Comparison

Kila Running vs Trackside Training

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

Head to head
About

Kila Running

Create custom running insoles using your iPhone's camera for a precise 3D foot scan. Designed by podiatrists, these insoles enhance alignment, reduce injury risk, and improve stride efficiency for a personalized running experience.

Highlights
  • 3D foot scanning with iPhone camera
  • Custom running insole creation
  • AI-driven precision for tailored fit
  • Designed by running podiatrists
  • Performance enhancement and injury reduction
  • Seamless home scanning experience
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Kila Running – Your First Step to Custom Comfort Experience next-level performance with the Kila Running App, the essential companion for creating your custom running insoles. Using your iPhone's advanced TrueDepth FaceID technology, the app delivers a fast, precise 3D scan of your feet—in just one minute and without any extra hardware. Key Features: * Effortless Onboarding: Purchase your insoles at kilarun.com, receive your order code via email, and seamlessly transition to the Kila Running App for your personalized scan. * Quick & Accurate Scanning: Follow easy, guided steps to capture every contour of your feet, ensuring a perfect digital blueprint. * AI-Driven Precision: Our state-of-the-art AI, combined with real-time expert review, tailors your custom insoles to your unique foot shape. * Performance Enhancing: Designed by running podiatrists, your bespoke insoles promote better alignment, reduce injury risk, and enhance your stride efficiency. * Seamless Experience: Prepare, scan, and upload—all from the comfort of your home, making custom orthotic design simple and accessible. Unlock your true potential and enjoy a running experience that's as unique as you are. Download the Kila Running App now and take the first step toward a more comfortable, efficient, and injury-free run. Discover the future of custom insoles with Kila Running — where every great run begins with the perfect foundation.

About

Trackside Training

Features
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Trackside Training is an AI running coach for the watch you already own. Ask it about your own training, free. When you want a plan, Premium builds one around your race date and your recent running, rebuilds it every two weeks from what you actually ran, and changes it when you tell it what changed. Free to start. ASK YOUR COACH, FREE • A coach that reads your synced training: weekly volume, quality sessions, personal records, any run's laps and heart rate • "What's my marathon equivalent of a 22:30 5K?" • "How much should I slow down at 75°F with a 65° dew point?" • "How did my last four weeks compare?" • Race equivalents, heat, dew-point and elevation adjustments, fueling rate and pace math • Charts drawn right in the chat A PLAN THAT KEEPS UP (PREMIUM) • Race plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and ultra • Your plan arrives as a draft: review it, ask for changes, then accept • Tell your coach what changed: move a session, shorten intervals, set this week's mileage, add an easy run, take a day off • Your plan is rebuilt every two weeks from what you actually ran • Pick your rest days, long-run day and workout days WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR • Automatic sync from Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Wahoo and Apple Health • Apple Health brings in up to 180 days of past runs. Garmin, Polar, Suunto and Wahoo runs appear from your next sync after you connect • Send structured workouts to Garmin, Suunto, Wahoo and the Apple Watch Workout app (iOS 17+), free • Trackside on Apple Watch: run your Premium plan's structured session step by step, with auto-laps and optional spoken splits • Upload .fit, .tcx or .zip files KNOW YOUR TRAINING • 12-week trends and acute:chronic training load • Splits, laps, routes, elevation and running dynamics for every synced run that includes them • Every synced run is analyzed automatically HONEST BY DESIGN We don't sell your data. Coaching replies and plans are generated by third-party AI providers using your training data, your profile details (including your name and email address) and your messages, and the app asks before the coach uses them. Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID. We encrypt your data in transit and at rest. MEMBERSHIP Trackside is free to start. Monthly memberships unlock plan generation, plan changes by chat and automatic rebuilds. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled and can be managed anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trackside.training/privacy Questions? gdugger@fair-weather-athletics.com · trackside.training

Screenshots

Kila Running4 screens
Trackside Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kila Running at none against Trackside Training's 8. Trackside Training's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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. Trackside Training sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Kila Running asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kila Running ships an update monthly, Trackside Training every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Kila Running versus Trackside Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKila RunningTrackside Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFast Insoles, LLCFair Weather Athletics

In-app purchases

None

Kila Running

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Trackside Training

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Athlete$24.991 Month
One-time6
  • Base Building / Maintenance Package$34.99
  • 5K Training Plan$34.99
  • 10K Package$45.99
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  • Half Marathon Package$56.90
  • Marathon Package$68.99
  • Ultra Package$91.99

Questions

Is Kila Running free?
Kila Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trackside Training free?
Trackside Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kila Running or Trackside Training have ads?
Neither Kila Running nor Trackside Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kila Running or Trackside Training?
Kila Running ships an update monthly, and Trackside Training every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kila Running was updated on October 3, 2026 and Trackside Training on October 13, 2026.

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