Comparison

RunBuilder vs My_Runs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom workout builder
  • Plain English workout input
  • FIT file import
  • Screenshot workout import
  • Interactive course mapping
  • GPS and heart rate tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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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 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 NEW: MAP YOUR COURSES • Tap out a route and watch it snap to real roads and paths • 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 with your route and your position live on screen RUN IT • Outdoor runs with GPS, pace, distance, and heart rate • Treadmill runs with automatic speed and incline control on compatible Wahoo FTMS treadmills • Spoken step announcements and periodic audio updates • Music controls without leaving the run screen • Runs save to Apple Health, route included 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, scheduled straight into the built-in Workout app • Export a FIT file, or a printable PDF BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Large, readable run screens meant to be glanced at mid-stride, whether the phone is in your hand or the iPad is propped on a treadmill. Workouts, settings, and courses sync across your devices with iCloud. 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, 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 • Scheduling workouts to Apple Watch • Engo smart glasses support • Race Goal, which builds a session around your target race and finish time • Nested repeats, for complex interval structures Note: RunBuilder schedules workouts to the built-in Workout app on Apple Watch; there is no separate watch app to install. Course elevation comes from a terrain model and is approximate, especially among tall buildings.

About

My_Runs

Features
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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)

Screenshots

RunBuilder4 screens
My_Runs4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 every 6 weeks). RunBuilder's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RunBuilder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My_Runs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunBuilder ships an update every 6 weeks, My_Runs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RunBuilder versus My_Runs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunBuilderMy_Runs
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandWare, LLCMaxime Leclercq

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RunBuilder

One-time1
  • RunBuilder Pro$14.99
None

My_Runs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RunBuilder free?
RunBuilder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My_Runs free?
My_Runs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RunBuilder or My_Runs have ads?
Neither RunBuilder nor My_Runs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunBuilder or My_Runs?
RunBuilder ships an update every 6 weeks, and My_Runs every 3 days. Most recently, RunBuilder was updated on September 24, 2026 and My_Runs on September 17, 2026.

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