Comparison

RunMotion Coach vs Héraclès AI

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

Héraclès AI

Features
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Héraclès AI, c'est ton coach de musculation et de remise en forme, directement dans ta poche. Suis tes entraînements, ta nutrition, ton hydratation et ta progression, avec un programme pensé pour tes objectifs. Que tu débutes ou que tu vises la performance, Héraclès t'accompagne séance après séance. CE QUE TU PEUX FAIRE • Suivre tes séances : exercices, séries, répétitions et charges, avec une bibliothèque d'exercices illustrés • Ton programme d'entraînement organisé sur la semaine • Compter tes pas automatiquement grâce au capteur de l'iPhone • Noter ton eau, tes repas et tes calories au quotidien • Visualiser ta progression : courbe de poids, évolution des charges, assiduité • Recevoir un bilan hebdomadaire clair de tes efforts COACHING À DISTANCE Tu as un coach ? Connecte-toi à lui en scannant un QR code ou en saisissant un code à 6 chiffres, et reçois ton programme personnalisé directement dans l'application. Tes séances et ton suivi remontent automatiquement à ton coach pour qu'il adapte ton accompagnement. TES DONNÉES T'APPARTIENNENT Pas de publicité, pas de revente. Tes données restent sur ton téléphone et ne sont partagées qu'avec ton coach, uniquement si tu le décides. Passe à l'action avec Héraclès AI.

Screenshots

RunMotion Coach4 screens
Héraclès AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Héraclès AI at none against RunMotion Coach's 3. Héraclès AI also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. RunMotion Coach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Héraclès AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RunMotion Coach versus Héraclès AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunMotion CoachHéraclès AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB39 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRun Motionfoad ait el mouden

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
None

Héraclès AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RunMotion Coach free?
RunMotion Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Héraclès AI free?
Héraclès AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RunMotion Coach or Héraclès AI have ads?
Neither RunMotion Coach nor Héraclès AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunMotion Coach or Héraclès AI?
RunMotion Coach ships an update fortnightly, and Héraclès AI fortnightly. Most recently, RunMotion Coach was updated on October 24, 2026 and Héraclès AI on October 19, 2026.

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