Comparison

Running Mile Tracker vs Runner's Logbook

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

Head to head
About

Running Mile Tracker

This GPS-based app helps runners track their distance, speed, and calories burned. It offers real-time stats, route mapping, and voice updates. Features include Apple Watch integration, shoe mileage tracking, and social sharing.

Highlights
  • GPS distance and speed tracking
  • Real-time route mapping
  • Calorie burn estimation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Voice progress updates
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Split time analysis
Features
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Featured by Apple as a Health & Fitness "Best New App" and "Apps for Runners" Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their running fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows runners to keep track of their runs easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a run without your phone. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STEP TRACKING Keep track of your daily steps and hit your long term goals. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a run. COLOR CODED When viewing saved runs your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. SHOE TRACKING Track the distance on your running shoes so you know when it's time to replace them before they start causing problems PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM Share your workout with your friends on Instagram or Facebook with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription costs USD 4.99 per week, monthly subscription costs USD 9.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 29.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at https://www.vimafitness.com/privacy and https://www.vimafitness.com/terms

About

Runner's Logbook

This running app focuses on helping you improve your performance with adaptive training plans and effortless tracking. It prioritizes user privacy and provides clear, jargon-free feedback on your progress without any social features or ads.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Effortless run tracking
  • Live route map
  • Auto-pause functionality
  • Apple Health integration
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Jargon-free progress feedback
Features
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Running apps have gotten weird. You lace up for an easy jog and somehow you've joined a social network. There's a leaderboard for your Tuesday shuffle. Miss a day and your phone sulks like a disappointed gym teacher. And your route data? It's off somewhere making friends with advertisers. We had a radical idea: a running app that helps you run. Runner's Logbook is a personal running coach that lives on your iPhone. No watch required. No feed. No judgment. Just you, your runs, and a plan that actually pays attention. HERE'S THE GOOD STUFF TRACKING THAT FEELS EFFORTLESS Big, readable stats while you move. A live map of your route. Auto-pause that handles stoplights like a grown-up. Minimize the app mid-run to poke around the rest of it; your run keeps recording. A PLAN THAT ADAPTS TO REAL LIFE Train for a race, or just run more, consistently. Missed a week? Went out too hot? Woke up sore? The plan adjusts and explains what changed and why, in plain English. No mysterious algorithm. No guilt trip. THREE RINGS, ZERO JARGON Your engine, your power, your battery. They grow as you run. No invented fitness scores: if there isn't enough real data yet, Runner's Logbook says so. Refreshing, right? APPLE HEALTH, NOT ANOTHER GADGET You don't need a $500 watch to be a runner. Runner's Logbook reads the Apple Health data you approve. Already have a watch, ring, or tracker that writes to Apple Health? Great, that counts too. A COACH THAT RESPECTS YOU Calm notes grounded in your actual runs. Conservative guidance when your body is asking for rest. No spam, no streak-shaming, no medical claims. Your coach works for you, not your engagement metrics. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Active run recording stays dependable on your device. An account can privately back up, sync, recover, export, and delete your data. No ads. No cross-app tracking. FREE RUNS. OPTIONAL PREMIUM. Check the app for your current Premium access and available options. Runner's Logbook Premium offers monthly or annual auto-renewing subscriptions, cancelable anytime in your App Store settings. You will not be charged unless you choose and confirm a subscription. Run tracking and your own data will always stay free. Privacy Policy: https://runnerslogbook.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://runnerslogbook.com/terms Support: https://runnerslogbook.com/support

Screenshots

Running Mile Tracker4 screens
Runner's Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Runner's Logbook at 5.0 against Running Mile Tracker's 4.5. Runner's Logbook also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Running Mile Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (577 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Running Mile Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Runner's Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runner's Logbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Running Mile Tracker has 577 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Running Mile Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Runner's Logbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Running Mile Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Runner's Logbook every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Running Mile Tracker versus Runner's Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunning Mile TrackerRunner's Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (577 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings577 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer30 South LLCHaro LLC

Customer experience

Running Mile Tracker

All ratings576 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative28.0%

Runner's Logbook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Running Mile Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Premium features not unlocking properly
  • Inconsistent tracking of runs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add treadmill run tracking
  • Improve data export and analysis options
  • Provide better customization options
  • Enhance GPS accuracy and reliability

Runner's Logbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Running Mile Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Vima Premium$9.991 Month
  • Vima Run Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Vima Run Premium$14.993 Months
  • 1 Year Vima Premium$29.991 Year
  • Vima Run Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Run Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Runner's Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Runner's Logbook Premium$9.991 Month
  • Runner's Logbook Premium$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Running Mile Tracker free?
Running Mile Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runner's Logbook free?
Runner's Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Running Mile Tracker or Runner's Logbook?
Runner's Logbook is rated higher. Running Mile Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 577 ratings, while Runner's Logbook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Running Mile Tracker or Runner's Logbook have ads?
Neither Running Mile Tracker nor Runner's Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Running Mile Tracker or Runner's Logbook?
Running Mile Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Runner's Logbook every 6 days. Most recently, Running Mile Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Runner's Logbook on October 25, 2026.

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