The Run Experience vs Marathon Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Run Experience
This app offers daily audio runs, training videos, and structured programs for various running goals. It includes injury prevention routines, strength training, and a community forum to connect with coaches and other runners. Track your progress and stay motivated on your running journey.
- Daily audio runs
- Training challenges
- Weekly training videos
- Injured runner program
- Interactive running programs
- GPS run tracker
- Community forum
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Build a new healthy running habit, improve your body, conquer your next challenge, and even train for your next race with The Daily Run by The Run Experience! As featured in Runner’s World, Competitor Magazine, Triathlete Magazine, Strava, Men’s Health, 60 Minute Sports, Outside Magazine, Ragnar Relay Series, and Active. APP FEATURES & BENEFITS: - NEW Daily Run workouts featuring a 10 min audio run and a video warmup and cool down to build strength and range of motion. - MONTHLY training challenges on strength, form, nutrition, and speed. Earn prizes & badges! - WEEKLY Training Videos with full workouts, racing tips, and training advice. - Stay healthy & get back to running faster with the Injured Runner Program. - Easily search workouts based on time, fitness goal, and equipment needed. - Interactive programs for Beginner, 5k, Half Marathon, and Marathon. - Indoor workouts and exercises to build your fitness at home. - GPS tracker for all your runs. - Talk directly to coaches and connect with runners in our community. - Integrates with Apple Health to keep track of your progress. NEW DAILY AUDIO RUNS New daily audio runs alternate between form, breathing, speed, mystery, and motivation. Each day is new and different, keeping it fun while making you a better, fitter runner. Or choose the alternate strength and yoga workouts for the days you don’t want to or cannot run. TRAIN FOR ANY RACE OR GOAL If you have a goal or race in mind, we have structured progressive programs for you to follow. All programs include specific run workouts and directions, strength exercises and warmups, and access to coaching to keep you on track! Or join one of our live training challenges in The Daily Run, earn prizes, and become part of our community! STAY HEALTHY WITH STRENGTH & INJURY PREVENTION TRAINING 90% of overuse injuries that runners experience are preventable and self-treatable by building a stronger body with improved range of motion and mechanics. The Injured Runner Program walks you through the exact self-care routine you should follow for your injury or pain point. At The Run Experience, we’re dedicated to bringing you the best training available, and we have helped hundreds of thousands of runners all over the world. Now you can finally get all that training in your pocket. A premium subscription or a free trial is required in order to access the content of this app. —————— Learn more about our terms of service at https://api.ongo.app/tos or privacy policy at https://api.ongo.app/privacy
Marathon Training
This app provides a comprehensive marathon training plan, including guided workouts and personalized diet recipes. It acts as a virtual coach, tracking your progress with GPS and offering motivation to achieve your running goals.
- Certified coach-designed training plans
- Step-by-step voice guidance
- GPS run tracking for distance, speed, and calories
- 150+ diet recipes
- Integrated music player
- Progress tracking and social sharing
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It is difficult to train for a marathon, but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon. Let’s get trained to run a marathon with a running workout plan and 100’s of diet recipes with 5 types of the meal plan. It is a virtual marathon run coach, GPS run tracker, distance and speed tracker to run 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon fitness activity. Get trained to become a marathon runner with our intensive interval coach to a marathon running app. It is a powerful marathon run tracker that is a virtual marathon run coach in your pocket. Whether you are running for weight loss, 5K run, 10K run, half marathon, or a marathon, it will train you to get fit and crush your marathon running goals. It will record all your workout fitness activities like distance tracker, running speed tracker, running duration tracker, calories burnt, and real-time GPS route tracking. HOW IT WORKS: 1) Download the app 3) Select your fitness level to get your customized running plan. 3) Choose a diet weight loss plan from five types of meal 4) Start your running. There is a number of running Workout for women and workout for men. FEATURES • Get to train with Marathon run training plan designed by a certified fitness coach • Step by step Voice guide • In-build music player • With GPS runner track distance, speed, duration, and calories burnt • Share and celebrate your success on social media with trophies and badges on your profile • Track your progress • 150+ diet recipes to support your running program • Fully integrated with Apple health 5 TYPES OF DIET PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE RUNNING Along with the running program, you can use the feature of 5 types of weight loss diet plans and delicious recipes designed by an expert dietitian for effective result • Vegetarians weight loss diet plan • Vegans weight loss diet plan • Meditations weight loss diet plan • Atkins weight loss diet plan • Keto weight loss diet plan If you are a beginner or a pro runner. this fitness coach app will help you to come out and get going with running training tips and motivation. Running is a simple and easy cardio workout to lose weight, strengthen your lower body muscles, and get overall strength in your body! Run Tracker is a fitness workout app that you can use anywhere, anytime with no equipment required. Note: Suitable for everyone, beginners, pro, men, women, teens, and seniors, however, we recommend seeking medical advice before you start. Try our other fitness workout challenge apps. • 30-day fitness challenge • 30 day butt challenge • 30 day ab workout challenge • 30 day arm exercise challenge • 30 day push-up challenge • 30 day squat exercise challenge • 30 day Cardio challenge Whether you want aerobics, cardio training, 5K running, Yoga, meditate with our meditation app, muscle booster workouts, 6 pack workout, or want to work out for your targeted body parts like buttocks workout, arm workout, flat tummy workout, workout for legs, ab workouts, or cardio workout, we have an app for you to visit our account and you will find all our apps. Stay healthy, Stay fit. Terms and condition We currently offer two auto-renewing subscriptions with a 3-day free trial thereafter $1.99/month & lifetime purchase with $39.99 By subscribing you get unlimited access and unlock all Training programs, Transformation tracker, Diet recipes & 30 Day meal plans. Subscriptions are set to automatically renew within the 24-hour period prior to the subscription end date. You can cancel your subscription at any moment in your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the terms. Privacy Policy: https://www.fit5app.com/privacy-policy-2/ Terms of Use: https://www.fit5app.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Run Experience at 83% against Marathon Training's 0%. The Run Experience also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. The Run Experience sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Marathon Training sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Run Experience holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Run Experience has 542 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of The Run Experience's written reviews are positive against 0% of Marathon Training's.
The Run Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, Marathon Training every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Run Experience | Marathon Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (542 ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 542 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Run Experience | Rumble |
Customer experience
The Run Experience
Marathon Training
Bugs and requests
The Run Experience
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during workouts
- Inability to pause/resume workouts
- Inconsistent tracking of runs
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with fitness trackers
- Offer more free content
- Improve app stability and usability
- Provide senior/military discounts
Marathon Training
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Run Experience
- TRE Training Club (Monthly)7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Running Training Club (Annual)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
Marathon Training
- Marathon Weekly$0.997 Days
- Marathon Workout (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
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- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Marathon Run Training (Life)$39.99
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