Comparison

RunThink vs MADabolic

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

Head to head
About

RunThink

This app offers a daily ritual to shift your mindset before physical activity. It provides prompts, a supportive community forum, and a private journal to help you focus on your day.

Highlights
  • Daily mindset prompts
  • Supportive community forum
  • Private journal entries
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Built-in reminders
  • Activity stats attachment
Features
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Some days you lace up and your head is somewhere else entirely. RunThink is built for that: a two-minute daily ritual for anyone who moves, runners, walkers, rollers, cyclists, swimmers, golfers, all of it. Every day, RunThink gives you one simple prompt to shift your mindset before you move. Answer it, post it, and see how a community of people just like you are showing up too. No likes to chase, no PRs to compare, just a quiet nudge to get out of your own head and into your day. WHY PEOPLE STICK WITH IT • Daily mindset prompts: a fresh question or challenge every day, made for movement, not motivation-poster fluff • A community forum that actually feels supportive: read how others answered today's prompt, add your own, keep a streak going • A private journal for the days you'd rather keep to yourself • Optional Apple Health integration: attach your run, walk, or ride stats to a post in one tap (your health data never leaves your device unless you choose to share it) • Built-in reminders so showing up becomes a habit, not a New Year's resolution RunThink isn't a fitness tracker. It doesn't care about your splits. It's the mindset layer underneath whatever you already do to move, five minutes that make the rest of your day a little lighter. RUNTHINK PREMIUM Free accounts get 30 days of journal and forum history. RunThink Premium ($4.99/year, auto-renewing) unlocks your entire history, so nothing you've written ever ages out. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Hey, hey what a day. Let's make it a good one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ RunThink Terms of Service: https://runthink.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://runthink.app/privacy

About

MADabolic

This app consolidates your fitness training, allowing you to book classes, log workouts, and track progress. Connect with your fitness community and visualize your achievements to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Book classes instantly
  • Log workout details
  • Track personal records
  • Visualize progress
  • Earn achievement levels
  • Connect with training crew
Features
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Show up. Lift heavy. Earn your plate. MADabolic puts your whole training in one app, so you spend less time tapping and more time on the floor. BOOK IN SECONDS Every class at every studio, always live. See what's on today, grab your spot, and check the roster before you walk in. You'll know exactly who's training next to you. LOG EVERY LIFT Plates, weights, effort. Capture your numbers the moment class ends. No spreadsheets, no guesswork, just a clean record of the work you put in. WATCH YOUR NUMBERS CLIMB Track your PRs, your plate level, and every class you've earned. Your progress, laid out so you can see how far you've come and how hard you're pushing. EARN YOUR PLATE White to black, every class moves you up. Hit milestones, unlock new levels, and mark the moments that prove you're getting stronger. TRAIN WITH YOUR CREW Shout-outs, milestones, and a feed that keeps you tied to the people who push you to show up. Your training, dialed in. Download MADabolic and make every class count.

Screenshots

RunThink4 screens
MADabolic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MADabolic at none against RunThink's 1. MADabolic also leads on ratings volume (288 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. RunThink sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. MADabolic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RunThink against 5.0 for MADabolic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MADabolic has 288 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunThink ships an update weekly, MADabolic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RunThink versus MADabolic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunThinkMADabolic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (288 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4288 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB32 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJohn KiserDavid Wolfand

Customer experience

RunThink

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MADabolic

All ratings288 ratings
Positive99.7%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RunThink

Subscriptions1
  • RunThink Premium$4.991 Year
None

MADabolic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RunThink free?
RunThink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MADabolic free?
MADabolic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RunThink or MADabolic?
RunThink and MADabolic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 288 ratings respectively.
Do RunThink or MADabolic have ads?
Neither RunThink nor MADabolic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunThink or MADabolic?
RunThink ships an update weekly, and MADabolic every 6 days. Most recently, RunThink was updated on October 31, 2026 and MADabolic on November 10, 2026.

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