RISE (Macclesfield) vs RunV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
RISE (Macclesfield)
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RunV
This AI-powered running coach creates personalized training plans that adapt to your life, whether you miss workouts or have unexpected life events. It offers live audio coaching, GPS tracking, and integrates with popular fitness devices and apps.
- Adaptive AI training plans
- Live audio coaching
- GPS run tracking
- Integration with fitness devices
- Race-specific training plans
- Virtual challenges and groups
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The plan adapts. You show up. RunV is the AI running coach that builds your training around your life โ and rebuilds it every time life happens. Miss a week, catch a cold, smash a long run: your plan recalibrates overnight so tomorrow's session fits the runner you are today. WHY RUNNERS SWITCH TO RUNV A PDF plan doesn't know you had a deadline or a newborn. Miss week three and every week after it is wrong โ and that's where most runners quit. RunV's plan doesn't break. Every run you finish or skip feeds back into your coach, and your paces, distances and rest days are rebuilt for the week ahead. A COACH IN YOUR EAR, MID-RUN Live audio coaching on pace, heart rate and effort while you run. You'll be pushed when you've got more and pulled back before you blow up โ like a coach running beside you, adjusting the plan on the fly. 5K โ 10K โ HALF โ MARATHON โ ULTRA โข Coach-built plans for every distance, or "Run for fun" if there's no race in sight โข Built from real coach and athlete data โ intervals, tempo, long runs, recovery โข Taper, pacing strategy and a predicted finish time, engineered backwards from the start line โข Arrive at the corral knowing your goal splits RUNV ON APPLE WATCH Start, run and review from your wrist. Pace, distance, heart rate and splits at a glance โ and every workout lands back in your plan automatically. WORKS WITH THE GEAR YOU OWN Garmin, Apple Watch, Strava, Fitbit, Polar and Apple Health. Push workouts to your watch, run, and sync the results straight back. Two-way, no manual entry. EVERY RUN, REVIEWED Live GPS tracking with distance, pace, splits, cadence, heart-rate zones, elevation and calories. After each run: your route map, pace chart and trends. Weekly insights show what improved, what's at risk and next week's focus. RUN WITH OTHERS Public groups, virtual challenges and badges to keep you accountable โ with runners at your level. FREE TO RUN. FIRST WEEK ON US. GPS run tracking is free for life. Premium coaching โ your adaptive plan, live audio coaching and weekly insights โ is free for your first week. After that, choose Monthly, Quarterly or Annual, priced in your currency. Cancel anytime. WHAT RUNNERS SAY "Two weeks off with a chest infection used to mean restarting from scratch. RunV just re-ramped me โ and I still ran a half-marathon PB six weeks later." โ Sarah M., half marathon 1:52 "Being told to ease off in the first kilometre is the only reason I had anything left at the finish." โ Dean R., 10K 44:31 Download RunV, answer a few questions about your goal, and your plan is ready before your shoes are laced. Built in Scotland by runners and coaches. Every mile measured, every plan adapted. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runv.app/privacy-policy/ Support: https://runv.app/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RISE (Macclesfield) at none against RunV's 3. RunV's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 24 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. RunV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. RISE (Macclesfield) asks for nothing beyond the download.
RISE (Macclesfield) ships an update every 24 months, RunV every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RISE (Macclesfield) | RunV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 5 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Hall | Vorlich |
In-app purchases
RISE (Macclesfield)
No in-app purchases
RunV
- RunV Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- RunV Quarterly3 Months trial$26.993 Months
- Runv Annual1 Year trial$79.991 Year
Questions
Is RISE (Macclesfield) free?
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