Comparison

You Don't Need A Coach vs TrainPilot

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

Head to head
About

You Don't Need A Coach

Features
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Don't rely on cookie-cutter online training plans, complicated manual spreadsheets or expensive subscriptions. Whether you're a runner, biker, swimmer, or some combination of all three, with YDNAC, you can create fully personalized training plans in minutes just by entering a few training parameter inputs and letting our scheduling algorithm take care of the rest. And the best part is, it is all free, with no sign-ups necessary! You also get session reminders, rescheduling options, and lots of metrics graphing for you to dive deep into while monitoring your progress! YDNAC puts the power back in your hands, because we believe that the best person to determine your training capacity is you.

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TrainPilot

Features
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TrainPilot is a running coach and a gym logbook in one app. FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME. Every feature below is unlocked, with no subscription and no ads. RUNNING A training plan built around your goal race, your current times and the days you can actually train. Live GPS tracking with pace, distance, splits and heart rate. Spoken cues tell you when you are drifting off target pace, so your phone can stay in your pocket. Structured interval sessions time each block for you. Treadmill mode for when you are indoors. GYM Build a session from a library of more than 700 exercises, or follow a plan. Log sets, reps and weight as you lift, with a rest timer that starts itself. Weight progression that reads what you actually lifted. TrainPilot works forward through your logged sessions and tells you what to load today, and why: "+2.5 kg, you hit 3x5 last time". Miss your reps and it will not add weight. Stall and it deloads. Warm-up ramps, supersets, dropsets and per-side rep tracking. Straight sets, circuits, HIIT, HYROX, AMRAP and EMOM, and you can change the format mid-session without losing a set. Repeat any past workout in one tap. Personal records, a muscle map of what you have worked, and progress over time. APPLE WATCH Start, pause and finish a run from your wrist. Live heart rate, running power and running-form metrics. Log gym sets from the watch between rounds. APPLE HEALTH Import runs recorded by Garmin, Strava, Nike or anything else that writes to Apple Health, with their GPS routes. Your TrainPilot runs are written back to Health. TRAIN TOGETHER Invite a friend to the same session and follow each other live, or train the same workout independently and compare afterwards. ALSO Strava upload. intervals.icu sync. Bluetooth heart-rate strap support. Kilometres or miles, kilograms or pounds, throughout. Available in English and Spanish.

Screenshots

You Don't Need A Coach4 screens
TrainPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TrainPilot at every 5 days against You Don't Need A Coach's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

You Don't Need A Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, TrainPilot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
You Don't Need A Coach versus TrainPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYou Don't Need A CoachTrainPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham BrownPablo Garces

In-app purchases

None

You Don't Need A Coach

No in-app purchases

None

TrainPilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is You Don't Need A Coach free?
You Don't Need A Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainPilot free?
TrainPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do You Don't Need A Coach or TrainPilot have ads?
Neither You Don't Need A Coach nor TrainPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, You Don't Need A Coach or TrainPilot?
You Don't Need A Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, and TrainPilot every 5 days. Most recently, You Don't Need A Coach was updated on October 25, 2026 and TrainPilot on October 8, 2026.

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