Training Plan vs runableTraining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Training Plan
This app provides a straightforward training plan for runners aiming to improve their performance in races within their age group. It's initially designed for 5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon distances, with potential for future expansion to other race types. The plan incorporates insights from various sources and personal experience.
- Race-specific training plans
- Focus on age group improvement
- Supports 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon
- Based on expert and personal experience
- Potential for future race distance additions
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This App was designed for those runners who want a simple plan to help them place higher in their own age group at races. The initial plan is geared towards preparing for a 5K/10K/Half-Marathon race, but other race distances may be added in the future. The plan is based on information gathered from multiple sources as well as personal experience using the plan. For those training in hotter climates, there is an App called Training Pace in the Apple App Store to help in making pace adjustments due to hot and humid conditions.
runableTraining
This app offers free, online-sourced training plans for runners of all levels, from 5K to 50K. It helps you track your weekly progress based on your race date, with features like weather forecasts and pace calculations.
- Free training plans (5K to 50K)
- Weekly progress tracking
- Race date-based planning
- 3-day weather forecast
- Pace calculator
- No ads or paywalls
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Runable provided training plans found freely online for various fitness levels from 5k to 50K. Runable will track your training week based on your Race Date. Features: - Detailed week view to include total miles per week, week tracking - 3 day weather forecast and weather details - Month View - Graph Completions - Pace calculator - no ads - no paywalls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: runableTraining at 5.0 against Training Plan's 4.5. runableTraining also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
runableTraining holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Training Plan ships an update every 2 months, runableTraining every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Training Plan | runableTraining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ray Brown | Robert Evans |
Customer experience
Training Plan
runableTraining
In-app purchases
Training Plan
No in-app purchases
runableTraining
No in-app purchases
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