MapMyRun and similar apps in the MapMyFitness family were among the first iPhone apps designed to track sports activity.

Runtastic Pro ($4.99), for instance, is our Editors' Choice and includes many of the features you'd want from a runner's app but are limited to MVP members with MapMyRun. The real problem is that those MVP features are ones that are often included in other apps, sometimes for free and sometimes through a one-time purchase instead of a recurring subscription fee.

While MapMyRun is a solid iPhone app (versions are also available for Android and Windows Phone), too many features are kept behind the MVP paywall ($5.99 per month or $29.99 per year). MapMyRun (free) is one of the most well-known runners' apps, but it's not, in my opinion, the best. They track where you go, can announce your speed while you're moving, and help you keep tabs on where and when you've run. Runner's apps on smartphones can quite literally change your pace.

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Many important features locked behind MVP paywall, notably heart rate zone settings.

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