Comparison

Runlab AI vs Blocks NYC

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

Head to head
About

Runlab AI

Features
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Runlab is a personal, adaptive running coach for runners of every level. It brings your training, recovery, goals, and conversations together to explain how you are doing and what to do next. YOUR DAILY HOME REPORT Open Runlab to a clear daily report with analysis of your latest run, your next session, weekly mileage, sleep, training load, fitness, fatigue, form, and consistency. Runlab turns the numbers into practical guidance instead of leaving you to interpret a dashboard. COACHING THAT ADAPTS TO YOU Ask the coach about a run, your plan, pacing, recovery, soreness, stress, motivation, or anything else affecting your training. Runlab considers your goals, recent training, health signals, preferences, and the context you have shared, then gives you specific recommendations and concrete actions. TRAINING FOR ANY GOAL Choose from more than 100 training plans across all experience levels and race distances. Follow your upcoming workouts, review your running history, and explore native charts as Runlab guides you from general fitness through long distance racing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your imported runs, Apple Health signals, training plans, conversations, and coach memory are stored on your device. Runs come directly from Strava. Apple Health access is read only and limited to recovery signals used for your coaching. Only the relevant context needed to answer a coach request is sent securely for that request. RUNLAB ELITE Runlab is free to use with Strava history from 7 activity days and 5 coach messages each calendar month. Runlab Elite unlocks full Strava history import and up to 300 coach messages each calendar month. Monthly and yearly auto renewable subscriptions are available. Prices vary by region and are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in App Store settings. Runlab provides fitness information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runlab.fit/privacy

About

Blocks NYC

Track your exploration of New York City by walking streets and completing blocks. The app automatically records your progress, allowing you to see how much of the city you've covered and discover new places.

Highlights
  • Automatic street tracking
  • Block completion fills map permanently
  • Per-neighborhood progress tracking
  • Discover local businesses
  • Connect with friends on leaderboards
  • Integrate with Apple Health
Features
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How much of New York have you actually walked? Blocks answers that. Put your phone in your pocket and start walking — every street you cover lights up on your map. Walk all the way around a block, every side, and the whole block fills in. It's yours for good. There's no streak to keep and nothing to lose. Your map only ever grows. HOW IT WORKS • Start a walk, or let Blocks pick it up automatically in the background • Streets light up as you walk them — phone stays in your pocket • Cover every side of a block and it fills in permanently • Walk one side today and the rest next month, it all still counts • 33,114 real blocks across all five boroughs, traced from actual NYC intersections EXPLORE NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD • Per-neighborhood progress, so you find out you're 40% through the East Village • Neighborhood cards rank where to go next based on what you haven't seen • Restaurant, cafe, and bar picks sitting on blocks you've never set foot on • Rate the places you go and build a real record of your city • See your whole New York at a glance — every street you've ever walked • Climb from Tourist to True New Yorker as your block count grows CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD WITH FRIENDS • Neighborhood leaderboards — find out who really knows the East Village • Leaderboards count blocks you actually walked. No shortcuts. • Invite a friend to walk a neighborhood together • Follow friends and watch the neighborhoods they're filling in • Add Tastemakers, people whose taste you trust, and their favorite spots rise to the top of your recommendations • Share your map as an image any time you want to show it off ALREADY TRACK YOUR RUNS? Connect Apple Health and the runs and walks you already record get added to your map automatically. Your route never leaves your phone. YOUR MAP IS YOURS • Your profile is private unless you choose to make it public • You control what friends and followers can see • Location is used to credit the streets you walk. It is never sold. Blocks is for the people who take the long way home — who pick a direction, see where it goes, and measure the city in footsteps. Start walking. Your first block is one trip outside away.

Screenshots

Runlab AI4 screens
Blocks NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blocks NYC at none against Runlab AI's 2. Blocks NYC also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Runlab AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Blocks NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runlab AI ships an update every 2 months, Blocks NYC weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Runlab AI versus Blocks NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunlab AIBlocks NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB117 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJordan Ali HiladoTraversal Labs, Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Runlab AI

Subscriptions2
  • Runlab Elite (monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Runlab Elite (Yearly)$44.991 Year
None

Blocks NYC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runlab AI free?
Runlab AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocks NYC free?
Blocks NYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runlab AI or Blocks NYC have ads?
Neither Runlab AI nor Blocks NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runlab AI or Blocks NYC?
Runlab AI ships an update every 2 months, and Blocks NYC weekly. Most recently, Runlab AI was updated on October 15, 2026 and Blocks NYC on October 16, 2026.

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