Comparison

Quiet Run vs RunStamp

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

Head to head
About

Quiet Run

Features
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Built by a runner who understands advanced tracking β€” and decided most people don't need it. Quiet Run is a running app that gives you space instead of pressure. No leaderboards. No social feeds. No alerts screaming in your ear. Just tap START, run, and reflect when you're done. SIMPLE BY DESIGN One button to start. Pause and resume when you need to. Stop when you're done. That's it. The interface stays out of your way so you can stay in your run. FEEL, DON'T OPTIMIZE After each run, choose how it felt β€” light, steady, difficult, freeing, stressful, or joyful. Add a photo, write a few words, or just save and go. Quiet Run tracks what matters to you, not what a leaderboard thinks matters. DROP PINS ALONG THE WAY Mark moments during your run with location pins. Add a note, snap a photo, or record a voice memo β€” capture what caught your attention without breaking your stride. DISTANCE & ROUTE β€” IF YOU WANT IT Turn on location tracking to see your distance and route drawn on a map. Or leave it off. Quiet Run works great either way. Every tracking feature is optional, because not every run needs to be measured. YOUR STATS, YOUR WAY See weekly summaries, streaks, and feelings over time. Toggle anything you don't care about. Hide the timer during runs. Switch between km and miles. Show or hide distance entirely. Make it yours. APPLE WATCH Start, pause, and finish runs from your wrist. Record voice memos and drop pins β€” everything syncs back to your phone. APPLE HEALTH Import past running workouts and automatically save new ones to Apple Health. Or don't β€” it's up to you. LIVE ACTIVITIES See your run timer on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. iCLOUD SYNC Your runs sync across all your devices automatically. 15 LANGUAGES Available in English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and Polish. COMPLETELY FREE Quiet Run is free with no ads, no subscriptions, and no paywalls. If you enjoy it, there's an optional tip jar to show support. Running doesn't need to be a competition. Sometimes a run is just a run. Quiet Run is here for those runs.

About

RunStamp

Features
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RunStamp turns the runs you record on Apple Watch and iPhone into emotional posters and a running diary you'll actually want to share. It automatically pulls together your distance, time, pace, heart rate, and route, then adds today's mood and a one-line note to create a single image ready to post straight to Instagram. You don't have to be a fast runner. A short distance, a slow pace β€” if you got out and ran today, it's worth remembering. β–  Automatic running posters Finish your run, open the app, and a poster is already waiting. Save and share in Story 9:16, Feed 1:1, or Portrait 4:5. β–  7 emotional templates Β· your own photo as the background Minimal Run, Night Runner, Slow But Done, and more. Drop in a photo you took today, drag and zoom to frame it, and lay your caption on top. β–  Beginner-friendly wording A slow pace shows up as "Easy," not "slow," and a run with walking breaks becomes "Run-Walk." Slow runners get to show off without the shame. β–  Smart captions & hashtags Pick today's mood and RunStamp completes a matching one-liner and hashtags for you. β–  Stamp badges First Run Β· 5K Done Β· Slow But Done… collect badges as your runs add up. β–  Privacy protection for safe sharing (on by default) Auto-hide your home-area route Β· blur start/end points Β· convert your route into line-art. Photo-background posters never embed GPS or an address. β–  Monthly report This month's total distance, run count, top mood, and "sentence of the month" in one image. β–  Fully on device Everything is processed only on your device. No server uploads, no account, no ads, no tracking. Health data is read-only and never written. Import your runs and use the core posters and default privacy protection for free. Unlock Pro forever with a one-time purchase (no subscription) for premium templates, photo backgrounds, line-art, and watermark removal. Make today's run look good.

Screenshots

Quiet Run4 screens
RunStamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quiet Run at every 3 days against RunStamp's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Quiet Run sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and RunStamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quiet Run ships an update every 3 days, RunStamp weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Quiet Run versus RunStamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet RunRunStamp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPragmaTecByoungho Kim

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Quiet Run

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Kind Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
1 purchases

RunStamp

One-time1
  • RunStamp Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Quiet Run free?
Quiet Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunStamp free?
RunStamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quiet Run or RunStamp have ads?
Neither Quiet Run nor RunStamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quiet Run or RunStamp?
Quiet Run ships an update every 3 days, and RunStamp weekly. Most recently, Quiet Run was updated on October 25, 2026 and RunStamp on October 25, 2026.

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