Coachbox Mobile vs Backyard Ultra Loop Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coachbox Mobile
Read full descriptionHide full description
Coachbox is the training platform for endurance coaches and their athletes. Plan and follow workouts, analyze training data and keep every conversation in one place, from your phone. Used by 3,000+ coaches and 25,000+ athletes in 15+ countries, across running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, rowing, HYROX and personal training. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Check your training calendar and see what is planned, wherever you are • Open a workout and view its full structure, intervals and targets • Follow strength and core workouts with video demonstrations • Analyze logged activities: heart rate, power, pace, cadence, laps and time in zones • Track progress towards goals, milestones and upcoming races • Plan and edit events and races in your season calendar • Give feedback on workouts and send notifications to your athletes • Message an athlete, a group or your team without switching to email or WhatsApp • Give feedback directly on the workout your athlete just completed FOR COACHES Coach from the track, the pool or the side of the road. Review what your athletes did this morning, leave feedback on the workout itself and adjust the plan before you are back at your desk. Everything you write syncs with the Coachbox web app. FOR ATHLETES See your week at a glance, know exactly what today's session looks like and check how your training is trending. Your questions land with your coach, not in a chat app where they get lost. YOUR DEVICES KEEP WORKING Workouts flow in automatically from Garmin, Polar, Wahoo, Suunto, COROS, and Fitbit. Train the way you always do, the data takes care of itself. BUILT WITH COACHES, BACKED BY SCIENCE The Coachbox training load and fitness trend were developed with Ghent University, so the numbers you act on are more than a pretty graph. WHO USES COACHBOX Running, cycling, swimming and triathlon coaches, rowing and HYROX coaches, personal trainers, clubs and teams, and athletes who train with a coach or on their own. Questions or feedback? Reach us at coachbox.app/en/help-center. We read everything.
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
Read full descriptionHide full description
Every 60 minutes, 4.167 miles. Until only one runner is left. Backyard Ultra is the most honest race format in the world – and Backyard is the app that gets you ready for exactly that. YOUR TRAINING PLAN, BUILT FROM YOUR NUMBERS Backyard builds your plan from your current weekly mileage, your longest run, your level, and your target date. No one-size-fits-all program off the shelf, but weeks tailored to you – with easy runs, long runs, tempo runs, intervals, back-to-back runs on tired legs, strength & stability work, and recovery weeks. Every workout comes with a target pace, a description, and the reason it's in the plan. Haven't booked a race yet? Then you'll get an open 12-week plan and can add the date later. BACKYARD SIMULATION WITH LIVE YARD TIMER The core feature: simulate a full Backyard race. Yards of 4.167 miles on a 60-minute cycle, with a countdown to the next start, remaining time display, and an alarm that calls you back to the corral. Run with a yard limit or an open end – keep going until you can't anymore. The simulation keeps running with the screen locked and shows your yard, pace, and countdown right on the lock screen. GPS TRACKING THAT KEEPS UP Distance, pace, time, elevation gain, and your route – recorded live, even in the background. After your run, you'll see your per-mile splits and the route you ran on a map. If GPS falls short on tight loops, you can end the yard manually. ROUTE FINDER FOR REAL LOOPS Find loop courses near 4.167 miles close to you – built from real map data, with surface type, elevation profile, and traffic levels. Prefer pavement, filter for low traffic, adjust the radius, save a route, and pull it straight into your next simulation. STATS THAT ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Total miles, runs, longest run, elevation gain, and longest streak – plus the numbers that actually matter in a Backyard: fastest yard, average yard time, successful yards, longest simulation. The analysis shows your weekly mileage trend, pace progression, and yard drop-off and yard variance: how much do your late yards slow down compared to your first ones? That's exactly what decides how far you'll get. RACE GUIDE FOR YOUR FIRST BACKYARD Pacing, fueling, sleep, clothing, headlamp, batteries – the guide explains what matters in the late hours, including a checklist you can tick off. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Backyard works completely without an account – in that case, all data stays on your device. With Apple or Google sign-in, you can sync your plan, runs, and yards across devices. Export runs and yards as CSV or your session as GPX and take it wherever you want. You can delete your account anytime with one tap. English and German, kilometers or miles, dark interface throughout for nighttime use. BACKYARD PREMIUM Backyard is free to use. Premium unlocks the full training plan, the Route Finder, in-depth analysis with export, and an ad-free experience – as a monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase. Loop by loop. One more loop. Last one standing. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artvation.com/privacyapps
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backyard Ultra Loop Run at none against Coachbox Mobile's 5. Coachbox Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Coachbox Mobile sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Ultra Loop Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coachbox Mobile ships an update weekly, Backyard Ultra Loop Run every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coachbox Mobile | Backyard Ultra Loop Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coachbox | Annika Koenemann |
In-app purchases
Coachbox Mobile
- 5 credits$46.99
- 20 credits$159.99
- 50 credits$399.99
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- 100 credits$499.99
- 250 credits$999.99
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Coachbox Mobile free?
Is Backyard Ultra Loop Run free?
Do Coachbox Mobile or Backyard Ultra Loop Run have ads?
Which is updated more often, Coachbox Mobile or Backyard Ultra Loop Run?
Other comparisons















