Comparison

Run Visuals vs Locked Run

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

Head to head
About

Run Visuals

Features
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Run Visuals turns your runs into 3D scenes worth sharing. YOUR ROUTE ON REAL TERRAIN Every run drawn across the hills and valleys it crossed, on a handcrafted 3D map: grassy slopes, rocky faces and snowy peaks, with your route glowing across the land. Lit by the sun at the time you ran: golden mornings, blue-hour evenings, starry night runs. SET THE WEATHER Ran it in the rain? Add it. Sunny, fog, clouds, rain or snow, with sun rays, drifting mist and falling snow in your images and videos. SPLITS AND ELEVATION IN 3D Your splits as bars and your elevation as a ribbon you can spin and explore. Switch to your watch’s laps for intervals. ANIMATED VIDEOS Export a video that draws your route as the stats count up, with a burst of confetti at the finish, ready for your story. STYLE EVERY RUN Give each activity its own look: the sky, black, white or your own photo with blur and filters, plus terrain and graph colors. SHARE ANYWHERE Save or share an image or video as a 4:5 post or a 9:16 story, with or without a background. CONNECTS TO Strava, Garmin Connect and Apple Health. Runs, walks, hikes and rides. In 17 languages, with dark mode.

About

Locked Run

Features
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Locked Run helps runners turn workout data into clean, shareable story visuals. Connect your Strava account, choose a run, and generate polished overlays designed for social sharing. Instead of posting raw stats, create visuals that match your style and highlight what matters most. What you can do with Locked Run: • Connect Strava and sync your recent workouts • Select a run and use activity metrics • Place overlays on your photos or videos • Choose from multiple visual styles • Reorder and fine-tune key metrics • Share to Instagram Stories

Screenshots

Run Visuals4 screens
Locked Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

Run Visuals and Locked Run are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run Visuals ships an update every 9 days, Locked Run weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Run Visuals versus Locked Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun VisualsLocked Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFinish Line Labs, LLCDmytro Strukov

In-app purchases

None

Run Visuals

No in-app purchases

None

Locked Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run Visuals free?
Run Visuals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Locked Run free?
Locked Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run Visuals or Locked Run have ads?
Neither Run Visuals nor Locked Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Run Visuals or Locked Run?
Run Visuals ships an update every 9 days, and Locked Run weekly. Most recently, Run Visuals was updated on November 5, 2026 and Locked Run on October 31, 2026.

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