5K Run - Couch to 5K App Reviews

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Easy to use app. One of the better simple couch to 5k apps I've tried.

HELPS ME TO KEEP GOING. I absolutely love this app! My sister and I made our goal and this app helped us achieve it. Super great app. Very helpful and supportive.

Good app, but.... 1) it needs a version for Apple Watch 2) if you move to another so while running, the app pauses... instead, it should keep running and interrupt other app to say “start walking” Overall, good app. But 2 enhancements needed to make it great!

It's a good app for a beginner. It definitely helps.

Not impressed. Bought the premium Verizon thinking it would run better and no commercials. Absolutely horrible. Have to leave the app open with screen on for it to actually work and sometimes it would freeze when left open and screen on. Don’t buy or download. Waste of time

Radio Silence. I downloaded this app to help get me ready for a 5k I signed up for in June. I opted for the upgrade not because I cared about the ads but I wanted to link it to my smart watch. Got the email confirmation from my App Store and see where the money was taken out of my account, but still can’t attach to my watch. When I try to pair it says I can upgrade, if I want to use that feature. I’ve contacted the help desk 4 times with no reply not even a “we stole your money, sorry not sorry” reply. Nothing, complete silence, even after I advised them I plan on writing this review. Now I’m going to have to dispute this transaction with my bank. Hope it works better for others, I’ll be telling random runners on the street not to use this app!

Not too happy…yet. I want to like this app but it has stopped working on me during a workout. Also I want to be able to put it in my pocket but it gets accidentally bumped and pauses it. Would really like an update with these fixes.

Closes. Used for the first time today and it closed twice on me during my run. Very disappointing.

It works. I am 50 years old with zero running experience. I was able to follow the plan because it told me exactly how much to run each day. By week 7, I was ready for my 5k. App itself is a little quirky and it quickly drains your battery, but the price was right. 😉

Worthless. What’s the point of an interval training app that won’t tell me when the intervals start and stop? Had to delete so I can find an app that works for me.

Lousy App. It continuously quits on me mid run!

Doesn’t reload stats and crashes. The app is cool and does what it’s supposed to. Until it crashes, and you open it up and your last run is gone. I’ve opened mmf days later and it recalls my workout. I’m trying another c25k

Crashes. I like the training and notifications and you can play music in another app but when you get to the end of your run it crashes and it doesn't save to your run history.

Keeps turning off. Ugh!

Going for it. First day down I’m going do this !!!

Keeps shutting down!. I paid for the app and it keeps shutting down when it gets to the 5 min cool down and does not save any of my data! I have no clue what my distance is and am VERY Frustrated! As I say to my kids, "I'm giving you my angry eyes right now!"

No stars. I ran twice with this app. They were great runs! The prompts were perfect and then the app closed and no run log. I deleted the app the first time and finished my run since it stopped mid way. Then I thought on it and tried a second time. Finished the run and went to check the app and no run log. Of course I wanted my progress tracked so I paid the $4.99. I’m currently disputing that purchase since the app is useless. I have never left a negative review, I’m just very frustrated with this app and don’t want to waste a cent on it. Beware.

App doesn’t save workout. Just did my first workout but nothing got saved. The app prompts you to rate the app so I read other reviews and I see reviews from over a year ago that the same thing was happening. So the app is having the same problems as it did a year ago and it is not fixed. Makes the app not worth having. DELETED

Disappointed. This was me week 1 As a person who ran frequently in prior decades and who is bothered by heat thanks to MS, this app seems to be a way back to outdoor exercise. Me week 3 I noticed longer than usual intervals and saw that a walk or run was completely skipped. Initially I thought it was me. So I paid closer attention. It continued to happen. Days 3, 4, 5, 6 it happened every time. On day 4, I bought the Pro version and had the same result. Just completed run 6 and I'll be deleting this app as I had the same situation. Intermittent notifications aren't helpful. There must be bugs in the app so don't waste $$$ getting the Pro.

Day 1 Complete. Good for beginners. A friend recommended this app to me and reminded me that it's important to know that you can repeat weeks if you aren't ready for the next. Starting the second round of intervals tonight after work. Hoping to drop some pounds!

App quits on me all the time. The app consistently quits on me in the cool down phase. Don’t waste your money.

Not Worth It. Do NOT buy! This app NEVER connected to my watch. I need a refund I was only able to use it two days.

3 runs in. My 3rd run in and im killing it. That is until the 29th minute where the app decides "meh not good enough" app crashes and doesn't record data. Thanks! Also only left this review because the app was dumb enough to ask for a rating after right after crashing. Update. Tried giving the app another chance. I was about 10 minutes into my run I check the app and it says I'm 15 minutes in? This app doesn't work DONT WASTE YOUR TIME.

Lots of glitches.... The notifications to run and walk only work for the first half of each work out. They always stop working around the 7th interval. Also, the app has crashed in the last minute of the cool down on my last three runs, loosing the progress on each run. This is not a reliable app by any means.

Keeps crashing. I’ve moved onto another app because this one keeps crashing during my runs.

Started off ok so I bought the upgrade. But now, this program keeps closing during my runs when I listen to music in the background. If you don't look at the tracker at the end of your run, it will lose the info altogether because you have to click end run right away. In addition, it doesn't track the distance accurately, especially indoors. Yesterday I ran the third run of week 6 and at the end it said I had run .42 miles. It was a 2+ mile run. Disappointed.

Crashes. App keeps crashing in the middle of workouts and the only option is to restart from the beginning. Not happy.

Quit on me. First run was fine. 2nd run - ap quit on me!!

AMAZING APPPPP. wow this app is just perfect. i've always wanted to get in shape and be able to run but didn't know where to start. this app and wonderful and can work with anyone's starting ability!!!! Definitely a must have.

DO NOT PURCHASE. I purchased and the app didn’t even give me an option to download so I don’t even get the app but was charged $4.99 goinn n to dispute the charge as service was not provided

Great. My friend and I use this app while running and love it. We plan on restarting it again once we finish this round.

Crashed after upgrading to Pro. App worked great for first 2 runs so I upgraded to Pro to take advantage of the other perks like tracking my runs. Voice prompt chimed in over my music to tell me when to run or walk and it was great. On my 3rd run app crashed when my phone locked and canceled out my current run. Voice prompt only worked when the phone was unlocked which isn’t practical on a run outside. I’d love to figure out how to get my $4.99 back.

Ugh.. Keeps closing... easy fix but I don't use the gps right now since I'm running indoors. Obnoxious though and probably won't be keeping this when the weather gets better. Also, can you guys make an option for miles in addition to meters? Track laps to the mile here. Thanks!!

Keeps crashing, losing data. I have used this app twice and both times it crashes mid workout and loses my data. Very mad we paid for this.

Useful if it works. First two runs the app crashed mid run. Third run the notification that it was time to run didn't play, but the walk notifications came through loud and clear.

Waste of time and money. I purchased as I wanted to upgrade & hoped this app would track my progress. Like everyone else says - it crashes and goes back to other weeks, or rather doesn't move forward. Upgrading to pro did not help at all.

Stops working half way through run. Constantly glitches and freezes. It's annoying

Lost Weight. This app made me lose 40 pounds

Nice app. Voice is a little quiet, but the ping makes up for that. A good free 5k training app

Just a tip. I love this app after only three days of using it and I think it will really improve my running. But as with everything there are some improvements I would like .especially things that cost money the directions to buy those things aren't very good, I would like to be able to change the voice of person talking he creeps me out, lastly maybes test to see your fitness to see a special run plan.

Glitchy at best. It also starts from the beginning often

Simple and effective. The app works as it states. My only suggestion is to allow for the app sounds to play when your phone is locked (like music sounds). The guy telling me to run and walk is great but I want to preserve my battery and lock my phone during the run.

App crashes frequently and doesn't have accurate intervals. I even had paid to upgrade. Waste of $5

Doesn't always work. I have used the app 5 times and it has only worked for me 2 times. It didn't track my distance or map my jogging route.

Crashes Frequently. I chose this app because I like its method of interval training vs some of the other couch to 5K apps and podcasts out there. It works pretty well, but it always crashes when I get to the cool down and doesn't save my progress. I don't mind so much because I'm just using it to tell me when to run, so as long as I get to the cool down before it crashes, I'm good. I read another review that said they were having the same problem, so it would be awesome to see that bug worked out in a future update.

Works good.. Works good. Can't figure out how to export data to MyFitnessPal.

Keeps pausing during run. This app keeps pausing during the run so I have to keep checking it to see if my run intervals are correct. Defeats the purpose of an app if it cannot notify me.

Awesome. I am a beginner obviously and this app is awesome.

It closes when I lock my phone.. It closes and then it stops the run. So when I open the app to see why I’m not hearing the alerts I realize it’s because it has exited the run.

Good. Very good app to start running

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Super. Really great app. Would never have thought I could run 5k but this app has helped me achieve that goal!

Don’t pay to upgrade. Too many drop outs and freezes, even after paying to upgrade...it made no difference, I contacted the developer but they didn’t respond. If it worked it’d be an awesome app! I still use it but have to keep an eye on it all the time for drop outs...can’t put it i your pocket as close screen causes freeze.

Avoid until fixed. App performed fine for the first 10 minutes or so of the first run. Then seemed to crash or relaunch when opened again, offering to start the “first run” all over again. Avoid this app and go for something else until fixed.

Too many drop outs. I can’t really complain as it is free, though the app drops out regularly so I need to keep an eye on what stage I’m at, so when it drops out I can fast forward to that spot; I am thankful for this feature. Currently it’s ok as it’s my second run, not sure how forgiving I’ll be when the running gets more intense and I can’t remember what stage I’m at. Finally, as it keeps dropping out the distance ran resets to 0, not great when trying to determine how far you have run.

Terrible. Terrible app, does not work. Pauses after about 10 seconds so I press start again, 10 seconds later pauses. Glad I didn’t pay for it!!

Regular drop outs. App closes mid work out. Frustrating

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Connectivity. App kept stopping tracking and had to restart four separate times. Perhaps I am missing something but it should be more user friendly.

Awful. I tried using this app to get me to start running and I felt motivated within the first five minutes, but the app closed on me several times during my run and I wasn’t able to keep track of anything. Very disappointed

Kept turning off. Kept turning off if I had to use anything else on my phone Otherwise I like it if I ran the whole time to keep track accurately

Kept stopping during my run. It kept stopping and freezing during my runs. I literally had to run with my phone in my hand as opposed to a pocket and even then it would freeze from time to time. I don’t recommend this app.

Première utilisation. !J’ai l’option gratuite. Très déçu d’être incapable de voir ma moyenne en chiffre par km! Je vais essayer d’en trouver un autre

It’s crap!. Worked great for the first few runs and since it just stops while running!

Great app. I really like how this app helps you build up your running time. It makes it doable without getting discouraged.

Back to running. I don’t like how if you leave the app, it loses your data from the run. Something needs to be done to change that.

stopped tracking. worked great till halfway through it had stopped tracking and looked as if I had never even started the first run. Restarted it and it did it again. useless, deleting.

Stops all the time. I want my $7 back.. Useless as you can no count on it to actually keeping going for the duration of the run, and then loses all your data.

Couch to 5k. I love how the app tells you when it’s time to run walk or cool down. Game changer for me and I definitely run more and longer with it

Lost run data. I’ve read this a couple of times in other reviews but wanted to check it out for myself. Whether I lock the phone or leave it unlocked, the app seems to mysteriously refresh itself and lose my run data part way through, about 80% if the time. It’s incredibly frustrating. I gave 3 stars because I do like the point of the app, in theory this is great but yea...the refresh part sucks.

Running to 5k. I just started to get in running my friend told me about this app and I only used it one day and I love it. It tells you when to run when to walk. And it FREE and you can use it without wifi or using your data which is best kind.❤️❤️❤️

App would not run for me..... Every time I started a run the app would not continue running if I locked my screen...I never got past the first 1 min run after a generous amount of attempts :(

Contente mais déçue aussi... J’aime que ça ´bip’ dans l’oreille pour dire qu’on doit changer mais après quelques fois l’app ne bip plus mais vibre ... ça change comme ça durant ma séance. Ça pas enregistré ma première séance comme si je l’avais pas fait ...

Stops mid-run. Pros: Nice interface, easy to use. HUGE CON: stops mid-run and doesn’t log your progress to that point, so it’s pretty much useless

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Not sure!. I just downloaded this and noticed Run 21 is a set of 4 minute intervals and then Run 22 is a 25 minute run! What? That escalated quickly!!

Don’t do it. I’m literally out running now 11/2/22 @4:46 and the app just stopped tracking my run and this is the 2nd time. I also paid for this so I don’t think I should have any problems. Just download the Nike run app trust me. I wish I could get a refund

It's a good app for a beginner. It definitely helps.

Nice App. Nice App

Refused to start. Has this app for three days and tried to use several times to no avail

No Longer Stable. I used this app regularly on my android phones. I used it on my Apple phone with the unpaid version for about a year. Finally, I decided that having the history would be nice and I thought I should contribute to the app development community. After paying for the paid version, the app crashes about 3/4 of the way through my runs. Sometimes I make it to the final cooldown, with prompts by the app, and when my run is complete, the app is back on the home screen with no record of the run. None.

IPhone bugs. On my Android I never had a problem with this app. Now despite buying premium, it doesn’t track my runs and glitches in the middle, stopping or restarting the time. Fix the bugs please!

Simply Garbage. I needed something on the fly since I began running again. $4.99? Good deal. Hit play and ran. Prompts went well. Ended the run. Great workout... neither distance nor mapping of the run worked. If I wanted a voice to yell at me when to jog and when to run and when to cool down, I’d have my wife follow me in her Jeep. Spare yourself the misery, pay more for the name brand apps. What a pathetic application.

Terrible app!. Total waste of $4.99! This app provides very little detail, even after the upgrade to "Pro".