Comparison

Racely vs RunFold

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

Head to head
About

Racely

Features
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Racely is the simplest way to manage your running journey — log past races, plan upcoming ones, and watch your stats improve over time. TRACK YOUR RACE HISTORY Log every race you've run with finish time, placement, distance, type (road, trail, or track), location, and personal notes. Your running history, organized exactly how you need it. Switch to Map View to see your past and upcoming races plotted on an interactive map — tap any pin to open the race detail. PLAN UPCOMING RACES Keep all your future races in one place. Set a goal time, track your registration status, and store a registration link so you never miss sign-up details. See a countdown to race day for every upcoming event. PERSONAL RECORDS & STATISTICS Racely automatically calculates your personal bests across every distance — 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra, and custom distances. At a glance, see: • Total races completed • Total distance run • Average pace • Total time on feet • Your fastest race and most recent race • Race type breakdown (road, trail, track) BUILT FOR ALL RUNNERS Whether you race on roads, trails, or tracks — and whether you measure in kilometers or miles — Racely adapts to you. Switch between metric and imperial units instantly. SIMPLE & PRIVATE No account. No subscription. Your race data syncs privately across your devices via iCloud. Analytics are optional and can be turned off in Settings at any time. Racely is designed for runners who want a focused, distraction-free log of their racing life — not another social network or training platform.

About

RunFold

This app displays your running data from Apple Health, including routes, pace, and heart rate. It offers a private space to review your progress over time without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • View runs on a map
  • Detailed run statistics
  • Compare performance over time
  • Calendar view of runs
  • Customizable stats dashboard
  • Heart-rate training zones
Features
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Your runs, beautifully yours. Free, private, and on your iPhone. RunFold reads your runs from Apple Health and just shows them to you: your routes on a map, your pace, your heart rate, and how you're doing over weeks and months. No account, no subscription, nothing leaves your iPhone. If you wear an Apple Watch, all of this is already being recorded. You've got the data. RunFold gives you a calm place to look at it, without being sold something. WHAT'S INSIDE • Every run in a list, sorted and filtered however you like • A map of all your runs, with nearby starts grouped into one place • A detailed view for each run, including the route on a map • Compare any two periods side by side: distance, VO₂ max, run count, and your best 5K, 10K, half, and marathon • A calendar of your whole running year • A customizable Stats dashboard, with trends over any timeframe • Heart-rate training zones, plus the watch metrics: cadence, stride, and power WHAT'S NOT INSIDE No subscription. No ads. No feed. No login. And no quietly added paywall later. That's the whole point. I use RunFold every day and I'm still adding to it. If something's missing, email me. A runner asking for a feature is pretty much the whole roadmap.

Screenshots

Racely4 screens
RunFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Racely at daily against RunFold's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Racely ships an update daily, RunFold weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Racely versus RunFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacelyRunFold
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnan SadiyaTurbo Lynx

In-app purchases

None

Racely

No in-app purchases

None

RunFold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Racely free?
Racely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RunFold free?
RunFold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Racely or RunFold have ads?
Neither Racely nor RunFold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Racely or RunFold?
Racely ships an update daily, and RunFold weekly. Most recently, Racely was updated on October 25, 2026 and RunFold on October 14, 2026.

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