Run Roster vs Marathon training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run Roster
This app helps you achieve your running goals by providing training plans for various race distances. Track your progress, record finish times, and store race day photos. It also offers Apple Watch integration and syncs with Apple Health for comprehensive fitness tracking.
- Customizable training plans
- Race event recording
- Finish time tracking
- Finish line photo storage
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
- Apple Health data sync
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Run Roster is your path to achieve your running goals for any upcoming 5k, 10k, 1/2 or Full Marathon races. If you have registered for a race in the future, or just want to train for your first 5k on any date from home, Run Roster will keep you motivated and on track. With Run Roster you can; - Record all your past and future running events - Monitor progress and stay accountable by keeping up with the provided training plan - Record your finish time when you complete a race, then look back and set a new goal for your next run - Keep a finish line photo to remember race day - Add the Run Roster Widget to your home screen and lock screen to display the current training run for each day With Run Roster for Apple Watch you'll see all your runs right on your wrist. - Races and training progress will sync between iPhone and Apple Watch through iCloud - Run Roster complications provide quick access right on your watch face - Almost anything you can do on Run Roster for iOS can be done right on your wrist. * photos do not sync * run events created on Apple Watch will default to the current date, date can then be edited on iPhone. Run Roster requests permission to access Apple Health data. This allows the app to track your heart rate and activity calories, which will update your activity rings. The app also requests motion data and location information to measure and display running route and pace data. All data is measured and stored on device and is not shared with the developer in any way. If you've read this far thank you for your interest in Run Roster. I am an independent iOS developer and welcome any and all feedback as to how you're using Run Roster. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://impulsecoupled.com/privacy-policy As of version 2.0 Run Roster now offers Annual or Monthly subscriptions to unlock the ability to view current weather and 5-day forecast for your local area. If you choose to buy an Apple Weather subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. All purchases are final. Impulse Coupled Development cannot issue refunds for purchases charged to your Apple ID. See you running! - Dan
Marathon training
This AI-powered running coach offers personalized and adaptive workout suggestions for any distance. It learns your abilities to predict your pace and endurance, syncing directly to your Apple Watch.
- AI-powered personalized training plans
- Adaptive workout suggestions
- Predicts pace and endurance
- One-tap Apple Watch syncing
- Supports various running distances
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Discover the future of training with RunRight, your AI Running Coach. Our advanced AI technology gets to know your abilities and predicts for any distance how fast you can run and how far you can go. RunRight creates personalized and adaptive workout suggestions that you can schedule to your Apple Watch in one tap. Join RunRight and experience smarter, tailored training that evolves as you do. Running has never felt so right. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Marathon training at Free against Run Roster's $1.99. Marathon training also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Run Roster's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Marathon training is free to download; Run Roster costs $1.99 up front. Run Roster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Marathon training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Run Roster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marathon training has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Run Roster's written reviews are positive against 67% of Marathon training's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Run Roster ships an update every 6 weeks, Marathon training fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run Roster | Marathon training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan O'Leary | Jean-David Morgenstern-Peirolo |
Customer experience
Run Roster
Marathon training
In-app purchases
Run Roster
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$5.991 Year
- Run Roster Premium$2.99
Marathon training
- RunRight+ Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- RunRight+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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