The Program by Bandit Running vs 2026 City of Oaks Marathon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
2026 City of Oaks Marathon
Read full descriptionHide full description
City of Oaks Marathon app is for race day tracking to receive turn-by-turn instructions and for your friends and family to track your progress in real-time.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Program by Bandit Running at 3.9 against 2026 City of Oaks Marathon's 1.0. The Program by Bandit Running also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 2026 City of Oaks Marathon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Program by Bandit Running holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Program by Bandit Running has 115 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Program by Bandit Running ships an update every 2 weeks, 2026 City of Oaks Marathon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Program by Bandit Running | 2026 City of Oaks Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (115 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bandit Running | Brooksee, LLC |
Customer experience
The Program by Bandit Running
2026 City of Oaks Marathon
Bugs and 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
2026 City of Oaks Marathon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Program by Bandit Running
No in-app purchases
2026 City of Oaks Marathon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Program by Bandit Running free?
Is 2026 City of Oaks Marathon free?
Which has better reviews, The Program by Bandit Running or 2026 City of Oaks Marathon?
Do The Program by Bandit Running or 2026 City of Oaks Marathon have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Program by Bandit Running or 2026 City of Oaks Marathon?
Other comparisons
