As the technology of smartphones has evolved, in the respective application stores for mobile devices, we have at our disposal a large number of applications that take advantage of the evolution that these devices have had to monitor physical exercise through GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope ...
Although they are not a very comfortable device, depending on their size to carry with us when we go out for a run, smartwatches are ideal, the latter still have to evolve to become the ideal substitutes. Meanwhile, below we show you the best running apps available in the Play Store.
Google Fit
The Google application to monitor physical activity is Google Fit, an application that monitors all our physical activity through our smartphone or wearable. If you are not interested in making a record of the routes via GPS, but rather you only want to monitor your activity, Google Fit is more than enough.
If over time, the information stored on your sports activity falls short, you can choose one of the different applications that we show you in this article. Google Fit is available for your download for free and includes a version for smartaches.
Run with MapMyRun (old Endomondo)
MapMyFitness bought the popular exercise monitoring app in 2020 Endomondo, an application that soon disappeared to be integrated into Corre with MapMyRun. This app offers all the basic functions of a running application: pace, distance, calories burned and time, with the added benefit of being linked to fitness trackers and heart rate monitors.
We can also enter data such as food consumption and make a Track the distance recorded on your running shoes. The application will notify you when it is time to change them.
An interesting function of this application is the possibility of specify the type of race: if you are on a treadmill, on a trail, in your neighborhood or walking the dog ... very useful information to analyze performance.
Run with MapMyRun is available for your download for free, does not include ads but in-app purchases to unlock access to all features.
Strava GPS: Racing and Cycling
If you divide your routine from exercises between running and cycling, the Strava app is a great option. Unique dashboards record more detailed aspects of your workout, like elevation gain, plus more traditional metrics like pace, distance, and time.
Another unique feature are the Leaderboards, achievement badges, and challenges that push you to achieve your goals. This application is ideal for those who like to run outside the usual.
Strava GPS is available for your download for free, DOES NOT include ads but if you buy in-app to get the most out of the application.
RunKeeper
RunKeeper (from the Asics sports group) one of the first applications to reach the mobile market To monitor sports activity while running, it is a simple and easy-to-use application that records your pace, distance, calories burned, time and much more.
You can check your previous races to track your progress and use the routes established within the application to discover new routes.
Is one of the best running apps for beginnersas it provides basic running data to help you get into your new routine and displays very useful information that runners of any skill level will appreciate.
RunKeeper is available for your download completely free, includes ads and in-app purchases.
Adidas Running by Runtastic
Another very popular application, Adidas Running App by Runtastic, is a basic running app which links to Google Earth to make it easier to trace routes, especially if you run in a city.
The analytics of this application are excellent, with graphs and tables that show your progress and they allow easy sharing on social networks. The application includes a version for smartwatches that allows us to control the operation of the application and know the progress at all times.
Comes with training programs built-in and even syncs with Spotify and Pandora to run to the beat of the music. This app is ideal for commuters who are constantly running in new cities and for those looking for a more specific report of their running data.
Adidas Running by Runtastic is available for your form download free, includes ads and in-app purchases to unlock access to all features.
pumatrac
Another of the sports firms like Asics and Adidas, which also offers us an application to monitor our sports activity, we find it in the Puma firm, lXNUMXrd sporting goods firm behind Nike and Adidas, and that like Asics and Adidas, come from Germany.
Pumatrac offers an elegant interface with all advantages of a basic application for running, but with several additional functions to offer a global vision of your workouts.
The application collects additional information that can influence your career, such as the weather, the time of day or the day of the month, and analyzes it to obtain personal information. For example, you may find that you run best on Friday mornings before 10, or that you run faster when listening to rock music.
Pumatrack is available for your download completely free, does NOT include ads OR purchases within the application, so if you don't want to spend money on an application to monitor your sports activity, Pumatrack is an excellent option.
Nike Run Club
Obviously, an application from the sporting goods manufacturer Nike could not be missing from this list. No need to have Nike products to enjoy the benefits of this application. allows us to select the terrain on which we run (treadmill, trails, sidewalk) to record our pace, distance, calories burned and time.
What sets this app apart are the gameplay options for share your personal goals, challenge your friends and beat your personal record. You can also upload motivating music to play when you need an extra boost in your career.
Nike Run Club is available for your download completely free, does NOT include ads OR purchases within the application.
Zombie Run!
If at the moment, you do not take the issue of monitoring their physical activity very seriously, you can start monitoring it with the Zombies Run application, an application that invites us to use headphones to motivate us to run more and Escape hordes of zombies.
As you walk, a perfect mix of audio and song drama of your own playlist, to motivate us to keep running in front of the zombies that haunt us.
Zombies Run! is available for your download for free, includes ads and in-app purchases that allow us to access all the functions that it offers us and that they have little or nothing to send to the rest of the applications that we show you in this article.
Sports tracker
Although it is not as well known as most of the applications that I have shown you in this article, Sports Tracker little or nothing has to envy them. Thanks to this application, we can turn our smartphone into a pocket computer that will track all our physical activity.
In addition, it takes care of analyze training results to inform us how we can improve without our physical integrity being affected by possible injuries. One of the strengths of this application is that it incorporates a series of maps with pre-established routes for cycling, mountain, hiking routes ...
Sports Tracker is available for your download completely free, includes ads and in-app purchases to unlock access to all the features it offers us.
Free pedometer
With this curious name that seems to invite us to a crappy application, we find an application with more than 800.000 reviews and an average rating of 4,7 stars, thus becoming one of the best rated applications by running application users.
This app is an all-in-one pedometer and fitness tracker that takes advantage of the sensors built into our phone to keep track of steps, walk and run times, and route in an uncomplicated interface designed to run in the background.
Users can follow your activity history and trends, view your routes, create custom fitness goals, and participate in challenges and motivational groups to add a social aspect to exercise. The application also works with other fitness centers such as Google Fit, MyFitnessPal and Fitbit
All these features are available completely free of charge, Premium subscribers have additional features like guided workouts, weight loss plans, the ability to automatically sync daily steps, distance, and other activity data from a Garmin or Fitbit device to your Pacer account (app developer).
Free pedometer is available for your download for free, They contain ads and in-app purchases to unlock access to all the features it offers us, features that are not few.
