Smart Runner vs MoveMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Runner
This app offers science-backed marathon and half-marathon training plans based on VDOT calculations. It provides adaptive, personalized workouts and detailed performance metrics, with a focus on user privacy and a one-time purchase model.
- Adaptive 2-week training plans
- VDOT-based pacing zones
- ATL/CTL/TSB training load tracking
- HealthKit integration
- Apple Watch live workout guidance
- Strava sync
- Post-run analysis
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Train like a coached athlete. Pay once, train forever. Smart Runner is a science-backed marathon training app built for runners who want real results - without paying every month for the privilege. Every other serious training app charges you monthly. Runna is $120/year. Strava Coach. Garmin Coach. Subscription after subscription - and your data lives on their servers, not yours. Runner costs $29.99. Once. That's it. Pay once, use it forever. YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No email. No password. No analytics. No cloud sync. Your workouts live in Apple Health and on your device - full stop. Delete the app and your data is gone, because it was never anywhere else. Privacy isn't a setting you toggle. It's the architecture. ADAPTIVE TRAINING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Runner uses VDOT - the same science behind Jack Daniels' Running Formula, to measure your current fitness from a recent race result and build a personalised rolling plan around it. - Adaptive 2-week plan - regenerates as your fitness improves - VDOT-based pacing - scientifically calibrated easy, tempo, interval, and race-pace zones - ATL / CTL / TSB tracking - the training load metrics used by elite coaches, now on your phone - HealthKit integration - every run auto-imported from Apple Health - Apple Watch - live workout guidance on your wrist - Strava sync - pull in runs you've already logged - Post-run analysis - understand what each session actually built BUILT FOR - Marathon and half-marathon runners chasing a time goal - Athletes returning from a break who need a structured rebuild - Runners who want coaching-grade metrics without paying coaching prices - Anyone tired of apps that charge monthly and hold their data hostage Try it free for 7 days. Unlock once. Train forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MoveMap
Visualize your entire fitness history on a single map. This app aggregates GPS routes from Apple Health, displaying all your past runs, rides, and hikes. Explore your coverage, revisit old routes, and see your progress over time.
- Aggregates GPS routes from Apple Health
- Visualizes lifetime workout history on one map
- Coverage dashboard with statistics
- Time scrub to review historical routes
- Ghost Lap feature for pace comparison
- Year-in-review exportable map postcard
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See where your workouts have taken you. MoveMap brings GPS routes already saved in Apple Health together on one personal map. Explore runs, walks, hikes, and rides without changing the app you use to record them. YOUR ROUTES ON ONE MAP Switch between route and heatmap views, filter by activity, and revisit the places you have explored. MoveMap shows GPS routes available in Apple Health; it does not record workouts or plan routes. MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE Move between Map, Workouts, Stats, and Passport. Browse workouts with route previews, review distance totals and personal records, and explore street coverage. With MoveMap Pro, see visited countries in Passport, replay individual GPS workouts in 2D or 3D, and create a Year in Review. FREE AND PRO The free version shows GPS routes from your most recent 12 months. MoveMap Pro unlocks your full available history, custom start-and-end month ranges, Passport, all-time views, replay, and Year in Review. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. An eligible introductory trial is available with Annual. Your local price and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN MoveMap processes your workout routes on your iPhone. No MoveMap account or social feed is required. Street coverage retrieves public map data for a geographic area, and purchase access is managed through Apple and RevenueCat. Apple Health permission and workouts with GPS routes are needed for route features. The app interface is currently in English. Privacy Policy: https://getrunmap.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Runner at 100% against MoveMap's 50%. Smart Runner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Smart Runner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and MoveMap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smart Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smart Runner's written reviews are positive against 50% of MoveMap's.
Smart Runner ships an update every 3 days, MoveMap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Runner | MoveMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dor Tal | Segara Consulting Ltd. |
Customer experience
Smart Runner
MoveMap
In-app purchases
Smart Runner
- Runner Annual Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Runner Unlock$14.99
- Runner Lifetime Plan$19.99
MoveMap
- MoveMap Pro$1.991 Month
- MoveMap Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99








