My Run Plan vs Run With Hal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Run Plan
This app creates personalized running training plans based on your goals, schedule, and fitness level. It uses a patented algorithm to optimize your progression and prepare you for races. The app also offers coaching support and syncs with popular fitness trackers.
- Personalized training plans
- Adaptive schedule adjustments
- Coach support for training and nutrition
- Syncs with activity trackers
- Race day preparation
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My Run Plan designs a training plan for you based on your personal goals, preferred workout schedule, and current level of activity and fitness. Using a patented algorithm, which has been proven to increase fitness and improve race times, My Run Plan will build an appropriate training progression and get you to the start line feeling fit, fresh, and ready to run your best. With My Run Plan you can: ● Tweak your schedule if you miss a workout. See the plan automatically adjust when you make a fitness breakthrough or run a PR. ● Get help from experienced coaches for questions on training, nutrition, racing and injury prevention. ● Sync with your popular activity trackers and training watches, including Garmin, Apple Watch, Strava, Fitbit and Runkeeper. My Run Plan will help you unleash your fitness potential! The My Run Plan application is free to download. After completing registration, you will be prompted to subscribe to My Run Plan. The auto-renewing subscriptions to My Run Plan are $9.99 USD monthly, $49.99 USD semiannually, or $64.99 USD annually which all include a two-week free trial at the start of your first subscription. Your iTunes account will be charged after your two-week free trial, and subscriptions will automatically renew at their respective price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled at any time by visiting your iTunes account settings. Auto-renew may be turned off by going into your account settings. If a subscription is purchased before the end of the trial period, any unused portion of the trial period will be forfeited. For more information, please review our privacy policy (runcoach.com/privacy) or terms and conditions (runcoach.com/toc). This app integrates with Apple HealthKit, so that My Run Plan can access training data recorded by HealthKit. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Run With Hal
This app provides personalized, adaptive training plans for various running distances, from 5K to 50K. It's guided by legendary coach Hal Higdon and adjusts to your progress, schedule, and goals. Features include GPS tracking, daily tips, and progress summaries to help you achieve your running ambitions.
- Adaptive training plans
- Plans for 5K to 50K races
- Daily motivation from Hal Higdon
- GPS tracking
- Flexible scheduling
- Progress tracking and summaries
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Train smarter, not harder, with Run With Hal. Powered by legendary coach Hal Higdon, the app delivers personalized, adaptive training plans that evolve with your goals, schedule, and performance. Whether you’re running your first 5K, training for a marathon, or tackling a 50K, Hal guides every step. **Features** - Adaptive plans that adjust automatically as you train - Plans for 5K, 8K, 10K, 15K, Half Marathon, Marathon, and 50K - Daily tips from Hal to keep you motivated - GPS tracking for pace, distance, and effort - Flexible scheduling with long-run customization and blackout dates - Progress tracking with charts, stats, and weekly summaries - Train for multiple races with blended adaptive plans Start your plan today and reach your marathon, half marathon, or race goals with Hal Higdon’s proven methods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Run With Hal at 4.7 against My Run Plan's 3.9. Run With Hal also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 32%) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 182). My Run Plan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. My Run Plan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month and Run With Hal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Run With Hal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run With Hal has 2.9K ratings behind it against 182, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of My Run Plan's written reviews are positive against 65% of Run With Hal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Run Plan | Run With Hal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (182 ratings) | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focus-N-Fly | Peaksware, LLC |
Customer experience
My Run Plan
Run With Hal
User reviews
My Run Plan
From 182 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📅 Effective personalized training plans that adapt to performance
- 🎯 Customizable workout schedules with flexible run day assignment
- 💪 Comprehensive cross-training guidance with instructional videos
- 📱 Good integration with fitness devices like Garmin and Strava
- 👨🏫 Responsive coach support with quick email responses
Room to improve
- 🐛 Subscription screen lock preventing app access despite active subscription
- 💳 Deceptive pricing model - subscription required only revealed after data entry
- 🚫 Difficult or impossible to cancel subscription
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost ($9.99-$65) without free trial option
- 🔄 Recurring renewal glitches that lock users out periodically
Run With Hal
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to follow plan
- 🚀 Adaptive training
- 💪 Helps achieve goals
- 🎉 Great for beginners
- 🤖 Structured and detailed
Room to improve
- 🔀 Lacks flexibility to adjust schedule
- 🤔 Questionable pacing recommendations
- 🔌 No Apple Watch integration
- 📊 Limited data tracking and feedback
- 🐛 Technical issues and bugs
Bugs and requests
My Run Plan
Reported bugs
15 issues- Subscription screen lock - app stuck on subscription page despite active subscription
- Login loop - unable to register or login properly
- App crashes during runs, losing workout data
- Deleted runs reappearing automatically
- Training plan randomly removes goal races and resets fitness progress
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- Manual edits overwritten by Apple Health syncing
- Auto-pause function unreliable
- GPS signal alerts without recovery notifications
- Expired or invalid token errors
- App won't load beyond a few weeks of training plan
- Subscription selection not working for monthly plans
- Account creation page missing done button
- Slow performance after updates
- Timeouts and daily activity screens not matching month view
- Drill video links not working
Requested features
14 requests- Apple Watch app for starting workouts from watch
- Ability to manually enter race events
- Indoor activity tracking options
- Trail running and terrain-aware features
- Terrain and elevation acknowledgment in training
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- Manual time input instead of spin dials
- Improved Fitbit sync to prevent duplicate logging
- Better Apple Health integration without overwriting manual edits
- More flexible training plan options
- Free tier with limited functionality
- Better accessibility features for blind and disabled runners
- Weather and attire advisor features
- Ability to view full training plan beyond a few weeks
- Dynamic pace adjustments based on actual performance
Run With Hal
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during runs
- Syncing issues with fitness trackers
- Inconsistent pacing calculations
- Inability to delete or modify existing training plans
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to adjust schedule and swap workout days
- Integrate with more fitness tracking platforms (Apple Health, Strava, etc.)
- Provide more detailed performance feedback and analytics
- Add audio/voice cues during runs
- Improve cross-training logging and support
In-app purchases
My Run Plan
- My Run Plan14 Days trial$39.001 Month
- My Run Plan14 Days trial$219.006 Months
- My Run Plan14 Days trial$399.001 Year
Run With Hal
- Run With Hal+ 1 Month$6.991 Month
- Run With Hal+ 6 Month14 Days trial$35.996 Months
- Run With Hal+ 1 Year14 Days trial$59.991 Year
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