Comparison

Runapace vs Coached Run

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

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About

Runapace

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Runapace est un coach sportif intelligent qui génère un programme d'entraînement 100% personnalisé grâce à l'intelligence artificielle. Que tu prépares un 10 km, un marathon ou la saison de ton club de foot, rugby, handball ou basket, Runapace analyse ton profil, ton niveau et ton calendrier pour créer un plan adapté semaine après semaine. PROGRAMME PERSONNALISÉ Un plan d'entraînement complet généré par IA, avec des séances détaillées : échauffement, corps de séance, retour au calme. Chaque séance indique la durée, la distance, les zones d'intensité et les allures personnalisées. ADAPTÉ AUX SPORTIFS EN CLUB Renseigne tes matchs, compétitions et événements de saison. Le programme intègre tes échéances et planifie la charge d'entraînement pour que tu arrives en forme le jour J. ADAPTATION EN TEMPS RÉEL Ton programme s'ajuste en fonction de tes résultats, de ta forme et de ton calendrier. Ajoute ou supprime un match, le plan se recalcule automatiquement. SCORE DE FORME Suis ta progression avec un score calculé chaque semaine à partir de ta régularité, de l'intensité respectée et de ton ressenti. COACH IA DISPONIBLE 24H/24 Pose tes questions sur l'entraînement, la nutrition, la récupération ou les blessures. Le coach analyse ton contexte et adapte ses conseils. SYNCHRONISATION STRAVA Connecte ton compte Strava pour importer automatiquement tes activités. Runapace compare tes sorties au plan prévu et ajuste la suite. Conditions d'utilisation : https://runapace.com/mentions-legales Politique de confidentialité : https://runapace.com/privacy

About

Coached Run

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A running coach in your ear. Live. Over your own music or podcast. Coached Run guides you through the session by voice, so you can put the phone in your pocket and just run. The coach calls out what is happening, when each block starts and ends, when to push and when to ease off, and how far you have come. DYNAMIC SESSIONS, BUILT AUTOMATICALLY Pick a session type and duration between 20 and 60 minutes. The app composes it on the fly, tailored to your choice. Session types: - Easy runs - Long reps (6 minutes) - Medium reps (3 minutes) - Short reps (1 minute) - 30/30 intervals - Pyramid - Ladder - Fartlek (variable intervals called live by the coach) OUTDOORS OR TREADMILL, BY TIME OR BY DISTANCE The coach knows where you are. Outdoors you get splits every kilometre and a halfway turnaround. Reps run in minutes or in metres, from 400 up to 1,600, with mile equivalents if you prefer them. BUILD YOUR OWN SESSION If none of the ones the app brings suits you, My plan lets you pick the warm-up, how long each rep lasts, how many of them, the rest in between and the cool-down. Give it a name and it sits in Your plans, ready to run again. PICK YOUR COACH There are six, each with a voice and a way of talking to you. In English you run with Sarah, who is steady and to the point, with Mike, who is loud and locked in, or with Iris, the warmest of the three and the one to start with. In Spanish there are Diego, María and Luis. The free version gives you the coach for your language and full access opens all of them. THE COACH SEES YOUR HEART RATE If you wear an Apple Watch or any Bluetooth heart rate monitor, the coach uses it while you run. It tells you when you are above or below what the rep asks for, when you are not recovering between reps and, at the end, how many beats you dropped in that first minute. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Carry the session on your wrist. You see the block you are in, what is left of it and your heart rate, and from there you pause, skip a block or finish without taking the phone out. The watch records the workout into Apple Health with its heart rate, calories and distance. TRACK YOUR FITNESS There is a twelve-minute test with no fast running in it. Repeat it every six weeks and see where you stand. The app also gives you a fitness score from 0 to 100 that puts together how much you run, how often you go out, how far your heart rate drops when you stop and where it sits at rest. It is calibrated against what someone genuinely fit runs, so climbing takes work, and you can open it to see what it is made of and what to move to improve it. If you use Apple Health, the app also looks at how you slept before suggesting today's session. WARM UP AND STRETCH Seven minutes of active warm up before you run and seven minutes of stretching afterwards, guided by voice and with an illustration for every exercise. OVER YOUR OWN MUSIC OR PODCAST The coach lowers the volume of your music the second before speaking, then hands it right back. Your Spotify playlist or podcast never stops. Compatible with Spotify (free and Premium) and any other audio playing on your device. ALONGSIDE WHAT YOU ALREADY USE You do not have to drop your running app. Coached Run keeps its own history and charts, and adds a coach in your ear on top of everything you already have. PRIVACY No account. No analytics. No tracking. Every voice clip and every session runs entirely on your iPhone. What the app reads from Apple Health stays on the phone, and so do your Spotify login and your location data if you run by distance. REQUIREMENTS iOS 16 or later. iPhone. Headphones recommended. The download is free and comes with 3 full sessions to try. After that, a single payment unlocks everything, with no subscription.

Screenshots

Runapace4 screens
Coached Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runapace at none against Coached Run's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Coached Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Runapace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runapace ships an update every 3 days, Coached Run every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Runapace versus Coached Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunapaceCoached Run
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBrasseur PierreLuis Carvajal Hoyos

In-app purchases

None

Runapace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Coached Run

One-time1
  • Coached Run Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Runapace free?
Runapace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coached Run free?
Coached Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Runapace or Coached Run have ads?
Neither Runapace nor Coached Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runapace or Coached Run?
Runapace ships an update every 3 days, and Coached Run every 5 days. Most recently, Runapace was updated on October 21, 2026 and Coached Run on October 25, 2026.

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