Comparison

Run Window vs RunIntensity

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

Head to head
About

Run Window

This app helps outdoor runners find the optimal time to run based on personalized weather preferences. It scans forecasts to identify ideal windows for your runs, considering temperature, humidity, and precipitation.

Highlights
  • Personalized weather preference matching
  • Hourly forecast scanning
  • 16-day hourly forecast display
  • Weather watch for planned runs
  • Run feedback for improved accuracy
  • Weekly planning and scheduling
Features
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You already know you want to run today. The only question is when. Run Window is the running weather app that gives you one answer. Tell us what conditions you actually like — cold mornings, humid afternoons, a little rain — and we'll scan the hourly forecast for the best time to run today. Your best running window shows up the moment you open the app. No guessing. No cross-referencing three weather apps. Just: here's your hour, go. Try Run Window free for 7 days — no credit card required. After your trial, plans start at $5.99/month. WHO IT'S FOR Runners who run outside. Marathon training, easy days, race-week tapers, the half-marathon block you can't skip. If your schedule has a 2–4 hour window most days, Run Window finds the hour inside it where conditions line up — temperature, humidity, wind, dew point, AQI, all of it. HOW IT WORKS We start with four quick scenarios: would you head out in 35° wind? 88° humidity? Steady rain? Then you tell us when you usually run. Your answers build a comfort profile that scores every hour of the forecast against what you actually enjoy. The result is a window — a specific block of time where conditions line up for you. Not some generic "good running weather" label. Your window, based on your preferences. WHAT YOU GET • Your best windows — open the app, swipe through them, plan one to the quarter hour • 16 days of hourly forecasts — scored and ranked to your comfort zone • Today's verdict each morning — a notification with your window before you head out • Weather watch — we track conditions for your planned runs and tell you if anything shifts • Learns from your runs — tell us how it felt, and your windows get sharper • Plan your week — see ten days at a glance, mark rest days, build your schedule around the weather • Backup windows — not just the best hour, but your second and third options too BUILT FOR RUNNERS WHO RUN OUTSIDE We know you're going regardless. Run Window just helps you pick the hour where it'll feel the best. And when conditions are genuinely rough, we'll say so — no sugarcoating. We watch the running weather forecast. You go run. Terms of Use: https://runwindow.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://runwindow.com/privacy

About

RunIntensity

This app provides advanced running analytics, calculating training load with a multi-factor model that considers intensity, terrain, and environmental stress. It offers daily readiness scores and personalized workout plans to optimize training and recovery.

Highlights
  • Stress-Adjusted Miles (SAM) calculation
  • Daily readiness score
  • Readiness-first "Today" home screen
  • Training planner with periodization
  • Social features to train with friends
  • AI coaching options
  • Shoe mileage tracking
Features
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Your 40 miles this week hit like 55. RunIntensity is the running app that knows the difference. Distance and pace don't tell you how hard a week really was. A hilly run in the heat or a tempo on tired legs costs more than the mileage suggests. RunIntensity scores every run in Stress-Adjusted Miles (SAM), a five-factor training load model built from heart rate, terrain, surface, cumulative fatigue and conditions. Your weekly mileage becomes a weekly training load you can plan around. TWO NUMBERS, ONE ANSWER EVERY MORNING RunIntensity reads what your watch already writes to Apple Health and scores two things separately, 0–100: • Recovery — heart, nervous system and sleep. HRV, sleep and resting heart rate against your own baseline. Snaps back overnight. • Freshness — muscles, tendons and joints. How much of your recent training your legs have absorbed. Drops with a hard session, climbs back over hours or days. Then one call: Ready, Steady or Recover. Ready only when both are high; Steady when one system is still catching up; Recover when rest is the workout. Recovered isn't the same as healed — this is the app that knows when you're overdoing it. KNOW WHAT TO DO TODAY Your verdict, today's workout, your weekly training load budget and a one-tap start. Widgets, Siri ("What's my readiness?") and Control Center keep it one glance away. FREE FOR EVERY RUNNER • Stress-Adjusted Miles — the real cost of every run • Recovery, Freshness and a daily Ready / Steady / Recover verdict • Weekly SAM budget with mid-week pacing tips • 26-week training load charts • Training planner with periodized phases and race milestones • Personal records and trophies • Shoe mileage tracking • Body soreness tracker — spot patterns before you overdo it • The peer-reviewed research behind every number WORKS WITH ANY WATCH Apple Watch, Garmin, COROS, Polar and more — any run that syncs to Apple Health flows in automatically, duplicates merged. No manual logging. APPLE WATCH APP • Workouts from your wrist with live heart rate, pace and distance • Race Pace interval timer with custom segments and repeats • Complications and Watch widgets with Recovery, Freshness and today's verdict • Live Activity on the Dynamic Island during workouts FRIENDS & THE BOARD — FREE See how your friends are training: readiness, training load, workouts, reactions, weekly leaderboards, head-to-head challenges and streaks. COACH BRADY — YOUR AI RUNNING COACH ($19.99/year, 7-day free trial) An AI running coach that has actually read your training. Every answer is grounded in your readiness, training load and workout history. Coach Brady plans workouts onto your calendar, sends weekly reviews and tracks your goals. Includes the web coach dashboard. COACH MODE — FOR COACHES ($39.99/year) Everything in Coach Brady plus unlimited athletes and groups, side-by-side readiness and load comparisons, assigned plans and push notifications when athletes sync. Coach Brady and Coach Mode require Sign in with Apple and an auto-renewable subscription. PRIVACY FIRST Core calculations happen on your device. RunIntensity reads Apple Health but never writes to it, and syncs only what you choose to share. No ads. No analytics SDKs. No tracking. A training tool, not a medical device. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17.0 or later; watchOS 10.0 or later for the Watch app (optional). Sign in with Apple for Friends, Coach Brady and Coach Mode. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Coach Brady and Coach Mode are auto-renewable yearly subscriptions charged to your Apple ID at confirmation and renewed automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zerodi.net/runintensity-privacy

Screenshots

Run Window4 screens
RunIntensity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Run Window at 15.0 against RunIntensity's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Run Window sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and RunIntensity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Run Window against 5.0 for RunIntensity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Run Window versus RunIntensity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun WindowRunIntensity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick HayesZero Di, LLC

Customer experience

Run Window

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RunIntensity

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Run Window

Subscriptions2
  • Run Window$5.991 Month
  • Run Window$29.991 Year
2 purchases

RunIntensity

Subscriptions2
  • Coach Brady — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Coach Mode — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Run Window free?
Run Window is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunIntensity free?
RunIntensity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Run Window or RunIntensity?
Run Window and RunIntensity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Run Window or RunIntensity have ads?
Neither Run Window nor RunIntensity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Window or RunIntensity?
Run Window ships an update every 2 weeks, and RunIntensity every 2 weeks. Most recently, Run Window was updated on October 24, 2026 and RunIntensity on October 24, 2026.

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