Comparison

Trailcast vs Runnerd

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

Head to head
About

Trailcast

Features
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Trailcast turns your workouts from the Health app into meaningful insights. Export, analyze, and share your training sessions — with maps, weather, stats, and more. Routes and Maps Every workout is visualized on a speed-color-coded map. See at a glance where you pushed hard and where you held back. Export GPX, CSV, and TCX with a tap. Import just as easily. Analysis and Statistics The Effort Score from 0 to 100 shows you how hard a workout really was. Trailcast Pro adds Pace Zones, Heart Rate Zones, elevation profile visualization, calorie trends over 8 weeks, and the ability to compare two workouts on one map. Weather and Forecast See the weather during your workout and the forecast for your next session. The Ride Score rates how ideal conditions are for your training. Motivation and Gamification Streak tracking with heatmap, weekly goal with ring progress, 38 achievements with progress bars, and a Year-in-Review in Spotify Wrapped style keep you motivated long-term. Share and Widgets Create share cards for Instagram and Strava. Three widget sizes for Home and Lock Screen keep you on track at a glance. Privacy Trailcast processes all data exclusively on your device. No account, no cloud, no ads. Trailcast Pro Unlock unlimited exports, advanced analytics, full-screen maps, detailed weather data, and the full achievement catalog. Monthly: 2.99 Euro Yearly: 19.99 Euro, save around 44 percent The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your device settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://lemmidevpixelcraft.github.io/Trailcast-iOS/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lemmidevpixelcraft.github.io/Trailcast-iOS/privacy.html

About

Runnerd

This app analyzes your running data from Apple Health to provide insights into your training, readiness, and performance. It offers detailed run breakdowns, season timelines, and coaching advice without requiring an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • Readiness Score calculation
  • Detailed run analysis
  • Performance Management Chart
  • Season timeline view
  • Three coaching tones
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Personal bests tracking
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Runnerd is a running coach and a serious analytics app in one. It builds a plan around your goal, explains every recommendation and works with the runs you've already logged. No subscription. No account. No compromises. HOW IT WORKS Connect Apple Health and Runnerd reads your past runs, whether they came from your Apple Watch, your iPhone or another running app. No blank slate: Runnerd knows where you stand from day one. Keep tracking with whatever you use today. Set a goal, like your next half marathon, and pick a coach. The Patient One builds up carefully, The Ambitious One pushes harder, and The Balanced One sits in between. The difference shows up in your plan, not just in the tone. Runnerd maps out every week until race day and schedules more of the run types you enjoy. You can add your own runs whenever you like. Each morning, your coach checks the plan against your readiness. After each run, it reviews how it went. Ahead of your goal? It'll tell you. Goal asking for more than your coach allows? It'll tell you that too. FOR NERDS WHO RUN Fitness, fatigue and form, running economy, intensity, training load: Runnerd shows whether your training is working and explains every term along the way. It's all built on proven sports science, not AI: Banister for fitness and form, Daniels VDOT for training paces and predictions, Karvonen for heart rate zones. IPHONE AND MAC Check in on your iPhone, dig deeper on your Mac with a native Mac app. Your data syncs through your private iCloud. Runnerd collects nothing and runs no servers. AND THE DETAILS Shoe mileage with a heads-up before a pair wears out. Personal bests, spotted automatically. Running partners. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Share runs, weeks and personal bests as images. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Runnerd is free to use. Pro adds race predictions, running technique analysis, GPX export and The Ambitious One. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac.

Screenshots

Trailcast4 screens
Runnerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Trailcast at 17.6 against Runnerd's 26.0. 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. Trailcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Runnerd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trailcast ships an update every 8 days, Runnerd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trailcast versus Runnerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrailcastRunnerd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSimon AußerlechnerNorma Steller

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trailcast

Subscriptions2
  • Trailcast Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Trailcast Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Runnerd

One-time2
  • Runnerd Pro$7.99
  • Support a Nerd$17.99

Questions

Is Trailcast free?
Trailcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runnerd free?
Runnerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trailcast or Runnerd have ads?
Neither Trailcast nor Runnerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trailcast or Runnerd?
Trailcast ships an update every 8 days, and Runnerd every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trailcast was updated on October 3, 2026 and Runnerd on October 12, 2026.

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