Comparison

running.COACH vs Running Trainer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

running.COACH

Generate a personalized, dynamic running training plan for any runner, from beginner to pro. Adapt your workouts based on progress and choose your training goals. Connect with coaches and sync data from popular fitness trackers.

Highlights
  • Individualized training plans
  • Dynamic plan adaptation
  • Training by pace, heart rate, or power
  • Chat with a personal coach
  • Data sync with Garmin, Strava, Fitbit
  • GPS tracking and voice feedback
Features
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Individual and dynamic running training plan for runners of any level. The individual and dynamic training plan running app from running.COACH is your personal coach! No matter if you are a running beginner or a running pro, if you run a marathon, half marathon or any distance from 5000m to an ultra marathon. Do it like 150'000 other runners all over the world and join the running.COACH running community. "running.COACH" is the first running app that generates a personal running training plan that is tailored to you and your needs and dynamically adapts accordingly. You benefit from the experience of European champion Viktor Röthlin and world-class endurance athlete Mathias Kyburz. FEATURES OF YOUR RUNNING TRAINING PLAN - Individual training plan tailored to you. Workouts are analyzed by the system and adapted to reflect your progress as needed. - Choose your training days, your training goal (start running, general fitness or a target race) and your preparation races, if applicable. The plan is then personalized to you around your specifications. - Training according to pace, heart rate or power specifications (watts) - If needed: Special mountain running plans - Chat with your personal coach - Synchronization of training data from Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Strava, Fitbit etc. - Videos on strengthening, stabilization and fitness exercises COMPATIBLE DEVICES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF WORKOUTS - Connect your account to other running platforms to automatically submit your workouts to running.COACH - Compatible with Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Strava, runkeeper, Fitbit, etc. SPORT & FITNESS TRACKER - Record your runs with the app - VoiceOver: Voice inputs from a coach during your workout with information about pace, duration, distance and lap times - and a few light-hearted sayings - Your smartphone becomes a GPS device This app integrates with the Health app. Running.COACH terms of use: https://runningcoach.me/en/pages/terms

About

Running Trainer

This app provides accurate running tracking, including pace, distance, calories, and heart rate. It offers voice feedback, music integration, and a history of your running activities to help you improve.

Highlights
  • Accurate distance and time tracking
  • Pace and calorie tracking
  • GPS mapping and route tracking
  • Heart rate and effort zone monitoring
  • Customizable voice feedback
  • Integrated music player
  • Run history and improvement logs
Read full description

Running Trainer:Tracker & Coach is the most accurate running app available on the market, packed into the simplest & most gorgeous interface. It tracks your pace, calories, heart rate, distance and more. It includes access to your music player + voice feedback guiding you as you run towards your target distance / time. It also maintains a history of your runs and improvements over time, and shows you a complete log of your running activities. Main Features - Most accurate distance / time tracking available - Average & current pace tracking - Running GPS with Maps & running routes - Calories spent - Time / Speed splits - Heart rate & effort zones - Customisable voice feedback - Music player - Integrated with Apple Health for Heart Rate & Calorie calculation as well as saving workouts This app includes an auto renewing subscription which enables content/workouts - Subscription options are monthly or yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication." ● Privacy Policy: http://www.fitness22.com/privacy-policy ● Terms of use: http://fitness22content.com/Components/WebPages/TermsOfUse/TermsOfUse.html Comments? Ideas? Feedback? we're here for you: support@fitness22.com

Screenshots

running.COACH4 screens
Running Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Running Trainer at 4.9 against running.COACH's 4.3. Running Trainer also leads on ratings volume (114K vs 29). running.COACH's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. running.COACH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month and Running Trainer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Running Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Running Trainer has 114K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

running.COACH ships an update every 2 weeks, Running Trainer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
running.COACH versus Running Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterrunning.COACHRunning Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (29 ratings)4.9 (114K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings29114K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuevita AGFITNESS22 LTD

Customer experience

running.COACH

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.4%

Running Trainer

All ratings113,925 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews741 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative16.1%

Bugs and requests

running.COACH

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Running Trainer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes during runs
  • GPS disconnects mid-run
  • Incorrect calorie/pace calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save/share custom routes
  • Automatic pause/resume during stops
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • More customization options
  • Elevation/incline tracking

In-app purchases

2 purchases

running.COACH

Subscriptions2
  • running.COACH Bronze$16.991 Month
  • running.COACH Bronze Yearly$179.991 Year
10 purchases

Running Trainer

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$9.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Premium Upgrade3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade$14.991 Month
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade$29.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Upgrade7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year

Questions

Is running.COACH free?
running.COACH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Running Trainer free?
Running Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, running.COACH or Running Trainer?
Running Trainer is rated higher. running.COACH averages 4.3 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Running Trainer averages 4.9 from 114K ratings.
Do running.COACH or Running Trainer have ads?
Neither running.COACH nor Running Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, running.COACH or Running Trainer?
running.COACH ships an update every 2 weeks, and Running Trainer monthly. Most recently, running.COACH was updated on October 23, 2026 and Running Trainer on October 29, 2026.

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