Comparison

RunSplit vs TimeAndDistance

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

Head to head
About

RunSplit

Features
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RunSplit is the running app built around the thing that actually makes you faster: clean, color-coded intervals. Green means WORK. Red means REST. No guesswork - just a phone that knows what phase you are in and a coach that runs with you. FREE FOREVER - WITH A TIP JAR RunSplit is completely free. Every feature, every update, no paywall. There's a single ad slot in Settings. Prefer to support a solo developer? Leave a Gel, Energy Bar, or Race Entry tip and RunSplit goes ad-free permanently across every device on your iCloud. SMART INTERVAL COACHING Pick your work and rest blocks in seconds or meters, then tap Start. RunSplit counts you in, tracks the set, and hands you the next interval the second your rest is up. An on-device Smart Coach, powered by Apple Intelligence, talks you through every phase. Choose your tone - Hype, Calm, Drill, or Mindful - and your voice (boy or girl) and you get a runner, not a stopwatch, in your ear. STRETCH BEFORE RUN Three built-in dynamic warmups - Quick (3 min), Standard (5 min), Full (6 min) - made of the 12 stretches running coaches actually recommend: leg swings, walking lunges, hip circles, hamstring scoops, high knees, butt kicks, more. Wire one to a profile and tap Play. Pick "Stretch + Run" or skip. Animated visuals show the motion. Apple Watch chains right into your run when the routine finishes. FREE RUN - JUST RUN No Work/Rest splits, no countdown beeps. Free Run records your GPS route, distance, pace, and heart rate while you set your own pace. Perfect when you want to run by feel. WALK MODE Open record walks with GPS, live steps and heart rate with no Work/Rest bar LIVE CROSS-DEVICE RUN MIRROR Glance at your Apple Watch mid-run and see exactly what your iPhone is tracking. Run from your watch and your iPhone shows the same tile. If a device dies mid-run, the other one still has the live snapshot. FLYOVER VIDEOS Generate a cinematic 3D satellite flyover of any saved run - 9:16, ready to post. Every video opens with an establishing wide shot and closes with a pull-back reveal of the whole route. Duration and camera scale to long routes, elevation gain shows in the HUD, and PACE reflects your actual pace at each point. MOUNTAINS Hike mode auto-tags the highest GPS point on your route as a mountain, builds a Summit Collection, and lets you fix or add a peak retroactively from any past hike's detail screen. ACHIEVEMENTS, PRs, AND TOP-10 MEDALS Marathon distance, sub-5:00/km pace, early-morning run, weekly streaks, per-shoe PRs, mileage milestones. Plus a top-10 medal that lands on every saved run when you place in your lifetime ranks. CONDITIONS - YOUR BODY ON ONE SCREEN Weight, height, body temperature, resting heart rate, HRV, VO2 Max, blood oxygen, walking speed, plus today's steps, exercise minutes, and stand hours - all from Apple Health. Trend charts with a NEW PR badge when you set a lifetime best. SMART CALORIE TRACKING Log meals fast with Quick Add presets, free-form descriptions, or a manual editor. iPhones with Apple Intelligence parse your text into calories and macros on-device. Every other iPhone uses a curated library of 150 runner foods to estimate the same numbers offline. STRAVA SYNC Connect once and every outdoor run pushes automatically. Manual "Push to Strava" on any saved run, with de-dup so you never get duplicate uploads. APPLE WATCH The companion app runs the same interval engine on your wrist. Walk mode counts steps live. Profiles with a stretch routine show "Stretch + Run" instead of Start - same library, same visuals, then chains straight into the run. YOUR GEAR, TRACKED Add a pair, snap a photo, and RunSplit logs every mile. Live wear bar, per-pair pace, cadence, heart zones, total mileage across your rotation. ON-DEVICE, PRIVATE, YOURS No account. No login. No subscription. Your runs, routes, shoes, and music taste stay on your iPhone. The Smart Coach runs on-device using Apple Intelligence. Download free - lace up, pick an interval, and go.

About

TimeAndDistance

This running app features a repeating interval timer with customizable run and rest periods, along with GPS-based distance tracking. It provides alerts for interval changes and mileage goals, saving your last 10 runs locally.

Highlights
  • Repeating run/rest interval timer
  • GPS mileage tracking
  • Mileage goal alerts
  • Countdown beeps and vibration
  • Last 10 runs saved locally
  • Miles or kilometers selection
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TimeAndDistance is a simple, no-frills running companion: a repeating interval timer on top, a live GPS distance tracker on the bottom. Set your run and rest lengths with the +/- steppers (15-second increments) and let it repeat automatically, with a countdown beep and a strong vibration on every interval cycle change while you're using the app. If your phone is locked or the app is backgrounded, you'll still get an alert for each interval switch via a notification. Track your distance in miles or kilometers as you go, and set a mileage goal to get an alert the moment you hit it. Your last 10 runs (time and distance) are saved right on your phone so you can glance back at recent progress. No account, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on your device. Repeating run/rest interval timer, adjustable in 15-second steps Countdown beeps and vibration on every interval cycle change, even backgrounded Live GPS mileage tracking that keeps working with the screen off Mileage goal alerts Elapsed-time view alongside the interval countdown Last 10 runs saved locally Miles or kilometers, your choice

Screenshots

RunSplit4 screens
TimeAndDistance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeAndDistance at none against RunSplit's 4. TimeAndDistance also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). RunSplit's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. RunSplit sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TimeAndDistance asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
RunSplit versus TimeAndDistance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunSplitTimeAndDistance
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeus Solomon OlivarJames Parsons

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RunSplit

One-time4
  • Gel$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Energy Bar$2.99
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  • Race Entry$4.99
None

TimeAndDistance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RunSplit free?
RunSplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeAndDistance free?
TimeAndDistance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RunSplit or TimeAndDistance have ads?
RunSplit shows ads; TimeAndDistance does not.

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