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Best Running Apps for iPhone (2026)

19 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Map My Run GPS Running Tracker is the top-ranked of 19 running apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 755,681 ratings.

  1. 1
    Map My Run GPS Running TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 755,681 ratings · score 99
  2. 2
    Nike Run Club: Running CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 419,700 ratings · score 98
  3. 3
    ASICS Runkeeper - Run TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 380,570 ratings · score 98
  4. 4
    adidas Running: Run trackerS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 108,796 ratings · score 97
  5. 5
    Running Walking Tracker GoalsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 108,455 ratings · score 97

What belongs in this list

I want to record my runs and see my pace, distance and progress over time.

Not here: a running video game alone; a training plan with no run recording alone; a general step counter alone; a general fitness tracker where running is only one activity alone; a music playlist for running alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Map My RunNike Run ClubASICSadidas RunningRunning Walking Tracker GoalsC25K® 5KRUN
A
Zombies, Run!Running Tracker AppiRunner Run
B
JoggoPolar BeatRunning Trainer
C
RunmeterRunning SlimkitAny DistanceRuntopia-Rew…RunGoRun With Hal
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Map My Run GPS Running TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 755,681 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  2. 2
    Nike Run Club: Running CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 419,700 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  3. 3
    ASICS Runkeeper - Run TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 380,570 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  4. 4
    adidas Running: Run trackerS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 108,796 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  5. 5
    Running Walking Tracker GoalsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 108,455 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  6. 6
    C25K® 5K Running Coach & MapS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 171,411 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  7. 7
    RUN - Running Club & TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,787 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  8. 8
    Zombies, Run!A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 24,118 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  9. 9
    Running Tracker App - FITAPPA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 6,463 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  10. 10
    iRunner Run & Jog TrackerA
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 4,434 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  11. 11
    Joggo - Run Tracker & CoachB
    Free download · ★ 4.4 · 5,415 ratings · score 77 · good
  12. 12
    Polar Beat: Running & FitnessB
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 40,876 ratings · score 73 · good
  13. 13
    Running Trainer: Tracker&CoachB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 114,189 ratings · score 71 · good
  14. 14
    Runmeter Running & Walking GPSC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,748 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  15. 15
    Running Slimkit - Lose WeightC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 86,943 ratings · score 67 · situational
  16. 16
    Any Distance Running TrackerC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,533 ratings · score 67 · situational
  17. 17
    Runtopia-Reward RunningTrackerC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,588 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  18. 18
    RunGo - The Best Routes to RunC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,359 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  19. 19
    Run With HalC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,850 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best running app for iPhone?
Map My Run GPS Running Tracker, S tier, ranked #1 of 19, rated 4.8 by 755,681 people.
Which running apps are free?
19 of 19 are free to download: Map My Run GPS Running Tracker (S), Nike Run Club: Running Coach (S), ASICS Runkeeper - Run Tracker (S), adidas Running: Run tracker (S) and more. 11 of them sell in-app purchases. 3 report no in-app purchases.
Which running app has the best App Store rating?
Running Trainer: Tracker&Coach at 4.9 from 114,189 ratings.
How many running apps reach S or A tier?
10 of 19. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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