Comparison

Run Diary vs Jidensha

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

Head to head
About

Run Diary

Track your runs with GPS, monitor speed, distance, and calories burned. Save logs with details like mood and weather, set goals, and share your progress. Supports background running and lock screen controls.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for speed, distance, and route
  • Calorie burn calculation
  • Running log with mood, weather, and area icons
  • Background running and lock screen support
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Running goal setting
  • Standard and metric unit support
Features
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Run Diary will keep you motivated for your running process. This app uses GPS to locate and give the current speed, used time, distance and route in map, also calculates calorie burned when running according to your weight, speed and time used. You can save the log directly after running or add manually later. Features: ⁃ Show current speed, used time, calorie burned and route in map. ⁃ Two map styles: Satellite and Street. ⁃ Keep running logs and also with mood, weather and area icon. ⁃ Calculates total time used, calories burned and average speed for all logs. ⁃ Supports running in background and lock screen. ⁃ Supports pause and resume. ⁃ Share logs info by Facebook, Twitter and Email. ⁃ Create running goal with days and distance. ⁃ Supports standard & metric units. This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to maxwellsoftware@gmail.com.

About

Jidensha

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Core workout stats such as date, time, duration and total calorie burn are saved to both Jidensha's Log window as well as to Apple's HealthKit app. Workout routes can now be exported in the gpx file format for importing into Apple and Google Maps. Jidensha can also be used as a simple navigation tool since it updates your current locale in real time with detailed street address info displayed through Apple's Maps interface. WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Run Diary4 screens
Jidensha2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jidensha at none against Run Diary's 2. Jidensha also leads on ads (none vs shown). Run Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence 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. Run Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Jidensha asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Run Diary ships an update every 12 months, Jidensha every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Run Diary versus Jidensha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun DiaryJidensha
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Mercury Software Japan Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Run Diary

One-time2
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Map$1.99
None

Jidensha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run Diary free?
Run Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jidensha free?
Jidensha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run Diary or Jidensha have ads?
Run Diary shows ads; Jidensha does not.
Which is updated more often, Run Diary or Jidensha?
Run Diary ships an update every 12 months, and Jidensha every 8 months. Most recently, Run Diary was updated on September 17, 2026 and Jidensha on June 10, 2026.

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