Comparison

HTC Check vs Coach Icarus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HTC Check

Manage your team for relay races and other events. Features include roster management, safety gear pre-checks, and a streamlined packet pick-up process using QR codes for event packets and bibs.

Highlights
  • Team roster management
  • Safety gear pre-check
  • Streamlined packet pickup
  • In-app QR code for packets
  • Individual event packet access
Features
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The HTC Check-In App helps teams and individual participants manage their team for to the Hood and Portland to Coast Relays as well as our One Day Relays. For team based events, the app will help you manage your team roster and pre-check your team safety gear. New this year, the app will allow for a streamlined packet pick-up process! All participants will be required to use the in-app QR code to receive their team and/or individual event packet and bib.

About

Coach Icarus

This app analyzes your Garmin data to provide personalized running coaching, including daily readiness scores and adaptive training plans for various race distances. It offers clear feedback on your performance and helps you understand your body's recovery and training load.

Highlights
  • Personalized coaching and feedback
  • Daily readiness score
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Race goal setting
  • Detailed run analysis
  • Body metrics tracking
  • Garmin data integration
Features
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Coach Icarus is your personal running coach — turning your Garmin data into real coaching, clear feedback, and a training plan built around you. GET COACHED ON EVERY RUN Every run earns a 0–100 coach score with plain-English feedback: what went well, what to watch, and exactly what to do on your next workout. KNOW IF YOU'RE READY TO TRAIN A daily readiness score built from your HRV, sleep, and resting heart rate answers the only question that matters each morning: push hard today, or recover? TRAIN FOR YOUR RACE Set a goal — 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon — and get a personalized training plan that automatically adjusts when life happens. Missed runs, big weeks, and taper are all handled for you. SEE EVERY RUN COME ALIVE Route maps, heart rate zones, pace, cadence, elevation, and lap splits bring every workout to life. UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY Track HRV, sleep stages, VO2 Max, training load, and recovery — explained in plain language, so you understand your body instead of staring at numbers. BUILT FOR GARMIN RUNNERS Connect your Garmin watch once and your runs, sleep, and health data sync automatically after every workout. Coach Icarus is made for beginner and intermediate runners who want real guidance — not jargon, not raw data dumps. Whether you're training for your first 5K or chasing a marathon PR, your coach is ready. Download Coach Icarus and start training smarter today.

Screenshots

HTC Check4 screens
Coach Icarus4 screens

Verdict

The call

HTC Check and Coach Icarus are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HTC Check versus Coach Icarus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTC CheckCoach Icarus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoote Sports Productions IncKessy Similien

In-app purchases

None

HTC Check

No in-app purchases

None

Coach Icarus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTC Check free?
HTC Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coach Icarus free?
Coach Icarus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HTC Check or Coach Icarus have ads?
Neither HTC Check nor Coach Icarus shows ads.

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