# Empace - Running Coach — Training plans that adapt > Training plans that adapt (iPhone/iPad app by Marcus Hojvall.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/empace-running-coach/id6760107278 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Marcus Hojvall](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882678194) - Category: Health & Fitness - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 55 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-16 - Data updated: 2026-09-29 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/empace-running-coach/id6760107278/reviews.md ## What is Empace? A running coach that fits the plan to your life — not your life to the plan. WHAT RUNNERS SAY "Surprised how nice it was to chat with it! Got a few good suggestions for how to train with my injury." — Robert, ultra marathoner "Knows exactly when to push you and when to hold you back." — Christian, ultra marathoner "It accounts for injuries, limitations and even other sports when it builds your plan. It makes training both fun and motivating." — Tobias Static training plans ask you to fit your life around them. Miss a Tuesday and the whole thing feels broken. Empace replaces the plan with a coach: connect Strava, tell it your goal, and it writes your weeks around your schedule, your past injuries, and everything else that makes you you. IT BUILDS THE PLAN AROUND YOU Tell it the goal — a first marathon, a sub-1:30 half — and it writes the weeks. When life gets in the way, tell your coach and the plan moves. Nothing is ever marked missed, because a plan that shames you is a plan you quit. IT KNOWS YOUR RUNNING It reads your whole Strava history the moment you connect, and every run after. Ask how today went — it's already read the numbers. IT REMEMBERS WHAT NO OTHER APP TRACKS Your injury. Your schedule. What you said after last Sunday's long run. Every conversation builds on the last. IT SHOWS YOU WHETHER IT'S WORKING Aerobic efficiency, week by week: the same heart rate, a faster pace. One honest line that says whether you're getting fitter. IT TAKES REST SERIOUSLY Recovery is where adaptation happens. Your coach will tell you to rest, and it will mean it. WHY EMPACE • A coach that adapts to your life, not a template you adapt to • Built on your Strava history from run one • Remembers injuries and goals across conversations • Tracks aerobic efficiency, training load and recovery • Honest about rest — not a "more is better" coach Built by a runner. Tell your coach what you'd change and it reaches me directly. Free to start. Upgrade to Pro Plus for unlimited coaching. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month | | Pro Plus Monthly | $9.99 | per month | | Pro Plus Yearly | $99.99 | per year | | Pro Yearly | $49.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.28 — 2026-09-13 Update offerings ### 1.3.27 — 2026-09-11 Minor bugfixes ### 1.3.21 — 2026-09-08 What's new: • Choose miles or km in Settings — your coach, plan and reminders follow • Share your training plan via a public link • Readiness checkpoints show what your plan is building toward • Cleaner weekly plan cards • Tell your coach how a session went — no buttons needed • Strava sign-in opens the Strava app directly • Coach charts and activity cards animate in • Clearer monthly pricing • Bug fixes and stability improvements ### 1.3.13 — 2026-08-27 The Plan tab Your coach now writes your training week by week. Today's session is up front; tick it off, skip it, or move it to another day in one tap. Your runs link themselves to the session they were — nothing is ever marked missed. Your race outlook How likely you are to hit your goal race, on a dial, with the reasoning behind it. A word on training mornings One notification the morning of a session, in your coach's words, saying what today is for. Switch it off in Profile. Charts in the chat Your coach can draw your weekly mileage, your fitness, and your aerobic efficiency — your pace at one easy heart rate over time. Tap a week to read it. Runs in the conversation When your coach talks about a run, it can show the run itself, with a link through to Strava. Also: a sharper coach, smoother check-ins, and an Android splash screen fix. ### 1.2.8 — 2026-07-25 What's new in this update: Multiple training plans Keep several named plans at once — a marathon build, a rehab block, whatever you're working toward — and archive the ones you've finished. Share your plan Share any training plan as a private link so a friend or coach can follow along. Smarter coaching • Upgraded AI coaching model • VO2 max now shown in your heart-rate profile • Heat- and weather-aware guidance so advice fits the conditions you actually ran in • Compares similar runs over time to track your aerobic efficiency • Deeper per-run analysis using your splits and laps Full history on sign-up New athletes get their entire Strava history imported automatically, so your coach understands your training from day one. Better check-ins The coach can tidy up run titles and descriptions, and it remembers your preferences. Under the hood Faster, smoother chat, safer plan editing that never loses a draft, and a long list of bug fixes and polish. ## Apps similar to Empace | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Goal Hour: Smart Fitness Coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goal-hour-smart-fitness-coach/id6760379635) | 5.0 (4) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Longevity Arc](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/longevity-arc/id6766045106) | — | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Ramp4x4: VO2 Max Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ramp4x4-vo2-max-trainer/id6768789400) | — | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Shape: Training Planner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shape-training-planner/id6748612810) | — | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Runbo: Workout Guidance](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runbo-workout-guidance/id6756812213) | 5.0 (4) | Free | Health & Fitness | | [Lotus - AI Meditation & Sleep](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-ai-meditation-and-sleep/id6739941712) | — | $2.99 | Health & Fitness | ## Related topics [running coach free](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/running-coach-free) · [runna by strava](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/runna-by-strava) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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