# Vertical - AI Running Coach

> Vertical - AI Running Coach (iPhone/iPad app by Seru works limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vertical-ai-running-coach/id6761367042 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Seru works limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889150537)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 109 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-06
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vertical-ai-running-coach/id6761367042/reviews.md

## What is Vertical?

Train with a science-based coach that adapts to you. Built on modern training science and decades of real-world experience, Vertical learns from your training and recovery data, understands how you respond, and adjusts your plan before problems start.

We built Vertical on a foundation of 500+ peer-reviewed papers — covering periodization, recovery, injury prevention, and more — curated by coaches who've worked with athletes from first-time 5K runners to world champions. Every decision your coach makes combines modern training science with real coaching experience, applied to your level.

HOW IT WORKS

1. It starts with a conversation. Connect your wearable data, then talk to your coach. Goals, schedule, injury history — the things a watch can't measure. Data plus dialogue gives your coach a complete picture of who you are.

2. It builds a plan with you. Draft a plan, talk it through, reshape it. Move your long run, ask why, skip a day. It's a conversation, not a prescription.

3. Every workout, your way. Paces, zones, structure — but flexible. Swap days, shorten a run. Your coach reshuffles everything.

4. After every run, your coach is there. Reads the data, tells you how it went, and adjusts what comes next. Mention a niggle and the next two weeks rewrite themselves.

WHAT MAKES VERTICAL DIFFERENT

- You never fail a Vertical plan. It just adapts. Missed a run? Changed your schedule? Your plan rewrites itself around what actually happened.

- 50 metrics on your wrist, finally understood. HRV, sleep, training load, recovery — your coach reads it all and explains what matters in plain language.

- The science exists. Now it's applied to you. Periodization, load management, recovery protocols — all well established, now personalised to your training.

- Your watch knows your heart rate. Your coach knows you. Context, goals, how you're feeling — the things data alone can't capture.

INTEGRATIONS

Connect your Garmin for full workout history and health metrics. Strava, Apple Health, and Wahoo support coming soon.

PRICING

Free assessment — connect your watch, get a full training analysis with 200+ data points in 3 minutes. No credit card.

Vertical PRO — full coaching with unlimited conversations, daily HRV-aware plan adjustments, post-run debriefs, and race readiness coaching.

You never fail a Vertical plan. It just adapts.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.getvertical.ai/terms/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vertical Pro | $28.99 | per 7 days |
| Vertical Pro | $289.99 | per year |
| Vertical Early Access | $13.99 | per month |
| Vertical Early Annual | $149.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.4 — 2026-07-31

New onboarding flow and bug fixes

### 1.1.3 — 2026-06-16

Image support and bug fixes!

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-11

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-10

• Workout difficulty options — tap any workout to see easier, standard, and harder variants tailored to your fitness
• Daily readiness score — a readiness chip on your Today screen explains how recovered you are before each session
• Smarter scheduling — the AI coach now adapts your plan based on how your workouts are actually going
• Exercise descriptions — strength exercises now show targeted muscles and full descriptions
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

### 1.0.6 — 2026-05-20

App improvements and billing setups

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