Comparison

SoleDust vs ShoeMile

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

Head to head
About

SoleDust

Features
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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.

About

ShoeMile

Features
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ShoeMile is a running shoe mileage tracker that helps you manage each pair’s distance and workout history. Set a mileage goal, connect workouts, and see when it may be time to replace or retire a shoe. Key Features • Add shoes with photos, purchase dates, price, size, and notes • Track distance in km, mileage goals, remaining distance, and over-goal status • Choose a primary shoe, retire shoes, and reactivate retired pairs • Add workouts manually • Import running, walking, and hiking workouts from Apple Health • Keep imported workouts without a shoe, then assign, change, or unassign one later • Review distance, time, pace, calories, heart rate, and elevation gain • Explore monthly reports and shoe highlights • View shoe rankings and achievements • Save and share cards for workouts, shoes, and monthly reports • Use ShoeMile in Korean or English with VoiceOver and large text support Apple Health integration is read-only. ShoeMile does not add or modify Apple Health data. Replacement guidance and statistics are provided for reference based on your recorded and imported workout data.

Screenshots

SoleDust4 screens
ShoeMile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShoeMile at Free against SoleDust's $1.99. ShoeMile also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). SoleDust's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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

ShoeMile is free to download; SoleDust costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoleDust ships an update every 3 days, ShoeMile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SoleDust versus ShoeMile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoleDustShoeMile
Price$1.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter OlofssonInhwan Kim

In-app purchases

None

SoleDust

No in-app purchases

None

ShoeMile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoleDust free?
SoleDust costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShoeMile free?
ShoeMile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SoleDust or ShoeMile have ads?
Neither SoleDust nor ShoeMile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoleDust or ShoeMile?
SoleDust ships an update every 3 days, and ShoeMile every 3 weeks. Most recently, SoleDust was updated on October 13, 2026 and ShoeMile on October 7, 2026.

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