TrainerPlan vs PMPRunCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainerPlan
This platform helps coaches and athletes plan, analyze, and improve performance with AI-powered workout creation and training plan generation. Athletes can access workouts and track progress, while coaches can manage multiple athletes and communicate effectively.
- AI-powered personalized workout creation
- Automated training plan generation
- Natural language workout modification
- Athlete performance analysis
- Seamless coach-athlete communication
- Training calendar management
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TrainerPlan is the all-in-one platform for coaches and athletes who want to plan, analyse and improve performance. Now with Artificial Intelligence: * Create personalised workouts in seconds. * Generate complete training plans tailored to any goal and fitness level. * Modify existing workouts using natural language. * Save time by designing training sessions faster and smarter. For athletes: Access your workouts for free, view your training calendar, analyse your progress, create AI-powered workouts and training plans, receive feedback from your coach, and stay connected through chat and real-time notifications. For coaches: Manage all your athletes from a single platform, create AI-powered workouts and training plans, schedule complete training calendars, analyse performance, and communicate seamlessly with every athlete. Coach subscription plans: * Starter: €24.99/month (up to 5 athletes) * Basic: €37.99/month (up to 20 athletes) * Elite: €49.99/month (up to 100 athletes) Whether you’re a professional coach or training on your own, TrainerPlan gives you everything you need to plan training, communicate with your team, and analyse performance from anywhere. Coach subscriptions are available through Apple’s In-App Purchases. More information: TrainerPlan.co Privacy Policy: https://trainerplan.co/en/privacy-en Terms of Use: https://trainerplan.co/en/terms-en
PMPRunCal
This app helps serious runners and coaches improve performance with advanced training tools. It offers race time predictions, personalized training zones, and precision lap timing. Coaches can manage multiple athletes and track their progress effectively.
- Race Predictor using Riegel Power Law
- VDOT Training Zones
- Precision Lap Timer
- Run History and PR logging
- AI Coach for personalized advice
- Individual Athlete Timers
- Team Management for coaches
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PMPRunCal is the training calculator built for serious runners — athletes and coaches who know that what gets measured gets improved. FOR ATHLETES • Race Predictor — estimate finish times for any distance using your real training data and the proven Riegel Power Law formula • VDOT Training Zones — personalized E, T, I, and R pace zones based on Jack Daniels' system • Lap Timer — precision split tracking for every workout • Run History — log every session, split, and PR • AI Coach — asks questions based on your actual run history to give personalized, science-based advice FOR COACHES • Individual Athlete Timers — time each athlete separately and simultaneously. No more juggling your phone between athletes • Team Management — manage your entire roster from one place • Athlete Progress Tracking — see every athlete's history, paces, and trends THE SCIENCE PMPRunCal's predictions use peer-reviewed formulas trusted by elite coaches: • Riegel's Power Law (1977) — race time predictions proven across distances • Jack Daniels' VDOT System — training zones calibrated to your real fitness PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Athlete Pro: $4.99/month — unlimited history, AI Coach, full analytics • Coach Pro: $9.99/month — all Athlete features + team management + individual athlete timers Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. ——— Athlete Pro and Coach Pro are auto-renewable monthly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pmprunning.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
TrainerPlan and PMPRunCal both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PMPRunCal's written reviews are positive against 15% of TrainerPlan's. TrainerPlan's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. TrainerPlan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PMPRunCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TrainerPlan against 5.0 for PMPRunCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainerPlan has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of TrainerPlan's written reviews are positive against 100% of PMPRunCal's.
TrainerPlan ships an update weekly, PMPRunCal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainerPlan | PMPRunCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | BRUNO FELICIO | Henri Pablo Forcella Quintero |
Customer experience
TrainerPlan
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In-app purchases
TrainerPlan
- Atleta Premium Mensual$7.991 Month
- Starter - Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
- Basic - Monthly Subscription$39.991 Month
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- Elite - Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
- Atleta Premium Anual$49.991 Year
PMPRunCal
- Athlete Pro$4.991 Month
- Coach Pro$9.991 Month









