garmin Connect, Strava, or Apple Health - Supports running, walking, hiking, and cycling - 14 card design templates across multiple categories - 32 sticker designs with customizable colors - Animated video templates exported as 9:16 MP4 for Stories and Reels - GPS route map visualization on cards, stickers, and videos - Live counting animations for distance, time, pace, and elevation - Background photo support from camera or photo library - Download or share directly to social media - Supports miles and kilometers - Split and lap visualizations - Elevation, heart rate, and calorie tracking display - Localized in 17 languages CONNECT YOUR DATA Link your Garmin or Strava account to automatically pull in your activity data including distance, pace, speed, time, splits, elevation gain, heart rate, GPS route, and more. Connect Apple Health on iOS for quick access to your workouts. Or enter your data manually. SHARE YOUR RUNS Download your cards and stickers as images and your videos as MP4s, then share them to Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, posts, texts, or anywhere you want to show off your miles.

Screenshots

Relay3 screens
Run Visuals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Visuals at none against Relay's 6. Run Visuals also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Relay sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Run Visuals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Relay versus Run Visuals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelayRun Visuals
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkillDeck Labs Pte LtdFinish Line Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Relay

Subscriptions5
  • Relay Pro | Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Relay Pro | Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Relay Pro | Onboarding Discount$19.991 Year
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  • English$29.991 Year
  • Relay Pro | Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Run Visuals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Relay free?
Relay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Visuals free?
Run Visuals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Relay or Run Visuals have ads?
Relay shows ads; Run Visuals does not.
Which is updated more often, Relay or Run Visuals?
Relay ships an update every 9 days, and Run Visuals every 9 days. Most recently, Relay was updated on October 25, 2026 and Run Visuals on October 5, 2026.

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