runableTraining vs The Program by Bandit Running
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
runableTraining
This app offers free, online-sourced training plans for runners of all levels, from 5K to 50K. It helps you track your weekly progress based on your race date, with features like weather forecasts and pace calculations.
- Free training plans (5K to 50K)
- Weekly progress tracking
- Race date-based planning
- 3-day weather forecast
- Pace calculator
- No ads or paywalls
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Runable provided training plans found freely online for various fitness levels from 5k to 50K. Runable will track your training week based on your Race Date. Features: - Detailed week view to include total miles per week, week tracking - 3 day weather forecast and weather details - Month View - Graph Completions - Pace calculator - no ads - no paywalls
The Program by Bandit Running
This app offers a free guided training experience for marathon and half marathon runners. It generates personalized training plans based on your race, goal time, and weekly mileage. Get instant answers to training questions with the integrated coach feature.
- Free guided training plans
- Marathon and half marathon focus
- Personalized plan generation
- Interactive training schedule
- Instant coach answers
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The Program is a 100% free guided training experience for marathons and half marathons powered by Bandit Running. Select your race, goal finish time, and weekly mileage, and an interactive training plan will be automatically generated for you. Plus, access Coach for instant answers to all your fundamental training questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: runableTraining at 5.0 against The Program by Bandit Running's 3.9. runableTraining also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (3 vs 1). The Program by Bandit Running's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
runableTraining holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Program by Bandit Running has 112 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of runableTraining's written reviews are positive against 75% of The Program by Bandit Running's.
runableTraining ships an update every 8 days, The Program by Bandit Running every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | runableTraining | The Program by Bandit Running |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.9 (112 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Evans | Bandit Running |
Customer experience
runableTraining
The Program by Bandit Running
Bugs and requests
runableTraining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Program by Bandit Running
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Account creation problems
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
runableTraining
No in-app purchases
The Program by Bandit Running
No in-app purchases
Questions
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