Comparison

URun vs IntervalRunner

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

Head to head
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URun

Features
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URun turns your wrist into a clear, glanceable running dashboard: big live numbers, color-coded pace and heart rate, and finish-time predictions from 5K to the marathon. Four ways to run β€’ Outdoor: GPS route, with distance and pace calculated from GPS β€’ Treadmill: indoor runs, no GPS needed β€’ Intervals: custom run and recovery segments by distance or time, sets, target pace range and run:rest ratio. Works outdoors or on the treadmill, with voice and haptic cues for every set and a 10-second countdown β€’ Trail: full route and elevation gain, with barometric altitude Read it at a glance β€’ Current pace, heart rate, distance, cadence, average pace and time on one screen, with numbers that fill the card so you can read them mid-stride β€’ Pace changes color against your target: green on target, orange a little slow, red too slow β€’ Heart rate is colored by zone, with Z1–Z5 and zone names Before you head out β€’ The home screen shows your city, weather, humidity and PM2.5, plus a quick call on whether it's a good time to run outside β€’ Air quality is rated by your local standard: US AQI, European EAQI or China HJ 633 β€’ A pre-run check confirms Health, route and location permissions and a GPS fix, so no part of your route goes missing β€’ Backgrounds change with the time of day Finish-time predictions β€’ Predictions step up as you go: 5K β†’ 10K β†’ half marathon β†’ marathon β†’ 100K β€’ Set a goal time to see the pace you need and whether you're ahead or behind β€’ Set a distance goal and get a tap, a voice alert and confetti when you reach it Running form β€’ A second page shows power, stride length, vertical oscillation, ground contact time, elevation gain and calories Training and alerts β€’ Spoken 3-2-1 countdown; auto and manual laps, with a tap and a voice announcement every lap β€’ Optional auto-pause and cadence metronome β€’ A reminder if you forget to end your workout β€’ If the app gets interrupted, your workout picks up right where it left off β€’ Confirm before saving, or discard the run After the run β€’ A summary with your route colored by pace and your key numbers Miles or kilometers, in your language β€’ Miles, min/mi pace, Β°F, feet and mph, or kilometers and Β°C. Set automatically for your region, switchable anytime β€’ Fully localized, with voice prompts in English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, German, French and Spanish β€’ Layouts fit every watch size from 40 to 49 mm Built on Apple Health β€’ Workouts, heart rate and routes are saved to Apple Health in the standard format, so they show up in the Fitness app and in other health apps you allow β€’ Export any run as GPX β€’ No account. Your data stays on your devices and in Apple Health. We don't collect or upload it On iPhone β€’ Dashboard editor: customize every field. Target pace, cadence, heart-rate zones, voice and auto-lap settings sync to your watch instantly β€’ History: weekly and monthly totals, personal records, achievements and all your routes. Every workout gets splits, pace and heart-rate charts, and post-run analysis Weather data provided by Apple Weather. Air quality data provided by Open-Meteo. Requires Apple Watch with watchOS 26 or later.

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IntervalRunner

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Run every interval exactly as planned. IntervalRunner checks your pace against your target and tells you the moment you drift β€” by voice, by tone and with a tap on your wrist β€” so you never have to look at the screen. ALERTS YOU CAN TRUST β€’ Smoothed pace instead of jumpy GPS, with a tolerance band you choose β€’ Different tones and haptics for too fast and too slow β€’ Natural AI-generated voice cues that lower your music and keep working with the screen locked BUILD ANY INTERVAL β€’ Time or distance steps with a target pace or speed β€’ 7 ready-to-run presets: walk-run starter, 1 min fast / 1 min easy, 400 m and 800 m repeats, tempo, slow running and Zone 2 (Zone 2 with Pro) β€’ Three count modes: start when you reach target pace, count only while on target, or count right away β€’ Auto-pause per workout, km or miles, pace or speed WITH OR WITHOUT APPLE WATCH With Apple Watch, the watch measures and taps your wrist while iPhone shows the numbers and speaks. No watch? Run with iPhone alone β€” or with just the watch. Treadmill mode needs no GPS: run on time at the speed you set on the machine, then confirm the distance from its display. After each run, see target vs. actual for every step. Workouts are saved to Apple Health. SHARE SHOTS Turn any run into a photo, video or Live Photo with your stats β€” free. β€’ Your own photo or video (up to 15 s) or one of 8 designed themes (4 free), with stickers and text in 13 fonts β€’ Save as a GIF or video too: numbers count up from zero and the route draws itself FREE Everything you need to run: the builder, presets, all alerts and count modes, treadmill mode, unlimited history, Apple Health, Live Activity, GPX/JSON export and 3 saved workouts of your own. Step analysis is open for your first two runs. The free version shows ads, never during a run. INTERVALRUNNER PRO β€’ No ads β€’ Step analysis, trends and personal bests β€’ Heart-rate zone targets, and recovery that ends when your heart rate drops β€’ Unlimited saved workouts and folders β€’ Nested repeats and ladder, pyramid and Yasso 800 generators β€’ Per-second CSV export β€’ 4 premium themes and 3 premium templates (Gradient, Big route, Titanium) for share shots, plus logo-free share shots β€’ Recap share shots: weekly, monthly and yearly totals β€’ Route views for share shots: bird's-eye, oblique and isometric (top-down is free) Heart-rate features need Apple Watch or a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor. SUBSCRIPTION IntervalRunner Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app and varies by country or region. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers; the monthly plan has no trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://juki-j.github.io/privacy-policy/intervalrunner-en.html PRIVACY No account and no server of ours. Your runs, routes and health data stay on your devices and are never sent to us, to advertisers or to analytics. Ads in the free version come from Google AdMob, personalized only if you allow tracking. The Meta SDK measures our own Facebook and Instagram ads (installs, free trials and subscriptions); it never receives workout, health or GPS location data. Firebase collects crash reports and usage statistics to keep the app stable; they are never used to track you or for ads. If you allow it, workouts are saved to Apple Health, which Apple manages and syncs. Voice cues are AI-generated speech.

Screenshots

URun4 screens
IntervalRunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: URun at none against IntervalRunner's 2. URun also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. IntervalRunner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. URun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URun ships an update every 2 days, IntervalRunner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
URun versus IntervalRunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURunIntervalRunner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ·±εœ³η‘…ηΊ³ζ™Ίζ…§η§‘ζŠ€ζœ‰ι™ε…¬εΈJUKI JUNG

In-app purchases

None

URun

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

IntervalRunner

Subscriptions2
  • IntervalRunner Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • IntervalRunner Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is URun free?
URun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IntervalRunner free?
IntervalRunner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do URun or IntervalRunner have ads?
IntervalRunner shows ads; URun does not.
Which is updated more often, URun or IntervalRunner?
URun ships an update every 2 days, and IntervalRunner every 4 days. Most recently, URun was updated on October 31, 2026 and IntervalRunner on November 10, 2026.

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