Volta Running vs BulkAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volta Running
This running app synchronizes your music with your pace, offering three distinct running modes. Analyze how each song impacts your performance and discover your power tracks. Plan playlists based on your target pace and energy levels, and visualize your run data.
- Music-synced running modes
- AI-driven playlist generation
- Pace and cadence analysis
- Route mapping with song data
- Power track identification
- Song performance ranking
- Shareable run summaries
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Volta is a running app built around the music — with three ways to run. LET IT DJ — during the run, Volta cues each next track to how you're actually moving. PLAN IT — before you go, Volta builds a playlist matched to your target pace and cadence. JUST PRESS PLAY — run to your own music, and Volta maps it for you. Whichever you choose, your route and your listening land on one timeline afterward — so you can see exactly what every song did to your pace. MUSIC THAT READS YOUR BODY In Match My Vibe mode, Volta watches how you're moving and picks the next song to match. Want to steer? Tap Hype to push the energy up, or Cool to bring it down — anytime. PLAN THE PLAYLIST BEFORE YOU GO Set your target pace, distance, and energy curve, and Volta builds a playlist shaped for that exact run. See every track's BPM before you start, and swap or reorder anything until it's yours. EVERY SONG, SHOWN ON THE MAP Your route, colored by pace and split by track. Tap any segment to see what was playing and how fast you were moving there. THE SONG THAT MADE YOU FASTEST After every run, Volta surfaces your Power Track — the one song you ran fastest to, with your pace on it and how far above your average it pushed you. YOUR SONGS, RANKED BY WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU Your whole library, sorted by the pace you actually ran to each track. Filter by month, sort by pace, and find the songs that reliably deliver — so your next playlist is built on what works. KNOW WHEN YOU HIT FLOW When your steps per minute lock to the beat, running feels easier. Volta shows you which tracks matched your stride and which didn't — so you learn what carries you. SHARE IT Turn any run into a clean, shareable image — your route, your top tracks, your pace — ready for your camera roll or your feed. Volta works with Apple Music and Apple Health.
BulkAI
This app helps users gain weight and build muscle by tracking daily calorie intake. It features AI-powered meal scanning to estimate calories and protein from food photos, alongside manual logging and personalized goal setting. High-calorie food suggestions are provided to help users meet their targets.
- AI meal photo analysis
- Manual meal logging
- Custom calorie goals
- Protein and macro tracking
- Weight tracking
- High-calorie meal suggestions
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BulkAI is a calorie tracker built specifically for people trying to gain weight and build muscle. Set your daily calorie target, log meals throughout the day, and use AI-powered meal scanning to estimate calories and protein from food photos. BulkAI keeps your bulk simple with a clear daily target, meal tracking, weight progress, personalized calorie goals, and high-calorie food suggestions when you need help hitting your numbers. Whether you struggle to eat enough or simply want a faster way to stay consistent, BulkAI helps you focus on the number that matters most: eating enough to grow. Features include: • AI meal photo analysis • Fast manual meal logging • Custom calorie goals • Protein and macro tracking • Daily calorie progress • Weight tracking • High-calorie meal suggestions • Personal bulking food list Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volta Running at none against BulkAI's 2. Volta Running also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). BulkAI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. BulkAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Volta Running asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Volta Running against 5.0 for BulkAI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volta Running has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Volta Running ships an update every 2 weeks, BulkAI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volta Running | BulkAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasemin Yurekli | Dylan Underkofler |
Customer experience
Volta Running
BulkAI
In-app purchases
Volta Running
No in-app purchases
BulkAI
- BulkAI Monthly$4.991 Month
- BulkAI Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









