RunRoutes vs Running Route Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunRoutes
Effortlessly plan and follow running, jogging, or walking loops starting from your exact location. Get guided turn-by-turn alerts on your wrist or phone, track your progress, and even create custom interval workouts. Integrates with other apps to consolidate your running history.
- Automatic loop route generation
- GPS guided turn alerts
- On-wrist and phone navigation
- Customizable interval workouts
- Progress tracking and history
- GPX file export
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Your run starts on the map. Open RunRoutes and you are looking at a route from your own front door. Pick a distance, tap once, and a loop appears: a round trip out and back home, no planning, no retracing your steps. Run it from your wrist or your phone. Tap Start and your Apple Watch takes over: turn alerts, pace and a tap on the wrist when it matters, while your phone mirrors the run live on a full-screen map. No watch? Your phone guides you on its own. ROUTES FROM ANY DOOR Pick 5K, 10K or any distance you like, for a run, a jog or a walk with the dog, and RunRoutes draws a loop that starts and ends where you stand. Save the loops you love, run them again, or draw your own by tapping waypoints on the map. GUIDED WHILE YOU RUN The map fills the screen edge to edge with six numbers over it: time, distance, pace, heart rate, calories and the length of your loop. GPS keeps you on the loop, and turn alerts arrive before the corner, on your wrist and on your lock screen. INTERVALS THAT RIDE ALONG Run and walk intervals with a built-in interval timer, on any route or without one. Build your own workouts, or follow the built-in Couch to 5K program: from your first minute of running to 28 minutes nonstop, in 9 weeks. EVERY RUN COUNTS Progress opens on your week: which days you ran, what the week adds up to, and how many weeks you hit your goal. Runs recorded with other apps count too, so your story is complete from day one. TAKE THE ROUTE WITH YOU Share any route as a GPX file to your watch or the running app you already use, and post the run card to your story. RUNROUTES PRO Go Pro for unlimited routes, all custom workouts and the full 5K program: pay once for lifetime access, or subscribe yearly or weekly. Your first route is free. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Existing purchases remain valid. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runroutes.app/privacy
Running Route Planner
Generate custom running routes of any distance that start and end at your current location. Explore new areas, hit specific training goals, or simply break free from your usual paths. Offers live guidance, run history, and GPX export for your favorite devices.
- Generate loop routes from your location
- Set custom distances (1-30 km/miles)
- Multiple route options per generation
- Live run tracking with turn guidance
- Save and export routes as GPX
- Run history and off-route warnings
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Tired of running or riding the same streets, or driving somewhere just to find a route? LoopRun builds a fresh running or cycling route from wherever you are, for exactly the distance you want, and brings you back to where you started. Pick Run or Ride, set your distance, choose a shape, and tap once. LoopRun maps loops on real roads and paths using Apple Maps, then hands you a few options to choose from. WHY RUNNERS AND RIDERS LOVE IT - Loop routes that start and finish at your location - Out-and-back routes when you want a simple turnaround - Ride mode plans cycling loops on bike-friendly roads and paths (where Apple Maps offers cycling directions) - Choose your distance: 1 to 30 km for runs, up to 100 km for rides (or miles) - Head any direction, or point it north, south, east or west - Several route options every time, so you never repeat yourself - Distance and a rough run-time estimate at a glance - Start your run or ride in the app: live map, upcoming-turn guidance, pace or speed, distance and remaining - Voice cues speak upcoming turns, distance milestones and off-route warnings, timed for your speed - Pause and resume any time; breaks never count toward your time or distance - History: every run and ride saved on your phone with distance, time and pace or speed - Off-route warning brings you back to the loop - Choose kilometers or miles in Settings TAKE IT WITH YOU Export any route as a GPX file and load it straight onto your Garmin, Apple Watch, Coros, Suunto or Strava. Save your favorites and open them again any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your routes and runs stay on your device. LoopRun has no account, no analytics and no tracking. PERFECT FOR - Exploring a new city or neighborhood on foot - Hitting an exact training distance (5K, 10K, long run) - Breaking out of the same old loop - Planning a weekend bike ride straight from your door - Walkers too Try it free, then unlock unlimited route generation, saved favorites and GPX export with LoopRun Premium. LoopRun Premium is available as a weekly plan with a 3-day free trial, an annual plan, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. This app offers a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial, and an annual subscription. A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available (non-renewing). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Restore purchases from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.appharbour.com/looprun/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RunRoutes at 5.0 against Running Route Planner's 1.0. RunRoutes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. RunRoutes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Running Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RunRoutes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
RunRoutes ships an update every 2 days, Running Route Planner every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunRoutes | Running Route Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom van den Bogaart | App Harbour ApS |
Customer experience
RunRoutes
Running Route Planner
In-app purchases
RunRoutes
- RunRoutes Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- RunRoutes Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- RunRoutes Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- RunRoutes Pro Lifetime$49.99
Running Route Planner
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Annual Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$39.99
Questions
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