Comparison

Selection vs The Run Plan

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

Head to head
About

Selection

Access personalized workout programs and track your fitness journey. Monitor workouts, nutrition, habits, and measurements with coach guidance. Achieve goals with milestone badges and real-time messaging.

Highlights
  • Access training plans
  • Track workouts and meals
  • Follow exercise videos
  • Monitor daily habits
  • Set and track goals
  • Message your coach
  • Connect wearable devices
Features
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With the Selection App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

About

The Run Plan

This app provides personalized running plans from 5K to marathon, adapting weekly based on your performance and feedback. It offers expert coaching, structured workouts with explanations, and optional watch synchronization. Missed sessions are automatically adjusted to keep your training on track.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Adaptive weekly coaching
  • Workout structure and rationale
  • Post-run coaching notes
  • Optional watch synchronization
  • Guided workout videos
Features
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A schedule doesn't coach you. The Run Plan does. Expert coaching is built into the app, Mile to Marathon. Every run you log changes what comes next. It builds a complete plan around your race, your goals, and where your fitness is today, then coaches you through it, adapting week to week based on how your training is actually going. It's built on 20 years of coaching from Ryan Ponsonby, who has coached World and Olympic medalists and NCAA champions at every distance from the mile to the marathon. Now that coaching lives in your pocket. BETTER TRAINING STARTS WITH BETTER DECISIONS You run your sessions and check in on how they felt. The Run Plan reads your week and decides what comes next, whether it's time to progress, maintain, or pull back. Then it tells you why, in plain language, so you always understand your training. WHAT YOU GET - Your race, your plan, mile to marathon Choose your distance, date, and goal. Your plan is built around your current fitness and the specific demands of your event, from 5K to marathon. - Tune-up races that fit the plan Add a tune-up race in your buildup and The Run Plan builds around it, so your race-day efforts sharpen your training instead of disrupting it. - A plan that adapts, even on the weeks you miss Life happens. Miss a run or a whole week and your plan adjusts instead of falling apart. Move a run to another day and it reorganizes your week while protecting the balance between work and recovery. - Paces that keep up with you As you get fitter, your target paces update, so every session stays honest to your current ability. - Daily workouts with structure and a reason Every session comes with its structure and the thinking behind it, so you know not just what to run, but why it matters. - Coaching notes after every run, and a weekly debrief After each run, a coaching note puts the session in context. At the end of the week, a weekly note brings your training together and shows where you stand. - Optional watch sync Prefer to train with a watch? Bring your runs in automatically and send planned sessions, warm-up and cooldown included, to popular devices including Apple Watch, Garmin, COROS, and Polar. The Run Plan works fully without a wearable, too. - Videos when they matter Short guided videos explain key workouts, drills, and moments in your training, so you always know how the work should look and feel. SUBSCRIPTION The Run Plan Premium unlocks your full personalized plan, adaptive weekly coaching, coaching notes, watch sync, and guided videos. Start with a free trial. Monthly, quarterly, and annual plans are available. Pricing and trial length are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.therunplan.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.therunplan.com/privacy

Screenshots

Selection4 screens
The Run Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Selection at none against The Run Plan's 6. Selection also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). The Run Plan's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. The Run Plan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Selection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Selection against 5.0 for The Run Plan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Selection ships an update every 6 weeks, The Run Plan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Selection versus The Run Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelectionThe Run Plan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDad Unit LLCRun Plan Labs LLC

Customer experience

Selection

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Run Plan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Selection

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

The Run Plan

Subscriptions6
  • The Run Plan Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • The Run Plan Subscription Monthly$19.991 Month
  • The Run Plan Quarterly7 Days trial$47.993 Months
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  • The Run Plan Subscription Quarterly14 Days trial$47.993 Months
  • The Run Plan Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • The Run Plan Annual14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Selection free?
Selection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Run Plan free?
The Run Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Selection or The Run Plan?
Selection and The Run Plan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Selection or The Run Plan have ads?
Neither Selection nor The Run Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Selection or The Run Plan?
Selection ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Run Plan every 4 days. Most recently, Selection was updated on October 3, 2026 and The Run Plan on October 9, 2026.

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