RunBuilder vs My_Runs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunBuilder
Create custom running workouts with detailed control over distance, time, and pace. Map out your running routes with precision, and track your progress with GPS and heart rate data. Sync your runs to Apple Health and other platforms.
- Custom workout builder
- Plain English workout input
- FIT file import
- Screenshot workout import
- Interactive course mapping
- GPS and heart rate tracking
- Apple Health integration
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RunBuilder turns the workout in your head — or the one buried in your coach's email — into a structured session you can actually run. Build it on iPhone or iPad, run it outdoors, on a treadmill, or from Apple Watch, then see how it landed. BUILD IT YOUR WAY • Step by step, with control over distance, time, pace, and recovery • Type or dictate it in plain English: "2 mile warmup, 6x800 at 5K pace with 400 jog, 2 mile cooldown" • Import a FIT workout file • Screenshot a workout and let RunBuilder read it • Start from a built-in template • Paste anything from the clipboard MAP YOUR COURSES • Tap out a route and watch it snap to real roads and paths • Import a GPX file from a recorded run or another app • Switch to straight lines for tracks and trails • Distance and elevation gain update as you build • Mile or kilometer markers appear right on the map • Search for a starting point anywhere in the world • Retrace to start, or route back, for an easy out-and-back or loop • Undo and redo any point • Save courses by name, then duplicate one to build a variation • Check the elevation profile before you head out • Run a course on iPhone or Apple Watch with your route and live position on screen RUN IT • Outdoor runs with GPS, pace, distance, and heart rate • Structured workouts on Apple Watch from your synced library • Treadmill runs with automatic speed and incline control on compatible Wahoo FTMS treadmills (Pro) • Spoken step announcements and periodic audio updates • Music controls without leaving the run screen • Runs save to Apple Health, route included REVIEW IT • History keeps the runs you finish in RunBuilder • See the prescribed goal next to what you actually ran, including repeats • Mile or kilometer splits with pace and heart rate • Scrubbable pace and heart-rate charts • A map colored by pace, with start and finish marked • Hide warm up, rest, and cool down when you want just the work • Share a PDF or text summary with a coach • Export the completed activity as a FIT file • Mark the run Easy, Steady, or Hard next to your notes CONNECT YOUR GEAR • Bluetooth heart rate monitors • Foot pods and running power meters, including Stryd • Engo smart glasses, with your key metrics in view SEND IT ANYWHERE • Garmin Connect • Wahoo • Apple Watch — run it in the RunBuilder Watch app, or schedule it into the built-in Workout app • Export a workout FIT file, a completed-activity FIT file, or a printable PDF BUILT FOR IPHONE, IPAD, AND APPLE WATCH Large, readable run screens meant to be glanced at mid-stride, whether the phone is in your hand, the iPad is propped on a treadmill, or the workout is on your wrist. Workouts, settings, courses, and history sync across your devices with iCloud. Your Watch library updates automatically from iPhone. Widgets put today's session on your Home Screen, and Siri and Shortcuts can create or start one hands-free. RUNBUILDER PRO Building workouts, mapping courses, running them outdoors on iPhone, reviewing History, and saving to Apple Health are all free. No account required. RunBuilder Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks: • Sending workouts to Garmin Connect and Wahoo • Starting workouts and courses from Apple Watch • Scheduling workouts to the built-in Apple Watch Workout app • Treadmill control, setting speed and incline for you as the workout runs • Engo smart glasses support • Race Plan, which builds a session around your target race and finish time • Nested repeats, for complex interval structures Note: Course elevation comes from a terrain model and is approximate, especially among tall buildings.
My_Runs
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A personal iOS running tracker — imports Nike Run Club TCX files and Apple Health workouts, syncs to iCloud, and turns your history into a beautiful dashboard. SwiftUI + SwiftData + HealthKit, zero dependencies. Now imports also from Strava (via API and app connect), Runkeeper and Garmin connect through .gpx and .fit files. Run management Bulk TCX import — drop in hundreds of Nike Run Club exports in one go Apple Health import — pull running workouts (with GPS routes) from Apple Watch and the Fitness app Apple Health export — push your imported TCX runs back into Health as proper workouts Per-run data source badges so you always know where a run came from Insights Dashboard — total distance, total time, calories, country count, monthly/yearly distance chart, 30-day pace trend, distance distribution, day-of-week breakdown, GitHub-style activity heatmap Records — best half marathon, best marathon, best splits for 1K/5K/10K/15K/21.1K/42.2K computed across every run, plus longest run, longest duration, most elevation, fastest pace, most calories Run detail — interactive map with pace-colored polylines, scrubbable timeline, synced charts for pace, elevation, heart rate (from Health if needed), and speed, plus per-km splits with relative pace bars Personalization Configurable units — km/miles, km/h or mph, min/km or min/mi, meters or feet Reverse geocoding — city and country attached to every run, with flag emoji Light haptics throughout Data and privacy CloudKit sync — runs, laps, and trackpoint blobs sync to your private iCloud database; new devices restore automatically On-device only — no third-party servers, analytics, or trackers Delete all data — one-tap data wipe in Settings, including iCloud Privacy Manifest included (iOS 17+ requirement)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My_Runs at none against RunBuilder's 1. My_Runs also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). RunBuilder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. RunBuilder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My_Runs asks for nothing beyond the download.
RunBuilder ships an update monthly, My_Runs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunBuilder | My_Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LandWare, LLC | Maxime Leclercq |
In-app purchases
RunBuilder
- RunBuilder Pro$14.99
My_Runs
No in-app purchases







