Comparison

Beatrunner Pro vs Wristle

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

Head to head
About

Beatrunner Pro

Features
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Beatrunner Pro Run to music that's set to your tempo. Beatrunner Pro is free to use. Run with your own local tracks — analyzed on your device and matched to your cadence in real time — or start with the included ready-to-run playlist. Set the tempo you want to run to — or choose a faster target to train with — and the music follows. Whether you're going for a relaxed jog, a daily training run, or a structured workout, your music stays in sync with every step. Manual Tempo Set your target cadence — every song plays at that tempo. Choose the tempo that matches your natural running rhythm, or set a faster target and use the music to hold a consistent speed. Save your go-to tempos to the preset buttons for one-tap changes. Workout Mode Choose a workout and define your minimum and maximum cadence. The music adapts automatically to each phase so you can stay focused on your run. Workout types include Interval, Pyramid, Tempo Run, Progressive, and Fartlek. You choose how phase changes are communicated: voice announcements, rising and falling tones, or no audio cues at all. Run with Your Own Music Use your own tracks and run to the music you already love — matched to your selected running tempo. Your tracks are analyzed on your device, then adjusted in real time. Tempo changes without changing the pitch of the song. Only locally stored audio files are supported. Streaming, DRM, or cloud-only tracks are not supported. Ready-to-Run Playlists Start running instantly with a curated playlist included at no extra cost. Additional playlists are available as optional In-App Purchases. Heart Rate–Based Actions Optionally use heart-rate data from Apple Health during workouts. Configure what should happen when you reach Zone 4 and/or Zone 5 — for example, slow the music by 20 percent, or stop playback. Heart rate becomes an input into the music, not just another number on screen. Apple Watch App In Manual Mode, change tempo from your wrist with +/− or the Digital Crown. In Workout Mode, see the current phase and tempo without looking at your iPhone. Focus on your run. Let the music follow your run. IN-APP PURCHASES Beatrunner Pro is free to download and use. One curated playlist is included. Additional curated playlists are optional In-App Purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.beatrunner.pro/legal/nutzungsbedingungen_beatrunner_pro_app.html

About

Wristle

This app provides real-time audio feedback and buzz alerts for your heart rate zones and pace during runs. It allows you to set custom goals and receive subtle vibrations to guide your performance without needing to look at a screen.

Highlights
  • Real-time pace and heart rate zone alerts
  • Customizable buzz patterns
  • Steer by feel with subtle vibrations
  • No second screen required
  • Detailed activity logging
  • Tap controls for activity management
Features
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Your band counts every beat and saves the verdict for tomorrow morning. Wristle gives it a voice today. Pick one goal before a run and the band does the talking. No second screen, no watch on the other wrist, phone in your pocket. PACE RADAR Hold the Pace goal to set a target, anywhere from 3:00 to 8:00 per kilometre. One strong buzz the moment you hit it, then silence. Drift off and soft ticks come back, faster the closer you get, so you can steer by feel alone. More than a minute per kilometre off target and the wrist goes quiet, because a buzz you cannot act on is just noise. HOLD A ZONE Zones built from your Max HR and Resting HR, or paste your exact cutoffs and match your band one for one. Hold the Zone goal to pick the one you want, and you get the same radar around it: one buzz on arrival, silence while you hold it, and the zone you drifted into buzzing its own number until you come back. On the run screen your target band lights up and the rest step back. ZONE ANNOUNCEMENTS For runs where you want no coaching at all, pick Quiet. Then entering zone 2 buzzes twice, zone 5 buzzes five times, with a cooldown per zone so a heart rate sitting on a boundary does not nag. Choose a Pace or Zone goal instead and the announcements stand down, because one run gets one speaker and you should never have to work out which buzz was which. YOUR OWN RULES Heart rate above or below any number. Pace slower or faster than a target. Each rule gets its own buzz pattern, so you know what happened without looking. Rules fire once, on the crossing, with hysteresis and a cooldown, not every second you sit over the line. TAP THE BAND Off until you switch it on, so nothing acts on a tap you never chose. Switched on: double-tap to arm, double-tap again within three seconds to start or stop an activity. Taps are ignored while you are actually running, because footstrike sets off the tap sensor, and they work again the moment you stop. WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG Every Bluetooth transition, strap event, tap decision and buzz is traced to the millisecond, on your phone. Add the Mark widget to your home screen and tap it the moment something fires wrongly, so the moment is easy to find later. One tap mails the log to me. WHAT YOU NEED An iPhone on iOS 16.6 or later. A WHOOP 5.0 band that is already set up and paired through its own official app. Wristle joins that pairing, it cannot create it, so without the official app having done the pairing first there is nothing for Wristle to find. Heart rate broadcast switched on. Wristle owns that setting: out of the box it turns the broadcast on when a run starts and off when it ends, and you can set it to stay on, or off, in the Connect tab. PRIVACY No account, no analytics, no servers of mine. Heart rate, GPS and the diagnostic trace stay on your phone. The only thing that ever leaves it is a support mail you write and send yourself, with the trace attached if you choose to attach it. Wristle is an independent app for WHOOP 5.0 owners. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WHOOP, Inc. WHOOP is a trademark of its owner, used here only to say which band Wristle works with. Wristle is a wellness tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or monitor any condition and must not be relied on as a medical or safety alert.

Screenshots

Beatrunner Pro4 screens
Wristle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wristle at none against Beatrunner Pro's 10. Wristle also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Beatrunner Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Wristle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beatrunner Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Wristle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beatrunner Pro versus Wristle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatrunner ProWristle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermoritz meschonatDominyko, MB

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Beatrunner Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Beatrunner Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time9
  • CountryRunner - Playlist$0.99
  • SynthpopDiscoRunner - Playlist$0.99
  • TekRunner - Playlist$0.99
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  • EasyMoRunner - Playlist$0.99
  • EDMRunner 1 - Playlist$0.99
  • EDMRunner 2 - Playlist$0.99
  • psyTranceRunner 1 - Playlist$0.99
  • MetalTecRunner 1 - Playlist$0.99
  • Dreamy Drum & Bass Runner-Playlist$0.99
None

Wristle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beatrunner Pro free?
Beatrunner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wristle free?
Wristle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beatrunner Pro or Wristle have ads?
Neither Beatrunner Pro nor Wristle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beatrunner Pro or Wristle?
Beatrunner Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wristle every 9 days. Most recently, Beatrunner Pro was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wristle on October 17, 2026.

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