Comparison

Rivea Run vs Marathon training

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

Head to head
About

Rivea Run

Features
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Marathon Guide is your companion for Hamburg's 2026 running season — and every training run in between. — How it works 1. Create a session in the app — race or training. 2. Share a link with your family and friends. 3. They watch live in any browser. No app required. No signup. While you run, voice messages from home play on your phone. Reactions arrive in real time. Your Apple Watch shows who's there with you. — Hamburg Season 2026 — HELLA HALF MARATHON · June 28 21.1 km through Hamburg city center starting on the Reeperbahn. Past Speicherstadt, Landungsbrücken, the Außenalster. Course map, pacing guidance, prep tips in the app. ALSTERLAUF · September 6 10K around the Außenalster. Opens the Hamburger Laufcup series. Course details and pacing strategy for your first 10K of the season or a personal best chase. INT. AIRPORT RACE · September 13 10 miles (16.1 km) with views of the runways. Course highlights include the Krohnstieg tunnel and the parking-deck climb. Hamburg's most unusual race. PSD BANK HALF MARATHON · September 20 Fast and flat through Wandsbek. Pacers for 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, and 2:15. Built for personal bests. BERLIN MARATHON · September 27 One of the six World Marathon Majors. Course map, fueling stations every 5 km, pacing strategies for the iconic Brandenburg Gate finish. Preparation tips for the final 12 weeks. — Training year-round — Marathon Guide isn't just for race days. Every long Sunday run can be shared live. Tempo sessions, warm-weather training camps, your first 30K before the marathon — your family can be there, wherever they are. Voice messages and reactions work for every training run. What proves itself on race day proves itself in everyday training. — What stays after the run — Every session gets a permanent Memory Page with all voice messages, reactions, photos, and statistics. A digital keepsake you can share — with parents, friends, yourself in five years. — What's coming next — Marathon Guide is built in the open. What we're building, what comes next, and what you can request: rivea.run/roadmap — Requirements — iPhone with iOS 16 or later. Apple Watch supports real-time reactions on your wrist. Free for the entire 2026 season. Successfully used at Hamburg Marathon 2026. Made in Hamburg.

About

Marathon training

This AI-powered running coach offers personalized and adaptive workout suggestions for any distance. It learns your abilities to predict your pace and endurance, syncing directly to your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized training plans
  • Adaptive workout suggestions
  • Predicts pace and endurance
  • One-tap Apple Watch syncing
  • Supports various running distances
Features
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Discover the future of training with RunRight, your AI Running Coach. Our advanced AI technology gets to know your abilities and predicts for any distance how fast you can run and how far you can go. RunRight creates personalized and adaptive workout suggestions that you can schedule to your Apple Watch in one tap. Join RunRight and experience smarter, tailored training that evolves as you do. Running has never felt so right. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rivea Run4 screens
Marathon training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rivea Run at none against Marathon training's 2. Rivea Run also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Marathon training's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Marathon training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Rivea Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rivea Run ships an update every 4 days, Marathon training fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rivea Run versus Marathon training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRivea RunMarathon training
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZERODOTFIVE UG (haftungsbeschrankt)Jean-David Morgenstern-Peirolo

In-app purchases

None

Rivea Run

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Marathon training

Subscriptions2
  • RunRight+ Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • RunRight+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Rivea Run free?
Rivea Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marathon training free?
Marathon training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rivea Run or Marathon training have ads?
Neither Rivea Run nor Marathon training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rivea Run or Marathon training?
Rivea Run ships an update every 4 days, and Marathon training fortnightly. Most recently, Rivea Run was updated on October 14, 2026 and Marathon training on October 8, 2026.

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