Comparison

RISE (Macclesfield) vs RunV

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

Head to head
About

RISE (Macclesfield)

Features
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Book Sessions, track progress and much more

About

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.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI training plans
  • Live audio coaching
  • GPS run tracking
  • Integration with fitness devices
  • Race-specific training plans
  • Virtual challenges and groups
Features
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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 โ€ข Coach-built plans for every distance, or "Run for fun" if there's no race in sight โ€ข Built from real coach and athlete data โ€“ intervals, tempo, long runs, recovery โ€ข Taper, pacing strategy and a predicted finish time, engineered backwards from the start line โ€ข 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/

Screenshots

RISE (Macclesfield)4 screens
RunV4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
RISE (Macclesfield) versus RunV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRISE (Macclesfield)RunV
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size27 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan HallVorlich

In-app purchases

None

RISE (Macclesfield)

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RunV

Subscriptions3
  • 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?
RISE (Macclesfield) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RunV free?
RunV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RISE (Macclesfield) or RunV have ads?
Neither RISE (Macclesfield) nor RunV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RISE (Macclesfield) or RunV?
RISE (Macclesfield) ships an update every 24 months, and RunV every 5 days. Most recently, RISE (Macclesfield) was updated on November 8, 2026 and RunV on November 12, 2026.

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