Comparison

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training vs Zero to 5K

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

Zero to 5K

This program guides beginners through a 9-week plan to run a 5K. It alternates running and walking intervals, gradually increasing running time. The app provides audio cues and allows users to repeat stages if needed. An optional heart rate training feature helps optimize effort.

Highlights
  • 9-week progressive running plan
  • Alternating run/walk intervals
  • Audio cues for guidance
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Heart rate training option
  • Background operation with notifications
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Zero to 5k is a running program designed for beginners. The plan consists of 3 activities per week, for a total of 9 weeks, where you will be alternating between running and walking. As you progress through the program, the amount of running will increase, while the amount of walking will reduce. At the end of the program, you will be able to run an entire 5km! The app will guide you through each stage, letting you know when and for how long to run or walk. While using the app in the background (i.e. your phone is closed while running outside), you will receive notifications with sound telling you how long to run or walk. If the stage you are at is too difficult, there is no problem with going back a few stages. Heart rate training is an alternative running program in Zero to 5k app that allows you to run within an optimal heart rate. Use your heart rate readings (bpm) during a workout to run within an optimal effort range. Receive notifications on your device when you reach your min and max heart rate to start running or walking. Calculating your effort range is made easy in Zero to 5K. Your age is a good estimator to calculate your optimal effort level. Your max heart rate = 220 - your age Optimal effort range is 75% - 90% of max heart rate. You can also manual adjust the min and max desired heart rate.

Screenshots

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training4 screens
Zero to 5K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zero to 5K at none against 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's shown. Zero to 5K also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Zero to 5K 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 4.5 for Zero to 5K. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 70 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training's written reviews are positive against 69% of Zero to 5K's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training ships an update every 10 days, Zero to 5K every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training versus Zero to 5K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5K Runmeter Run Walk TrainingZero to 5K
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (110 ratings) — better4.5 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better70
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB20 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAbvio Inc.Sebastien Gamache

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%

Zero to 5K

All ratings60 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral30.8%
Negative0.0%

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

Zero to 5K

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

5K Runmeter Run Walk Training

Subscriptions5
  • Elite Upgrade$4.991 Month
  • Elite Upgrade2 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

Zero to 5K

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Access$1.99

Questions

Is 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training free?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero to 5K free?
Zero to 5K is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or Zero to 5K?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training is rated higher. 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Zero to 5K averages 4.5 from 70 ratings.
Do 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or Zero to 5K have ads?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training shows ads; Zero to 5K does not.
Which is updated more often, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training or Zero to 5K?
5K Runmeter Run Walk Training ships an update every 10 days, and Zero to 5K every 3 months. Most recently, 5K Runmeter Run Walk Training was updated on November 1, 2026 and Zero to 5K on November 3, 2026.

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