Comparison

RunBoost vs Runapt

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

Head to head
About

RunBoost

Features
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RunBoost is your personal running coach. Tell it your race, your goal time and how many days a week you can train, and it builds a week-by-week running plan around your actual fitness, then keeps adjusting it as your runs come in. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Sign in with Apple and connect Apple Health: your recent runs, pace and heart rate come in automatically. Garmin, Polar and COROS runs reach RunBoost through Apple Health too. β€’ Set a goal: a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, a personal record, or simply getting fitter. β€’ Get a complete running plan: easy runs, tempo runs, intervals and long runs, with target paces and heart-rate zones derived from your own data. β€’ Run. Every workout is matched to the plan and scored on distance, pace and heart rate, with feedback from your coach. β€’ Missed a session or ran on a different day? Your week is rescheduled for you. YOUR COACH Chat with your digital coach about any run, any week or the plan as a whole. It knows your history, your zones and your schedule, and proposes changes you approve with one tap. APPLE WATCH Send workouts to your Apple Watch, including structured interval sessions, and start them straight from the Workout app. The RunBoost watch app shows your upcoming sessions even when your phone is not with you. ALSO β€’ Two-week check-ins that review your progress and fine-tune the plan β€’ Heart-rate zones computed from your age and your real runs β€’ Weekly insights and a shareable card for every run β€’ A reminder for tomorrow's session β€’ Available in English and Dutch RUNBOOST PRO RunBoost Pro gives you the coach chat, your full training plan and the analysis of every run. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel at any time in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy policy: https://www.runboost-app.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.runboost-app.com/terms

About

Runapt

Features
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Runapt builds your running plan β€” then adapts it every day. Most apps only track what you already ran. Runapt gives you a real plan for a race, then changes it when your fitness, schedule, readiness, or route changes. Each morning you get one clear answer: what to run, at what pace, and where. Paces come from Jack Daniels’ VDOT. Load uses CTL, ATL, and TSB. Miss a day or sleep badly and the week gets rewritten β€” it does not stack the missed work onto tomorrow. β€’ Plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon β€’ Auto-generated routes that match the session distance β€’ Live pace guidance while you run β€’ A short coach note after each run about that run β€’ Chat with an AI coach about paces and race strategy β€’ History with maps, splits, and shareable cards β€’ Syncs with Apple Health Free plan covers 5K and 10K. Pro unlocks full race blocks, deeper adaptation, AI coach notes, fatigue modeling, race prediction, and sync extras. Try Pro free for 14 days. Price is regional at checkout. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Where every plan finds a path. Privacy Policy: https://runapt.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://runapt.com/terms

Screenshots

RunBoost4 screens
Runapt4 screens

Verdict

The call

RunBoost and Runapt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. RunBoost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Runapt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunBoost ships an update every 5 days, Runapt every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RunBoost versus Runapt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunBoostRunapt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size69 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperErwin WijnveldRico Vossestein

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RunBoost

Subscriptions2
  • RunBoost Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • RunBoost Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Runapt

Subscriptions2
  • Runapt Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Runapt Pro Annual14 Days trial$49.001 Year

Questions

Is RunBoost free?
RunBoost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runapt free?
Runapt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RunBoost or Runapt have ads?
Neither RunBoost nor Runapt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunBoost or Runapt?
RunBoost ships an update every 5 days, and Runapt every 3 days. Most recently, RunBoost was updated on October 31, 2026 and Runapt on October 31, 2026.

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