RunKASI vs The Program by Bandit Running
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunKASI
Receive real-time audio coaching during your runs, with personalized feedback based on your biometric data. Connect with remote human coaches who can monitor your progress and provide guidance from anywhere.
- Real-time audio coaching
- Biometric data interpretation
- Remote human coaching
- Extensive workout menu
- Apple Watch integration
- Bluetooth earphone support
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KASI provides real-time audio coaching through your phone and Apple watch. Choose your workout from KASI's large Workout Menu. Using specific workout biometrics and Bluetooth earphones, the audio coach reads and interprets your biometric data and coaches you in your ear during your workouts. KASI also revolutionizes remote human coaching. Your workout data are transmitted to your remote coach, anywhere in the world, and displayed on his or her computer screen or smartphone dashboard, enabling your human coach to observe your workouts from a remote location and coach you in real time, even without being in person. Download to start your two-week free trial. After two weeks, choose from 6-month or 12-month paid subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.runkasi.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
The Program by Bandit Running
This app offers a free guided training experience for marathon and half marathon runners. It generates personalized training plans based on your race, goal time, and weekly mileage. Get instant answers to training questions with the integrated coach feature.
- Free guided training plans
- Marathon and half marathon focus
- Personalized plan generation
- Interactive training schedule
- Instant coach answers
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The Program is a 100% free guided training experience for marathons and half marathons powered by Bandit Running. Select your race, goal finish time, and weekly mileage, and an interactive training plan will be automatically generated for you. Plus, access Coach for instant answers to all your fundamental training questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RunKASI at 5.0 against The Program by Bandit Running's 3.9. RunKASI also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). The Program by Bandit Running's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. RunKASI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per 6 months. The Program by Bandit Running asks for nothing beyond the download.
RunKASI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Program by Bandit Running has 115 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RunKASI's written reviews are positive against 73% of The Program by Bandit Running's.
RunKASI ships an update every 5 weeks, The Program by Bandit Running every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunKASI | The Program by Bandit Running |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.9 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KASI, LLC | Bandit Running |
Customer experience
RunKASI
The Program by Bandit Running
Bugs and requests
RunKASI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Program by Bandit Running
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Account creation problems
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
RunKASI
- Runner Semi Annual Plan$59.996 Months
- Runner Annual Plan$83.901 Year
The Program by Bandit Running
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RunKASI free?
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