Comparison

The Program by Bandit Running vs Dribtack

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.

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Dribtack

Features
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Train. Log. Light up. Dribtack turns every set you log into a glowing body heatmap — see what you've trained, what's still cold, and how far you've come. A workout tracker that feels like it knows you. Built around your goals, your gear, and your body. YOUR BODY, YOUR MAP Every set you log fills in your personal body heatmap. Muscles you've trained glow warm; the ones you've neglected stay cool. It's the simplest answer to the hardest question in fitness: am I actually training enough? A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU Dribtack asks a few quick questions when you sign up — your fitness level, your equipment, your weekly schedule, your goals, your injuries — and builds a starter program from your answers. Your Leg Day adapts if you have bad knees. Your Push Day knows you train at home. Your week knows you're free Mon, Wed, Fri. You can edit any of it later, any time. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TRAIN • 150+ built-in exercises with form notes, target muscles, and equipment details • 8 disciplines covered: strength, bodyweight, cardio, HIIT, swimming, martial arts, yoga & stretching, and sports drills • Smart rest timer that adapts to compound vs isolation work • Plate calculator — never do mental math at the rack again • "Beat Last Session" pop-up when you outlift your previous best • Custom templates for your own programming • Personal records detected automatically • Workout history with set-by-set detail • Body measurement tracking with trend charts COACHING THAT FEELS HUMAN Dribtack doesn't drown you in numbers. Plain-language insights surface what matters: "first session in 5 days — your hamstrings are ready," "third workout this week — you're hitting your goal," "this month is in your top 25% for consistency." Real coaching, not a metric dashboard. Achievement badges — First Spark, On Fire, Dedicated, Centurion, Ton Club, Full Coverage — turn the long arc of training into milestones worth chasing. SHARES WORTH SHARING Hit a new PR? Hit your weekly goal? Dribtack celebrates with branded share cards built for Instagram, iMessage, and WhatsApp — no screenshot-and-crop required. Each card includes the body heatmap from the session that earned it. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST No ads. No third-party trackers. No data sold. Your workouts sync privately to your iCloud account — only you ever see them. Dribtack works offline; iCloud is optional. FREE TO START Log workouts, see your body heatmap, build favorites, earn personal records, share your milestones — free, forever. Upgrade to Dribtack Premium for in-depth Progress charts, the full Insights layer, the Plate Calculator, custom heatmap time windows, and the complete Achievement Badge set. Download free. Log your first set. Watch your body heatmap come alive. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Dribtack Weekly — $5.99/week, includes 3-day free trial • Dribtack Yearly — $39.99/year, includes 3-day free trial • Dribtack Lifetime — $79.99 one-time purchase, no subscription, no renewal Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any subscription in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your iPhone. Terms of Use: https://turretspire.github.io/dribtack-docs/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://turretspire.github.io/dribtack-docs/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

The Program by Bandit Running4 screens
Dribtack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Program by Bandit Running at none against Dribtack's 3. The Program by Bandit Running also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Dribtack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. The Program by Bandit Running asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Program by Bandit Running versus Dribtack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Program by Bandit RunningDribtack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (112 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBandit RunningAsad Nawaz

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

Dribtack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Program by Bandit Running

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dribtack

Subscriptions2
  • Dribtack Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Dribtack Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dribtack Lifetime$79.99

Questions

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

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