Comparison

Smart Runner vs MoveMap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Smart Runner4 screens
MoveMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Runner versus MoveMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart RunnerMoveMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDor TalSegara Consulting Ltd.

Customer experience

Smart Runner

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MoveMap

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Smart Runner

Subscriptions1
  • Runner Annual Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Runner Unlock$14.99
  • Runner Lifetime Plan$19.99
3 purchases

MoveMap

Subscriptions2
  • MoveMap Pro$1.991 Month
  • MoveMap Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Smart Runner free?
Smart Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoveMap free?
MoveMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Runner or MoveMap?
Smart Runner is rated higher. Smart Runner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MoveMap averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Smart Runner or MoveMap have ads?
Neither Smart Runner nor MoveMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Runner or MoveMap?
Smart Runner ships an update every 3 days, and MoveMap every 5 days. Most recently, Smart Runner was updated on September 7, 2026 and MoveMap on September 25, 2026.

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