Run 4 Wales vs RunThrough
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run 4 Wales
Enhance your race day experience with live tracking of participants and real-time results. Explore interactive course maps and access all crucial event information.
- Live participant tracking
- Real-time results
- Interactive course maps
- Event-day information
- Friend and family tracking
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Make the most of your Run 4 Wales (R4W) race day with the official app. Track friends and family in real time, view live results, explore interactive course maps, and stay up to date with all the essential event-day information.
RunThrough
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RunThrough is the official app for runners who race at RunThrough events. FIND YOUR RACE PHOTOS Take a selfie or pick one from your library, and we'll surface every race photo of you across every RunThrough event — instantly. No more scrolling endless galleries to find yourself. YOUR RUNNING IDENTITY A clean, modern profile shows your personal bests, total distance, race count, medals, and your RunThrough Score — a single number that captures your race performance across distances. RANKINGS & PROGRESS See where you sit on the RunThrough leaderboard, track your streak, and watch your stats climb as you race more events. CLUBS & COMMUNITY Find friends, follow other runners, and see who's racing what. Browse the medals earned across RunThrough series and championships. ALL YOUR EVENTS, ONE TAP AWAY Past results, upcoming entries, and your full race history — synced to your RunThrough account. Built for runners at RunThrough.
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Verdict
Run 4 Wales and RunThrough 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Run 4 Wales ships an update fortnightly, RunThrough every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run 4 Wales | RunThrough |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powered by Pacer | RunThrough Coach |
In-app purchases
Run 4 Wales
No in-app purchases
RunThrough
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Run 4 Wales or RunThrough have ads?
Which is updated more often, Run 4 Wales or RunThrough?
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