Comparison

Runbit vs Gym 55

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

Head to head
About

Runbit

Transform your surroundings into an interactive game. Explore your city by collecting stars, escaping monsters, and chasing animals. Challenge friends and share your progress, all while integrating with your favorite fitness trackers.

Highlights
  • Collect stars in your environment
  • Escape from virtual monsters
  • Chase and collect virtual animals
  • Challenge friends and share progress
  • Integrates with other exercise apps
  • Adjustable monster speed modes
Features
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• Collect stars Collect stars on walkways near you! Explore your surroundings. Can be used by anyone, anywhere. Move at your own pace, or use a bicycle. Bring your kids on a treasure hunt that changes every time! • Escape monsters Decide quickly as you try to avoid monsters! Get your blood pumping from being hunted. The monsters' speed is adjusted to you with three different modes. How long can you survive?! • Chase animals Catch animals on walkways! Find the shortest way as they constantly move just a little ahead of you. Forget about the time and distance as you instead try to take as many animals as you can! • Challenge friends Challenge your friends and family! Motivate your friends and family by sharing your progress. Runbit makes pictures of what you've done so you can share them on Facebook, Instagram and other social apps. • Combine with other apps Runbit works with other exercise apps. For instance you can use your favorite pedometer app and at the same time let Runbit entertain you. Just start both app and run! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Gym 55

Features
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Välkommen till Gym 55s app! I vår app kan du: - Checka in på dina pass - Se din aktivitet och statistik - Bli medlem - Förnya / hantera ditt abonnemang Vi utvecklar appen kontinuerligt med nya, spännande funktioner!

Screenshots

Runbit3 screens
Gym 554 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gym 55 at none against Runbit's 1. Gym 55 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Runbit's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Runbit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gym 55 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runbit ships an update every 5 days, Gym 55 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Runbit versus Gym 55: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunbitGym 55
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuidBit ABEllions AB

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runbit

One-time1
  • Runbit Full version$2.99
None

Gym 55

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runbit free?
Runbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym 55 free?
Gym 55 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runbit or Gym 55 have ads?
Runbit shows ads; Gym 55 does not.
Which is updated more often, Runbit or Gym 55?
Runbit ships an update every 5 days, and Gym 55 every 8 months. Most recently, Runbit was updated on October 10, 2026 and Gym 55 on October 14, 2026.

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