Comparison

ルネLINK vs GrooveRun

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

Head to head
About

ルネLINK

Track your workouts and daily activity, including steps and calorie burn. Set personal goals to monitor your progress towards becoming your ideal self. Receive store notifications and coupons, and use your phone as a membership card for check-ins and contract information.

Highlights
  • Workout logging with calorie tracking
  • Daily activity and step tracking
  • Goal setting and progress management
  • Store notifications and coupons
  • Digital membership card for check-in
  • Contract information access
Features
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◆主な機能◆ ●トレーニング記録 実施したトレーニングの記録をつけて、日々の消費カロリーを簡単記録。 記録時にメモが残せるので、過去の自分を再確認できます。 ●日常活動量記録 歩数を入力することで歩行カロリーを算出し、日々の消費カロリーを記録することが出来ます。 記録時にメモが残せるので、過去の自分を再確認できます。 ※ヘルスケアアプリ(HealthKit)と連携し、歩数を取得することも可能です。 ●進捗管理 MyGoalを設定し、なりたい自分を目指しましょう! MyGoal達成に向けた進捗を管理することが出来ます。 ●店舗のお知らせ通知 店舗からのお知らせメッセージやお得なクーポンを受け取ることが出来ます。 ●会員証機能(3.4.0より実装) 会員証機能がアプリに搭載されました。スマートフォンにて店舗チェックイン/チェックアウトができます。 また、ご自身の契約情報をお手元でご確認いただけます。 ◆注意事項◆ ※スポーツクラブルネサンスの会員になることで、全ての機能をご利用になれます。 ※対象機種であっても、解像度が低い機種等では、正常に動作しない場合がございます。

About

GrooveRun

Features
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GrooveRun matches the tempo of your music to your running cadence. CHANGE THE SPEED OF ANY SONG Play songs from your device's Music library, or files you import. The pitch stays where it was — only the tempo moves. The app also ships with 60 tracks prepared for running. (The bundled tracks are AI-generated, and are labeled as such in the app.) FOUR SCENES, ONE TAP Set a target cadence for warm-up, hard, jog and cool-down. Switch between them while you run, and the music follows. INTERVAL TRAINING Tabata, Norwegian 4x4, 30/30 and more are built in. Step length, target cadence and the track that plays there can all be edited on the screen you start from — and each phase plays at its own tempo. BEAT GUIDE Lay a metronome or drum on top of the beat. It gets louder the further you drift, so you can correct by ear alone. The Lock Screen shows your measured cadence and whether you are fast or slow, with a button to turn the beat on and off. GPS ROUTE Your route is recorded with GPS, even with the screen off, until you finish the run. Where GPS is weak, steps fill in the distance. History shows the route colored by how well you stayed on the beat. Routes are stored only on your iPhone and are never uploaded. SHARE CARDS Right after a run, take a photo or a 5-second video and turn it into a share card: distance, time, pace, cadence, sync and your route colored by sync, with stamps and text. Share it to X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and more. You can hide the area around your start and finish to keep places like your home private. YOUR TRAINING PARTNER A voice keeps you going while you run. There are 100 missions to work through; finishing them earns badges and unlocks new coaching styles — including a Spartan mode that does not go easy on you. APPLE HEALTH Time, distance, cadence and route stay in the app, and runs can be written to Health as workouts. ---- FREE Bundled tracks, tempo sync, scene switching, intervals, the beat guide, GPS routes, share cards, missions and Health export are all free. Importing your own songs is limited to 5 tracks. GROOVERUN PREMIUM (one-time purchase) - Import as many of your own songs as you like - No ads A single payment, not a subscription. NOTES - Songs from a streaming subscription (Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Spotify and the like) are protected and cannot be imported. The one-time purchase does not change that. What you can import is music you own: ripped from CD, bought outright, or your own audio files. - Cadence measurement needs Motion & Fitness permission. - Route recording needs location access (While Using the App). Without it, distance is measured from your steps.

Screenshots

ルネLINK4 screens
GrooveRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ルネLINK at none against GrooveRun's 1. ルネLINK also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). GrooveRun's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. GrooveRun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ルネLINK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ルネLINK ships an update every 5 weeks, GrooveRun every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
ルネLINK versus GrooveRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterルネLINKGrooveRun
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews4.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB224 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopertokyusportsoasisTakahito Umehara

In-app purchases

None

ルネLINK

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GrooveRun

One-time1
  • GrooveRun Premium$4.99

Questions

Is ルネLINK free?
ルネLINK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GrooveRun free?
GrooveRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ルネLINK or GrooveRun have ads?
GrooveRun shows ads; ルネLINK does not.
Which is updated more often, ルネLINK or GrooveRun?
ルネLINK ships an update every 5 weeks, and GrooveRun every 9 days. Most recently, ルネLINK was updated on October 24, 2026 and GrooveRun on October 26, 2026.

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