Comparison

The Runstrong Coach vs Gulo

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

Head to head
About

The Runstrong Coach

This app provides personalized training plans and daily guidance to help athletes and coaches achieve their running goals. Track your progress with detailed logs and insights, all designed to help you set new personal records.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Structured workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Run logging
  • Mileage viewing
  • Daily guidance and reminders
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Partnered with Olympic Level athletes to help you set a new PR. Runstrong empowers athletes and coaches with the structure and insights needed to achieve more. Personalized Training Plans – Structured workouts tailored to your goals. Progress Tracking – Log runs, view mileage, and measure improvements. Daily Guidance – Stay consistent with reminders and workout details. This app uses Apple's Standard Terms of Use Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gulo

Find companions for running, walking, and hiking. Discover nearby activities, easily host your own, and build consistent groups. Coordinate meetups with shared chats and location pins for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby activities
  • Host activities in under a minute
  • Build recurring groups
  • Shared chat for coordination
  • One-time location sharing
  • Activity history tracking
  • Safety and blocking features
Features
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Never run, hike, walk alone again. Gulo helps runners, walkers, and hikers find people to move with — no more dead group texts, flaky plans, or wondering if anyone else is actually coming. DISCOVER WHAT'S HAPPENING NEARBY Browse a live map of runs, walks, and hikes posted by people near you. Filter by pace, distance, and time so you only see what actually fits your day. HOST IN UNDER A MINUTE Set a route, pace range, and meeting spot, and let Gulo handle the rest — join requests, waitlists, and a shared chat for everyone who's in. BUILD YOUR CREW Create a group for your regular running buddies, trail crew, or walking club. Set up recurring activities so your weekly long run or Tuesday hike is always on the calendar. COORDINATE WITHOUT THE CHAOS Everyone who joins an activity gets a shared chat to confirm details, ask questions, and share photos before and after you meet up. Need to share exactly where you are? Send a one-time location pin — never live or background tracking. KEEP YOUR HISTORY Every completed activity adds to your profile, so your running life lives in one place instead of scattered screenshots and group chats you can't find again. BUILT FOR REAL SAFETY Report or block anyone, anytime. Activity hosts and admins control who can join and who can post. Your data is never sold, and you can delete your account and everything in it, in-app, whenever you want. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — no ads, no data brokers, no noise. Just people to move with.

Screenshots

The Runstrong Coach4 screens
Gulo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gulo at none against The Runstrong Coach's 1. Gulo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). The Runstrong Coach's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Runstrong Coach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.00 per month. Gulo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gulo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Runstrong Coach has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Runstrong Coach ships an update fortnightly, Gulo every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Runstrong Coach versus Gulo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Runstrong CoachGulo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRunstrongThomas Alley

Customer experience

The Runstrong Coach

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gulo

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Runstrong Coach

Subscriptions1
  • Marathon Build7 Days trial$10.001 Month
None

Gulo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Runstrong Coach free?
The Runstrong Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gulo free?
Gulo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Runstrong Coach or Gulo?
Gulo is rated higher. The Runstrong Coach averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Gulo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Runstrong Coach or Gulo have ads?
Neither The Runstrong Coach nor Gulo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Runstrong Coach or Gulo?
The Runstrong Coach ships an update fortnightly, and Gulo every 4 days. Most recently, The Runstrong Coach was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gulo on October 24, 2026.

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