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Best Running Training Apps for iPhone (2026)

15 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Workout Routines.

Nike Run Club: Running Coach is the top-ranked of 15 running training apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 419,700 ratings.

  1. 1
    Nike Run Club: Running CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 419,700 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    5K Runner: couch potato to 5KS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 118,807 ratings · score 98
  3. 3
    ASICS Runkeeper - Run TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 380,570 ratings · score 97
  4. 4
    Runna: Running Plans & CoachS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 34,971 ratings · score 97
  5. 5
    C25K® 5K Running Coach & MapS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 171,411 ratings · score 97

What belongs in this list

Train to run, often starting from no running experience, with a guided plan.

Not here: A run tracker with GPS alone; A general workout plan alone; A walking step counter alone; A sports training app for other sports alone; Running music or playlists alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Nike Run Club5K RunnerASICSRunnaC25K® 5KMap My Run10K RunneriRun. Couch10K Trainer
A
None to RunHalf Maratho…Zombies, Run!Couch to 5K®
B
Joggo
C
Run With Hal
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Nike Run Club: Running CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 419,700 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    5K Runner: couch potato to 5KS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 118,807 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  3. 3
    ASICS Runkeeper - Run TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 380,570 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  4. 4
    Runna: Running Plans & CoachS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 34,971 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  5. 5
    C25K® 5K Running Coach & MapS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 171,411 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  6. 6
    Map My Run GPS Running TrackerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 755,681 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  7. 7
    10K Runner, Couch to 10K RunS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 38,805 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  8. 8
    iRun. Couch to Runner : Run 5kS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 5,235 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  9. 9
    10K Trainer by C25K®S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 21,622 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  10. 10
    None to Run: Beginner, 5K, 10KA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 5,165 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  11. 11
    Half Marathon 13.1 TrainerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,596 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  12. 12
    Zombies, Run!A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 24,118 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  13. 13
    Couch to 5K® - Run trainingA
    $4.99 · ★ 4.6 · 4,726 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  14. 14
    Joggo - Run Tracker & CoachB
    Free download · ★ 4.4 · 5,415 ratings · score 76 · good
  15. 15
    Run With HalC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,850 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best running training app for iPhone?
Nike Run Club: Running Coach, S tier, ranked #1 of 15, rated 4.8 by 419,700 people.
Which running training apps are free?
14 of 15 are free to download: Nike Run Club: Running Coach (S), 5K Runner: couch potato to 5K (S), ASICS Runkeeper - Run Tracker (S), Runna: Running Plans & Coach (S) and more. 9 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which running training app has the best App Store rating?
10K Runner, Couch to 10K Run at 4.9 from 38,805 ratings.
How many running training apps reach S or A tier?
13 of 15. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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