Comparison

Final Surge vs Runsmith

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

Head to head
About

Final Surge

This app helps endurance athletes, runners, cyclists, and triathletes manage their training. It offers features for planning, tracking workouts, and communicating with coaches or teams. Premium subscriptions unlock advanced analytics and tools.

Highlights
  • Dark Theme & Custom Icons
  • Dynamic Font & Navigation
  • Calendar Date Range & Labels
  • Training Plan Management
  • HRV & Morning Readiness (Premium)
  • Route Builder (Premium)
  • Apple Health & Wahoo Integration
Features
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Introducing Final Surge 4.0 – Train with a Purpose. With our biggest update yet, Final Surge is here to help you reach your goals, whether you're a seasoned runner, triathlete, cyclist, endurance athlete, or just starting your fitness journey. If you work with a coach, club, or team, or you train on your own using a training plan, Final Surge has robust features to ensure your training is efficient and tailored to your needs. Final Surge is compatible with many GPS watches, cycling computers, and other with various devices. What's New: -Dark Theme & Custom App Icons: Discover the beauty of contrast and depth with our Dark Theme. -Dynamic Font Size: Adjust the size of the app text based on your preferences, ensuring optimal readability. -Dynamic Navigation: Adjust and customize your navigation panel based on your preferences. -Calendar Date Range & Labels: The enhanced calendar allows for range selection, providing quick features like adding date range labels or clearing specific training days. -Training Plan Management: Edit, add, move, and remove workouts from your personal calendar, team calendar, or a specific athlete's calendar. What's New for Athletes: -Subscribe to Athlete Premium and unlock additional features such as HRV & Morning Readiness, Weather & Forecasts, Partner Discounts, Route Builder and more! -Apple Health Integration: Sync your fitness workouts, vitals data, and completed workouts to and from your Apple watch. -Wahoo Integration: Sync planned structured workouts to your Wahoo devices, and sync completed workouts from Wahoo to Final Surge. -Widgets: Choose from various widgets to view your upcoming workouts and fitness data from your home screen. -Time Zone Auto Adjustments: Whenever you travel, we detect and align your workouts to your new time zone seamlessly. What's New for Coaches: -New Coach's experience within the app to make it more efficient and coach-friendly. -Manage athlete and team calendar settings. -Update structured workout settings within the app. -Access to Athlete Notebook. Training Made Easy: -Quickly access today's workout on your iPhone or Apple Watch. -Push structured workouts to your Apple Watch, and let Siri guide you through each step of the workout. -Create a custom training plan or utilize one of the hundreds available online at FinalSurge.com. -Build a workout library to create training schedules effortlessly. -Get a Weekly Snapshot of your fitness summary at a glance. -Keep tabs on the mileage you're putting on your gear. Teams & Clubs: -Athlete and coach communication through post-activity comments, workout feel, and pain and injury reports. -Post activities to the Social Wall to stay accountable and celebrate progress with teammates. -Coaches can manage training plans, schedule group runs, and track athletes and team progression.

About

Runsmith

This app supports athletes by tracking their progress and fostering a sense of community. It highlights individual journeys and encourages team spirit within the sport.

Highlights
  • Athlete progress tracking
  • Community building
  • Personal growth focus
  • Team spirit encouragement
  • Highlighting athlete journeys
Features
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Track and field isn’t just about crossing finish lines; it’s about personal growth and team spirit. Runsmith reflects this ethos, offering tools that spotlight every athlete’s journey and foster a supportive, thriving community.

Screenshots

Final Surge4 screens
Runsmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Runsmith at 5.0 against Final Surge's 3.8. Runsmith also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Final Surge's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Final Surge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Runsmith asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runsmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Surge has 121 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Surge ships an update every 2 weeks, Runsmith fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Final Surge versus Runsmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal SurgeRunsmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (121 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings121 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFinal SurgeLand Run Brands, LLC

Customer experience

Final Surge

All ratings121 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral14.4%
Negative34.4%

Runsmith

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Final Surge

Subscriptions2
  • Final Surge Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Athlete Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Runsmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Final Surge free?
Final Surge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runsmith free?
Runsmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Final Surge or Runsmith?
Runsmith is rated higher. Final Surge averages 3.8 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Runsmith averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Final Surge or Runsmith have ads?
Neither Final Surge nor Runsmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Final Surge or Runsmith?
Final Surge ships an update every 2 weeks, and Runsmith fortnightly. Most recently, Final Surge was updated on September 26, 2026 and Runsmith on September 11, 2026.

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