Comparison

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training vs 5K Run

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

Head to head
About

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

This app is a comprehensive fitness computer for your mobile device, offering detailed tracking, customizable training plans, and performance analysis for various activities. It provides maps, graphs, splits, and interval training to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Workout recording and analysis
  • Customizable training plans
  • Interval and zone training
  • Map and graph visualization
  • Workout sharing and import/export
  • Heart rate and sensor integration
Features
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5K Runmeter is the most advanced application for training ever designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and iCloud, it makes your iPhone a powerful fitness computer — with maps, graphs, splits, intervals, laps, announcements, zones, training plans and more. • Obsessively complete... a killer app — Wired • Records a wealth of data — Macworld • Clean, easy-to-use — New York Times Experience core features and dependability for free, then upgrade to Elite to add advanced features. iPhone powered • Records an unlimited number of workouts — years of workouts only take up the space of a few songs. • No website login required. • Swipe across the stopwatch to see pages of stats, maps, and graphs - completely configurable. • View your workouts on a calendar, and by routes and activities. • View bar and pie charts summarizing all your workouts. • Analyze your workouts on your iPad, updated with your latest data using iCloud. Plan • Includes 5K, 10, half, and marathon running plans. • Design your own training plans. • Synchronize your plan with your iPhone calendar and your online calendars. Track • Exclude stopped time with automatic stop detection. • View terrain and traffic maps with Google Maps. • Record heart rate, bike speed, bike cadence, and bike power with sensors. • Records steps all day and cadence during workouts. • Automatically record the weather. • Start and stop with your earphone remote. Train • Supports cycling, running, walking, skating, skiing, and many other activities. • Keep on track with extremely configurable interval training, zones, and targets. • Set up repeating intervals, pyramid intervals, or tempo workouts. • Hear announcements that keep you in the zone. • Analyze your split, interval, and zone performance. Hear • Select from more than 120 configurable announcements including distance, time, speed, elevation, and heart rate. • Hear stats automatically at time or distance intervals, or on-demand with your earphone remote. Race • Compete against your previous workouts along a route. • See your virtual competition on a map and in graphs. Analyze Online - See abvio.com/explorer • View the Workout Explorer on your computer or on your iPhone. • Shared by email, Twitter, Facebook, Strava, or MyFitnessPal. • View within the app on any Info page for a workout. • View your graph, splits, intervals, zones, and more. • Select a zone to see your map path drawn with zone colors. Share • Uses HealthKit to export or import your workouts in the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. • Use email, Facebook, Twitter, Strava, and MyFitnessPal to share your workouts online. • Automatically keep family and friends notified of your location and progress. • Share your workout calendar with your friends and coaches. Import/Export • Import by tapping on a GPX, TCX, FIT or KML link or file in Mail or Safari. • Export detailed CSV, GPX, TCX, FIT or KML files for use in maps, graphs, and social fitness sites. Apple Watch enhanced - See abvio.com/applewatch • Set up, start, stop, lap and finish a workout all from the Apple Watch. • Intensely configurable pages track any of more than 220 statistics. • Splits and laps/intervals pages keep you seeing the trends. • Force touch to start, stop, lap, or access settings from any page. Your Elite subscription contributes to ongoing development and our responsive customer support. Payment will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation or at the end of trial. Subscription will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms and Conditions: https://abvio.com/terms

About

5K Run

This app guides beginners from inactivity to running a 5K with a flexible, adaptive training plan. It offers audio cues during runs and integrates with HealthKit to track progress and Apple Watch activity.

Highlights
  • Adaptive 5K training plan
  • Voice trainer for run/walk intervals
  • Flexible workout scheduling
  • HealthKit integration
  • Motivation and progress tracking
Features
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5K RUN is the easiest way to get you from couch potato to 5k. Our training plan will help you keep motivated and give your best in every workout. Don't give up, you can do it! 5K PLAN The training plan is design to help you keep motivated. It will let you know when you need to take a break and when it's time for another run. Run whenever you want, you don't need to set up a schedule of specific days for running, we all have busy days, or it's raining outside, or we're just tired. That's why our training plan adapts to you, giving you a time window to complete your workouts. Take your training to the next level! VOICE TRAINER During the runs, listen to your music and the voice trainier will tell you when it's time for you to run or walk. Set your goal and work to get there in a healthy way. HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION Run 5K integrates nicely with HealthKit, meaning that all your workout data will be available for you inside Run 5K and the Apple Health App. On top of that, all the races you save using Run 5K will contribute to filling the Activity rings on your Apple Watch. Isn't that cool?

Screenshots

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training4 screens
5K Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 5K Run at none against 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's shown. 5K Run also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 110). 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 24%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and 5K Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training against 4.7 for 5K Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5K Run has 2.2K ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's written reviews are positive against 24% of 5K Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training versus 5K Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5K Runmeter Run Walk Training5K Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (110 ratings)4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews — better24.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1102.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB25 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAbvio Inc.Carlos Fernandez Mayor

Customer experience

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

All ratings110 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative35.1%

5K Run

All ratings2,168 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral16.5%
Negative59.1%

User reviews

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

From 110 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy interval setup
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 💪 Helps achieve fitness goals
  • 🗺️ Maps runs accurately
  • 🎶 Plays own music

Room to improve

  • 👎 Free version lacks alerts
  • 👎 Requires payment for essential features
  • 👎 Ads in paid version
  • 👎 Run history erased
  • 👎 Voice prompts missing/poor

5K Run

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Motivating for beginners
  • 💡 Gradual training program

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable sync with Apple Watch
  • 🔒 Lack of customer support
  • 💰 Hidden in-app purchases
  • 🔄 Inability to repeat or restart stages

Bugs and requests

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes
  • App freezes
  • Workout data erased
  • Run history gone
  • App won't open
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  • Calendar sync crashes app
  • Apple Watch app data lag
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Login screen freezes
  • Advertisement screens freeze
  • Ads cannot be closed
  • Voice prompts missing
  • Timer stops unexpectedly
  • App doesn't track runs correctly

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Topo maps
  • Add offline map downloads
  • Improve indoor trainer usability
  • Allow pre-planning routes
  • Add more voice options
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  • Improve Apple Watch data synchronization
  • Allow skipping ahead in training plans
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve UI/UX for easier navigation
  • Add more workout types
  • Better integration with other fitness apps

5K Run

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and loses user progress
  • Inconsistent tracking of distance and pace
  • Issues with treadmill workouts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually adjust training program
  • More detailed workout information
  • Integration with other fitness apps
  • Audio cues for run/walk transitions

In-app purchases

6 purchases

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

Subscriptions5
  • Elite Upgrade$4.991 Month
  • Elite Upgrade4 variants$9.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade$14.991 Year
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  • Elite Upgrade7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Elite Upgrade14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Elite Upgrade4 variants$9.99
1 purchases

5K Run

One-time1
  • Plan de entrenamiento 5K$4.99

Questions

Is 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training free?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5K Run free?
5K Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or 5K Run?
5K Run is rated higher. 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while 5K Run averages 4.7 from 2.2K ratings.
Do 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or 5K Run have ads?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training shows ads; 5K Run does not.
Which is updated more often, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or 5K Run?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training ships an update every 10 days, and 5K Run every 10 days. Most recently, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training was updated on November 1, 2026 and 5K Run on October 26, 2026.

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