Comparison

Runtrip vs The Program by Bandit Running

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Runtrip

This app helps runners and walkers track their activities, discover new routes, and connect with a community. Log your runs, find over 7,000 courses, join virtual events, and share your progress with others. It's a comprehensive tool for managing all aspects of your running journey.

Highlights
  • Track runs and walks with GPS
  • Discover 7,000+ running courses
  • Join online running events
  • Share runs and get 'NiceRuns'
  • Log running activities and progress
  • Edit running photos with stickers
Features
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WHAT’S RUNTRIP APP - Nearly 500,000 downloads by runners & walkers - All your running in one place. (Distance, course, community, events, information, recording and tracking management) - Easily track your RUN and WALK (simply tap to start!) - Get motivated with others by liking and sharing your “nice runs”. - Find more than 7,000 running courses - Join an event to earn digital certificates and awards. - Stay up to date with the latest running news, tutorials and advice. - (Keep a Record) Log all your running related activities and progress. --- We're the company who has been providing 5 essentials in order to being fun with running. 1. Community 2. Information 3. Event 4. Location 5. Gear This is the app to archive our mission "Running for a freer and happier world" FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE THIS - Track & record your daily run & walk - Finding a trigger to start run & walk - Could not find any motivation to run - Wants to share daily running activities more casually - Record & memorize any thought of a day of run like journal - Needs more empathy from other runners on daily run - Wants to know a running route to run in a area of local or a place to visit - To share your awesome running route FEATURE #1 EASY TO TRACK YOUR RUN and WALK You can easily measure running and walking records using the GPS function. You can check the measured record as "activity" at any time. #2 PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE EVENTS You can participate in various events including Japan's largest virtual run & walking event "VRWC". #3 RUN & JOURNAL We’re all connect with RUN in every time and anywhere. Let’s share your daily RUN with one peice of photo and your thought of the RUN. You’ll get a “NiceRun” by all the other runners and you also give a “NiceRun” to other runners. #4 EDIT YOUR RUNNING PHOTO Some “Like” or “NiceRun” from other runners might be boosting your motivation for run. If so, you can edit your running photos with awesome running stickers and status. We’re updating brand new stickers as much as we can. #5 FIND EXCITING RUN ROUTE We’ve been running “Runtrip” as a web service which can search and post an exciting running route in everywhere in 2015. Runners has posted over 7,000 running/trailrunning route from the time. You can find an awesome running route of your local or place you’ll visit. Let’s have a chance to trip to run with Runtrip. #6 SHARE YOUR FAVORITE ROUTE Over 7,000 running routes are built by runners. Please build and post your favorite one. Other runners might be giving you a “Love to go” or “Done it” This is an another way to enjoy your run by communicating running route topics with other runners. * The Runtrip app can use the Healthkit to import running data recorded in the Healthcare app. --- Runtrip:[https://runtrip.jp](https://runtrip.jp/) Runtrip Magazine:[https://mg.runtrip.jp](https://mg.runtrip.jp/) Runtrip Channel:[https://www.youtube.com/c/RuntripChannel](https://www.youtube.com/c/RuntripChannel) Runtrip Store:[https://store.runtrip.jp/](https://store.runtrip.jp/) Virtual Run:[https://vrwc.runtrip.jp/](https://vrwc.runtrip.jp/) mail:support@runtrip.jp Term of uses https://static.runtrip.jp/terms Privacy Policy https://static.runtrip.jp/policy

About

The Program by Bandit Running

This app offers a free guided training experience for marathon and half marathon runners. It generates personalized training plans based on your race, goal time, and weekly mileage. Get instant answers to training questions with the integrated coach feature.

Highlights
  • Free guided training plans
  • Marathon and half marathon focus
  • Personalized plan generation
  • Interactive training schedule
  • Instant coach answers
Features
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The Program is a 100% free guided training experience for marathons and half marathons powered by Bandit Running. Select your race, goal finish time, and weekly mileage, and an interactive training plan will be automatically generated for you. Plus, access Coach for instant answers to all your fundamental training questions.

Screenshots

Runtrip4 screens
The Program by Bandit Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Program by Bandit Running at 73% against Runtrip's 30%. The Program by Bandit Running also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Runtrip's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.9). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Runtrip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. The Program by Bandit Running asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runtrip holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Program by Bandit Running has 115 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Runtrip's written reviews are positive against 73% of The Program by Bandit Running's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runtrip ships an update every 10 days, The Program by Bandit Running every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Runtrip versus The Program by Bandit Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuntripThe Program by Bandit Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better3.9 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRuntrip.inc.Bandit Running

Customer experience

Runtrip

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative58.5%

The Program by Bandit Running

All ratings112 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Runtrip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Program by Bandit Running

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Account creation problems

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runtrip

Subscriptions1
  • Runtrip Premium$2.991 Month
None

The Program by Bandit Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runtrip free?
Runtrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Program by Bandit Running free?
The Program by Bandit Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runtrip or The Program by Bandit Running?
Runtrip is rated higher. Runtrip averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while The Program by Bandit Running averages 3.9 from 115 ratings.
Do Runtrip or The Program by Bandit Running have ads?
Runtrip shows ads; The Program by Bandit Running does not.
Which is updated more often, Runtrip or The Program by Bandit Running?
Runtrip ships an update every 10 days, and The Program by Bandit Running every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runtrip was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Program by Bandit Running on November 4, 2026.

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