running.COACH vs TrainerPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TrainerPlan
This platform helps coaches and athletes plan, analyze, and improve performance with AI-powered workout creation and training plan generation. Athletes can access workouts and track progress, while coaches can manage multiple athletes and communicate effectively.
- AI-powered personalized workout creation
- Automated training plan generation
- Natural language workout modification
- Athlete performance analysis
- Seamless coach-athlete communication
- Training calendar management
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TrainerPlan is the all-in-one platform for coaches and athletes who want to plan, analyse and improve performance. Now with Artificial Intelligence: * Create personalised workouts in seconds. * Generate complete training plans tailored to any goal and fitness level. * Modify existing workouts using natural language. * Save time by designing training sessions faster and smarter. For athletes: Access your workouts for free, view your training calendar, analyse your progress, create AI-powered workouts and training plans, receive feedback from your coach, and stay connected through chat and real-time notifications. For coaches: Manage all your athletes from a single platform, create AI-powered workouts and training plans, schedule complete training calendars, analyse performance, and communicate seamlessly with every athlete. Coach subscription plans: * Starter: €24.99/month (up to 5 athletes) * Basic: €37.99/month (up to 20 athletes) * Elite: €49.99/month (up to 100 athletes) Whether you’re a professional coach or training on your own, TrainerPlan gives you everything you need to plan training, communicate with your team, and analyse performance from anywhere. Coach subscriptions are available through Apple’s In-App Purchases. More information: TrainerPlan.co Privacy Policy: https://trainerplan.co/en/privacy-en Terms of Use: https://trainerplan.co/en/terms-en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: running.COACH at 80% against TrainerPlan's 15%. TrainerPlan's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. running.COACH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month and TrainerPlan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TrainerPlan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of running.COACH's written reviews are positive against 15% of TrainerPlan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
running.COACH ships an update every 2 weeks, TrainerPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | running.COACH | TrainerPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Quevita AG | BRUNO FELICIO |
Customer experience
running.COACH
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In-app purchases
running.COACH
- running.COACH Bronze$16.991 Month
- running.COACH Bronze Yearly$179.991 Year
TrainerPlan
- Atleta Premium Mensual$7.991 Month
- Starter - Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
- Basic - Monthly Subscription$39.991 Month
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- Elite - Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
- Atleta Premium Anual$49.991 Year
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