Comparison

Run Walk Run Timer vs TrackPlan

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

Head to head
About

Run Walk Run Timer

Effortlessly manage run-walk-run training with customizable intervals by time or distance. Get clear audio cues, haptic feedback, and live stats on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Track progress, train for races with plans, and sync workouts to Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Customizable time or distance intervals
  • Apple Watch integration with haptic cues
  • Spoken announcements and notifications
  • Warm-up and cool-down options
  • Multi-week training plans
  • Syncs with Apple Health
Features
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Run Walk Interval makes run-walk-run training effortless. Set your run and walk intervals by time or distance, press start, and let your iPhone and Apple Watch guide every step with clear cues, haptics, and live stats. Alternating running and walking helps you go farther with less fatigue and a lower risk of injury — whether you're returning from a break, starting couch-to-5K, or chasing a marathon PR. FLEXIBLE INTERVALS • Build any run/walk cycle — each interval measured by time (run 2 min / walk 1 min) or by distance (run 400 m / walk 200 m) • Mix time and distance in the same workout • Add a warm-up and cool-down, repeat a set number of cycles, or repeat until you stop • Save unlimited custom timers, or start instantly from built-in presets APPLE WATCH, DONE RIGHT • Full Apple Watch app with a live, Workout-app-style screen • Real-time heart rate, active energy, distance, and pace • A bright, bold Run/Walk timer front and center • Swipe between metrics, controls, and Now Playing music • Distinct haptics tell you when to run and when to walk — no need to look • Choose exactly which metrics appear on your watch APPLE HEALTH & FITNESS • Every session is saved as a running workout in Apple Health and the Fitness app • GPS route, distance, pace, and estimated calories • Your Activity rings and trends stay up to date COACHING & CUES • Spoken announcements for each interval, with a countdown into every change • Optional interval notifications • Keep-screen-on, plus metric or imperial units TRAIN FOR YOUR RACE • Run-Walk-Run ratio recommendations matched to your goal pace • Multi-week training plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon • Add your whole plan to your calendar, counting back from race day HISTORY • Review past workouts with duration, distance, pace, heart rate, and calories Run Walk Interval works on iPhone and Apple Watch and keeps your timers in sync automatically. Start your first interval in seconds.

About

TrackPlan

Features
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Tell TrackPlan what you want to train — "short sprint week for speed endurance," "base week for an 800m runner" — and get a complete 7-day plan in seconds, written for track athletes: warm-ups, reps, rest intervals, and coaching notes. ADD IT. RUN IT. CHECK IT OFF. Your week lives on the Schedule tab. Expand any day, check off each exercise as you finish, and watch the week's progress bar fill. TOOLS THAT LIVE TRACKSIDE • Lap stopwatch — time reps with lap splits and save sessions to history • GPS distance — live meters, pace, and speed while you run • Plan library — build and organize your own workouts by event group: sprints, hurdles, middle/distance, jumps, throws PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your training data stays on your phone — only the goal you type is sent to generate your plan. Built by 9Four Labs for athletes and coaches who plan in reps, not vibes.

Screenshots

Run Walk Run Timer4 screens
TrackPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrackPlan at none against Run Walk Run Timer's 1. Run Walk Run Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Run Walk Run Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrackPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Run Walk Run Timer versus TrackPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRun Walk Run TimerTrackPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIvakumar Thirugnana9Four Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Run Walk Run Timer

One-time1
  • Run Walk Run Premium$2.99
None

TrackPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Run Walk Run Timer free?
Run Walk Run Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrackPlan free?
TrackPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Run Walk Run Timer or TrackPlan have ads?
Neither Run Walk Run Timer nor TrackPlan shows ads.

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