Unit vs RunRecall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unit
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Log a set in 3 seconds and get back under the bar. Your weights from last time are already filled in — confirm, adjust, done. Paste your program and your working numbers are ready from day one. No account. No ads. No social feed. Your training stays on your iPhone. A gym notebook, not a platform. Unit requires a paid purchase after setup. Weekly, monthly, and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Optional Lifetime appears only if available. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. There is no free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unitlift.app/privacy
RunRecall
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RunRecall is your running history on this iPad. Import the runs you already have, then find, map, and understand them without a social feed or a cloud copy of your GPS. Bring your archive in • Sync from Garmin Connect • Import Garmin’s Export Your Data ZIP • Import FIT files from RunGap, including the iCloud Drive → RunGap → Export folder • Add workouts from Apple Health • Open any run for the route, pace and heart-rate charts, splits, and workout intervals Explore years of running • Search by date, date range, or event name—even when a file was titled something generic • Dashboard, Trends, and Compare show volume, fitness, and side-by-side efforts • Map clusters where you ran; Records surfaces personal bests • Ask RunRecall questions about the runs stored on this device (Beta). Answers come from your local archive, not a cloud model Built to stay on the device FIT files, GPS tracks, Health workouts, maps, notes, and tags stay in RunRecall’s local storage. Connecting Garmin uses a short-lived inbox so the app can download activity files. That service is not a backup of your training history. Try free, then Unlock You can import a small number of FIT or Apple Health activities for free. RunRecall Unlock is a one-time purchase. It enables ongoing Garmin Connect sync and removes the free import limit. Restore Purchase on any iPad, iPhone, or Mac signed into the same Apple Account. RunRecall is not a live GPS tracker, coaching plan, or social network. It is a local library for the running you have already done. Need help? Open the Welcome Guide in Settings, or email support@landware.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: RunRecall at 3 against Unit's 1. Unit's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Unit | RunRecall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Efe Eren Can Bakır | LandWare, LLC |
In-app purchases
Unit
No in-app purchases
RunRecall
No in-app purchases









