# 5K Run - Train to 5K — user reviews > 32 indexed App Store user reviews of 5K Run by Pace Apps Inc., rated 4.90/5 from 1,405 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/5k-run-train-to-5k/id1516561597/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/5k-run-train-to-5k/id1516561597.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,258 · 4★ 111 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of 5K Run? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app - 👍 Helpful for beginners - 👍 Useful training plan - 👍 Integrates with music - 👍 Free to use **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccurate distance tracking - 🐛 Ads disrupt workout - 🐛 Doesn't work in background - 🐛 Defaults to wrong day - 🐛 Can't lock screen during workout **Commonly reported bugs** - Countdown stops when phone is locked - GPS not working properly - Voiceover stops working - Progress not saved after ads **Most requested features** - 10K training option - Apple Watch compatibility - Ability to input manual distance - Halfway point notification ## Newest reviews (11 of 32) ### 4/5 — Great app to guide your running! *2026-08-04* This is a great free app to guide your running! I wish the app would show information on iPhone's screen (e.g. how much time remains in the current segment, total amount of time remaining) even when the phone is locked. Otherwise, users have to unlock the phone in order to see the information. The C25K app does that, which is convenient. Nevertheless, this a great app! Highly recommended! ### 4/5 — Free *2025-09-08* This app is bare-bones but it gets the job done and it’s free! My biggest gripe is that I can’t figure out how to lock the screen for the entire workout. I have to lock it for each walk/run segment which is a pain in the butt. If I don’t I easily hit the screen and it screws up the workout. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review and for using our app. This is a bug and we will fix it in the next release. We will update this comment when the new version is available. Thanks again! ### 4/5 — 10K run option? *2024-12-18* This app is exactly what I’m looking for. I have completed the 5K distance. Do you have a 10K training app that is similar to this one? **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! We do not have a 10K app at the moment unfortunately. ### 4/5 — Great choice. *2024-11-16* Love this app. Especially the three days/week. Like others mentioned I don't like that it defaults to day one. Yes, I know it has a star on completed days but I don't always remember to scroll and I've accidentally run day one multiple times over. **Developer response:** Update: version 1.62 is now live and this functionality has been added. Thank you for the review! We are planning an update and will definitely look at implementing this. If you have any other comments or suggestions, please email support@paceapps.ca. Thanks again. ### 4/5 — Only one complaint so far *2024-02-17* I like the app so far. The simplicity is great. I wish it would keep up with the day I am on. It defaults to week 1 day 1 so I have to keep track myself. **Developer response:** Update: the latest version will now scroll to your next workout for you automatically. Thank you for the review! Completed runs are indicated by a star next to the date. ### 4/5 — Not Apple Watch compatible *2024-02-12* Great app! Only complaint is not Apple Watch compatible. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review Aaliyah! ### 4/5 — Great App- more features *2023-12-02* Fantastic running plan that helps achieve goals in a very practical way. I would like the ability to input Km’s manually as Im running on a treadmill **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! We will get that feature added in the next update. If you have any other suggestions or questions, please email support@paceapps.ca Update: you can now input your distance manually after your run in version 1.61. ### 4/5 — Great but… *2023-07-16* I love this app I’m using this app, but I wish it was on the Apple Watch to use it would make it easier for me. Otherwise, I recommend this app. **Developer response:** Thank you for using the app! We will likely add Apple Watch support in the future. If you have any other suggestions please email support@paceapps.ca ### 4/5 — Thank you! *2023-06-25* Thank you for making a free version of the couch to 5k! This app is great except for some reason it doesn’t seem to track my distance accurately even though location is on (it says I went 0.9k after a 30 min session). Also I wish it told you when you were half way! Other than that it’s great **Developer response:** Thank you for the review and my apologies for the issue! Version 1.5 was released today (June 28, 2023) which will fix this problem. If you have any feedback, please email support@paceapps.ca. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Almost brilliant… *2023-06-22, version 1.04* Great app and I’m now completing week 3… Only downside is that the GPS location isn’t brilliant, I’ve just completed week 3 day 2 33 minutes of exercise and covered 0.02 miles. I know I’m overweight and unfit but even I can move further than that in 33 minutes.. I now use Strava in the background for accuracy distance.. ### 5/5 — 5K is Awesome *2022-08-30* Great app no gimmicks **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! If you have any suggestions, please email lucas@paceapps.ca ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2022-10-26* No only are there problems with using the pause feature, even when you just let it run it doesn’t properly track distance. Several of the runs I’ve logged with it show 0.02 or 0.03 miles when they’ve really been 2 or 3 miles. It seems that unless this app is live on screen with the phone unlocked, it fails at even its basic functions. Good job I also use apple workouts to actually track mileage. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review and my apologies for the issue! Version 1.5 was released today (June 28, 2023) which will fix this problem. If you have any feedback, please email support@paceapps.ca. Thank you! ### 2/5 — Sarah *2026-01-02, version 1.66* No music ### 2/5 — Videos popup *2024-11-09* Videos pop up and interrupt your playlist after a workout. Very annoying when you’re in the groove. Wouldn’t be a problem for an ad pop-up, but the disruption of audio is annoying. **Developer response:** Thank you for using the app and for the review! Ads can be removed from the settings menu for a one-time fee. If you have any comments or suggestions, please email support@paceapps.ca. ### 2/5 — Great when it works *2024-08-03* I hate the ads!! I understand why the app has ads and normally it wouldn’t bother me but when an ad pops up after my run it never saves the run after wards. Or the ad freezes on me and then I can’t get my progress. This has become very frustrating as a young runner who it trying to make new healthy habits and keep in shape!! **Developer response:** This had been fixed with version 1.65 which is available today (June 22, 2025). If you have any other questions or suggestions, please email support@paceapps.ca. ### 2/5 — Very frustrating bugs, and one niggling omission *2022-11-22* I downloaded this as I don’t currently have the budget to pay a subscription for the paid apps. I’ve just done my fourth day, and it’s tough but I’m enjoying it. However, today the app decided it would stop the countdown when I left it/closed my phone, and even with the app open the voiceover stopped working. Additionally, for the last two runs, the gps hasn’t tracked any of my distance - today it said I’d covered 0.07km after 24 minutes. A final niggle is with the way this distance is recorded - when it works - and how it doesn’t separate the distance you’ve run over the workout. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review and my apologies for the issue! Version 1.5 was released today (June 28, 2023) which will fix this problem. If you have any feedback, please email support@paceapps.ca. Thank you! ### 2/5 — It’s okay, could be better *2021-04-08, version 1.03* I I love the fact it’s free and you have a countdown on the screen showing you when you’re running and when you’re walking. However the main two negatives are when the phone is locked the countdown will stop and the distance tracker just doesn’t work at all. You’re best off having this app and running fitness tracker like a Apple Watch or a Fitbit at the same time. ### 3/5 — Great, but could be better *2024-05-20* I wish it worked in the background. I like to watch Netflix, I wish I could have this app running in the background and have it tell me when to run and walk. I also wish the screen changed colour between running and walking. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review. It seems to work on our end with Netflix. Can you check your app settings (Settings > 5k Run) and make sure background refresh and location are on? Feel free to email support@paceapps.ca for help troubleshooting. Thanks! ### 3/5 — Great for the most part *2024-03-27* Great in theory. Tracks your program and maps your run; however the ads that pop up at the end of a run can’t always be closed. The “x” in the top right corner is too high and can’t be clicked on. The only option is to force close the app and lose your progress. Will probably search for another option. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. We will get that fixed ASAP and update this comment when the fix is live. If you have any other comments or suggestions please email support@paceapps.ca ### 3/5 — Had to keep my phone unlocked *2024-02-18* For some reason, if I locked my phone, the app wouldn’t tell me when to start/stop running. I checked my volume settings and the app settings and there didn’t seem to be any reason why. Never had this problem before. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! Try navigating to your phone settings and then 5K Run, and make sure background app refresh is on and your location permissions are correct. If you have any questions, please email support@paceapps.ca. ### 3/5 — Annoying *2024-01-08* Firstly, the app does not automatically take you to the next run after completing a workout. Secondly, this app is full of advertisements that interfere with your workout **Developer response:** Update: version 1.62 is now live and you will be taken to your next workout automatically. Thanks for the feedback. The ads are used to support work on this free app. You can remove ads by making a one-time purchase in the Settings menu. If you have any other feedback, please email support@paceapps.ca. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This one actually works *2026-07-18* For the first time in my life(I’m nearing 50), I have been able to run 2 kms at a stretch. This app made it possible. Heartily recommend. **Developer response:** Thank you! ### 5/5 — Beginner *2026-04-06* Great basic app thanks **Developer response:** Thank you! ### 5/5 — Really great app *2025-09-29* I really love your app! I just wanted to bring to your attention that the time is not adding up with the running on week 2/ Day 1. I start my watch and the app at the same time, and the first three days they matched, but when doing week 2/ day 1 training my watch said I ran for 25 minutes while the app only said I only ran for 23.5, I don’t know if maybe an Ad hit in the middle of the last effort of running but something was off, and I will say the last effort of 1.5 minutes of running felt REALLY long and the track I was running on I had figured up that I could run the whole track all the way till when I started running. Other than that I have loved the app and I plan to continue using it! ### 5/5 — Very useful *2025-04-18* I’ve been using this app every spring for three years now (I only run in the summer). I really really appreciate that in the world of subscriptions, there’s an app like this that’s free to use. It has all the features you could want—listening to music apps when you’re running, tracking distance and where you ran, and a program that eases you in to running slowly. As someone who started during the pandemic very out of shape, what I appreciated the most was the training plan. I found that other apps started off too intense, but this one had a more gradual build up. Now that I lead a more active life, I often start at the W2 D1 or D2 workout. I really appreciate this app, thanks again for making it :) **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the review! It’s great to hear that you are enjoying the app and continue to use it every year. If you have any other comments or suggestions, please reach out to support@paceapps.ca. Thanks again! ### 5/5 — So good!! *2025-03-15* I used this app as a very beginner runner and it was soooo goood! It helped me get from no running experience to running 5k and exciting about going much further in running! It’s so hard but so good! Highly recommend. 10/10 **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! ### 5/5 — Best *2024-06-04, version 1.61* Love this app but would be even better if it could work on apple watch aswell. ### 5/5 — So helpful *2024-05-06* This app really helped me & my husband start our running journey. As beginners, we weren’t sure what to do first, this app helped to break down the runs, breaks, etc… My only complaint is that I wish they’d have a 10K. Please do more of these ! Thank you!!!! **Developer response:** Thank you for the review! ### 5/5 — One bad thing *2023-12-18* Every thing is good but the tracking is a little off because it says I ran across the road but I stayed on one side. Not bad just a little off. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! This app uses the location information provided by your phone, so the results may vary. If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to email support@paceapps.ca. Thanks again! ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-10-02* Not fancy yet still maps your run and let’s you know your distance. I really appreciate this app. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! If you have any suggestions for features, improvements, etc. please email support@paceapps.ca ### 5/5 — Nice program *2023-03-23* This is a great app and a fun program. It's only designed for 3 days a week training which is nice. It works for all athletic levels. I like that it integrates with your music playing in the background and there is no interruption with your music and the running prompts. The only complaint is that it doesn't have an app on my Apple Watch, and doesn't track how far I am running on the treadmill. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! You can now add a distance at the end of your run to better track treadmill workouts. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*