Comparison

RunMotion Coach vs Nolio

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

Head to head
About

RunMotion Coach

Get a personalized, adaptive training plan to achieve your running goals, whether you're a beginner or advanced. This app acts as your pocket running coach, offering varied sessions, motivation, and tips for any distance or surface. It syncs with GPS watches and other apps to track your progress.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Personalized to ability and schedule
  • Train for any distance (5k to ultras)
  • Syncs with GPS watches and apps
  • AI coach interaction
  • Running tips and drills
Features
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Your personal running coach, from 5K to ultra trail. RunMotion Coach builds a training plan made for you and adapts it every week to your fitness and your schedule. 88% of our runners reach their goal. A TRAINING PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU • Every goal: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, trail, ultra, triathlon • Every level: start running, get fitter, set a new PR • Your plan takes into account your level, race times, availability and tune-up races • Edit your current week and the next one: your plan reorganizes itself automatically • Adapts to your injuries, vacations and menstrual cycle VARIED WORKOUTS, PRECISE PACES • Intervals, VO2max, threshold, long runs, hills, marathon pace, easy runs • Paces calculated from your race times and target, using a scientific model co-published with MIT • Race time predictions based on your latest races and workouts • Find out your VO2max speed and Endurance Index YOUR WATCH, YOUR COACH ON YOUR WRIST • Send your workouts to Apple Watch, Garmin, Coros, Suunto and Polar, and follow them live • Add your workouts to Google Calendar or Apple Calendar • Automatically sync your activities from Apple Health, Strava, Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Coros, Wahoo, Fitbit, adidas Running, Decathlon and Huawei Health • Track your distance, elevation, pace and training load • Your coach analyzes every workout with AI and adjusts the rest of your plan MORE THAN A PLAN: COMPLETE COACHING • Choose your coach's tone: encouraging, strict or philosophical • Tips on running technique, recovery, nutrition and well-being • Strength training, conditioning and stretching • Mental preparation and mindfulness • Cross-training with cycling and swimming • Weight loss program PREMIUM Try Premium for free during the trial period, then choose a monthly, quarterly or yearly subscription. WHO WE ARE A team of coaches and elite runners based in the French Alps. • Guillaume Adam, certified coach and engineer, 2:23 marathoner and UTMB finisher. As co-author of a scientific paper with MIT on running performance prediction, he created the AI that builds your plan. • Romain Adam, UTMB finisher, 2:32 marathoner. Questions or ideas? Write to us: app@run-motion.com SUBSCRIPTION Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://en.run-motion.com/legal/ Privacy Policy: https://en.run-motion.com/privacy-policy/

About

Nolio

This app helps trainers, athletes, and clubs plan, monitor, and analyze training performance. It synchronizes with Apple Health to import daily metrics and activities, offering a comprehensive overview of fitness data. Subscription plans are available for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Training planning
  • Performance monitoring
  • Training analysis
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Activity import (running, cycling, swimming)
  • Daily metric import (calories, steps, VO2max)
Features
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Nolio simplifies the daily life of trainers, athletes and clubs by planning, monitoring training and analyzing performance. Nolio can synchronize with the Apple Health application (and therefore your Apple Watch) in order to import your daily metrics (calories, weight, body fat percentage, resting HR, number of steps, VO2max), as well as your activities ( running, cycling, swimming, etc.). You can change the data that is shared with Nolio at any time. Nolio offers subscriptions through in-app purchase: - Athlete Premium, monthly or yearly - Coach and Club plans, based on the number of coaches and athletes Your subscription is linked to your Apple Account once confirmed and renews automatically at the chosen frequency, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time from your Apple Account settings. Terms and conditions of use: https://www.nolio.io/cgu/

Screenshots

RunMotion Coach4 screens
Nolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RunMotion Coach at 4.7 against Nolio's 4.3. RunMotion Coach also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 55%) and ratings volume (73 vs 7). Nolio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RunMotion Coach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Nolio sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RunMotion Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunMotion Coach has 73 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of RunMotion Coach's written reviews are positive against 55% of Nolio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunMotion Coach ships an update fortnightly, Nolio every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RunMotion Coach versus Nolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunMotion CoachNolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (73 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRun MotionNOLIO (France)

Customer experience

RunMotion Coach

All ratings72 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative12.2%

Nolio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral15.6%
Negative29.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RunMotion Coach

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Quarterly7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
10 purchases

Nolio

Subscriptions10
  • Nolio Athlete Premium$7.991 Month
  • Nolio Club Starter$34.991 Month
  • Nolio Pro 1$44.991 Month
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  • Nolio Club Classic 1$49.991 Month
  • Nolio Pro 2$59.991 Month
  • Nolio Athlete Premium$69.991 Year
  • Nolio Pro 3$89.991 Month
  • Nolio Club Classic 2$89.991 Month
  • Nolio Pro 4$129.991 Month
  • Nolio Club Classic 3$129.991 Month

Questions

Is RunMotion Coach free?
RunMotion Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nolio free?
Nolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RunMotion Coach or Nolio?
RunMotion Coach is rated higher. RunMotion Coach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Nolio averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do RunMotion Coach or Nolio have ads?
Neither RunMotion Coach nor Nolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunMotion Coach or Nolio?
RunMotion Coach ships an update fortnightly, and Nolio every 9 days. Most recently, RunMotion Coach was updated on November 13, 2026 and Nolio on November 14, 2026.

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