Comparison

Runn vs blarblar

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

Head to head
About

Runn

This app offers a straightforward to-do list experience focused on a single, uncluttered list. It provides home screen widgets for quick task management and offers a free tier with limited tasks and a premium option for backup and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Single clean task list
  • Home screen widgets
  • Quick task completion via widget
  • Color tags
  • Cloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Runn is a simple to-do list built around one clean list. Add, check, done. No projects, no tags, no due-date pressure. Just a clean list that stays out of your way. WIDGET - Today's list, right on your home screen - Tap a circle to check something off without opening the app FREE - Five tasks at a time - Color tags (long-press the circle) - Your five most recent completed tasks PRO - Your list backed up, so losing your phone costs you nothing - The same list on every device you use - Unlimited archive: every completed task kept Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/

About

blarblar

This app provides a simple widget for jotting down single-line notes directly on your home screen. Quickly capture ideas, to-do items, or shopping lists without opening a separate application. Notes are displayed as small pills and can be easily managed with simple gestures.

Highlights
  • Single-line note widget
  • Enter key to save notes
  • Long-press to delete notes
  • Touch to edit notes
  • Notes appear on home screen
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Undo delete functionality
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Wait — what was I about to write? And when am I ever going to clear out all these notes? “Type it, hit enter. Hold to delete. That’s the whole thing.” blarblar is a widget that keeps one-line notes. A grocery list, an idea that showed up uninvited, the call you have to make this afternoon. Write it the way you thought it, press enter, and a small pill lands on your home screen. [A memo widget, and nothing more] ・ No button to hunt for. Enter is the whole interface. ・ Pour out one thought after another without stopping. ・ Colors pick themselves. Nothing to choose. ・ Want to change one? Just tap the pill. [Right there on your home screen] Your notes are visible without opening the app. Wake the screen and what you have to do, what you have to buy — it’s already there. Small, medium and large widgets are all supported. [Clearing them out is just as easy] Press and hold a note and it slowly fades away. No more tapping DELETE over and over. Deleted the wrong one? The undo button brings it right back. [You’ll probably like this if] ・ You’ve forgotten a thought while waiting for a notes app to open ・ You rebuild the same grocery list every week ・ Folders and tags wore you out ・ Your notes pile up faster than you can clear them ・ A to-do app feels like too much for “buy milk” ・ You’d rather glance at a widget than open an app [Unlock unlimited] Five notes are free. Want to hold more thoughts? One payment, one time. Not a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://iamheaming.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3c857bfee36c80d3b133dd2e8424a9ef

Screenshots

Runn4 screens
blarblar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: blarblar at 100% against Runn's 50%. blarblar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Runn's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Runn sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. blarblar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runn ships an update every 3 days, blarblar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Runn versus blarblar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunnblarblar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer마야크루ZIPPERS

Customer experience

Runn

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

blarblar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runn

Subscriptions1
  • Runn Pro$1.991 Month
None

blarblar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runn free?
Runn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is blarblar free?
blarblar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runn or blarblar have ads?
Neither Runn nor blarblar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runn or blarblar?
Runn ships an update every 3 days, and blarblar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runn was updated on October 13, 2026 and blarblar on October 12, 2026.

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