VDOT Running Calculator vs Runalyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VDOT Running Calculator
This app helps runners and coaches calculate training paces, equate race performances, and adjust for environmental factors. Based on decades of scientific research, it provides a VDOT score to measure running ability and compare performances across different distances.
- Calculate time, distance, and race paces
- Determine current training paces
- Equate race performances across distances
- Adjust paces for heat and altitude
- Measure running ability with VDOT score
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The official VDOT Running Calculator, designed by Dr. Jack Daniels - named World's Best Running Coach by Runner's World Magazine - and the team at VDOT O2. Thanks to over 50 years of scientific research conducted by legendary coach Dr. Jack Daniels, runners and coaches can quickly determine appropriate training paces, equate race performances and adjust for heat and altitude. Features: • Calculate time, distance and race paces • Calculate your current training paces • Calculate and compare the equivalent performances of a race result at other distances • Calculate the effect of temperature or altitude on training and race paces What's Your VDOT? VDOT is a measure of your current running ability. It assigns a score to all running performances, let's you determine your current training paces, and equates a race time in one distance to another. For instance, you can compare your VDOT score from a recent 5k result to a friend's score who just ran a half marathon. Who won? What VDOT Level Have You Reached? Input a race result or estimated performance and learn what score it reaches on the VDOT scale. Enter all your past performances to see which race result scores the highest. There are 10 levels starting at Beginner - White (Female: 34.3, Male: 36.8) all the way up to Professional - Gold (Female: 71, Male: 80).
Runalyzer
This app analyzes your workout data from Apple Health, allowing you to create custom metrics to track specific stats like total distance or workout counts. View progress towards goals with detailed breakdowns and graphs.
- Reads workout data from Apple Health
- Create custom workout metrics
- Track distance, pace, and workout counts
- Set and monitor progress towards goals
- Display in miles or kilometers
- Filter workouts by distance and type
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Stop digging through your fitness app to find the numbers that actually matter to you. Runalyzer pulls your workouts straight from Apple Health and puts the stats you care about on one screen — always up to date, exactly the way you want them. Build your own dashboard of workout tiles. Each one answers a specific question: How many miles have I run this month? How many 5Ks have I done this year? What's my weekly cycling distance? Tap + and tell Runalyzer what you want to track — it does the rest. Every tile is yours to configure Choose what to display (total distance or workout count), which activities to include (running, walking, hiking, or cycling), your time range, and your preferred units. Add a custom name and pick a color. Stack as many tiles as you want and drag them into the order that makes sense to you. Set a goal, watch it fill Add an optional goal to any tile and a progress ring appears. Hit it and Runalyzer celebrates. Set repeating goals and they reset automatically — your weekly mileage goal is ready again every Monday without you touching a thing. On your home screen Add a Runalyzer widget to your iPhone home screen and your metric is always visible — current value and goal progress, right there without opening the app. Add as many widgets as you like, one for each metric you want at a glance. Dig into any metric Tap a tile to see the full story: your total front and center, average distance, average pace or speed, and a complete list of every workout that went into the number. Sort by date, distance, or pace. Group by day, week, month, or year to see how your training adds up over time. Two charts — distance and pace or speed — show how you're trending. Only count what qualifies Distance filters let you tell Runalyzer exactly which workouts belong in a tile. Count only your 5K efforts, only your long runs, only your rides over 30 km — you set the rules. Pace or speed, your call Running and walking metrics show pace. Cycling metrics show speed. Or override any tile to display whichever you prefer. Your data stays on your phone Runalyzer reads directly from Apple Health and does everything locally. No account. No server. No ads. Apple Health's own permissions control what the app can see. Available in English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VDOT Running Calculator at Free against Runalyzer's $1.99. VDOT Running Calculator also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 6). Runalyzer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On 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
VDOT Running Calculator is free to download; Runalyzer costs $1.99 up front. VDOT Running Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Runalyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.
VDOT Running Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VDOT Running Calculator has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of VDOT Running Calculator's written reviews are positive against 60% of Runalyzer's.
VDOT Running Calculator ships an update every 4 months, Runalyzer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VDOT Running Calculator | Runalyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Run SMART Project, LLC | Chad Johnson |
Customer experience
VDOT Running Calculator
Runalyzer
Bugs and requests
VDOT Running Calculator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when upgrading to premium
- Can't scroll beyond 200/400m results
- Custom distance doesn't support metric
Requested features
4 requests- Expand time field to support ultras
- Add 6k and 8k distances
- Allow inputting VDOT score directly
- Allow typing in times instead of scrolling
Runalyzer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VDOT Running Calculator
- VDOT Calculator Premium2 variants$8.99
Runalyzer
No in-app purchases
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