Comparison

Runnerd vs UpGreg AI conversational Coach

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

Head to head
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.

About

UpGreg AI conversational Coach

Features
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Greg is your personal endurance coach, right in your pocket. He builds your training program around YOUR goal — marathon, 10K, trail, triathlon — then keeps adapting it to your real sessions, your form and how you feel. Real adaptive coaching, not just a calendar. A COACH, NOT A STOPWATCH • A personalized program, automatically recalibrated after every activity • Talk to Greg in plain language: advice, adjustments and explanations tuned to your level • Greg knows when to push and when to hold back, so you build up at a sustainable pace ON YOUR APPLE WATCH — GREG'S BEAT • Today's session on your wrist, played block by block: target zone, time left, what comes next • Heart rate, distance and pace recorded live, with your session journal on the watch • Out of range of your iPhone? The watch keeps going and syncs everything once you're back RECORD YOUR SESSIONS • Accurate GPS for running, cycling and trail — even with the screen locked • Bluetooth sensors: heart rate, power and cadence • Audio cues (pace, heart rate, laps) and GPX route guidance with off-course alerts EVERYTHING SYNCS • Automatic import from Strava, Polar and Apple Health • Your complete training log: map, paces, zones, splits and power STEER YOUR PROGRESS • Greg Score and Daily Brief tell you what to do, every morning • Training load (CTL / ATL / TSB), trends and freshness • Race goals with event suggestions near you Whether you're chasing your first 10K or an Ironman, Greg adapts to your level and your schedule. Download UpGreg and start training smarter today. SUBSCRIPTIONS UpGreg is free to use (Starter plan). Advanced coaching features are offered through an auto-renewable subscription with a one-month duration: • Greg — 1 month, $7.99 • Greg+ — 1 month, $17.99 • Speak To Greg — 1 month, $24.99 (includes Greg's voice) US prices; the exact price in your currency is shown in the app before any purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. It can be managed and cancelled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.upgreg.ai/cgu.html Privacy Policy: https://www.upgreg.ai/confidentialite.html

Screenshots

Runnerd4 screens
UpGreg AI conversational Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UpGreg AI conversational Coach at 16.4 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. Runnerd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and UpGreg AI conversational Coach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runnerd ships an update every 2 weeks, UpGreg AI conversational Coach fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Runnerd versus UpGreg AI conversational Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunnerdUpGreg AI conversational Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNorma Stellerjeremy fonteray

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Runnerd

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

UpGreg AI conversational Coach

Subscriptions3
  • Greg$7.991 Month
  • Greg+$17.991 Month
  • Speak to Greg$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Runnerd free?
Runnerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpGreg AI conversational Coach free?
UpGreg AI conversational Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Runnerd or UpGreg AI conversational Coach have ads?
Neither Runnerd nor UpGreg AI conversational Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runnerd or UpGreg AI conversational Coach?
Runnerd ships an update every 2 weeks, and UpGreg AI conversational Coach fortnightly. Most recently, Runnerd was updated on October 12, 2026 and UpGreg AI conversational Coach on October 25, 2026.

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