Comparison

Buena Vida vs DitchToxic

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

Head to head
About

Buena Vida

This app provides personalized running training plans and nutrition guidance. It offers real-time voice coaching, GPS tracking, and automatic adjustment of calorie and macro targets based on your workouts. Designed to consolidate multiple subscriptions into one ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans for various goals
  • Real-time voice coaching during runs
  • GPS tracking with live pace and splits
  • Calorie and macro targets adjust with training
  • Food logging with voice input and barcode scanner
  • Shoe mileage tracking
Features
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The running app with your training plan and nutrition built in. Private by design. Ad-free. Made by a runner in Seattle. • A personal plan for your goal and your week • Every run tracked, with real-time voice coaching • Calorie and macro targets that move with your training One app in place of 3+ subscriptions. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS Preview your whole first week before your trial starts. Nothing is charged for 7 days, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Want a heads-up? Turn on a reminder 2 days before your trial ends. WHY RUNNERS SWITCH • One app instead of Strava + MyFitnessPal + a training plan app • See your plan before you pay: know what you're getting • Nutrition that understands your training, not static, generic calorie goals • No ads, no trackers, and nothing to sell: your data stays on your phone • Independent: an app that works for you, not advertisers YOUR PERSONAL PLAN • Pick a goal: a first 5K, a faster time, a race, weight loss, a return to running, a Boston qualifier, or simply fitness • Matched to your fitness right now, using Apple Health • Train on the days that work for you, and stay in control of your calendar when life gets busy • Add strength sessions, or keep it runs only • Preview your entire first week, coaching notes included, before you commit • Every plan in our catalog is scored across 30 scientific measures, with links to the peer-reviewed studies RUNNING THAT GETS YOU • Real-time voice coaching guiding every step of your workouts • GPS tracking with live pace, splits, HR zones & cadence • Syncs with Apple Watch, Bluetooth HR & cadence sensors • Intervals, hills, race pace, fartlek, tempo, shake-outs, and more • Speed Profile predicts your race times & training paces from your data • 80+ sports supported: running, cycling, lifting, walking, pickleball, & more NUTRITION THAT MOVES WITH YOUR TRAINING • Lose weight, maintain, or bulk up, with workouts and nutrition to match • Calorie & macro targets automatically adjust after every workout • Long run today? More carbs & fat. Rest day? The targets dial back • Fast, easy food logging with voice input: "two tablespoons of peanut butter" • Barcode scanner + a catalog of 3.5M+ foods, updated regularly • Workout fueling: foods logged during runs tag to that workout • Science-backed targets. No diet fads, no fake "wellness" advice, no overdone protein A FULL CATALOG OF PLANS TOO • Unlimited access to our full catalog of training plans • Every runner and every goal: first 5K, weight loss, faster half marathon, return to running, sub-4 marathon, Boston qualifying • Beginner to competitive. Filter by goal, distance, difficulty, length and workouts per week, and see which plans fit your current fitness • View every plan in full, read every workout, and read the detailed review before you start THE TOOLS RUNNERS NEED • Shoe Rack: automatically keep track of your mileage per pair, and get an alert when it's time to replace them • Resting HR, VO2max & speed trends updated daily • Your workout calendar syncs with iOS Calendar. Make changes anywhere and your schedule stays synced PRIVACY-FIRST. AD-FREE. • Your data is stored on your phone, and never leaves it. No one but you sees it. • Zero data collection. No ads. No trackers. • We literally cannot see it. By design. Buena Vida. The good life. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DitchToxic

Understand the ingredients in everyday products by scanning barcodes or searching by name. Get ingredient ratings, safety summaries, and discover safer alternatives. It also provides insights into tap water quality.

Highlights
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Search products by name
  • View ingredient ratings
  • Get product safety summaries
  • Find cleaner product swaps
  • Check tap water quality
Features
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DitchToxic helps you understand what is inside the products you use every day. Scan a barcode or search by name to see ingredient ratings, product safety summaries, cleaner swap ideas, and tap-water quality insights in one simple app. Use DitchToxic to: - Scan food, personal care, and household products - Review ingredient-level ratings and safety notes - Check tap-water contaminants by location where data is available - Find cleaner product swaps while shopping - Track your scan history and home audit progress - Share reports with family or friends DitchToxic uses public databases, product labels, and internal scoring logic to provide informational ratings. Data availability may vary by product, location, and source. Ratings are not medical advice and should not replace guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ditchtoxic.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ditchtoxic.com/privacy

Screenshots

Buena Vida4 screens
DitchToxic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buena Vida at 6 against DitchToxic's 1. DitchToxic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buena Vida sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and DitchToxic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 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 Buena Vida against 5.0 for DitchToxic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buena Vida has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buena Vida versus DitchToxic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuena VidaDitchToxic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuena Vida LLCConsultingWhiz LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Buena Vida

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • BVRC Annual Membership7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

DitchToxic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$84.991 Year

Questions

Is Buena Vida free?
Buena Vida is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DitchToxic free?
DitchToxic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buena Vida or DitchToxic?
Buena Vida and DitchToxic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Buena Vida or DitchToxic have ads?
Neither Buena Vida nor DitchToxic shows ads.

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