BioState vs RunPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BioState
This app tracks intermittent fasting progress, visualizing biological insights based on elapsed time. It helps users understand their body's metabolic stages, from processing meals to cellular cleanup, with advanced iOS integrations for at-a-glance monitoring.
- Fasting timer with metabolic stage visualization
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
- Home Screen widgets
- Retroactive timer editing ('Time Machine')
- On-device data processing
- No account or data collection required
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Track Your Fast. Visualize Your Biology. BioState is more than a stopwatch—it’s a metabolic compass. While other apps just count down the minutes, BioState uses your fasting data to visualize exactly what is happening inside your body. Built for biohackers, intermittent fasters, and those seeking cellular health, BioState bridges the gap between effort and biological insight. THE FIVE METABOLIC STAGES Understand the science of your fast. BioState tracks your progression through five distinct biological phases based on your elapsed time: • Anabolic (0-4h): Your body processes your last meal. • Catabolic (4-16h): Transitioning from glucose to fat-burning. • Ketosis (16-24h): Fat-burning is fully initiated as primary fuel. • Autophagy (24-72h): Cellular "cleanup" and regeneration begins. • Deep Reset (72h+): Maximum immune system and hormonal reset. ENGINEERED FOR THE MODERN iPHONE Get the data you need without ever unlocking your phone. BioState utilizes the latest iOS technology to keep you informed: • Live Activities: See your active timer and current metabolic stage on your Lock Screen. • Dynamic Island: Monitor your progress at a glance while using other apps. • Home Screen Widgets: Beautifully designed widgets to keep your goals front-and-center. THE "TIME MACHINE" EDITOR Life happens. If you forgot to start your timer, our intuitive "Time Machine" feature allows you to retroactively edit your start time. Your history and metabolic data stay 100% accurate, no matter when you remembered to tap "Start." PRIVACY & SIMPLICITY Your health data is personal. • No accounts or logins required. • No tracking or personal data collection. • 100% On-Device: Your data never leaves your iPhone. UPGRADE TO BIOSTATE PRO Take your fasting journey further with Pro features: • Unlimited History: Look back at every fast you’ve ever completed. • Exclusive Widgets: Access premium widget styles for your Home Screen. • Support Independent Devs: Help us continue building the most transparent fasting tool on the App Store.
RunPal
This app uses AI coaching and friend accountability to help you build a consistent running habit. Receive real-time voice messages and haptic feedback from friends during your runs, and track your progress with GPS.
- AI-powered coaching and nudges
- Friend accountability and peer support
- Real-time run tracking with GPS
- Haptic cheers and voice message encouragement
- Community feed for inspiration
- Goal setting and progress tracking
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A run hits different when your people are there. RunPal is the live run tracker built for runners and the friends who show up for them. Go live, bring your crew into the moment, and let them follow every mile as it happens. GO LIVE. BRING YOUR FRIENDS. Start a solo or group run and share a private live view. Friends can follow your route, pace, distance, and time in real time, see what you’re listening to, and stay with you from start to finish. FEEL THE HYPE MID-RUN Comments, tap cheers, and short voice messages come in while you move. Hear encouragement through your headphones, feel a haptic cheer in your pocket, and keep running without breaking stride. WATCH THE RUN UNFOLD Open a friend’s live run to see the route and key stats update on the map. Follow the hard miles, react in the moment, and know exactly when your support can make a difference. RUN TOGETHER FROM ANYWHERE Start a group run with friends in different places. Everyone runs their own route while the crew shares the energy, encouragement, and finish. YOUR WHOLE RUN, REVEALED When the run ends, dig into the story behind it. Explore pace, splits, elevation, heart rate, best efforts, and mile-by-mile analysis—all tied to the same run. SHARE THE FINISH Turn a completed solo or group run into a post-ready card with your map, stats, cheers, and voice moments. Share the run you actually experienced, not just a final number. MORE WAYS TO KEEP MOVING • Accurate GPS tracking for route, pace, distance, and time • Live solo and group runs with the people you choose • Community events for meetups, social runs, and training sessions • A friends feed for finding live and completed runs • Goals, gentle nudges, and smart reminders for consistency • Privacy-first controls for who can see each run Whether you’re chasing a first mile, a faster 5K, or a marathon finish, RunPal makes every run easier to show up for—and more fun to share. Go live. Bring your crew. Run together. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RunPal at free against BioState's freemium. RunPal also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 2). BioState's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. BioState sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RunPal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BioState against 5.0 for RunPal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunPal has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | BioState | RunPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xavier toefield | Abraham Mangona |
Customer experience
BioState
RunPal
In-app purchases
BioState
- Lifetime Pro$9.99
RunPal
- Monthly Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Yearly Premium1 Month trial$99.991 Year









