5K Run User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience26.4% of reviews
Neutral7.5% of reviews
Negative experience66.0% of reviews

~ Based on 106 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is 5K Run Safe?

5K Run - Couch to 5K appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for 5K Run is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 77 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

97.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 77 App Store ratings for 5K Run.

Is 5K Run Legit?

5K Run - Couch to 5K appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for 5K Run is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Great training program

This was a great training program to prepare me for my 5K race!

Buggy

I don’t need anything fancy. I just need to keep track of my run and alert me of intervals. If I navigate away from the app to other apps or open and close other apps, this app also closes. I had to restart the run 3 times. Guess that’s what free gets you.

Response from developer

You were right, backgrounding killed runs in the old version. That has been fixed in the current release. Sorry it cost you three runs to figure that out.

Keeps shutting down

I’d be quite happy with it if it didn’t keep closing down when I opened a different app mid-workout!!!

Honestly, having my entire run erased because I had to check a message with two minutes left is ridiculous.

Response from developer

This was a real bug in the old build. The app has been fully rewritten and background crashes are fixed. Sorry we lost your run.

Not too happy…yet

I want to like this app but it has stopped working on me during a workout. Also I want to be able to put it in my pocket but it gets accidentally bumped and pauses it. Would really like an update with these fixes.

Don’t do it

I’m literally out running now 11/2/22 @4:46 and the app just stopped tracking my run and this is the 2nd time. I also paid for this so I don’t think I should have any problems. Just download the Nike run app trust me. I wish I could get a refund

No Longer Stable

I used this app regularly on my android phones. I used it on my Apple phone with the unpaid version for about a year. Finally, I decided that having the history would be nice and I thought I should contribute to the app development community. After paying for the paid version, the app crashes about 3/4 of the way through my runs. Sometimes I make it to the final cooldown, with prompts by the app, and when my run is complete, the app is back on the home screen with no record of the run. None.
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Muito ruim

Me arrependi de ter comprado. O aplicativo fecha sozinho e não conclui o treino…

Response from developer

You were right, the old version had this bug. The app has been fully rewritten and now finishes workouts correctly.

Frustrating

App is fine but annoyingly if you move to another app, for example to change music, or lock your phone, the app resets and doesn’t continue in the background, meaning you lose the info about your run.

Not impressed

Bought the premium Verizon thinking it would run better and no commercials. Absolutely horrible. Have to leave the app open with screen on for it to actually work and sometimes it would freeze when left open and screen on. Don’t buy or download. Waste of time

Response from developer

You paid for a build that was broken. That is on us. The rewrite fixed the freezing and background issues.

IPhone bugs

On my Android I never had a problem with this app. Now despite buying premium, it doesn’t track my runs and glitches in the middle, stopping or restarting the time. Fix the bugs please!

Stops all the time. I want my $7 back.

Useless as you can no count on it to actually keeping going for the duration of the run, and then loses all your data.

It’s crap!

Worked great for the first few runs and since it just stops while running!

App quits on me all the time

The app consistently quits on me in the cool down phase.

Don’t waste your money.

Regular drop outs

App closes mid work out. Frustrating

Going for it

First day down I’m going do this !!!

Tradução

O aplicativo fala que traduz e não traduz para o português!

Response from developer

O app foi totalmente reescrito e os problemas de tradução foram corrigidos na versão atual. Desculpe pela experiência.

Keeps turning off

Ugh!

Worthless

What’s the point of an interval training app that won’t tell me when the intervals start and stop? Had to delete so I can find an app that works for me.

Alright but disappointed

Keeps stoping in the middle of your run. Looses where you are and your progress. Not very happy as this disrupts your run.

Rubbish

Keeps stopping mid run, doesn’t always register distance, no speed data - wouldn’t buy again