RunBuddy is a health & fitness app developed by RunBuddy, Inc.
How many times has RunBuddy been downloaded?
RunBuddy has been downloaded 920 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 39 times.
What is the rating of RunBuddy?
RunBuddy is rated 3.93 out of 5 stars, based on 15 ratings.
Is RunBuddy free?
RunBuddy is free to download. The APK download size is 33.14 MB. The latest version available is 2.1.2. The last update was on October 26, 2025.
What are the requirements for RunBuddy?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2019.
Description
What is RunBuddy? Have you ever been out for a walk, run, or ride and suddenly found yourself in an uncomfortable or potentially dangerous situation? All of us have. That’s why we built RunBuddy – a smartphone application that acts as your “buddy” while you’re out for a walk, run, or ride.
RunBuddy is a safety tool for the endurance sport community - runners, walker, cyclists, etc. The app is designed to advocate for you, to get attention to your situation, when you may not be able to.
How Does RunBuddy Work? Using GPS and cellular connectivity, RunBuddy: - Allows your “buddies” to see your location on a map in real time. - Sends both automated and manually activated in-app alerts to your buddies if you sense or the app senses that you could be in trouble.
RunBuddy is free to download. This way, anyone can be a "buddy". The free "buddy" version must be downloaded and set up in your phone or your buddy's phone in order to receive the in-app alerts. To view your friend's activity, click on the "Buddy Activities" tab in the menu.
The fully functional version of RunBuddy requires a subscription (automatically available on a free 7-day trial) - which you can sign up for in the Settings tab in the menu.
About RunBuddy Subscription features: - Panic button alerts - Automatic stationary and overspeed alerts - Log and keep track of your activity history - Invite others to watch your activity and receive alerts - Available on a monthly basis for 99-cents or annually for $9.99. - Free 7-day trial.
To invite your friends and family to download RunBuddy so they can be your "buddy" while you are out for your walk, run, or ride, go to the Invite Friends tab in the menu - where you can invite them via text message, Facebook, etc.
During your initial setup, RunBuddy will ask permission to access the contacts in your phone and track your location. We only need this information in order to make RunBuddy function as intended.
-Contacts: In order for you to be able to select your “buddies”, RunBuddy will pull the contacts on your phone into the app. You select your buddies. As long as your buddy has downloaded the free buddy-version of RunBuddy, they will be able to see your activity and receive in-app alerts. Your buddies will not see you before you begin your activity, nor after. Only the buddies you select will be able to see your location and receive in-app alerts.
-Location Tracking: In order for the automatic alerts to function (low/no speed, overspeed, and loss of contact), RunBuddy needs to see you and know how fast you are or are not going. You initiate RunBuddy’s location tracking when you begin your activity. Location tracking is only on during your activity. Only the buddies you select will be able to see your exact location during your activity. Location tracking ceases when you end you end your activity.
Your personal information will not be shared with 3rd party marketers – ever.
Please view our terms and conditions (https://getrunbuddy.app/terms-conditions/) and our privacy policy (https://getrunbuddy.app/privacy-policy/).
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This app works great to let your loved ones know where you are when you are out on a run or walk or bike ride. Your chosen "buddies" can live track you and receive alerts when you start and finish your run, have stopped moving, and even get panic button alerts. It gives me great peace of mind to know that someone is watching out for me.
★★★★★Ryan Canuel· Jun 3, 2019
Great Running App to keep track of loved ones and make sure you're safe during a run.
★☆☆☆☆Danelle Gambrell· Jul 13, 2023
I really wanted this app to work, but it still has some bugs to work out. When I wasn't moving it was still tracking my distance and pace as though I was moving. Also, when I pressed panic my buddies got it a notification, but it showed a pin with no background or text to show where I was at.
Google Play Rankings for RunBuddy
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Technologies used by RunBuddy
RunBuddy is requesting 32 permissions and we don't have library information (yet).
view network connections,
view Wi-Fi connections,
full network access,
Google Play billing service,
Google Play license check,
receive data from Internet
Your accounts
read Google service configuration
System tools
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi,
run at startup,
prevent phone from sleeping
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Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
