Comparison

Marathon training vs Race Control

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

Head to head
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/

About

Race Control

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All your races in one place. Race Control is with you before, during and after the race: the course on the map, live tracking through every checkpoint, rankings updated at every split, and your result the moment you cross the finish line. BEFORE THE RACE - All your events in one list, with a countdown to the start - Full course on an interactive map - Aid stations, support points and kilometer markers - know where each one is - Event schedule, venue and information DURING THE RACE - Live tracking: athletes' positions on the map, updated at every checkpoint - Follow friends and family and track everyone on the same screen - Live rankings, updated at every checkpoint - Your time and pace for every split of the course - Event notifications straight to your phone AFTER THE RACE - Final event results, with overall, gender and age group rankings - A history of every race you've run, on your profile - 3D achievements and medals - Share your medal with your time and distance on social media FOR SUPPORTERS You don't have to run to use it. Family and friends can follow their athlete on the map at every checkpoint, see each split and know exactly when to head to the finish line. MYLAPS TECHNOLOGY Race Control is the official MYLAPS partner in Brazil. MYLAPS times more than 20,000 events a year in over 100 countries, including the World Marathon Majors, backed by more than 40 years of sports timing technology. Disposable BibTag RFID chips, applied directly to the race bib, with a 99.8% read rate and checkpoints along the entire course. The app works at events timed by Race Control.

Screenshots

Marathon training4 screens
Race Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Race Control at none against Marathon training's 2. Race Control also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Race Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marathon training ships an update fortnightly, Race Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marathon training versus Race Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarathon trainingRace Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJean-David Morgenstern-PeiroloMatheus Fogiatto

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Marathon training

Subscriptions2
  • RunRight+ Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • RunRight+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Race Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marathon training free?
Marathon training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Race Control free?
Race Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Marathon training or Race Control have ads?
Neither Marathon training nor Race Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marathon training or Race Control?
Marathon training ships an update fortnightly, and Race Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marathon training was updated on October 23, 2026 and Race Control on October 21, 2026.

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