In contrast to other MMO websites that offer OSRS gold guides to player experience, RuneApps is a RuneScape 3 website for gameplay which focuses on browser-based applets rather than. In the past, with MMOs such as World of Warcraft, small apps like add-ons were "added" to improve aspects of gameplay for example, like creating quest points which aren't usually found in the basic game. The function that RuneApps provides RuneApps is similar, as browser applets are designed to make it easier for players when enjoying RuneScape 3.

The most well-known applet that is available in RuneApps is The Alt1 Toolkit, which is an assortment of applets offering a variety of quality-oflife improvements to RS3.

This includes stats lookup that lets you look up the current traits of players as well as immediate access to wiki pages for monsters and items when you right-click during RuneScape farming or an applet that allows buy RS gold players to grind or farm while they watch YouTube and Twitch simultaneously in the same screen.