Comparison

Marathon Training Plans vs Waddle

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

Head to head
About

Marathon Training Plans

This app creates personalized marathon and half marathon training plans based on your race date, goal time, and fitness level. It offers flexible schedules, integrates with popular fitness trackers, and provides race day guidance. Achieve your running goals with science-based training tailored to your life.

Highlights
  • Personalized marathon/half marathon plans
  • Apple Watch companion
  • Garmin & Strava integration
  • Pace or heart rate training
  • Missed workout recovery
  • Race day guide
  • Running shoe mileage tracker
Features
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Create Your Own Marathon or Half Marathon Training Plan – Personalized, Flexible and Science-Based Runly creates your complete marathon or half marathon training plan, tailored to your race date, goal time, training schedule and fitness level. Whether you're training for your first marathon, aiming for a personal best or preparing for a half marathon, Runly creates a custom running plan that fits your life. Why Choose Runly? Unlike generic training plans, Runly uses advanced algorithms to create a personalized training schedule based on your specific goals, available training days and target race time. Every plan is unique to you. Key Features: • Apple Watch Companion: Start workouts from your wrist with live pace, distance and heart rate • Garmin & Strava Integration: Automatically sync your runs and keep your training log complete • Widgets & Live Activities: See today's workout and live run stats on your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Pace or Heart Rate Training: Choose whether to train by target pace or heart rate zones • Missed Workout Recovery: Reschedule skipped runs without rebuilding your entire plan • Race Day Guide: Pacing splits, fueling plan, checklists and kilometer-by-kilometer race strategy • Run Atlas: Visualize your race history on a world map with countries, cities and yearly recaps • Running Shoe Tracker: Log mileage per pair and know when it's time for new shoes • Goal Time Calculator: Estimate a realistic marathon or half marathon goal from your recent race times Perfect For: • First-time marathoners looking for a structured, personalized plan • Experienced runners aiming for a personal best • Half marathon runners seeking a tailored training approach • Runners with busy schedules who need flexible training plans How It Works: 1. Enter your race details: race name, date, distance (marathon or half marathon) and goal time 2. Set your training schedule: choose your training days per week and preferred long run day 3. Get your personalized plan: Runly generates your complete training plan instantly 4. Start training: follow your plan, track your runs, and watch your progress Science-Based Training Runly's training plans are built on proven running science principles, including: • Progressive overload and periodization • Appropriate training intensity zones • Strategic tapering before race day • Balanced mix of easy runs, tempo runs, intervals and long runs Start Your Journey Today Whether you're a beginner or an experienced runner, Runly helps you achieve your marathon or half marathon goals with a personalized training plan that adapts to your life. Download Runly, create your training plan and reach your goal time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getrunly.app/privacy/

About

Waddle

This app offers gentle running plans for beginners, featuring guided intervals and GPS tracking. It adapts to your pace and allows adjustments, with a friendly goose mascot to motivate you. Build a consistent movement habit towards your fitness goals without pressure.

Highlights
  • Guided run/walk intervals
  • GPS outdoor activity tracking
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Workout scheduling and reminders
  • Progress tracking and badges
  • Route planning and replays
Features
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Meet your new running buddy. It’s a goose. It honks. Waddle to Run turns beginning—or beginning again—into something a little less intimidating. Choose your goal, tell us what feels manageable, and get a gradual walking or run-walk plan designed to fit your week. Follow guided intervals, track outdoor activities with GPS, plan favorite routes, and watch small sessions add up over time. Miss a day? The goose saved your spot. Need to walk? That was always allowed. Build toward a regular movement habit, a 20-minute jog, your first 5K, or a 10K—without treating every workout like a test. Along the way, you can: • Hear run and walk cues • Track distance, pace, time, and routes • Adjust sessions when they feel too hard • Schedule runs and receive reminders • Collect badges and unlock goose gear • Create private route postcards and replays • Save completed workouts to Apple Health Running is hard enough. Your running app doesn’t need to yell at you. Waddle. Jog. Honk. Repeat. Waddle to Run is free to download. Waddle Premium access, available through an auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, is required to start guided runs and unlock personalized plans, run tracking, Progress, route postcards and replays, Live Activities, and goose outfits. Pricing and any available trial are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/privacy/

Screenshots

Marathon Training Plans4 screens
Waddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Waddle at 17.0 against Marathon Training Plans's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Marathon Training Plans sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Waddle sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Marathon Training Plans against 5.0 for Waddle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marathon Training Plans ships an update every 10 days, Waddle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Marathon Training Plans versus Waddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarathon Training PlansWaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB146 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperCarlo MaryskaSpam Musubi Technologies

Customer experience

Marathon Training Plans

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waddle

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

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Marathon Training Plans

Subscriptions6
  • Runly Pro: Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Runly Pro: Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Runly Pro: Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Runly Pro: Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Runly Pro: Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Runly Pro: Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
9 purchases

Waddle

Subscriptions7
  • Waddle Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Annual — Final Offer$9.991 Year
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  • Waddle Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual — Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Waddle Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • Waddle Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Marathon Training Plans free?
Marathon Training Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marathon Training Plans or Waddle?
Waddle is rated higher. Marathon Training Plans averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Waddle averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Marathon Training Plans or Waddle have ads?
Neither Marathon Training Plans nor Waddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marathon Training Plans or Waddle?
Marathon Training Plans ships an update every 10 days, and Waddle every 6 days. Most recently, Marathon Training Plans was updated on October 24, 2026 and Waddle on October 28, 2026.

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