Comparison

RunSpan vs SumCha

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

Head to head
About

RunSpan

Features
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RunSpan is an interval coach for your Apple Watch and iPhone. A block ends on distance, time or your heart rate, whichever comes first, so "run until heart rate 160, walk until 120, repeat until I stop" is a workout you can actually build. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • Blocks that end on distance, time or a heart-rate threshold, whichever comes first • Repeats with a fixed count, or open-ended until you stop: run-walk, pyramids, sprints • Optional pace or heart-rate target bands with voice warnings • Describe a workout in your own words on your iPhone and we build it for you • Free run: no program, just distance, time, pace and heart rate ON YOUR WRIST • Your pace large and white, right under the countdown or the distance left • A progress ring along the edge of the screen in the colour of the block • Skip a block with a double-tap and a confirmation, Always On display, heart-rate zones Z1-Z5 • Works on its own, also without your iPhone nearby ON YOUR IPHONE • Build, plan and send workouts to your watch with one tap • Start on your Apple Watch from your iPhone, or run with just your iPhone • Run with both and your iPhone shares its GPS with the watch for the best distance and pace • Every run with map, splits per kilometre and heart rate; share as GPX for Strava and other apps VOICE COACH • Spoken cues and haptics at every transition, countdowns included • Alerts your way: haptics, sound or both, with normal, double or triple strength • Plays nicely with your music: duck it, pause it, or chimes only YOUR ACCOUNT • Optional: sign in with Apple to keep workouts, plans and runs the same on iPhone, Apple Watch and the web planner at runspan.app • Runs are saved to Apple Health as workouts with route, so they count towards your rings SUBSCRIPTION • The free run is free, always • Interval workouts, the builder, describing workouts and sync: monthly or yearly subscription, first week free • No ads, no tracking • Something not working? Report it straight from the app 14 languages; kilometres or miles. Requires iOS 18 and watchOS 11 or newer (Apple Watch Series 6 or later, SE 2nd generation, all Ultra models); the iPhone app also works without a watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runspan.app/privacy.html

About

SumCha

Features
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Pick, tap, run. A simple, clean interval running app. · Choose a program like 2 min run / 1 min walk and just tap start · The running screen puts the current interval and time left up front, big and clear · Voice, haptics, and a 3-2-1 countdown tell you when intervals change · Apple Watch: wrist haptics and voice cues for every interval, and race your last run (Pro, 3 free runs) · Pacemaker to run alongside your past runs, and a leaderboard that calls out new records · Build your own: warm-up, run, walk, repeats, cool-down · When a set ends you keep going as a free run, or add one more set · Start, pause, and end from the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widgets, and Control Center · Auto-pause when you stop, resume when you run · Distance, pace, and calories (uphill included), weekly/monthly/yearly summaries, and your route on a map · Findings and detailed analysis show how your running is trending (Pro) · Save your runs to Apple Health as running workouts · Sync your history across your devices through your own iCloud (the developer can't see it) Free to use, with no ads on the running screen. One purchase removes ads, or go Pro for Apple Watch and Insights too.

Screenshots

RunSpan4 screens
SumCha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RunSpan at none against SumCha's shown. RunSpan also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. RunSpan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SumCha sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunSpan ships an update every 3 days, SumCha weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
RunSpan versus SumCha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunSpanSumCha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperH4ITIksang Hwang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RunSpan

Subscriptions2
  • RunSpan monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • RunSpan yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
3 purchases

SumCha

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • SumCha Pro$3.99
  • SumCha Pro$5.99

Questions

Is RunSpan free?
RunSpan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SumCha free?
SumCha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RunSpan or SumCha have ads?
SumCha shows ads; RunSpan does not.
Which is updated more often, RunSpan or SumCha?
RunSpan ships an update every 3 days, and SumCha weekly. Most recently, RunSpan was updated on October 31, 2026 and SumCha on November 6, 2026.

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