KeywatchApp Store keyword research
Running app keywords
What people search for in the US App Store around “running”, how popular each search is, and how hard it is to rank for. Measured on 24 October 2026.
Popularity ~74 of 100, difficulty 78.
Real demand (~33) with the lowest difficulty here (32).
Difficulty 86: the top 10 are big, well-rated apps.
Across the 12 searches on this page.
The searches
| Search | Popularity | Difficulty | Results | #1 right now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| running | ~61 | 86Hard | 249 | Strava: Run, Bike, Walk378.8K ratings |
| running app | ~74 | 78Hard | 248 | Strava: Run, Bike, Walk378.8K ratings |
| running tracker app name | ~67 | 78Hard | 250 | Map My Run GPS Running Tracker756.2K ratings |
| running games | ~58 | 73Hard | 250 | Subway Surfers3.9M ratings |
| running trainer app name | ~41 | 75Hard | 250 | Running Trainer: Tracker&Coach114.2K ratings |
| running route planner app name | ~38 | 50Medium | 250 | Footpath Route Planner22.2K ratings |
| running fred app name | ~45 | 51Medium | 35 | Running Fred1.8K ratings |
| running interval timer app name | ~36 | 66Medium | 249 | Interval Timer - Tabata Timer19.1K ratings |
| running tracker free | ~44 | 72Hard | 250 | Running Walking Tracker Goals108.7K ratings |
| running territory | ~33 | 32Easy | 249 | INTVL5.6K ratings |
| running tracker & runner app | ~32 | 68Medium | 239 | ASICS Runkeeper—Run Tracker380.8K ratings |
| running distance tracker | ~42 | 79Hard | 249 | Running Trainer: Tracker&Coach114.2K ratings |
United States App Store, iPhone, 24 October 2026. Ranks move daily; these are a snapshot.
Apps that rank across these searches
The apps that appear in the top 3 most often for the searches above, led by Map My Run GPS Running Tracker. These are the listings to study: their names, subtitles and screenshots are what the App Store is rewarding for running.
- Map My Run GPS Running TrackerOutside Television Inc · top 3 for 6 of 12 searches · 756.2K ratings
- Strava: Run, Bike, WalkStrava Inc. · top 3 for 4 of 12 searches · 378.8K ratings
- Running Trainer: Tracker&CoachFITNESS22 LTD · top 3 for 3 of 12 searches · 114.2K ratings
- Running Walking Tracker GoalsAK Apptuitive GmbH · top 3 for 3 of 12 searches · 108.7K ratings
- ASICS Runkeeper—Run TrackerASICS Runner App, Inc. · top 3 for 2 of 12 searches · 380.8K ratings
How to read this
- Popularity
- An estimate from 5 to 100. Apple shows its own score only inside Apple Search Ads, so Keywatch estimates it from autocomplete: the fewer letters it takes before Apple suggests a search, the more people type it.
- Difficulty
- 0 to 100, from the size and ratings of the 10 apps ranking on top. Under 40 is easy, over 70 is hard.
- Results
- How many apps the App Store returns for the search (Apple lists up to about 250).
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