Running Log Lite vs TrainingPlan.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Running Log Lite
Track your running progress without GPS. Log distance, duration, effort, and run type. View trends, graphs, and receive reminders to stay motivated and accountable for your fitness goals.
- Log run details (distance, duration, effort)
- Track run types (cross country, intervals, race)
- View trends and graphs
- Receive reminders
- Add notes and group run details
- Mark rest days
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Improve your running, motive yourself and see your trends with RUNNING LOG. We created this app to track our running without the need to carry a device (no GPS)! Enter details about your runs, view trends and graphs, receive reminders, stay motivated. This free version is ad-supported. You have the option to remove ads with an in-app purchase, found in Settings. To log a run, double-tap or long-touch any calendar day. Then record: * distance (km/mi) * duration * effort level * type of run (cross country, intervals, race, etc. - choose from 15!) * route name * group runs * rest days * freeform notes Whether you're a pro or a casual runner, RUNNING LOG is an invaluable tool to help you stick to your goals and track your progress. Some benefits of using Running Log: * Make yourself accountable for each day * See changes and improvements over time * Share your success and strategies with others * Better understand trends that may lead to injury * Motivate yourself to improve your fitness
TrainingPlan.app
This app assists endurance athletes in setting and reaching their training objectives. Users can customize existing plans or build new ones, track progress for various activities like running, cycling, and swimming, and monitor weekly mileage and duration goals.
- Configure or create training plans
- Load plans into training calendar
- Track planned and completed activities
- Support for running, cycling, and swimming
- View automatically calculated weekly goals
- Monitor mileage and duration progress
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An app to help endurance athletes set and achieve their training goals Features: + Configure an existing training plan or create your own and load it into your training calendar + Track your planned and completed time and distance for a variety of activity types, including running, cycling and swimming + View automatically calculated training goals by week to determine if you’re on track for mileage and duration goals Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trainingplan.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TrainingPlan.app at none against Running Log Lite's shown. TrainingPlan.app also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Running Log Lite's advantage is ratings volume (496 vs 5) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Running Log Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrainingPlan.app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Running Log Lite against 4.4 for TrainingPlan.app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Running Log Lite has 496 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Running Log Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of TrainingPlan.app's.
Running Log Lite ships an update every 7 months, TrainingPlan.app every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Running Log Lite | TrainingPlan.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (496 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 496 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Winkpass Creations, Inc. | Training Plan App, LLC |
Customer experience
Running Log Lite
TrainingPlan.app
Bugs and requests
Running Log Lite
Reported bugs
5 issues- Time of day not recording correctly
- Weekly mileage calculation issues
- Data loss after phone resets or updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Add support for multiple runs per day
- Improve weekly/monthly summary views
- Allow editing of route names and locations
- Integrate with fitness trackers and watches
- Add more workout types (e.g. tempo, intervals)
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- Provide better data export and backup options
- Improve iPad and landscape mode support
- Increase customization and personalization
TrainingPlan.app
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Running Log Lite
- Remove Ads$19.99
TrainingPlan.app
- Training Plan App Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Training Plan App Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
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