Comparison

RunZone vs IntervalRunner

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

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About

RunZone

Features
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Most runners run every run medium-hard. Too hard to recover, too easy to get faster. So they plateau, get hurt, or quit. RunZone fixes that. It builds your training around Zone 2, the easy-running method elite runners use for about 80% of their miles, and coaches you through every run so you actually get faster. FIND YOUR RUN AGE See how old your body runs, based on your Apple Watch VO2 max or your answers. Then watch it drop as you train. A PLAN BUILT FOR YOU 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, weight loss, or just getting fitter. Your plan fits your days, your schedule, and your level, and it adapts when you miss a run or feel wrecked. LIVE ZONE 2 COACHING Track your run with GPS and get voice cues while the app is open: your pace, your heart rate, and a heads-up when you drift out of your zone. Uses Apple Watch heart rate through Apple Health, or coaches by pace with just your phone. PROOF IT'S WORKING Your Zone 2 pace chart shows you running faster at the same heart rate, week after week. Plus weekly miles, streaks, resting heart rate, and consistency. AI FORM CHECK Film 10 seconds of running. Get a form score, what's working, and the one fix that matters most, with drills to fix it. AI RUN COACH Ask anything, anytime: what to run today, why Zone 2 feels so slow, what to eat before a long run. RANK UP Earn XP for every run, climb 15 ranks from Starter to Legend, unlock achievements, and build your Runner DNA. FUEL YOUR MILES Snap a photo of your meal and get calories and macros in seconds. Your daily target adjusts for the miles you ran. DAILY BODY CHECK-IN Tell RunZone how you feel. Heavy legs turn a hard session into an easy one, so you never train through fatigue. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION RunZone requires a subscription to access all features, including personalized run plans, live Zone 2 coaching, Run Age tracking, AI Form Check, the AI coach, and the AI meal scanner. Subscription prices and plans are displayed in the app at the time of purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. RunZone provides general fitness information and is not medical advice. Consult a doctor before starting a new exercise program. Run Age and other metrics are estimates. Privacy Policy: https://strong-clementine-e4b.notion.site/RunZone-Privacy-Policy-3e81895c2eb580499c11c5832bc39a7a Terms of Use: https://strong-clementine-e4b.notion.site/RunZone-Terms-3e81895c2eb580ee8877c1c7b1266ba7

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IntervalRunner

Features
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Run every interval exactly as planned. IntervalRunner checks your pace against your target and tells you the moment you drift — by voice, by tone and with a tap on your wrist — so you never have to look at the screen. ALERTS YOU CAN TRUST • Smoothed pace instead of jumpy GPS, with a tolerance band you choose • Different tones and haptics for too fast and too slow • Natural AI-generated voice cues that lower your music and keep working with the screen locked BUILD ANY INTERVAL • Time or distance steps with a target pace or speed • 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) • Three count modes: start when you reach target pace, count only while on target, or count right away • 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 — 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 — free. • Your own photo or video (up to 15 s) or one of 8 designed themes (4 free), with stickers and text in 13 fonts • Count-up video: your numbers roll up from zero to the final result 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. INTERVALRUNNER PRO • Step analysis, trends and personal bests • Heart-rate zone targets, and recovery that ends when your heart rate drops • Unlimited saved workouts and folders • Nested repeats and ladder, pyramid and Yasso 800 generators • Per-second CSV export • 4 premium themes and 3 premium templates (Gradient, Big route, Titanium) for share shots, plus logo-free share shots Heart-rate features need Apple Watch or a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor. SUBSCRIPTION IntervalRunner Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $0.99 per month or $9.99 per year in the US (prices vary by 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. 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

RunZone4 screens
IntervalRunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RunZone at 18.0 against IntervalRunner's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. RunZone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and IntervalRunner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
RunZone versus IntervalRunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunZoneIntervalRunner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHASE ALEXANDER KESKINYANJUKI JUNG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RunZone

Subscriptions3
  • RunZone Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
  • RunZone Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
  • RunZone Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
2 purchases

IntervalRunner

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

Questions

Is RunZone free?
RunZone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IntervalRunner free?
IntervalRunner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RunZone or IntervalRunner have ads?
Neither RunZone nor IntervalRunner shows ads.

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