Run With Hal vs UnSwept
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.
UnSwept
Track your progress and stay ahead of race cutoffs during major marathons. This app provides countdowns to checkpoints, allowing you to mark segments as complete and manage your race strategy without needing an internet connection or sharing data.
- Race cutoff information
- Segment countdowns
- Mark segments complete
- Restore segments
- Customizable settings
- Supports major marathons
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A simple standalone iPhone or Apple Watch app for World Major Marathon runners to let you know how much time you have before the next cutoff checkpoint (where you will be swept up by the bus and unable to finish the race). Features: - Race Cutoff information. - Segment countdowns. - Swipe to mark segments complete as you run. - Swipe to restore segments marked complete in error. - Settings for units, race, and time. - Now supports Tokyo and Sydney 2025. This app does not require any logins, data sharing, internet connectivity, or permissions and is built to be extremely easy on your watch battery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UnSwept at none against Run With Hal's 3. UnSwept also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Run With Hal's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Run With Hal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. UnSwept asks for nothing beyond the download.
UnSwept 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run With Hal | UnSwept |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peaksware, LLC | Patrick Culligan |
Customer experience
Run With Hal
UnSwept
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
UnSwept
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
UnSwept
No in-app purchases
Questions
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