SoleDust vs Pairform Running
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoleDust
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Every pair carries a history. SoleDust helps you see it. SoleDust is a visual logbook for your running shoes, bringing every pair, run, photo, distance goal, race and milestone together in one carefully designed experience. CONNECT ONCE WITH APPLE HEALTH Import running workouts from the apps and devices that share them with Apple Health. Assign the shoes you wore and SoleDust keeps each pair’s mileage and history up to date. Missed a workout? Add it manually in seconds. YOUR ENTIRE SHOE ROTATION, IN ONE VIEW • Add photos and organize every pair you run in • Set individual distance goals and follow your progress • See an estimated replacement range based on brand and model • Review the complete running history of every pair • Unlock milestones for distances, races and goal progress EXPLORE EVERY RUN Browse your running history, photos and races in a visual monthly calendar. Open a run to explore available distance, route, pace, duration, elevation, cadence, heart rate, location, weather and terrain data. Add a photo, assign shoes, mark a run as a race, rename it or adjust its indoor, outdoor and terrain details. NOW ON APPLE WATCH Take your shoe rotation and recent running history to your wrist. Browse shoes and runs, open detailed stats, assign shoes and add missed runs directly from Apple Watch. CREATE WITH STUDIO Turn your photos and run data into polished custom graphics. Explore layouts, typography, backgrounds, filters, effects and formats, then export your finished artwork as an image. STAY IN SYNC Use SoleDust across iPhone and iPad. Your shoes, runs, photos and Studio settings stay synchronized through your private iCloud database. Add SoleDust widgets to your Home Screen for a quick view of shoe mileage, distance goals and your monthly running calendar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Apple Health access is read-only. SoleDust does not add or modify Health data and contains no advertising, analytics or cross-app tracking.
Pairform Running
This app unifies your scattered fitness data from various wearables and platforms into a single profile. It then provides a personalized AI running coach that analyzes your training load, recovery, and goals to offer tailored guidance and training plans.
- Unified fitness data profile
- AI-powered personalized coaching
- Customizable training plans
- Daily readiness assessment
- Race time predictions
- Training pace zone analysis
- Injury prevention alerts
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Your running week, with a plan you can talk through. Pairform brings training plans, workout history and training discussion together. Share your goal and the days you can run, discuss a draft, and ask questions as your week changes. PLAN YOUR WEEK Talk through your goals, available days and upcoming sessions. Review a proposed plan before using it. With Pro, save planned sessions to your training calendar. KEEP YOUR RUNNING TOGETHER Review recorded workouts and training history. Connect supported services and Apple Health to keep your running data together. REVIEW AND ADJUST Discuss completed runs and upcoming sessions. Ask for changes when your schedule changes, then review the suggestions before using them. START FREE Free includes 10 training messages per calendar month and your first 3 post-workout analyses. Pro adds unlimited training discussion, saved plans and ongoing workout analysis. Subscription options and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pairform.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pairform.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pairform Running at Free against SoleDust's $1.99. Pairform Running also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). SoleDust's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
Pairform Running is free to download; SoleDust costs $1.99 up front. Pairform Running sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. SoleDust asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoleDust | Pairform Running |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Olofsson | CHRISTOPHER WHELAN MYERS |
In-app purchases
SoleDust
No in-app purchases
Pairform Running
- Pairform Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
- Pairfrom Pro Annual$179.001 Year









