Comparison

Runscope vs Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Runscope

This app provides personalized running training plans and AI coaching, analyzing your performance data to offer insights into your running form, age, and progress. It offers detailed run analysis, goal setting, and progress tracking without manual data entry.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • AI coaching and insights
  • Detailed running performance analysis
  • Running Age and Training Load tracking
  • Live Activity and home screen widgets
  • Shoe management and comparison
  • GPS route tracking and map visualization
Features
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Your personal training plan. Calibrated to your real performance — not to a textbook table. Plus Running Age, Live Activity on the Lock Screen and 5 new widgets that show where you stand right now. Cadence, stride length, ground contact time, heart rate and more get tracked on every run. Runscope makes those hidden treasures visible — with analyses that are actually fun. GET MORE FROM YOUR RUNNING DATA • Which training plan really gets you to a 10K PR? • How old does your body run, based on your Health data? • In which shoes are you actually faster? • How has your running form evolved over months? • How realistic is your marathon goal — based on real data? • Is your training load too high? Or could you push more? Runscope answers exactly these questions. Straight from your Health data. No manual entry — just go run. START FOR FREE • Dashboard with weekly stats, running streaks and weekly goals • Personal records for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon • 5 Home Screen widgets: Plan-Today, Streak, Weekly Goal, Last Run, Stats Overview • Live Activity "Training Day": weekly status on the Lock Screen • Start a run by voice ("Hey Siri, start a run in Runscope") • World map: every city and country you've run in • Shoe management with mileage • First achievements and your personal Runner Score PRO — FOR RUNNERS WHO WANT MORE Personal Training Plan • Plan for 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon — calibrated to your real performance • Phases from base to taper, smart long runs and pace zones from your latest runs • Every session explained: why, what, how • Get a plan suggested by AI, apply with one tap • Pause your plan, assign individual runs after the fact, or skip them Training Load & Running Age • ACWR load gauge warns about over- and undertraining — with smart notifications • Your Running Age the ACSM way, from VO₂max and a 30-day median • Race prediction for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon Deep per-run analysis • Color-coded km splits: pace, heart rate, power — kilometer by kilometer • 5 customizable heart rate zones with time distribution • Running form analysis: cadence, stride length, ground contact time over time • Intervals and stride workouts are detected automatically • AI Insights: 4 AI providers — Apple Intelligence (on-device), OpenAI, Claude or Gemini • Workout comparison: overlay two runs split by split • Shoe comparison: find your fastest shoe More tools for runners • 24 achievements in 9 categories with Hall of Fame • Training log with tags (interval, tempo, trail, race...) and ratings • GPS routes with elevation profile and share cards for social media • Training heatmap, distributions, correlations • CSV export, streak pause for injuries • Configurable dashboard — reorder by drag & drop YOUR DATA. YOUR DEVICE. Runscope works 100% on your iPhone and iPad. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking, no ads. Your fitness data stays where it belongs — with you. Available in 18 languages. Subscription options for Runscope Pro: monthly and yearly. Privacy: https://www.filios.de/runscope/privacy.html Support: https://www.filios.de/runscope/support.html

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Interval Timer

Features
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Build your own run/walk workouts in seconds. Three sections, custom paces, voice cues, and live distance estimates. Made for Couch-to-20K and everyday runners. Running Walking Practices is the interval timer that gets out of your way. Whether you're starting your first 5K plan, training for a half marathon, or keeping your weekly mileage steady — design a workout once and let the app handle the rest. HOW IT WORKS • Tell the app your running pace and walking pace (in min/km). • Build a workout with three sections: Warm Up, Main, and Cool Down. • Each section has its own number of sets, run period, and walk period. • The app estimates total distance from your paces in real time. • Hit Play. The timer guides you through every interval. FEATURES • Three configurable sections: warm up, main, cool down • Per-section sets, run duration, and walk duration • Walk-only sections (great for cool downs and recovery) • Live distance estimates based on your custom run and walk paces • Four sound styles to choose from: – Beep — sharp synthesized tones – Chime — softer, gentler tones – Voice — spoken countdowns and section names – Off — silent (haptics only) • 3, 5, or 10-second pre-period countdown • Distinct slow-down tone before every break • Background-aware — the timer stays accurate when your phone is locked • Light, dark, and system theme • Adjustable text size (Small / Default / Large / XL) • Haptic feedback on every transition • Quick edit any practice with a swipe gesture • Color-coded sections at a glance: orange warm up, green main, teal cool down PERFECT FOR • Couch-to-5K and run/walk training plans • Half marathon and 10K race preparation • Recovery runs that mix gentle jogging and walking • Beginners who don't yet run continuously • Anyone who wants workout structure on autopilot PRIVACY-FIRST Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no data sync, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Your practices live in your phone's local storage and nowhere else. The app declares its only data API (UserDefaults, used to remember your settings) in its privacy manifest. WHY ANOTHER INTERVAL TIMER? Most interval timer apps drown you in modes, premium tiers, and features you didn't ask for. Running Walking Practices stays focused: open the app, tap the practice you want, hit play. That's the entire flow. No upsells. No "share to unlock." No begging for ratings. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Light and dark mode supported. Dynamic Type aware so everything stays readable at the text size you prefer. Build a workout. Hit play. Run.

Screenshots

Runscope4 screens
Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interval Timer at none against Runscope's 2. Interval Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Runscope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Interval Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runscope ships an update weekly, Interval Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Runscope versus Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunscopeInterval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGeorg FiliosSerguei Tyrtychnikov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Runscope

Subscriptions2
  • Runscope Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Runscope Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
None

Interval Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runscope free?
Runscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interval Timer free?
Interval Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runscope or Interval Timer have ads?
Neither Runscope nor Interval Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runscope or Interval Timer?
Runscope ships an update weekly, and Interval Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Runscope was updated on August 21, 2026 and Interval Timer on September 23, 2026.

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