Dot | Connect vs The Program by Bandit Running
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot | Connect
This app syncs your workouts from Apple Health to your training calendar. It requires access to your Apple Health data and a Predictive Fitness account.
- Syncs workouts from Apple Health
- Integrates with training calendar
- Requires Predictive Fitness account
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Once access to your Apple Health data is granted, just sign in to your Predictive Fitness account and your workouts will be synced to your training calendar
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 review sentiment: The Program by Bandit Running at 75% against Dot | Connect's 29%. The Program by Bandit Running also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (112 vs 14). 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.
The Program by Bandit Running holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Program by Bandit Running has 112 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Dot | Connect's written reviews are positive against 75% of The Program by Bandit Running's.
Dot | Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, The Program by Bandit Running every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot | Connect | The Program by Bandit Running |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 3.9 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Predictive Fitness, Inc. | Bandit Running |
Customer experience
Dot | Connect
The Program by Bandit Running
Bugs and requests
Dot | Connect
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
Dot | Connect
No in-app purchases
The Program by Bandit Running
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dot | Connect free?
Is The Program by Bandit Running free?
Which has better reviews, Dot | Connect or The Program by Bandit Running?
Do Dot | Connect or The Program by Bandit Running have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dot | Connect or The Program by Bandit Running?
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