Comparison

Treadly vs 5K

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

Head to head
About

Treadly

This app tracks the invisible wear on your running shoes to help you replace them before they cause injury. It syncs automatically with Strava and Apple Health, providing mileage, wear percentage, and replacement forecasts.

Highlights
  • Track shoe mileage and wear percentage
  • Replacement countdown and forecasts
  • Automatic syncing with Strava and Apple Health
  • Smart shoe rotation profiles
  • Share shoe milestones and ratings
  • Home screen widget and Apple Watch app
Features
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The coach that tells you why. Every plan app adjusts. Treadly is the running coach that tells you why each run is there, puts every change to you before it makes it, and keeps a record of how its calls held up. The way a human coach would, on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Every run has a reason. Today's run says why it exists. Trimmed to 4.2 miles at readiness 36. Eased twenty seconds a mile for the heat. Every number that comes from the research opens to the paper behind it, and the week header shows the climb cap out loud. Readiness comes from your sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate in Apple Health. Coach calls. A bad night, a heat wave, a missed run, a sore knee. The coach proposes a change and waits. Accept or undo. Hurt, sick, or life keeps your streak safe. If a change would be too small to notice, it does not ask at all. A coach on the record. Every call and your answer go on the record. "You took the ease-day call 8 times. Next runs averaged B+." Called vs ran grades the coach's own pace calls against what you ran. Your race confidence comes with a finish window that narrows as race day nears, and locks two weeks out so you cannot cram. Someone can see your run. Free. Add up to three safety contacts. When you run, they can follow a live page that opens in any browser, no app and no account. Slide for SOS on your phone, your watch, or the Lock Screen and they hear first, with your location and your local emergency number one tap away. If your phone goes silent, they get a text, and one more when you are back. On race day, make a link from your race letter and send it to anyone: they see where you are on the course and your projected finish. The run itself. Treadly records the run, on your watch or just your phone. Two real voices in your ear, never a robot. Pace and heart-rate zones on your wrist, reps counted as you run them, and auto-pause that waits for you. If you live on Strava, Garmin, or COROS, connect once and it all flows in. Plans for any race. 5K to marathon, from your pace today. Compare coaching approaches with real numbers before you commit. Strength days live on the plan too, timed from your wrist. New to running? Your first month on the ladder is free. Shoes, free forever. Every pair gets a role. Treadly spreads the miles so shoes wear out on schedule instead of by surprise, and tells you when one is done. Run with people. Send a run to a friend and it lands on both plans, your long run included. They get two weeks of Pro when they join. Pair with one partner who sees the shape of your week and hears when a run goes by. What is free, what is Pro. Shoes, readiness, the science library, and safety contacts are free. The coach's calls, the record, inviting a friend, and a partner are Pro, after a 14-day trial that starts with your first run. $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Treadly depends on your phone's signal and battery and is not a substitute for emergency services. Coaching is grounded in published training science and is not medical advice. Terms of Use: https://treadly.run/terms

About

5K

This running coach guides you from beginner to completing a 5K and then a 10K. It uses a structured run/walk plan with audio cues and a visual runner to keep you motivated. Enjoy offline use and a private experience with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Couch to 5K and 10K plans
  • Progressive run/walk intervals
  • Audio cues for jogging and walking
  • Visual runner animation
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple language support
Features
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5K·10K is a simple, friendly running coach that takes you from the couch to your first 5K — and then all the way to 10K. Follow a proven run/walk plan, three short sessions a week. Each week you run a little more and walk a little less, until you can run a full 5K without stopping. When you're ready, the 10K plan picks up right where you left off. While you run, a little figure on screen moves in time with your real cadence, and clear audio cues tell you exactly when to jog and when to walk — so you can keep your phone in your pocket and just run. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Couch to 5K (9 weeks) and a Couch to 10K plan • Run/walk intervals, week by week, with a built-in timer • A figure that moves at your real walking and running pace • Spoken cues for every interval — no need to look at the screen • Earn gems for the time you spend actually running • 7 languages: English, Persian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi • Two looks: clean modern or retro terminal, plus light & dark themes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — works with no internet • No account, no sign-up • No ads, no tracking. Nothing ever leaves your phone. Lace up and start your first week today.

Screenshots

Treadly4 screens
5K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 5K at none against Treadly's 2. 5K also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Treadly's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Treadly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 5K asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Treadly against 5.0 for 5K. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Treadly has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Treadly's written reviews are positive against 100% of 5K's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Treadly versus 5K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreadly5K
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTreadly Limited Liability CompanySKYRAMP GAMES LTD.

Customer experience

Treadly

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

5K

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Treadly

Subscriptions2
  • Treadly Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Treadly Pro14 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

5K

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Treadly free?
Treadly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5K free?
5K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Treadly or 5K?
5K is rated higher. Treadly averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while 5K averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Treadly or 5K have ads?
Neither Treadly nor 5K shows ads.

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