The Program by Bandit Running vs Endurance Calculators
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
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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.
Endurance Calculators
This app provides essential tools for endurance athletes in running, cycling, and swimming. It offers quick calculations for pace, power, and training zones, along with race time predictions and altitude adjustments. Designed for athletes who need fast, accurate data without manual computation.
- Pace converters for running and swimming
- Race finish time predictor
- VDOT training zones
- Power & HR training zones
- Watts per kilogram calculator
- Altitude adjustments for pace and power
- Pool course conversion
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Endurance Calculators is a free toolkit for endurance athletes covering running, cycling, and swimming. RUNNING • Pace converter (min/mile ↔ min/km) • Race finish time predictor • VDOT training zones • Altitude pace adjustment CYCLING • Power & HR training zones • Watts per kilogram calculator • Altitude power adjustment • Distance & speed converter SWIMMING • Pace converter (per 100m / 100yd) • Pool course conversion (SCY, SCM, LCM) Built for athletes who want quick answers without the math. Works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Program by Bandit Running at Free against Endurance Calculators's $0.99. The Program by Bandit Running also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Endurance Calculators's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
The Program by Bandit Running is free to download; Endurance Calculators costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Endurance Calculators 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Program by Bandit Running ships an update every 2 weeks, Endurance Calculators every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Program by Bandit Running | Endurance Calculators |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (115 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| 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 — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bandit Running | John Oneill |
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
Endurance Calculators
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Program by Bandit Running
No in-app purchases
Endurance Calculators
No in-app purchases
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