Comparison

URun vs SumCha

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

Head to head
About

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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SumCha

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Pick, tap, run. A simple, clean interval running app. Β· Choose a program like 2 min run / 1 min walk and just tap start Β· The running screen puts the current interval and time left up front, big and clear Β· Voice, haptics, and a 3-2-1 countdown tell you when intervals change Β· Build your own: warm-up, run, walk, repeats, cool-down Β· When a set ends you keep going as a free run, or add one more set Β· Start, pause, and end from the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widgets, and Control Center Β· Auto-pause when you stop, resume when you run Β· Distance, pace, and calories (uphill included), weekly/monthly/yearly summaries, and your route on a map Β· Sync your history across your devices through your own iCloud (the developer can't see it) Free to use. Ads appear only on the History tab and after a run summary β€” never on the running screen. One purchase removes all ads.

Screenshots

URun4 screens
SumCha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: URun at none against SumCha's 1. URun also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 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. SumCha sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. URun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URun ships an update every 2 days, SumCha every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
URun versus SumCha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURunSumCha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ·±εœ³η‘…ηΊ³ζ™Ίζ…§η§‘ζŠ€ζœ‰ι™ε…¬εΈIksang Hwang

In-app purchases

None

URun

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SumCha

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is URun free?
URun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SumCha free?
SumCha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do URun or SumCha have ads?
SumCha shows ads; URun does not.
Which is updated more often, URun or SumCha?
URun ships an update every 2 days, and SumCha every 5 days. Most recently, URun was updated on October 16, 2026 and SumCha on October 26, 2026.

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