Comparison

RunMap2GPX vs Parameter

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

Head to head
About

RunMap2GPX

Features
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Plan running and walking routes the simple way. RunMap2GPX lets you draw a route on Apple Maps by tapping waypoints. Each segment snaps to real roads, paths, and sidewalks automatically. You see the total distance update in real time as you build your route, so it's easy to plan a 5K, 10K, or any distance you want. When you're happy with your route, export it as a standard GPX file and send it to any sports tracker — WorkOutdoors, Strava, Komoot, Garmin Connect, or any app that supports GPX import. Use AirDrop to send it straight to your Apple Watch. WHY RUNMAP2GPX? • No account needed — just open and start tapping • No subscription — completely free, no ads, no in-app purchases • No data collected — your location is never stored or shared • One screen, zero clutter — the map is the entire app FEATURES • Tap waypoints on Apple Maps to build your route • Automatic road-snapping follows real streets and paths • Live distance display updates as you add and adjust points • Drag waypoints to fine-tune your route • Close the loop — tap the start point to route back home • Search any location to quickly find your starting area • Switch between standard, satellite, and hybrid map views • Export GPX 1.1 files via share sheet (AirDrop, Files, email, or open directly in your tracker app) • Name your route before exporting • Undo and redo your last waypoints • Works in metric or imperial — follows your device locale PERFECT FOR • Runners planning training routes of a specific distance • Walkers exploring new neighbourhoods • Hikers scouting trails on satellite view • Anyone who uses GPX files with sport tracker apps COMPATIBLE WITH WorkOutdoors, Strava, Komoot, Garmin Connect, Ride with GPS, and any app that imports GPX files. PRIVACY RunMap2GPX does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. Location access is optional and used only to centre the map on your position. See our privacy policy for details.

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Parameter

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Parameter is a workout app built around a simple idea: you already have a subscription to an AI that is a smarter coach than any fitness app's built-in one. Connect it once, and your AI plans your training using your goals, your equipment, and your real workout history, not a generic template. Parameter's job is to run what your AI writes and log it honestly: strength, intervals, classes, and rest, tracked on iPhone and on Apple Watch. In a chat with your AI, you can ask things like: - "Plan my week. I'm training for a 10K in six weeks and I lift Tuesdays and Thursdays." - "I tweaked my knee. Adjust today's session." - "Look at last month and tell me if my squat is actually progressing." Your AI reads your profile, equipment, and history to answer, then pushes a plan or an updated workout straight into Parameter. You never touch a template or a spreadsheet, and Parameter never writes a plan on its own. Parameter runs four kinds of training: guided classes you follow in another app, structured intervals with a live segment display and heart-rate-zone targets, exercise routines with a plate calculator and your last set shown before you lift, and simple sessions for a run, ride, or walk with indoor/outdoor tagging. Rest days get their own card, with active-recovery guidance, not an empty gap in your week. On many machines that support the Bluetooth FTMS profile, Parameter sends each segment's authored targets to the equipment. On heart-rate-zone segments it also closes a loop to hold your zone, correcting speed on a treadmill and power on an indoor bike. It never chases your heart rate with incline. Starting and stopping a machine is always yours. Every interval workout also prints as a numbered console table, so a machine with no Bluetooth at all is still a first-class way to train. Parameter's Apple Watch app works fully on its own, with its own sync, so a run or a lift is tracked wrist-only if that is all you bring. Whichever device starts a workout, the other shows the exact same execution screen, not just a status line, and pause, skip, end, and adjust all work from either wrist or phone. The Digital Crown adjusts your current target or your reps before you check off a set, and watch face complications and a Smart Stack card show what's next. $1 a month, with a two-week free trial, is the only thing Parameter charges for, and it covers only the AI connection. Planning, execution, history, and a full data export stay free whether you subscribe or not. There's no Parameter account: your workouts, profile, and history live in your own private iCloud, and Parameter runs no database of its own to store them in. Parameter works with any MCP-compatible AI client, including the assistants most people already subscribe to. Parameter requires an iPhone running iOS 17 or later. An Apple Watch is recommended for live heart rate and wrist execution, but not required. Having a plan written by your AI needs an MCP-compatible AI client; building and logging your own workouts by hand works with no AI client at all. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://parameterfit.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

RunMap2GPX4 screens
Parameter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RunMap2GPX at none against Parameter's 1. Parameter's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Parameter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per month. RunMap2GPX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunMap2GPX ships an update every 3 days, Parameter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
RunMap2GPX versus Parameter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunMap2GPXParameter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebas VisserJACOB CLINTON PEWITT YANCEY

In-app purchases

None

RunMap2GPX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Parameter

Subscriptions1
  • Parameter Monthly14 Days trial$1.001 Month

Questions

Is RunMap2GPX free?
RunMap2GPX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parameter free?
Parameter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RunMap2GPX or Parameter have ads?
Neither RunMap2GPX nor Parameter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunMap2GPX or Parameter?
RunMap2GPX ships an update every 3 days, and Parameter every 2 days. Most recently, RunMap2GPX was updated on September 21, 2026 and Parameter on September 22, 2026.

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