Comparison

Runplanner vs ThirdLife

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

Head to head
About

Runplanner

Plan precise running routes that follow actual roads and footpaths, not just straight lines. Features include traffic light detection, roundtrip generation, and turn-by-turn navigation. Schedule runs, build structured workouts, and track shoe mileage.

Highlights
  • Snaps to real roads and footpaths
  • Traffic light detection
  • Roundtrip route generator
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Workout plan builder
  • GPX import/export
  • Gear mileage tracking
Features
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Most running route planners draw a straight line between two points and call it a route. Runplanner snaps to real roads, footpaths and cycleways, so what you plan is what you actually run. Tap waypoints on the map and Runplanner builds a route along the streets and trails that are really there. You see your true distance, a proper elevation profile and a breakdown of the surfaces you'll be running on, before you leave the house. No account, no ads. TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTION Runplanner detects traffic lights along your route and shows them on the map. Know exactly where your natural pause points are, which is useful for intervals, tempo runs, or planning a route where you won't be stuck waiting at every crossing. ROUNDTRIP GENERATOR Tell Runplanner how far you want to run and it builds a loop back to your starting point. Ideal for training days when you want a distance, not a destination. RUNNER-FIRST ROUTING Footpaths and cycleways take priority over busy car roads. Surface awareness tells you whether you're heading onto tarmac, gravel or trail. No surprises. TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION Start your run and follow along live: street names, turn directions and an alert the moment you go off-route. SCHEDULE YOUR RUNS Plan future runs in the built-in calendar and get a notification on the day. Route planner and training calendar in one. WORKOUT PLANS Build structured sessions directly on your route, from warm-up through intervals to cool-down, with custom pace zones for each segment. WEATHER CHECK See the forecast before you head out. Know whether to bring a jacket before you've laced up. ROUTE METRICS Distance, estimated duration, pace, elevation and road type breakdown update in real time while you plan. GPX IMPORT AND EXPORT Export any route as a GPX file for your running watch or training platform. Import existing GPX files with one tap. SHARE ROUTES Share routes with friends via QR code or link. They scan, you both run the same route. GEAR TRACKING Log which shoes you ran in and track mileage per pair, so you know when it's time to replace them. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No ads. Your routes and activities are stored locally on your device with AES-256 encryption. We don't track you, sell your data or push you toward a premium tier. Built by a runner, for runners. runplannerapp.com

About

ThirdLife

This app analyzes your phone usage patterns and connects them to your physical activity, sleep, and calendar to provide insights into your digital wellbeing. It offers personalized feedback, helps you set limits on app usage, and provides reports to track your progress.

Highlights
  • Intelligent digital life analysis
  • Connects phone use to sleep and activity
  • Plain-language insights and scores
  • Personalized daily and monthly reports
  • Customizable app and category limits
  • Family sharing with parental controls
  • Milestones and progress tracking
Features
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Screen time tools count hours. ThirdLife turns raw screen-time signals into intelligent findings across the four dimensions of your digital life that matter most: Connect, Balance, Focus and Rest. So you can tell a healthy day from one that needs care, and do something about it. Connect, real conversation against passive scrolling Balance, active use against consumption Focus, sustained attention against fragmentation Rest, how quiet your phone stayed around sleep Each is scored out of 100, and the four roll into one daily score, with a plain-language read on what shaped the day. No jargon, no dashboards to decode. YOUR DAILY COACH Tap your score and ThirdLife tells you how today compares with your usual day, which app is taking most of your time, and one or two things that would help before the day is out. PHONE × LIFE Every other tool looks at your phone on its own. ThirdLife reads it beside the rest of your life and finds what moved together. Your day: hour by hour, what the phone was used for. Tap an hour for the apps. Your sleep: on the nights the phone stayed up late, did you sleep less? Read against your actual sleep from Apple Health, not a guessed bedtime. Your body: how much of each workout the phone was in, and how your more active days compare with your phone use. Music and workout apps are left out. Your calendar: what share of your committed time the phone quietly took. Every chart shows a week at a time; tap a day for the apps behind it. Patterns that moved together, not proof of cause. Where the data is thin, ThirdLife says nothing rather than guessing. INSIGHTS Every score comes with the why behind it. Findings in plain language, graded Great, Good, Watch or Action, naming the exact apps, minutes and days behind each one. A short read daily, a deeper one monthly. MILESTONES Change is hard to see day to day, so ThirdLife marks it in small, honest milestones. Encouragement when things go well, never a game you have to win. WEEKLY REPORT Once a week, the week just gone in one place: what lifted, what slipped, and how each ring moved. LIMITS Limit an app, several, or a whole category like social media, with daily totals and before-sleep limits that stop you at the line or nudge you gently. FOR FAMILIES See your children's day on your own phone. If they're in your Family Sharing group with Screen Time on, they appear in ThirdLife automatically, with nothing to install on their phone: their four scores, insights, an hour-by-hour view of their day, and the apps they used. Set their bedtime and school hours, and ThirdLife reads their nights and school days against their real routine. Scoring is fairer for children too: Connect counts real messaging and calls, and a short burst of watching barely touches Focus. You see their scores, not their messages, browsing or location. Want them to have their own view? Install ThirdLife on their phone too. You set the limits, sleep and school hours behind a passcode; they see the rest, and the app tells them plainly that you can see their scores. One subscription covers your whole family through Family Sharing. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE Your screen time, health data, calendar and scores are read and scored on your phone, and ThirdLife never sends them anywhere: no account, no analytics, no servers. A child's Screen Time reaches a parent's phone through Apple's Family Sharing, never through us. We only ask for an optional name and email, for a short monthly note on what's new. Works offline. FREE AND PREMIUM Seeing is free: your overall score, the four rings, your daily coach, your reads for today and the month, and your milestones. Premium adds Phone × Life, the weekly report, Limits, and your children's scores on your phone. Try it free for 14 days. ThirdLife Labs Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.

Screenshots

Runplanner4 screens
ThirdLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runplanner at none against ThirdLife's 2. Runplanner also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ThirdLife sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Runplanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Runplanner against 5.0 for ThirdLife. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runplanner has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Runplanner versus ThirdLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunplannerThirdLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLesley NatropThirdLife Labs Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Runplanner

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ThirdLife

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Runplanner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ThirdLife

Subscriptions2
  • Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Runplanner free?
Runplanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThirdLife free?
ThirdLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runplanner or ThirdLife?
Runplanner and ThirdLife are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Runplanner or ThirdLife have ads?
Neither Runplanner nor ThirdLife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runplanner or ThirdLife?
Runplanner ships an update weekly, and ThirdLife weekly. Most recently, Runplanner was updated on October 31, 2026 and ThirdLife on October 31, 2026.

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