Aera vs Session

Aera is a running coach you can actually talk to: tell it your legs are cooked, ask why a session matters, debrief your race. It answers, and it adapts the plan. From 5K to marathon, it builds your personalized training plan, reads your runs from Strava, Garmin Connect, and Apple Health, pushes structured workouts to your Garmin or Apple Watch, and rebuilds your week when life gets in the way. TALK TO YOUR COACH An actual conversation. Aera reads your runs, your fatigue, your goal, and answers with an opinion and concrete advice. Not generic plans, not chatbot fluff. A COACH WITH OPINIONS Goals, current form, health, mood: Aera has the full picture. And like a good coach, it doesn't say yes to everything: want to run seven days a week when five is smarter? It'll push back. Still want seven? It builds the plan that makes seven sustainable. The final call is yours. A CALENDAR THAT FLEXES Your plan is a living calendar, not chat history. Move a session, skip a day, add a race: Aera rebuilds the rest without running you into the ground. EVERY WORKOUT HAS A PURPOSE Every workout comes with its why. Aerobic base, lactate threshold, recovery to absorb the load. You always know what you're building toward. BUILT FOR YOUR WATCH Workouts sync automatically to Garmin Connect and Apple Watch. Hit start, follow the intervals. A REAL DEBRIEF AFTER KEY WORKOUTS Long runs, threshold sessions, intervals: key workouts get a structured analysis. What worked, what didn't, what to focus on next. Pace, heart rate, splits: interpreted, not just displayed. CONNECTED FROM DAY ONE Strava, Garmin Connect, and Apple Health are synced automatically. You never have to re-explain your training. WHO IT'S FOR Runners training for a 5K, 10K, half, marathon, or ultra. Beginners who want to finally stay consistent. Experienced runners chasing a PR. Anyone who wants a real coach, not a static PDF plan. Free for 14 days: enough time to build your first plan and talk to your coach before paying anything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aera.coach/privacy-policy

Session is the interval training timer that adapts to YOUR sport. Whether you're running, doing HIIT, Tabata, or any other interval-based workout, Session lets you build fully customized sessions: number of reps, duration of each phase, type of effort (sprint, recovery, endurance, exercise, prep). WHY SESSION? 100% custom sessions — create as many phases as you want, in whatever order you want Real-time visual timeline — see exactly where you are in your session at a glance Customizable alerts — sound, vibration, or voice guidance to stay focused without looking at your screen Works with locked screen — start your session, pocket your phone, go Music-friendly — alerts play clearly even over your playlist No sign-up required — open the app and start, no account needed Free, no ads, no in-app purchases WHO IS IT FOR? Runners, athletes in physical training, interval trainers, HIIT and Tabata practitioners, or anyone who needs a reliable, simple interval timer. Your data stays on your phone. No account, no ad tracking. Your sport. Your pace. Your Session.