Comparison

The Program by Bandit Running vs Bay Bridge Half

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Free guided training plans
  • Marathon and half marathon focus
  • Personalized plan generation
  • Interactive training schedule
  • Instant coach answers
Features
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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.

About

Bay Bridge Half

Features
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The Bay Bridge Half 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

The Program by Bandit Running4 screens
Bay Bridge Half3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bay Bridge Half at 3 against The Program by Bandit Running's 1. Bay Bridge Half also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Program by Bandit Running versus Bay Bridge Half: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Program by Bandit RunningBay Bridge Half
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBandit RunningBrooksee, LLC

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

Bay Bridge Half

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Program by Bandit Running

No in-app purchases

None

Bay Bridge Half

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Program by Bandit Running free?
The Program by Bandit Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bay Bridge Half free?
Bay Bridge Half is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Program by Bandit Running or Bay Bridge Half have ads?
Neither The Program by Bandit Running nor Bay Bridge Half shows ads.

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