HR & SpO2 vs RunTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HR & SpO2
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***Special Notice for Apple Watch Models Sold in the United States: This App operates strictly as a standalone watch application. Due to recent patent litigation and subsequent Apple official firmware adjustments, certain Apple Watch models (such as Series 9, 10, Ultra 2, and subsequent models) sold in the United States after January 2024 have system-level restrictions that disable the generation and synchronization of local blood oxygen data. Consequently, users with these US-region models will not be able to read or display blood oxygen data on the watch after downloading the app. Please note that this is not a software defect. Users who own the aforementioned restricted US-model devices are strongly advised to exercise caution before downloading or purchasing. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused. ***For US Apple Watch users, you can download the iPhone companion app version to sync blood oxygen information from your phone. Please uninstall this standalone watch app before using the iPhone companion app version. Core Highlights Two Metrics in One, At a Glance - Dual Display: Seamless integration of Heart Rate and SpO₂. Turn the Digital Crown in the app to switch views smoothly—no more jumping between apps. - All-Style Complications: Elegant complications stay on your watch face. Customize with HR, SpO₂, or combined metrics to check health data instantly without opening the app. - Multi-Dimensional History: Access real-time HR and latest SpO₂ trends. Tap data ranges to view daily, 4/12/24-hour, and weekly fluctuation intervals directly on your wrist, complete with resting and walking HR averages. - SpO₂ Alerts & Interactions: Smart display of latest oxygen levels. Instantly track your physical state via clear visual alerts and subtle haptic feedback when SpO₂ drops below 90%. Tangible Native Quality, Visible Glass Aesthetics - Next-Gen Native UI: Tailored for watchOS. Built with fully native controls and a unique liquid glass effect for a translucent, lightweight interface that blends into the system. - Vivid Immersive Animations: Bring your data to life. The HR background pulses in sync with your heartbeat (long-press to feel the rhythm), while the blue SpO₂ ring glows and changes color when attention is needed. Deeply Integrated with Apple Watch Features - Universal Face Support: Fully compatible with graphic circular, corner, text, and modular rectangular complication styles to match any watch face layout. - Always-On Display (AOD): Smartly hides backgrounds and animations in AOD mode to save power while preserving key data. Wakes up instantly upon wrist raise to show real-time metrics. - Smart Stack Support: Fully optimized for watchOS Smart Stack, keeping your HR and SpO₂ metrics perfectly organized and readily accessible alongside other widgets. 100% Localized, Privacy First - Native HealthKit Access: Reads directly from official Apple Health data. - Safe Local Processing: All data is rendered entirely on-device. No uploads, no tracking, and no server logs—your privacy is absolute. Give Rhythm to Your Heartbeat, Give Color to Your Breath More than a complication, this is a piece of liquid art on your wrist. Every glance is a visual delight; every pulse is a guardian of your health. Unify your vital metrics today and unlock a futuristic era of wearable wellness. *This app is for general wellness and fitness tracking only and is not intended for medical use, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult a doctor before making any medical decisions.
RunTrace
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Install RunTrace and your running history is already there. Every run in Apple Health — the ones from your Apple Watch, the ones from whatever app you used before — is on the first screen, with its route, splits and heart rate intact. No account to make, no import to wait for, nothing to set up. Then it records new runs too. GPS route, live pace, splits as you pass each kilometre or mile, auto-pause when you stop at a light, and spoken split announcements so you don't have to look. Distance and pace stay on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a pause button you can reach without unlocking. FREE, AND IT STAYS FREE • Your whole Apple Health running history, imported on first launch • GPS recording with live pace, auto-pause and spoken splits • The Apple Watch app — it records on its own, so you can leave the phone at home • Route map, plus a profile of pace, elevation or heart rate along the distance • Splits chart showing your fastest and slowest laps • Time in five heart-rate zones, and a note for how it felt • This week day by day, and a calendar of every day you ran • Weekly volume and pace trend over the last three months • Records: longest run, longest time, best pace, biggest week, week streak • A weekly distance goal, with optional reminders on the days you plan to run • A share card built for someone else's feed: one big number and the shape of your route, no street map of your neighbourhood • GPX export of any run, or all of them at once, with heart rate and cadence • Home Screen widget with this week's distance and your last run RUNTRACE PRO: KNOW WHAT EVERY RUN IS DOING FOR YOU • Fitness, Fatigue and Form — training load that tells you whether you're fresh, building, or overreaching • VO₂ Max, resting heart rate and HRV, each against where it was three months ago • Running form measured by Apple Watch: power, cadence, stride length, ground contact and vertical oscillation • Best efforts at 1 km, 1 mile, 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon, found inside runs you've already done • Volume and pace trends across a year, or every year you've run Pro cards are drawn from your own runs, so before you subscribe you can see that the numbers are yours, not a sample. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no ads, no analytics, no servers of ours. Purchases go through the App Store and nowhere else. Runs you record sync through your own private iCloud, so they follow you between devices. What RunTrace reads from Apple Health stays on the device it read it from. ALREADY BOUGHT RUNTRACE? If you paid for RunTrace before it became free, you already have Pro — for life, including everything new. Nothing to restore, nothing to tap. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS RunTrace Pro is available as: • Yearly subscription, with a 2-week free trial for eligible new subscribers • Monthly subscription • Lifetime — a single payment that never renews Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.mzjpg.com/policy/runtrace/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HR & SpO2 at none against RunTrace's 3. HR & SpO2 also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). RunTrace's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. RunTrace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HR & SpO2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
HR & SpO2 ships an update every 11 days, RunTrace every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HR & SpO2 | RunTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓玮 éƒ | Dajiale |
In-app purchases
HR & SpO2
No in-app purchases
RunTrace
- RunTrace Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- RunTrace Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- RunTrace Pro Lifetime$69.99









