Comparison

Trainers On Running vs Lact8

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

Head to head
About

Trainers On Running

This app offers weekly audio and video workouts, nutrition guidance, and meal plans to help users achieve fitness goals. It provides structured programs for beginners and experienced runners, focusing on an engaging and varied fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Weekly audio and video workout updates
  • Beginners running program (8 weeks)
  • Fat loss and 5k programs
  • Fitness, technique, and themed runs
  • Video workouts of the week
  • Nutrition zone, meal plans, and learning zone
Features
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Become super fit even if you HATE running - A Running and Fitness app with a difference... Weekly Audio and Video workouts updates provide you with everything you need to achieve your next Running or Fitness goal and change your lifestyle! Born from the popular Trainers on Project Podcast! We lead and coach, you follow... No ’back of the group’, no falling behind... your pace, your level, your program! With running audio, workouts acting as the perfect accompaniment to your treadmill or running journey, strength and fitness video workouts, Nutrition zone podcasts, videos and meal plan downloads and so much more, you cant fail on your fitness journey! FEATURES 8 Week BEGINNERS running program Fat Loss running and workout program 5k Program Fitness runs, technique, and themed runs Video workouts of the week Nutrition, Meal plans, Learning Zone So Much more If relentless, boring, pounding of the pavement, the same route every night or staring at the same spot on the treadmill isn’t for you, we are here to take you on an immersive different running and fitness journey every session. Once you try it there’s no way you’ll go back to boring runs! It’s exciting, achievable, intense, adventurous, unpredictable, and addictive, but you'll love it! It’s far from boring and it’ll push you to reach new health and fitness limits. We are here to make you fitter and faster and the end goal is always worth it. You’ll increase your endurance, improve your physique, grow in confidence and work your way through a variety of intensities. Trainers on, headphones in...NEVER RUN ALONE AGAIN! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lact8

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Lact8 helps athletes identify their lactate thresholds (LT1 and LT2) from step test data and calculate personalized training zones. Features: • Record lactate, heart rate, and power/pace from step tests • Automatic threshold detection using proven methods • Multiple zone systems (3-Zone, 7-Zone Touretski, 8-Zone Couzens) • Track threshold progression over time • Export data as CSV, JSON, or Markdown Perfect for cyclists, runners, and triathletes who want data-driven training zones based on their own physiology.

Screenshots

Trainers On Running4 screens
Lact84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lact8 at none against Trainers On Running's 2. Lact8 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Trainers On Running sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Lact8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trainers On Running ships an update every 3 weeks, Lact8 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trainers On Running versus Lact8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainers On RunningLact8
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAth elite indoor limitedBEN REEVE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trainers On Running

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Lact8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trainers On Running free?
Trainers On Running is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lact8 free?
Lact8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trainers On Running or Lact8 have ads?
Trainers On Running shows ads; Lact8 does not.
Which is updated more often, Trainers On Running or Lact8?
Trainers On Running ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lact8 weekly. Most recently, Trainers On Running was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lact8 on October 6, 2026.

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