Run With Hal vs Race Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Race Entry
Manage event participants, booth purchases, and volunteers directly from your mobile device. Scan QR codes for check-ins, assign bib numbers, and view participant details. This app provides event directors with essential tools for seamless on-site event management.
- Event participant management
- Booth purchase tracking
- Volunteer management
- QR code scanning for check-in
- Manual check-in/out
- Participant detail viewing
- Bib assignment
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The Race Entry app is designed to give mobile access to event directors with active accounts in the Race Entry online platform. Users can log into the app, see a list of all of their events, and access management features for specific events. Each event has a dashboard to view event participants, booth purchases, and volunteers. Participants, booth purchases, and volunteers can be scanned as present with a QR scanner and their confirmation QR code. They can also be manually marked as checked-in or checked-out. Participant details involving form question responses are also displayed if applicable to the event. Participants for race day will also be able to be assigned bibs through the app and any bibs assigned through the online system will be displayed on the app as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Race Entry at none against Run With Hal's 3. Race Entry also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Run With Hal's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Run With Hal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Race Entry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Race Entry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run With Hal has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Run With Hal ships an update monthly, Race Entry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run With Hal | Race Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peaksware, LLC | Race Registration Online, LLC |
Customer experience
Run With Hal
Race Entry
Bugs and requests
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
Race Entry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Race Entry
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Run With Hal free?
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