Comparison

Post Run vs Rucking Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Post Run

Features
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Right after a run is the worst moment to make decisions. Post Run takes them off your hands: pick your stretches, hit start, follow along. The app counts the time, switches sides and tells you when you're done. A GUIDED SESSION A large ring shows how long you still have to hold. In the middle you see the stretch as a clear silhouette โ€“ first the starting position, then the stretch itself. At the end of every interval there's a short tone, the device vibrates and the screen flashes. You don't have to look to know when the side changes. STRETCHES WITH A SIDE SWITCH RUN TWICE AUTOMATICALLY Right, then left. Without you counting. 16 STRETCHES FOR RUNNERS Calves and Achilles, front and back of the thigh, hip flexors, adductors, glutes and IT band, lower back, shoulders and neck. Each with a silhouette, the muscle group and one sentence on what matters. ROUTINES THAT FIT YOUR RUN Ready-made templates for an easy run, a long run, intervals, and for days when time is short. Or build your own and give it a name. ON FIRST LAUNCH Three questions โ€“ how much time you have, what you usually run, where it tends to nag โ€“ and your first routine is ready. APPLE HEALTH With Pro, Post Run detects your last workout and builds a routine from it: more stretches after a long run, longer holds after a hard session, calves and quads after a lot of climbing. Intensity is judged against your own recent runs rather than fixed thresholds. What the app based its conclusion on is always shown. Finished sessions are written back to Health as a workout. KEPT PLAIN White background, black lines, no points, no badges, no notifications. The screen stays on during a routine. NO ACCOUNT, NO SERVER Post Run needs no registration and does not connect to the internet on its own. Your routines stay on the device. No tracking, no ads. FREE AND PRO Free: one routine with up to four stretches, all signals, and the full library to browse. Post Run Pro: as many routines as you like, unlimited stretches, your own hold time per stretch, and the Health integration. Pro is a one-time purchase of โ‚ฌ3.99. No subscription, no recurring charges โ€“ pay once, keep it forever, on every device with the same Apple ID. Stretching is not medical advice. Only stretch to a comfortable pull, never into pain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.7zwomedia.de/post-run-privacy/

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Rucking Tracker

Features
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Loadline is a rucking tracker built around one number: what is on your back. Every other fitness app treats a loaded march as a walk. Loadline uses the Pandolf load-carriage equation, the standard for military load research, so calories reflect your body weight, your pack weight, your speed, the grade and the ground. A 35 lb ruck up a gravel hill is not a stroll, and your numbers should say so. โ€ข The load gauge. Your current pack as a share of body weight, always on screen, with the 10โ€“20 % band most people train in marked on the rail. โ€ข The load ladder. Where you are and what the next step up weighs, so progression is a decision rather than a guess. โ€ข Presets and gear. Build packs from plates, rucksacks and water; pick one and Start. โ€ข Live tracking from iPhone or Apple Watch, with auto-pause that waits for you to actually stop, mile or kilometre splits, a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, and spoken splits if you want them. โ€ข A route you can move. Every ruck ends with an interactive Apple Maps route, an elevation strip and a summary built for a glance. โ€ข Apple Health. Each ruck is saved as a Hiking workout with Loadline's calories and your pack weight in the workout's metadata, so Health and your rings see the load. โ€ข Import a GPX file or an existing Health workout and log the weight after the fact. โ€ข Weekly recap, standards to project your pace against, a share card with an optional privacy zone, CSV export. Local-first. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your routes never leave your phone unless you share them. Calories are estimates. Loadline is not medical advice. Start near 10 % of body weight and add load slowly. Loadline Pro is an auto-renewable subscription billed through your Apple Account; the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel it in Settings. Terms of Use: https://synap1e.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://synap1e.com/loadline/privacy

Screenshots

Post Run4 screens
Rucking Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Post Run and Rucking Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Post Run sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rucking Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Post Run versus Rucking Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPost RunRucking Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Buchersynap1e

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Post Run

Subscriptions2
  • Post Run Pro โ€“ Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Post Run Pro โ€“ Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Rucking Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Loadline Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Loadline Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Post Run free?
Post Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rucking Tracker free?
Rucking Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Post Run or Rucking Tracker have ads?
Neither Post Run nor Rucking Tracker shows ads.

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