jS Running & Walking Tracker vs Briskwalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
jS Running & Walking Tracker
Track your runs and walks with a clear, glanceable display and gesture-based music controls. Features advanced safety functions like alarms and SOS calls, plus performance analysis and target setting for various distances.
- Glanceable big, bold, high-contrast display
- Gesture-based music controls
- Real-time run progress tracking
- Set distance and duration targets
- Safety features: Alarm, SOS call/SMS
- Export run data to CSV
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Track your run with "best in class" ease of use & readability when running/walking. Glance free music control makes jS Running your "ultimate" run/walk companion. Advanced Safety features including: Alarm, SOS call/SMS from your running screen. "AWESOME" said Yahoo! Tech & bgr.com Feb 24 2015 Track your run progress in real time with jS (just Start) Running. Control functions with simple gestures, monitor your stats at a glance from a big bold font and color coded display. It all helps to minimise distraction from your running, jogging or walking activity. The running display screens provide a super clear summary of your progress at a glance from any angle (perfect for when using an armband). Music controls have never been easier with intuitive tap or swipe gesture control. Features: - Big, Bold, High Contrast & Color coded Display which is easy to read in any condition. - Turn your iPhone to landscape, analyse and compare your performance for each stat between runs. - Set Targets to any desired duration or distance, including the most common distances (5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathon, marathon). - Adjustable Read Angle is particularly suited for armband use and instant glance readability. - Advanced Music Gesture Controls provide complete control of your playlists/playback and complete the package to give you the ultimate easy to use running/walking/jogging app. - Direct links to Workout stations & jS Playlist on Apple Music. These features are perfect for live tracking of the key run stats with a simple glance, thereby allowing the runner to concentrating on the path ahead. - Safety features to aid in emergency situations: * Alarm function to draw attention of passersby. * Instant call emergency or a saved contact number. * SMS your run details and location to a saved contact. * Turn your iPhone to a side light when running at dusk or dark. Other Features: - Innovative, glance free, “safe-mode” which kicks in when you start running/jogging, dims the screen and minimises battery drain. - A simple touch of the screen whilst running, walking or jogging brings the screen to life, increasing the brightness for 20 seconds so it is readable in any light condition. - Each run stat displayed has a unique color for easy of identification at a glance. - Change track or volume without having to look at screen with a simple tap/swipe gesture control. - Export your results in csv file format to iCloud Drive or via eMail for use with spreadsheets. Battery Life: jS Running is designed to continue running in the background should you interrupt your run & continue later. This can adversely impact on battery life if you do not save your run and close jS Running. Disclaimer: - jS Running is intended to integrate with Health app to gather data, such as height & weight, in order that we calculate calorie consumption more accurately. No data is used or shared with any third party for any other purposes. - Continued use of Pedometer running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Briskwalk
This app creates personalized walking routines to help you lose fat and boost energy. It tracks your steps, summarizes weekly activity, and maps past workouts. Integrates with the Health app for accurate data and a clean interface.
- Custom walking routines
- Step count widget
- Weekly activity summary
- Workout mapping
- Health app integration
- Clean interface
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Walk briskly, see your progress and stay motivated. Briskwalk counts your steps and brisk minutes, maps every walk and guides you through interval walks that get a little harder as you improve. TODAY AT A GLANCE • Steps, distance and calories for the day, with a step goal you set • Swipe back through earlier days, or see your step history for the last 7 days, 30 days, 6 months or year • A daily streak and your brisk minutes for the week BRISK MINUTES Every minute you walk at 100 or more steps a minute counts as a brisk minute, the pace research uses for moderate-intensity walking. A weekly goal based on the WHO's recommended 150 active minutes keeps you on track. GUIDED BRISK INTERVALS • Three levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, with sessions from 22 to 55 minutes • Each session warms you up, mixes your normal pace with short brisk bursts and cools you down • Finish a level and you move up; after Advanced, every round gets 5% longer • A recorded voice coach announces each change and nudges you if you slow down EVERY WALK, MAPPED • Your route on a map, with distance, time, pace, steps, brisk minutes and calories • A calendar of your walks by week and month • Share a card of your walk and its route CHALLENGES Join a monthly distance challenge, hit 10,000 steps a day for a week or reach 150 brisk minutes. With Plus, set targets of your own for virtual walks and events. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH AND APPLE WATCH Briskwalk reads steps, distance and active calories from all your devices, including Apple Watch, and saves your walks to the Health app. Your walks are backed up to iCloud. Also: a step count widget, walk reminders on the days you choose, and no ads. Available in English, Spanish and Malay. BRISKWALK PLUS Step tracking, walk history, sharing and one challenge at a time are free, and you can try a guided session for free. Plus unlocks all guided brisk intervals, as many challenges at a time as you like, your own targets, yearly trends, exports and custom sounds. Briskwalk Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://briskwalk.miklospavel.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
jS Running & Walking Tracker and Briskwalk both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of jS Running & Walking Tracker's written reviews are positive against 57% of Briskwalk's. jS Running & Walking Tracker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. jS Running & Walking Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Briskwalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for jS Running & Walking Tracker against 4.7 for Briskwalk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 79 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of jS Running & Walking Tracker's written reviews are positive against 57% of Briskwalk's.
jS Running & Walking Tracker ships an update monthly, Briskwalk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | jS Running & Walking Tracker | Briskwalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (151 ratings) | 4.7 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circulos GmbH | Miklos Pavel |
Customer experience
jS Running & Walking Tracker
Briskwalk
Bugs and requests
jS Running & Walking Tracker
Reported bugs
8 issues- Does not count steps properly
- Gives different distances for the same route
- Rotating charts are frustrating
- Difficult to trigger the finish run button
- Requires memorizing gestures for navigation
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- Music keeps shutting off
- Pedometer stops without notification
- Gets stuck on angle mode
Requested features
4 requests- Include built-in running music tracks
- Improve workout list view for comparison
- Make run finish button easier to trigger
- Simplify gesture controls
Briskwalk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
jS Running & Walking Tracker
- Premium$1.99
Briskwalk
- Monthly access to premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly access to premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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