Comparison

Uphill vs Run Well

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

Head to head
About

Uphill

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Uphill complements your gym treadmill instead of replacing it. It leaves out what the treadmill's display already shows (time and distance) and focuses on what it can't: calories tuned to your body, and the elevation and floors you climb on an incline. If you're into the 12-3-30 workout (12% incline, 3.0 mph, 30 minutes) or incline walking in general, Uphill turns that uphill effort into visible height. ■ How you use it during a workout Whenever you change the speed or incline on the treadmill, just match it in the app. Your climb and calories add up in real time, and your height is told through real-world landmarks — "You've reached the top of the Statue of Liberty," "You're as high as the Eiffel Tower." No watch, no Bluetooth pairing. It works with any gym treadmill or walking pad — all it needs is your speed and incline. ■ Why Uphill • Personalized calories — an ACSM metabolic formula that factors in your weight, height, sex, and age for a better estimate than the generic number on your treadmill's display. • Visible achievement — turns the height you climb on an incline into elevation and floors, and adds it up across sessions — like a stair counter for your treadmill walking. • Landmark stories — reframes your climb as the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, or Mount Everest, turning abstract numbers into achievements you remember. ■ Key features • Easy speed and incline adjustment (with presets, including 12-3-30) — built for quick, reflexive changes while walking or running • Custom presets — save your current speed and incline, then bring them back with one tap • Workout programs — plan speed, incline, and time in steps, with a sound and vibration cue at every switch • Uphill Pro (subscription) — unlimited custom presets and programs; one of each is free, and everything else stays free • Live screen: calories, current height, and landmark messages • Pause and resume — so numbers don't inflate while you step off the belt • End-of-workout summary + saved workout history (including time and distance) • Share your climb — turn a workout into a card with your floors, landmark message, and stats, then send it to any app • Cumulative stats + progress to your next landmark • Workout reminders — on the days and times you choose, scheduled entirely on your phone • Metric / imperial units • Works fully offline · no account • English · Español · 한국어 · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 ■ Who it's for • Incline walkers and 12-3-30 fans who want their uphill effort to count • Treadmill walkers and runners tracking workouts without a smartwatch • Anyone walking for weight loss who wants calories and progress they can see ■ To be honest Every number is an input-based estimate (±10–20%). Enjoy it as a fun conversion, not a precise measurement. It is not a medical device or health advice. ■ Privacy Your profile and workout history are encrypted and stored only on your device. The app never sends them anywhere (a share card leaves your phone only when you pick an app to send it to) — no server, no account, no ads. The app does send anonymous crash diagnostics and usage statistics so bugs can be found and fixed — these never include your body profile. Usage statistics may carry a few coarse workout figures (floors climbed, minutes elapsed), never calories, distance or elevation. Whether it's incline walking (12-3-30) or an easy run, every bit you climb today adds up. Take the climb with Uphill ↗ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Run Well

This app creates personalized running training plans based on your current fitness level and race goals. It dynamically adjusts your schedule due to missed runs or life events, and offers AI-powered coaching for personalized advice and performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training plans
  • AI-powered coaching
  • Custom route building
  • Live GPS tracking
  • Workout summaries
  • Race planning
  • Training load analysis
Features
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Tell it your race and what you run now. It builds the whole block: easy days, tempo, intervals, long runs, strength. Every session is written out in full, from warm-up to paces to recovery. Then the week happens. IT ADAPTS Bad night, heavy legs: it offers a shorter session. Away on Tuesday: it moves the run and protects the long one. Ill or injured: pause. Missed days stop counting, and it works out where to restart you. Too much, or not enough: scale the block, or change your days. Nothing changes until you say so. A COACH THAT HAS SEEN THE RUN Ask it anything. Talk me through today. Was that too fast? Move Thursday to Saturday. Find me a half in March. It reads your splits, laps and heart rate against what the session asked for, so you get an answer, not a pep talk. And it speaks up when something is worth saying: a long run stuck for three weeks, easy days creeping hard, the niggle you mentioned last Tuesday. ON YOUR WRIST A proper watch app. GPS with your route on a moving map. A tap and a spoken split every mile. Structured workouts that lap themselves and buzz when the interval changes. Today's session on your watch face. ROUTES Tap out a loop and it snaps to real roads and paths. Build it to the exact distance today calls for, send it to your watch, and follow it live. Export as GPX. RACES Search real races near you by distance and date. Pick one, and the plan builds backwards from the start line. THE NUMBERS Training load. Readiness from sleep, HRV, resting heart rate and breathing. Paces and zones from a recent result. What you could run at other distances. Every figure comes from the same calculation every time, so Run Well can always tell you why. ALSO Run/walk plans. Strava upload. A review every Sunday. Your own saved workouts. A gear shop that waits to be asked. YOURS No account, no login. Your training lives on your iPhone and in your private iCloud, which we can't read. Nothing about you is sold. ONE PRICE Pay once. No subscription. 60 coach messages are included; add a pack of 30 whenever you need more. Race data from RunSignup. Weather by Apple Weather. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runwell.training/privacy Run Well Terms of Service: https://runwell.training/terms

Screenshots

Uphill4 screens
Run Well4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Uphill at Free against Run Well's $4.99. Uphill also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Run Well's advantage is chart position (#182 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Uphill is free to download; Run Well costs $4.99 up front. Run Well sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Uphill asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uphill ships an update every 4 days, Run Well every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Uphill versus Run Well: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUphillRun Well
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#182 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB14 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSuk Jin KangTHOMAS REINMAN

In-app purchases

None

Uphill

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Run Well

One-time1
  • 30 Coach Messages$0.99

Questions

Is Uphill free?
Uphill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run Well free?
Run Well costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Uphill or Run Well have ads?
Neither Uphill nor Run Well shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uphill or Run Well?
Uphill ships an update every 4 days, and Run Well every 3 days. Most recently, Uphill was updated on October 31, 2026 and Run Well on November 6, 2026.

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