Couch to 5K® - Run training App Reviews

VERSION
4.7.0
SCORE
4.6
TOTAL RATINGS
4,382
PRICE
$4.99

Couch to 5K® - Run training App Description & Overview

What is couch to 5k® - run training app? Get off the couch and get running with the OFFICIAL Couch to 5K® training app! This oft-imitated program has helped thousands of new runners move from the couch to the finish line. Spend just 20 to 30 minutes, three times a week, for nine weeks, and you’ll be ready to finish your first 5K (3.1-mile) race!

Get more information about the Couch to 5K app here: http://www.active.com/mobile/couch-to-5k-app

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

The Couch to 5K coach you select talks to you during your workouts. To save your battery, Couch to 5K sends audio notifications when your screen is locked or another app is in use.

To be sure you hear the coach during your workout, please do the following:
• Turn on Notifications permissions
• Turn on the hardware ring/silent switch (no red showing)
• Turn your ringer volume up
• Turn off Do Not Disturb (swipe up for Control Panel and the moon button should not be white)
• Within the app, in Settings > Workout Options, be sure the Trainer Volume is up

Without granting notification permissions, during a workout you can click the lock icon at the top left to keep the app active and still hear the coach.

For support please contact us at: MobileSupport@activenetwork.com We would love to hear from you.

WINNER of the 2012 Appy Award for best Healthcare & Fitness App!

Features
• Training plan designed by Active.com trainers
• Choose from 4 different motivating virtual coaches—Johnny Dead, Constance, Billie or Sergeant Block
• Hear human audio cues to guide you through each workout
• Listen to your favorite playlists with in-app music player
• Calculate your distance & pace and map your routes with FREE GPS support*
• Log your workouts and share your progress on Facebook
• Get support from the largest running community on Active.com Trainer
• Repeat workouts and track your best performance
• Treadmill support allows manual entry of workouts
• Track your progress with total distance and average pace
• Graphs for workouts to compare distance and pace

Finished the Couch to 5K program and ready to take your running program to the next level? Check out our 5K to 10K app to prep for your first 10K race here. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/5k-to-10k/id526458735!

Praise
"The popular Couch to 5K app helps new runners avoid injury from doing too much, too soon."
—Runners World, June 2012

"It's ridiculously easy to use (it's hard not to, as you just do what you're told) and it's fantastic that you have an encouraging voice talking you through things."
—Engadget, June 2012

"Active.com’s Couch to 5K is one of my favorite… apps. With its customizable features, interactivity, and well-rounded interface, I may actually stay off the couch this time."
—148Apps, October 2011

"I knew as soon as I decided to start the Couch to 5K program that I would need something to keep me accountable—not just to showing up for my training, but to actually doing it properly. Of course there’s an app for that."
—CalorieLab, April 2012

"If you have been struggling to get your buns off the couch and somewhat in shape before the summer hits, training for a 5K is not a bad way to start. If you are looking for a program to help get you there, then the “Couch to 5K” running plan by CoolRunning is probably your best bet if you haven’t done an ounce of athletic activity for a number of years."
—Droid Life, April 2012

FAQ
• Once you purchase the app, it is yours to keep. It does not expire after 9 weeks.

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App Name Couch to 5K® - Run training
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Published
Updated 03 July 2023, Monday
File Size 193.63 MB

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This is a great app!!. I Love soccer with all my heart and I have since I was 4. Soccer is a sport that requires you being active and able to run and anyone can play it. I love soccer but have been getting worse and worse at being active ever since COVID and actually most of my life, this is a great app with a good commentary and will get you on the trail or boost you to working out and loving it. This app has been great for getting me ready to play soccer again after a long time of sitting on my couch and watching Netflix, gaming, and eating. I would highly suggest getting this if you feel the need to burn off the chubby that you choose to ignore. :)

Everything is great except sound.. I enjoy almost everything about this app and workout program. It steps up the intensity at a good pace and the variety of motivating voices are fun. The only thing that almost made me leave the app was the sound control. The music and prompt volumes are connected and, until I turned off control of the music through the app, it was a crap shoot as to whether I could hear them. Sometimes it would be loud, sometimes it would be so soft, I’d have to keep restarting workouts. Since I turned off music control through Couch to 5k, the prompt volume is ok, but it’s still tied to the music volume. Please please fix this. It can’t be that hard to decouple the app volume from the music. Otherwise, great app.

App rating not the C-5k program. Overall: This app will help you get through an interval running program in order to be able to run a 5k or at least 20-30mins of consistent jog. I’ve had this app for years (like pre Fitbit) and it really hasn’t adapted to new wearable technologies. Pros: Variety of trainers/motivators, alerts audible over music, alerts push to watch most of the time, breaks out weeks and allows repeats and keeps all the data. Cons: No way to have an indoor/treadmill run so it vastly underestimates pace. Not sure what the watch version does as it just tells me to open the app on the phone. No way to see timer on watch or lock screen without opening app. Can only “share” results with Facebook or the app community- can’t send in text or use one of the 50 social media programs out there. Race data is significantly lacking - only one run shows in my area under all search parameters and it’s not even the largest race in town. There’s definitely ways this program can improve but I’m not sure the developers are still interested in doing so, also not sure there’s a market since you can just modify basic workout apps to do the same thing.

Doesn't worth the money. Cons: It doesn't send you the voice commands unless it's always active on the screen, while you run you cannot state at the mobile screen instead you keep it in there pocket. It only sends the text notification if the phone is locked. I bought this because of the Apple watch support, again here the app on the watch doesn't stay on top of you want to check your progress. You would need to manually press the buttons and switch it. You can't just use the Apple watch alone, it doesn't work, you still need to carry your phone while running. Think about you keeping your 7" phone in your pocket during workout. If you don't carry the phone while workout it doesn't record anything then you will have to use some other app like Nike+ (free app) to track and manually log there distance and time, BS right? You cannot start the workout from Apple watch, you should start from phone, carry the phone, keep staring at the screen all the time. I don't know what they meant by saying Apple watch support. Pros: Apple watch sends a vibration for every step. However this also sends vibration when you're halfway this confuses if you don't keep unlocking the Apple watch and check what the text says, which is a tedious task during a workout session. It tracks the GPS, logs the miles, share social but I never let it access my fb though. Conclusion: Doesn't worth for a paid app.

I love it!. *Edit* I still love this app. I’ve fallen off but get back on it so easily. Can you make it so the app doesn’t lower the volume of the music. It effects it by at least 50%. I absolutely enjoy this app!! My run time and overall cardio has substantially increased. I really enjoy the training program, however the UI can be better. My halfway indicator word rarely and when it shows the GPS it won't tell me what the dropped pins were. I believe the entire feel of the app can be updated, it feels a little out dated and doesn't have a fresh feel to it. Overall really great program to hit the hardball road! Oh and the Apple Watch app needs some serious updates. The app on the watch lags by at least 15-20 seconds.

It’s a shame but I have to switch. Been using for 3 months now about to do my first 5k! It’s been a huge help! My only complaint is that recently it stopped giving me the ability to post my runs and that was always a motivating treat once I finish. Pls fix it 🥲 **** 4 months now using I’m about to upgrade to 10k but going with 10k couch potato instead of your app because I STILL can’t log in or share my runs. It randomly logged me out (done multiple times) and I can’t get back in. And you have “forgot password” but I think I logged in with apple id or a burner email and you don’t have a “forgot email “ button. So frustrating. **** final note I wish I could start from beginning and not lose my old runs! But it just saves over them????

Great program, mediocre app. I restarted this program recently after being out of the game with running for a while. I used this app the first time I started running and it helped me get into 5k shape (I'm definitely not much of a natural runner). After using this app for the first time in a while, I'm finding a couple of issues that I don't remember having before. The coach is way too quiet in the background of my music (though my music is not very loud and the coach starts off at a great volume when you first begin). I find myself often missing cues to walk or run. Also, it is not taking my distance or pace as it did before, even though GPS is active. I also think that it would be helpful if there was a bar on the lock screen of my phone when the app is running, I have to unlock my phone every time I need to check if I missed a cue to walk or run, which is inconvenient while running. The program is great and I recommend it to anyone who wants to get into shape without burning themselves out, but the app needs some work.

Good with a couple flaws. I’m a 49 year old woman who has gotten painfully out of shape and haven’t been exercised regularly in at least 5 years. It’s taken me about 10 weeks to get to week 5 on the app but that is ok as I paused a couple times when I injured my calf. I generally like the app, including the very conservative pace, but the app has 3 main flaws. First, I can’t stand the trainers and it’s annoying that you have to start the trainer anew each and every time. Second, I really wish the app would keep tracking distance/pace after the workout ends — sometimes I’m not quite home and I’d like to know the total distance of my workout. And third, I really wish I could preview the walk/run schedule of each week beforehand instead of while actually doing the run.

Good for new runners. Before using this app I was not a good runner and had never tried to be one before. It starts off so easy and builds gradually enough that it worked really well for me. I can now jog without stopping for about 3 miles which amazing! My pace isn’t great yet, but the fact that I can just keep going was my initial goal from the start. My biggest complaint is it’s harder to keep track if you need to go back in time. I took about 5 months off when I was over halfway through with the app because of health reason. When I was able to get back to it, it was not conceivable for me to be able to jog 28 minutes straight again. It was much harder for me to keep up with where I was each time I ran because the app wanted me to jog where I left off 5+ months prior.

Excellent, but a Little Misleading. This app is a great, gradual build-up to running for 30 minutes. I say 30 minutes, because it’s a little misleading as far as distance. The 10 minutes of walking during the warm ups and cool downs does add a small but significant distance to your total. I’ve thought that I’ve surpassed 5k in distance, but after subtracting my walking distance, I still had about 0.6 miles to go. With my pace, I’ll need to work up to running for longer than 30 min so I’m actually hitting 5k running alone. A little annoying, but because it’s been such a gradual build in running time, I think I’ll have no problem adding another 6 or so minutes on my own over the course of a few weeks. In general, I have very much enjoyed this process and I believe that I’ll continue to run using the app with the free run option!

I can do this. I am not a person who likes to exercise nor am I a person who has exercised their entire life. I am a chubby girl who got more chubby during the pandemic. My all time high was 204 which is quite a bit considering my height. I purchased the Couch to 5K app years ago and never used it. A test i took told me I was a high risk for a stroke. It’s time to use the app. I freaking love it. If I don’t jog (I am not a runner) 3 times a week my body yells at me to get back to it. The only issue I have is during the first week it tells you to run/jog for 1 minute. If you are a person who is carrying a lot of weight this is hard to do. I started off where I was comfortable and worked my way up to 1 minute. I am not a long distance runner/jogger so whenever I get to the week that has me running for 4 minutes straight I have to do what is comfortable to me. I love that I want to get up and jog. Forgive any typos! I am literally on the treadmill as I type this because I just finished my week of jogging ❤️. To all the people who think they can’t, trust me you CAN!!

Used it for years!. I’m very pleased with this app. I’ve used it several times over the last six years, and each time it’s been a great tool which helped me feel confident about my running. My only two problems come from the music player. I wish it had a shuffle option, so I could easily listen to different songs each time I run. I have found a work around for that, but it would be nice to have in-app. The second is the volume changes. After getting a cue, the volume often cuts lower, so music that was at a motivating level becomes significantly quieter and nothing can easily be done to fix it while you’re running. Again, great app, I’ll keep using it for sure.

Great training tool!. I just finished my first 5K in nearly a decade after using this app and am very grateful for the support this app provided. It helped motivate me to keep training and keep running, therefore increasing my cardiovascular fitness. It was nice to be able to change your “coach” — sometimes, I really needed to pretend to be chased by a zombie to keep going. However, I do feel that the training program on the app advanced a little too quickly for someone who was as out-of-shape as me. Make sure you plan a couple supplemental workouts each week to help you reach your goal. And, not related to the app, but a word of advice for anyone determined to make a positive change — get yourself a good pair of running shoes!

Awesome, until just now. Wasn’t able to run more than 30 seconds before. It eases you into more running time, and before you know it, you’re running 10, 20+ mins. Never had a problem with this app, until a few mins ago I had finished the main portion and just moved into the cool down... and the app completely crashed. Without saving my progress. That’s some bs. When I clicked App Support, it sent me to a website and I could not find the app support section. So now I’m just letting the daily run go through again without actually running so I can at least move forward next time. Annoying. Hoping it’s a one time thing.

Does the job. I’ve been using this app for 2 weeks and am happily making progress. My only issue is with how the audio is lowered at the halfway mark. Usually I watch a show while I run on a treadmill. For every other transition, the app lowers the volume of my show for just a second to announce the transition, then returns it to normal volume. But at the halfway mark it lowers the volume until the next transition, which for me in week 2 is 90 seconds. It’s just really frustrating because I need the distraction of a show to keep running and I can’t hear it. Otherwise though I’ve had no problems.

Great training program. App could use improvement. I’ve used the training program to get back in shape a number of times over the years. The training portion works great if you stick to it. The app itself could use some improvements though. It needs better pairing software for the Apple Watch. Being able to run this app standalone on the watch as a complication would be a huge benefit so you could run without taking your phone. Also, The app does not continue to run in the background when your phone is locked. It’s difficult to keep from pushing buttons while running and could benefit from using push notifications instead of leaving open for the duration of the workout.

Your Confidence Will Soar!. This app is worth every cent after the download purchase! My husband and I have been using this app since the pandemic started (on and off, due to laziness!) I was never a runner, mainly because I never enjoyed it or thought I could handle it. This app builds up your confidence and stamina in your ability to run and continue to “beat” your recent personal record. I am up to running 20 minutes straight with little to no troubles! Trust me, this is by far the best running app for those looking to build their confidence and those wanting to prove to themselves that they can do it!!!

100% recommend!. I’ve always loved running but I have always been overweight and out of shape. I’d start running but never stuck with it because I never learned how to prepare for or actually run a long distance. This app has solved all those problems. This app guides you, quite literally, from couch to 5K. It is well worth the $5. Along my running journey, I’ve tried lots of apps. This is by far the best app to guide you through how much time you should run and how to split that with walking. The only reason why I wouldn’t give this app 5 stars is because I wish that there were more trainers to choose from and that they talked to you through the run (kind of like Nike Run Club) to give you tips on your breathing and your form. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who wants to get into running but doesn’t know where to start.

Can't find the support page…. So I guess that's another factor to this less than stellar review. I love using this app since it's definitely helped me get from my mostly sedentary state to looking forward to getting a good run in and breaking a sweat. My biggest issue is with music playback: my music plays at regular volume for the 5 minute warmup walk, then as the trainers voice cuts in it lowers the volume (so I can hear them, understandably) and never comes back to full volume. So frustrating! Half of what keeps me motivated is having good music going and when it feels like it's miles away, my workout seems bland. I tried to find a support page to leave this feedback on so it wouldn't have to negatively affect my review of the app, but since that took me in a maze of webpages, I guess it goes here. Someone help! Please and thanks.

Awesome, but Slightly Tedious, App!. This is such a great app! I’m on my 2nd round of using it now (I can run a 5k personally, but my husband can’t and wanted a training partner), and once I’m through I plan on using the “5k to 10k” app as well. The only reason I’m not rating five stars are the “badges/trophies.” I think they’re fun, but it’s tedious to click through three or so screens at a time, because you got multiple badges. That said, the program absolutely did work for me. Last year, I was basically sedentary (and overweight), and now I run a 5k once a week (still overweight, but much less so), as well as do the program with my husband (who is on week four, so not quite a 5k yet). It can be a bit tough on the knees, but I haven’t felt any pain beyond normal soreness.

Used to be good. I got this app to start running again. I used this app 2 years ago and loved the app. I have the Apple Watch and was excited to use the app with it. I like to check my progress, but it will close out of the watch and I have to go back into the app during a run, which is frustrating. This happens 2-3 times during the run. I also do not like that every time you start the app you have to go pick your trainer and then the trainers do and say stuff before you can go to the actual running. It was cute the first time, but I know what trainer I want. If I want to change it I can go through the app. It does t need to show up every time I use the app. I’m disappointed, I payed money for this app and its finicky. I really hope they fix the watch part. I am still using it because I paid for it and I’m on week 4, but maybe it’s time I find another app.

The best.. I’ve tried quite a few of these, and this one is the best. I like my cheery coach, Runicorn, and I wish he was in the other Active apps. Some of my older runs have lost the comments I wrote. It was a little better before some of the updates. I can’t read the workout descriptions anymore, because they have gotten so small. They didn’t make all these changes to the 5k to 10K app, but that thing is still too hard for me. But, after all that it is still the best I have tried, by far. The gps seems to be pretty accurate in my area. It doesn’t work you to death, and all the stats are a good motivator. I especially like the graphs in the log. Well done. I didn’t think I could do it, but it looks like I will actually finish the whole app this time. Here we go, week 8!

Timer freezing at the worst time. I was very happy with this app but got to week 8 right around the time I upgraded to iOS 11. For some reason I just couldn’t make it through the whole 28 minute run. I thought I’d hit a wall...until I opened the app during one run and saw that the timer had frozen. I locked and unlocked my phone and the timer unfroze for a few seconds then froze again. And then it happened again during that run and again during another attempt and I realized why I couldn’t do a full 28 minute run...I was actually attempting a much longer run due to the timer repeatedly freezing during my run. This is a pretty major issue and severely impacts my ability to use the app. :( other than that, it’s been fantastic.

Please update!!. I’ve had this app as long as it’s been out. I’m in my 40s and have had 2 kids and several moves and then of course COVID hit the world. So I’ve started and stopped running many, many times. Each time I want to restart running I try a new app to help me pace myself so it doesn’t feel too hard and I give up. But I already go back to this app. It just works for me - easy at the beginning and it gets harder slowly so you always feel like you can do it and you’re making progress. HOWEVER - I beg that you update the app so that it syncs with your Apple Watch. I run mainly on a treadmill now - easier on the knees and the rest of the joints. And I can never blame weather for skipping. But since it only tracks your phone, which sits stable on the shelf, there is no tracking. It doesn’t track my distance or improvement or HeartRate… and it could, so easily. So please please please upgrade!

Great the first time!. This app is great for first time users. I used this app in 2015 and learned to run for 30 min + which I never thought I could do. I like that it has GPS and shows your route, and shows your run average run time and walk time. It was great the first time I worked the program as it remembers what workout you are on. Now that I am doing the program again, I have to remember which week and which workout I’m on. It’s also kind of a pain to have to select each workout. Not much has changed in this app in the last 7 years. The price is good, but technology has evolved so much and this app has not. I was tired of carrying my phone with me and just got an Apple Watch only to find that this app is not supported as a stand alone and I still have to carry my phone with me to use it. Now I have to find a new app to use. It’s a shame because I did like the stats on this one. If you want a simple app to work the plan once with no subscription price, then this app is for you. But if you plan on re-doing the plan and want to use your Apple Watch away from your phone, look elsewhere.

Nice way to restart, some glitches. This has helped me restart running after a long break. I am grateful for the app, and I am on week 9! But a couple of thoughts: It would be nice to have a readout of that day’s workout, so you can mentally plan ahead rather than having to wait to start the run and see what’s coming next. Also, when the coach comes on during the workout to cheer you on, it lowers the volume of whatever you’re listening to and that volume does not recover when the coach stops talking. It will come back at full volume for the cooldown, though, so if you turn the volume up mid-run suddenly it gets super loud at the end.

Great for stress/anger management. Let’s face it… 2020 has sucked for a lot of people in a lot of ways, and I am no exception. By the end of the year, however, I decided to stop using unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with it. A couple of friends recommended this app, and while I’ve never liked running and I still don’t like it, I try never to miss a workout. I am always calmer afterwards, and the app’s workouts don’t give you more than you can handle. Also, the reward badges are hilarious. I like the variety of trainers, but I always run with Constance—just my speed.

Buggy timer on iOS 11. I have been using this app on my IPhone 5 for a couple of years with no problems. Simple, easy to use and accurate. I just upgraded to iOS 11 and have had nothing but problems since then. I’ve gone on 2 runs and 10 minutes in the timer gets wonky. The seconds get tripped up, move slowly or the timer stops altogether. Yesterday I was in the cool down and the timer stopped. Then the app closed and all my data for that run was lost. Super frustrating. I tried resetting the app and also deleted and reloaded it, to no avail. I even ran the timer against a stopwatch for accuracy and the same problem occurred. I love this app and want to continue to use it, but will have to look elsewhere if they can’t fix this bug. I emailed them today so we’ll see what happens. Like other reviewers, I also have experienced the same issue with the music volume dropping way down after the first voice prompt. Not nearly as big of an issue as inaccurate / buggy timing, but a nuisance just the same. I hope they can fix these issues.

Great Program but Sound Issues. I bought this app a few years back to prep for a 5k and I am starting again from scratch. The program is very well thought out and planned but the software has become problematic as IOS has progressed. When the voice comes on to tell you to run walk etc., music volume is supposed to attenuate so you can hear the instructions. Unfortunately in recent releases the music does not return to normal volume. For the remainder of the run, you are to approximately 50% of your total volume. In addition, the voice giving instructions sometimes forgets instructions such as the halfway point. This is an outstanding program otherwise. If this is corrected, I will change my review to five stars but this is a big enough issue that I think it drastically affects the usability and value of the app.

I love this app!. I am not a natural runner at all, but I have used the app on and off for a long time. In the last couple months I have really committed to it. I love that I can move back and forth in my progress according to how I'm feeling, and that it gives me some structure and takes the guess work out of trying to progress on my own. I've lost 13 pounds and really enjoy running as a form of stress management. I am actually really grateful for this app and have already downloaded 5-10k, even though it will be a bit before I'm ready for it.

Old Faithful. I originally got this app 6 years ago when my mom (a full-time stay at home mom who has never been too active) and I decided to run a 5K. We both trained together using the app and we successful ran our 5k! Because of that, every year when I want to reboot my cardio and running, I turn to this app and it has thankfully never disappointed. I train with my iPhone and iWatch while listening to music and the cues come in clearly over my earbuds while listening to music and it simultaneously vibrates on my iWatch with the cues as well. I also love that it keeps track of my pace and distance for each walk/jog portion. Overall great app that I highly recommend to new or returning runners.

Meh... some good, but bad is more.. It's a simple app. So it does the one thing with the parsing of the running workouts. Then it tries to sell you a bunch of stuff you don't need or want and compete with fbook for a "social experience"... Next it wants to compete with LinkedIn and get you a job. But the real problem is that it doesn't do the one thing it should well. It doesn't gradually ramp you up based upon some responsive algorithm. Nope some guy just came up with some time partitions and told you to deal with it. Finally it doesn't track your gps (per the support email I received) "indoors or in small spaces like tracks...". Well ok so when does it work? Not even outdoors very well, either, bc I have driven my route and the thing came up short vs the car odometer. So it makes you feel really slow when it tells you you ran a 12 min mile pace. Even though you know it's wrong you can't do anything about your stats, like draw in the course on a map. Not worth the money in my opinion when other apps do it better.

Still love this app. I used this app five years ago when I got into “running”. I started again and fired it back up. Constance is there cheering me on and I’ve started not to hate her when she says “time to jog” The only problem I have is when she says we’re halfway there, if I’m listening to music the music volume won’t go back up to the level it was before she spoke. I have to pause and resume the music for the volume to be at the same level. One time I raised the volume and then when she spoke again it was very loud and I jumped into that “run” section

Pretty Good !. I have only been using the app for three days so far, so I guess my review is limited right now. So far the pace is decent (for someone totally out of shape), and hopefully I can keep up as it progresses. I like the different display pages, and how it shows yours your progress a lot. My only complaint is the limited input by the “coach”, and that I barely hear it when it wants me to switch between intervals (not a phone volume issue). I run to music, and when the app wants me to switch between walking and running, it says about 2-4 words that I barely catch over the music. At the beginning the coach sounds good (voice going over the music), but while running it is lacking. I would also like the coach to throw in more words of wisdom and updates to keep me motivated while working out. I definitely plan on using the app through to the 5k, and will try and update as I progress. That’s it for now.

I want to love it, but it simply doesn't function. Filled out my profile and got started. Plugged in the earphones, stuck it in my pocket and launched off. But after telling me to take a brisk five minute walk, I didn't hear the trainer again. Pulled out the phone, pressed away the lock screen, and found that the app assumed I was halfway through a jogging sequence, though nothing had been said. Turned off the screen, dropped it back in my pocket, and immediately the voice said "brisk walk, jog, walk, halfway there! Jog." Jogged on in silence for another few minutes, drew it out of my pocket, pressed past lock screen, and found that the app had paused itself. Started the whole thing over and found that only if I kept the phone in my hand, with the screen on, app front and center, would the voice reliably speak and the app not either shut down or leap around unpredictably. On to another app.

Great app for beginners!. I HATE running. I HATE exercising. This program has helped me to change both of those attitudes since I finally found a program on my level- truly a beginner. I have quit and picked it back up and it’s truly my go-to program when I am starting over. If you feel you can never exercise or you are too out of shape to even begin, I definitely recommend this program. Even if you can’t jog the 1 min in week one (as I did when I first started), then do what you can and repeat the week until you CAN do it. Stick with it and you WILL be running a 5K by the time you are finished.

Good but lacking things to make it great!. This app does the basics just fine. Tracks my run. Gives “encouragement” if you want plus badges when completing goals. Things to be addressed: 1. The music player through the app doesn’t allow me to shuffle my chosen playlist. Therefore, it isn’t useable to me. 2. When it sends notification of the next step (jog,walk, etc.) it should make all other apps drop volume. It does not. Many of my other apps do this. Why can’t this one? 3. Apple Watch app. It seems that every time I go to look at my status on my watch it is reloading or telling me to start a workout on the phone app first. I am in the middle of my run. It is working!!

Used to be great.... I was using this running program through the Active website before it became an app. I absolutely loved the program and app (up until about a year and a half ago) and over the years have told so many people to purchase it because it’s one of the best ones I’ve found in terms of building a base without injuries and for not being intimidating, even for new runners. That said, the last year or so I’ve been thoroughly disappointed with the app. It’s buggy, shuts down randomly and doesn’t save the run (other apps I’ve tried that are free, you can just reopen the app if it crashes and the run is still going so you don’t lose everything), and most importantly does not work with the Apple Watch like it claims to (I have a cellular plan and the app, phone and watch are fully up to date). You have to bring your phone with you if you want to see any of the stats (time, distance, pace, interval) and that defeats the purpose. Also, sometimes it’ll queue me to run or walk with a buzz notification on my watch (when I’ve left my phone at home) but most the time doesn't. There’s no telling when it will or won’t work. The convenience this app used to provide isn’t there any more because it’s not keeping up to date with modern technology. Until these issues are fixed I would discourage anyone paying for the app.

Seriously? Wasted Money.. Bought the app only to discover it won’t work without phone in hand. Um, so what’s the purpose of a watch app then? It takes me ten minutes to walk to the trail I want to use. I don’t want to tote a phone just to be able to start the app up to then be able to view it on my watch. That’s just ridiculous. There are no instructions. It starts off with a five minute warmup. As a newb runner wannabe, how about explaining to me WHAT a warmup is? Did the developers even run this by anyone before throwing it on the market? Cheeses me off the realize it has a copycat name to the one that was recommended on a fitness forum I frequent, too. Not cool. Be your own kind of brilliant. Don’t glom on to someone else’s. Three bucks wasted. Wish I could get a refund for total uselessness. Something I’ve never said in an app review.

Helped me with pacing. I've run several 5k and even a 10k prior to the app. I was "out of the game" for a while and decided to use this app to get back into it. Building up and focusing on time spent running rather than distance really helped me learn to better pace myself. I like that none of the runs are incredibly long either, the longest toward the end is around 40 mins including warm up/ cool down. I recommend to friends often. However, I'm not giving 5 stars because I've encountered SO many glitches. Several times the app has shut down on me without warning, and when it does that none of the run is recorded (this usually happens to me toward the end of the run). The distance and time recorded in the app also include warm up and cool down, which I hate. I want to know my pace and time spent during the actual workout only. For those two reasons, I always keep a second running app recording on my phone with running to give me better data and reliability.

Used to be great. I used this app before this update last year around this time. It worked so well, and I was even able to finish it and run my first 5K! Well through the year, I started slacking and wanted to get back into running because I love doing it. I knew right where to go to help me start training. This Couch to 5K app! Downloading it and opening up and seeing the beautiful new redesign was a nice surprise, and I was so excited to run. I went to my normal spots where I used to run where I never had an issue tracking my speed, distance, or placement on a map. After my run, I went to check how I did, and I couldn’t see any info. It said I ran/walked a distance of 0.07 miles, when I actually did about 1.75 miles, and it had no information of my speed. It didn’t start tracking me until I was in my cool down. I’ve tried turning my location services on and off, clearing my workout history, going to a different place I used to run, starting a new account, and nothing!! I used to have no problem with it tracking me, and now I don’t really understand what the issue is.

Should be 5 stars. I am only finished with week 2 but the workout part of this program is awesome. I was more of a bed to 5k type person so I had to repeat the week 1 workout twice before I was able to get going but I am not through week 2 and am having no troubles. For that a lone it is worth the purchase. Now for why it lost the two stars. The voice cues and vibration misses are a huge problem especially for beginners that just getting one foot in front of the other is enough of a challenge. I had to purchase a $30 arm band for my 6plus just yo help with the issue. I have learned to just reset that section of the routine to get it back but that is going to be an issue later on. This has to be fixed or reworked. I also just purchase an apple watch hoping that I could get the timers and cues on it. No such luck. I just not everyone has the apple watch so that would be a good in app purchase. I would pay $5 to get that feature. Update: They added Apple Watch support but it is very bad and close to broken. They also do not update activity or any other apple health stats. It is sad because I love the fitness part of the app.

Used to be good. I used to love this app as it’s helped me get back into shape multiple times after falling out of running for a bit. However, since I started using it again this time it’s been no help at all. I’m just staring week 3, and already 4 times it’s just completely crashed on me. When I go to reopen the app, hoping to have at least an idea where it died, there’s not even anything showing I actually started the workout. This is frustrating for tracking progress I’ve made, which is one reason I really like this app, but it also totally disrupts my workout. When it crashes I’m not always sure how far I am into my workout, as I don’t watch it while I’m running and just listen to cues. It’s also frustrating because I then have to completely stop the run to try and figure out where I was at and get started again, which completely messes up my pace. Like I said, I used to completely love this app and would have gave it 5 stars. But at this point with all the glitching I wish I would have just gone with a different running app.

So Happy!. I’ve been working on the Cto5K for about a year now, starting at being able to barely run for a minute at a time. I’ve tried a few different times and always ended up stopping because I would pop something in my calf - which is obviously my error. Then I learned how to actually prepare my body before runs, and now I’m nearly complete with the program. Today I ran past my week 8 day 1 queue for a cool down (I didn’t hear it!) and actually ended up clearing the distance for a 5K. I know this sounds like a paid review but it isn’t, I swear. I’m so grateful for this app. I’m happier, healthier, and recommending it to all my friends who are trying to get themselves to where they want to be too. Small steps turn into big progress if you stick to it, and I’m so glad that I have. Can’t wait to register for a 5K once the ‘Rona is clears up!

It does what it says, but is a closed system. I’m really happy to have the assistance of an app to get myself back running. It does what it says it does. But I’m really disappointed that the app’s data is self contained. The app doesn’t trigger a workout with the Apple Health app so I miss out on the larger statistical analysis that I could be getting. If there is a setting for this it is well hidden. The watch app is all but useless, though, unless there’s something wrong with my setup. I get notifications on my watch, but if I want to check progress I need to tell the watch to switch to the app, wait for the app to sync with the phone, and then I can see the data. Repeat for any time you want a visual update and you almost immediately just ignore the presence of the watch app.

Killing it. Let me preface this by saying I am a person who enjoys fitness and started Couch to 5K at a decent base level of cardio fitness. Not amazing, but I’m not a couch potato either. I’ve never been great at distance running, but it’s been on my list for a few years to run a 5K so this year is the year. Highly recommend paying money and signing up for one so you’re motivated to stick with it. The first 4 weeks of this program make sense and work you up in sensible intervals. Then week 5-7 are madness. Like I looked at them and I was like HOW!? Who came up with this?? But surprise of all surprises... I did it! I actually was ready for those crazy hard weeks. So needless to say, I’ve been very impressed with this app as far as fitness programming. The app itself has also worked well for me. Once in a while I think it may not be playing the “walk” or “jog” bits but that might be because my phone is on silent.

Don’t stop the music!. This app provides a good training program. Two annoying problems, the app will get one star back for each one fixed: 1. I did *not* give your app permission to access my music and media. When I start a workout the app advances to the next song in the active playlist running in the background on Apple’s Music app. When the app determines that I have finished my workout by time elapsed it stops the Music app. Couch to 5K is not a music app, it is a workout app. Leave my music and playlists alone! 2. I enabled notifications but denied access to my music and media. Every time the app starts it insists that I enable notifications in order to get background alerts. Stupid, annoying bug.

Love this new update, but just one issue.... Like I said, I love this update. It works great on my 6S. The big problem lies in the old version. I’m on week 6 of the program, and in the earlier weeks the app would work...sparingly. Basically, the app would glitch in the last few minutes of my workout and crash. So I would go back into the app and manually enter my distance. But I can’t change the time. I would just skip through quickly, and it would say I went 2.2 miles in one second. It messes with my statistics. I just don’t understand why I can only manually input my distance, and not my time. Other than that, the program works great. I finished it about two years ago and had since fallen out of the habit of running.

Not as good as it used to be. I downloaded the app a few years ago and LOVED it. This latest version though is left wanting. First off, I had to purchase it again because it didn’t remember that I had already bought the app. Then it has been pretty glitchy. This morning it skipped a full walking section and went from run to run. The other day it froze on the warm up and wouldn’t go into a run. Also, the audio cues are difficult to hear with my music playing so I have to listen really closely to know what I need to do. I turned on the vibrate to see if that would help and it barely made a difference. I used to be able to look at what the intervals were so I could mentally prepare myself for the run and now I can’t. I have to keep hitting “skip” then redo the exercise just to see what is expected of me that day. I am not impressed with the app and it has been sooooo frustrating to us. I go jogging for my mental health and it doesn’t help that this app gets me all wound up because it’s not operating as it should. Finally, skipping tracks when the exercise starts and shutting of my music after cool down is super annoying. I get my music ready before I go and like to listen to my music after I stretch and it shuts my music off or skips tracks.

Couch Potato? This app works!. I have been trying different exercise programs for years to lose weight. I never stuck to them, because they usually felt out of my reach and too hard for a couch potato like me. I’ve stuck to this program, and loved it. It allows you to go at your own speed per gait, but tells you when to walk or jog at intervals that increased slowly, but like I felt that I could do. I feel good about myself, and love how it starts so easy and increases with difficulty. Anyone can do it! The only thing I wish they would add, though, is having the trainer tell when it’s the last jog interval, so I could give it my all. Still, I would definitely recommend this app.

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Love the app but..... I have trouble hearing the trainer’s prompts when I have music playing. It would be great if the app dipped the music volume down when the trainer speaks like navigation apps do.

This changed my life. I had never enjoyed running for its own sake. To me it seemed tedious and boring. This app has changed everything. I have gone from not running since I gave up playing football almost 10 years ago to really loving. These workouts. The encouragement from the app while you are running is good, but what I really live is the tracking and measurement of my improvement. Every workout can be compared like-for-like to every other workout, which really reinforces that sense of achievement as you progress towards your goal. I really recommend this app for people who have never enjoyed running before but want the benefits, because this has changed my life.

I love this app!. Awesome app!!! Honestly week 1 and I could hardly run the 1 min intervals but I stuck with it and just finished week 6 with a 22 min run and I feel amazing! Can't wait to run the 5k. I just bought the 5k to 10k app in anticipation of finishing this one before Christmas but I am slightly disappointed as my chosen trainer for the couch to 5k was Johnny Dead (the zombie trainer) he made my workouts awesome and he's not available in the10k version.

Easy to follow and good tracking of progress. This app is based on the popular couch to 5k program. It has a range of “coaches” to choose from and works really well. My only criticism is it tells you not long now when you still have about a 1/3 of the workout to go. So painful! I only want to hear that in my last 2 minutes. Also note you can get the c25k program for free from the NHS by downloading their podcast. But if you want in app form, this one is good value and tracks your workouts well.

Great app!. I’ve improved so much! It’s great

What happened.... Love the app but after the last update I’ve lost the voiceover and it keeps skipping around all the time. I’ve checked the settings and they are all ok. Have deleted the app and reinstalled, but still doing it. Not good.

My go to app for returning to running. I have used C5K well before it even became an App on a phone. Putting times into phone click for the intervals and even printing off the program to follow. So I have followed this app since it's inception. The changes throughout that time have just been added bonuses. I only use it when I have had absences from running to get me going again. I have now run 2 half marathons. So no complaints from me. I will be checking out more functions as I use it and review.

Great for beginners and veterans. This app was the best $1 I ever spent. It’s perfect for getting up and moving. I mainly do strength workouts for bodybuilding, but I absolutely love working these 3 small cardio sessions into my workout plan. You feel great and it really helps removing that last bit of pesky body fat around your love handles and your mid section. So if your looking to get fit or looking to get some more cardio into that workout schedule I can 100% recommend this app!

HealthKit Support desperately needed. Health kit is where all health data is aggregated on iOS, seems crazy to not support it.

Voice and distance issues. It's a good concept but the voice prompts are unreliable - I can't work out why they stop working sometimes. It's frustrating because it means I walk when I'm supposed to jog and vice versa meaning the log data is skewed. I also have to keep pulling my phone out to check and mess around until I can get the prompts working again, slowing me down and interrupting my pace. I also don't think the measurements are accurate. I ran basically the same route today as yesterday. Yesterday I was disappointed to be told I ran just 7.5 mins per km and a total of 3.5km. Today somehow I logged 4.8 mins per km and 5.5km...?

Deal breakers. Does not use watch for run tracking.

Great App!. Very helpful :)

Great. Great app- very subtle learning curve which lets even non runners like myself slowly build up a great running pace and level

Not a runner but...,. Couch to 5 k is doing it for me. Week 6 and up to 4kms and actually loving it. First time I've got past day 3 and u can tell you it works. I am 60 next month and a non runner so please do yourself a favour and give it ago. Definitely achievable.

frustrated. I do actually love this program and what the app has potential for. I too like many others have had issues with the voice cues and the mapping and are getting frustrated with this. It would also be nice to be able to log into the active website but that doesn’t seem to be an option neither. having to look for a similar program is annoying but if things do not improve then that is what I’ll have to do. It would be nice if it also integrated into the apple health app too as a workout program.

Stick to the plan!. Nearly at the end of week 7 now and going great. I used to run many years ago and am still very fit from competetive cycling. However, I was worried about knee injuries and so on with running, what with being 65 now! Well I'm sticking religously to the plan, even though I feel like doing more sometimes, and it's going great so far. Looking forward to my next run!

Good on the iPhone, horrible on the Apple Watch. The iPhone app is so good - it’s allowing me to start running, which I honestly thought would never happen. That said, the Apple Watch app is so disappointing it actually made me angry. I have the GPS + LTS version Watch, and still I need to have my phone in close range - meaning I can’t go for a run without my phone. The Watch app is basically an extended screen so that you can look at the time left for the current phase without taking out your actual phone from your pocket - not much more than that. It doesn’t even have a proper integration with HealthKit. It makes me wonder why it even exists at all. Massive missed opportunity - I would gladly pay for the app again if I could go for a run just with my watch and no phone.

What have you done?. Been using this app for years and I really like it. But I cannot stress this enough - the update where you animated the characters is so ugly. In a world where apps are focusing on design it’s such a strange move to make ugly animated characters. Other annoying things which have changed: - Choosing your trainer every time - No longer displays detailed workout information (exact time running and walking) - just the total time with warmup/cooldown either side

Not worth it when gps doesn’t track run.. The first day was fantastic. Motivating with interval advice and a map tracking distance. Could see how far I ran how far I walked, the average pace, just great. Day two got to the end and no info. No data on how far etc so no comparison of increased distance or pace. Day three just completed and yet again no data. Basically I’m paying for an app to say ‘jog’ in my ear every now and then. Totally disappointing when you feel you are trying really hard and there is no way of knowing if it is improving at all. It asks you at the end of the session ‘how far did you run?’, I don’t know! That’s the point of having the app!!!

Great but.... Great app really enjoying the gradual increase in ability. However when listening to music thru the app, the volume goes right down so you can hear the trainer and takes almost a minute to come back up again. So you either can’t here the music, can’t hear the trainer or get your head blown off. This really needs to be fixed. Otherwise it’s been great.

Disappointed. That an app that works on the Apple Watch does not allow you to work seperate from your phone. Why would I take my phone with me if I have my cellular Apple Watch on me. Extremely disappointed as this looked like a really promising app.

Just starting my 5k journey. Just started my 5k journey from advice from my friend who recommended me this app. Was just wondering if there is a future plan to have it integrated and sync’d to apple fitness or apple health to keep track and log all activities, once that’s integrated this app will be worth 5 stars!!!

Encouraging and DOABLE!. Unlike other fitness apps, which seem to be aimed at people who already workout and go running, this one is totally doable. The first week is really easy but also leaves you feeling like you’ve done a workout. You get sweaty and red and your legs hurt a bit afterwards, but you’re not left feeling incapable or like this program is out of reach. Definitely worth the $5!

Some small issues otherwise very good. Pretty good app, some issue where the music drops in volume between the halfway cue and next run/jog cue. Otherwise pretty solid and I’m so far sticking to it

Love it !!. This app got me running 5k plus more ! After time away from running (knee injuries)I was able to jump right back in and it’s helping me again get to when I was . The intervals are ideal to allow me to ease back into running post injury.

Loving it! Fixing my sore knees 🏌🏼‍♂️. Three weeks in. I haven’t been confident / able to run even short distances without knee pain due to tight ITBs. Taking it slowly. Stretching well and I’ve only had one episode of knee pain. Took 3 days rest and tonight I was back in and feeling fine. Love the staggered intervals and Runicorn is super encouraging as my coach 🦄 Recommended

Need improvement. Thanks for the update. Have kms option You got 5 star now :)

C25K without the K's. App works well, but latest update doesn't have an option to measure distance in kms or weight in kgs. I'm in Australia and miles don't mean much to me. You need an option to measure in metric. Otherwise I'll go to another app.

Best beginner running app on the market!. Buy it!

Great App. Have used C25K several times over the past 7-8years to kickstart me out of a slump. Works like a charm every time

Getting me moving. After years of being a true couch potato this app is getting me and my family moving. We’re healthier and happier.

Enjoyable program but requires more features. I really enjoy the program but features like better Apple Watch functionality and pace prompts during a run would be great.

Excellent. Easy to use and takes a friendly, fun and gradual approach to running. Would be good to invite specific friends to be a support team vs the limited options to share with existing fb share settings. Also I don't need to select a trainer each time.

Best Running App. Follow the voice and you'll be running 5K's before you know it. You can take it at your own pace. Never thought I'd be able to run for over a minute straight but after using this great app I can.

With discipline this program works great!. Dec 2015: I saw an Apple Watch update and decided to try it to see how this app has come along. I picked an interval heavy session just to test it. Good news is the devs have made solid improvements all around. The audio cues are really improved to what I remember, much clearer and precise. The AW watch app is what'd you expect, a tiny version of the app. Works great to see it on your wrist and not have to remove your phone from pockets or straps. Good to see over a year later my 5star review remains true. Still the best couch to 5k app on the market. Old review: Like all fitness programs, it's going to come down to your willpower to continue and push yourself. So it won't be a miracle. My experience is coming off a back injury that put me out of commission for 7yrs, needless to say I was very unfit when I started! The first week was hell, just minute long jogs with big breaks and I was struggling but I made a very stern decision that I will finish every run even if I started throwing up. What do you know, by the end of week2 you'll feel huge improvements, by the end of week4 you'll feel unstoppable. Now I'm a few days from my first 5k and I really don't have any concerns, it's going to be a breeze. So I guess the point of this story is the app is great, it's quality made and all that jazz. But the most important thing is you, the app will get you running 5k, you just have to let it.

Angry runner. I am so cross with this app! I am annoyed that I paid good money for an app that does not perform as promised. I have attempted to listen to my music thru the app and via a separate app and yet still the voice prompts are unreliable. Sometimes all I get is the first prompts and other times I will get about the first half of the workout and then nothing....just the vibration. What's with this?! It's not even that I can't hear the prompt, it just doesn't cut in at all. I have even attempted to pause the music to hear it but nope, no joy! Please fix this major glitch, as this app is pretty good otherwise!

Love this app. Pros: seamless use with playlists, clear voice cues once notifications enabled, gets me off the couch!! Cons: none yet I haven’t had the issue with the music stopping after voice cues and I’m on an iPhone XS so maybe it’s more compatible with the new hardware/software

it works. I am only 3 weeks into the 9 week program but I can say already it is fantastic. I was super unfit - chained to my desk at work and the couch+laptop combo at home, could barely run for 30 seconds - only 3 weeks later am running in blocks of 3 mins - and did a free run the other day and made it 2.5 km without a break, running a 7 minute mile! Just follow the program, it's so easy. And the music integration and gps tracking are nice features. To the developers: WHY is it called couch to 5k yet seems to only measure in miles? Can we have metric conversion please? Calories burned would be good too!

Terrible - Give me myMoney back. Bought this app from my Apple Watch specifically for use on the watch device. Absolutely useless on the watch and completely unusable. Sick of apps claiming to be watch compatible when clearly they are not. Very unimpressed, give me my Money back

App is okay, but developer doesn’t fix bugs. App works fine generally, however I reported a bug months ago re the music volume being reduced after the trainer’s halfway message and this has still not be fixed

Inconsistent over the years. The problem with this app is sometimes it works perfectly but then it gets updated and something that was functional before stops working. Presently one of those issues is I can’t get the audio cues to cut through the music, something that worked fine before. Have reverted to the podcast for the moment

Good app but annoying voices. Would be great if there was a way to turn off the silly, cartoonish coach voices. They are really annoying after a while and interrupt the music or podcast I’m listening to. Why on earth isn’t there a mute button?

This app does 'Get you off the couch'. A few years ago, I bought this app to give me away to make running consistently a habit. It worked. Thanks to this app, I've been running consistently. Each run I take, I feel like I'm building my endurance and stamina.

Older person having a go! (72+). This app is getting me moving. I'm loving it ! The prompts come in easily, so I'm not having to check my time, and my background music of choice helps. I've only completed the first week, but I am ready for next week! Bring it on! I definitely think this app is worthwhile and well presented .

Good app but could be great. I love this app but suggest the following improvements: - HealthKit integration. It is very frustrating that I have to run a separate app on my Apple Watch to log this exercise. - on an older version of the app you could see what the walk/run segments would be before you started. Now you can only see what’s up next. I like to know what I’m up for and psych myself up before I start. Please bring back this feature.

Not satisfied 😔. Might have been a great app when there was no Heathkit and apple watch! 1- It's pointless these days to have an iPhone fitness app with no Heathkit integration. 2- The apple watch app does not work without the phone close to it and that's just so disappointing. Taking my big iPhone 7 plus in a wallet case with me in a 5k run to just work with my apple watch is just so annoying.

Terrible. Connection with Apple Watch continuously drops out. App freezes. Characters are annoying. Was hoping for an app where I didn’t need to take my phone with me. Waste of money.

So good!. Such a great way to ease back into running. Really gentle start which has avoided injury and mental fear!! So happy to be back exercising after 6 years and 2 kids 👌

Has me running 5 times a week!. I've tried this app a few times but until I was in the right mindset I couldn't get through the first week. I'm now smashing it and running for 20 mins straight without even realising it! It would be great if you could use the feed like Facebook to answer questions in a safe environment. The feed seems pointless to me. So happy it's helping my fitness though.

Not quite as the title suggests...but a good app. So I get that it may just be me, but this app isn't really the starter and trainer for the true couch potato that it suggests... I needed to use a different 'Learn to Run' app for two weeks to even be close to ready for this app! (Yes I'm a 47 year old woman who has never run in her life, so shoot me!) I have just 'graduated' to this app (I love the layout etc and was sooo looking forward to it) but failed to run the last 1 minute stint ( just too shattered!!!) and so I stopped it - and NOTHING registered. "Workout not completed". So I got no info on the work I did do and the pain I put myself through. I'm a touch disappointed. Will try again tomorrow, but I'd like to suggest a true beginner mode if you're going to call the app Couch to 5k.

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Love it. Love it

Great app. This app does almost everything I want it to and was the easiest to use and least clunky out of other C25K apps I tried. I only wish it gave users the ability to set walk/run intervals on the "Free Runs" so they could be tracked as such - I completed the program but still sometimes struggle to do straight running (thanks exercise-induced asthma!)... I have no problem slowing down to walk a bit, but it's frustrating that it logs it as run/jogging and subsequently mucks up my time. I like seeing how my run time is improving - even if the app was able to detect under a certain speed as walking would be helpful! So far just repeating some previous weeks but maybe an idea for a future update. Otherwise, great app!

Good Workout Program But Freezes. Good workout program and very colourful. Nice to choose from 4 trainers. App has a few quirks and bugs. Would like to be able To shuffle my workout play list but won’t allow it. Even if I start iTunes music from the actual app. Once I hit play it is consecutive. Sometimes hard to hear trainers over music and has a tendency to freeze when trainer is supposed to speak to walk or run. Sometimes just a buzzer sound without verbal trainer cue. Music skips at the beginning when app starts. Would like trainers to give more coaching and a bit more motivation throughout. I look forward to the workouts however. Glad I downloaded.

Simple and it works!. A great app that delivers what it promises.

Ruined by new update. This used to be a perfect app, leading you into running pleasure. Why have they stopped you from previewing each day’s run / walk schedule, so you can mentally prepare yourself? A fatal flaw. When I locked the screen today for my first run in a long time, to avoid fooling up the intervals by accidentally touching the screen with a finger as I run, I couldn’t figure out how to unlock it until I was back home on the sofa, and that’s not intuitive or obvious. Very silly and unnecessary. The info for the next segment as you run is too small. How is it possible to ruin such a perfect app in such a mindless fashion? I’m looking for another running app.

It’s doable!. I’m a 53 year old who just quit smoking as I started this program, it’s achievable yet challenging. I’ve always wanted to run but never could get very far. I’m not at 5k yet but look forward to getting there. I’m addicted and doing this daily, look forward to every run with excitement, not dread!

Crashes, no workout preview. I downloaded this for my workout today and it froze mid-run, and wouldn’t let me restart from where it froze. Also no way to tell what the run/walk intervals are before starting the workout. I wasted my money buying this and will be looking for another.

Crashed halfway through run. This seemed to be a decent app, apart from the annoying adds (in a paid app no less), but it’s gotten significantly worse the longer I’ve had to deal with it. If you start your music prior to your run, when the run starts, it skips immediately to the next song for no reason. It has clickbait “messages” supposedly from other runners praising your run to try to get you to sign up for an account with them when there is no good reason for an account on an app with this limited of functionality. Then, to add insult to injury, I was halfway through a run (week 5 day 3) and the app just closed on me with no chance to resume where I left off... really frustrating to just be making some visible progress when this nonsense happens. Don’t waste your time and money on this app, there are plenty of decent ones on the App Store.

Fun and effective app for beginners, but needs something more to encourage new habit. I did the whole program over the nice weeks. I’m proud of myself. Now that I’m doing the free runs, I would have like to still hear a coach/avatar let me know if I’m halfway through or when it’s the time to cool down. Do you think it’s possible to update the app so, I can personalize the free runs and have the avatars giving me cues? Otherwise, I’ll have to use another app with timer or Fartlek program. I don’t want to change I like this app. Thanks 😊

Get on the Move. This is a terrific app! Our YMCA closed in town and I had been swimming in the pool. I decided to begin walking then short runs. This app provides conditioning at a rate very beneficial to 1 st time runners.

I want to love this. For some reason I can never log my progress. Always get a message saying ‘server not responding’. Drives me nuts. I have tried everything I can to figure this out.

Not so much. I had expected to start off, not having run into years and being quite out of shape, with something like one minute run four minutes walk. But no. The very very first thing was a 10 minute run. Forget it. Totally unmotivated I quit and returned to the other run 5K app which starts out gently

Latest update to the app is crashtacular. I like the app, but the latest update is crashing on the latest iOS, iPhone 6. The app really, REALLY doesn’t like it if you switch out of it - time freezes and/or slows, and about midway through my runs it just crashes entirely. Pretty bummed about it :(

Would like to see customizability as well. I love the C25K program- it’s really motivating. It would be awesome to see a customizable program- like I want to have the voice signal to me when every X minutes to spring train. Or I want to travel 6 K today- and it would change itself based on distance or run time- that would be cool. I would also like to be able to see what the plan for week 3 day 1 is before I run- I like to be mentally prepared before I head out. But I love the app- its made a difference in my physical activity

Mostly great. GPS is a little wonky but works for getting back into running!

Misogynistic Avatars. They changed the trainer avatars. My previous favourite, Billie, now looks like an elongated Bratz doll. I used the app before with great success, but this update makes it unusable. No human person has proportions like that. I thought we as a society had moved past this kind of nonsense. I sent an email complaining YEARS ago and never got a response.

2nd around. 2nd time I use this in 6 years Love the system And I’m a strength and Conditioning coach for over 25 years !! My only issue why I’m not giving 4 or 5 stars is that the coaching volume can barely be heard over the music or podcast Causing miss timing in the intervals Fix that and I’ll re do this review with more stars Thx Curd Hos

It worked!. I chose this app because it’s a one time price and very modest which made sense to me. You can also play Spotify in the background. I diligently followed this program while also running a 5x5 3 times a week. I started in January with a no excuses attitude - I wear a brace because my ankle was hurting and I ran outside in -25. When it was -40 I got a week at a local gym and used a treadmill, that was just a week. when I started I was totally gassed after 2 min. I just finished week 8 and can now run 5 km in 29 minutes!

Good running program, poor running app.. The fourth time I was out running the app performed poorly. I guess buttons were getting pushed in my pocket. Instead of running for 1.5 minutes, I ended up running for 4. Then the program jumped from week 2 to week 6, etc. starting to run is challenging. It is distracting if you can't trust the app. I will continue to follow the program but will have to switch to a more reliable timer app. Too bad.

Recommended. This app works well for getting you to your 5K goal. I can recommend it. I’ve had some GPS issues which I initially blamed on the app. I’ve since done some trouble shooting on the phone and a soft iPhone 6s reset did the trick. If things go smoothly for a while I’ll up my rating on this app to 5 stars.

Love it. Best way to start running without hurting yourself Love the characters that keep motivating you

Best Couch to 5k I’ve used. Pros: - friendly ui, few steps to getting started - seems a solid GPS tracking and recording system Cons: - volume on playlist drops when instruction comes on but doesn’t always return to previous volume -apple watch app not good. You need the phone nearby to start and use it.

J’aime. Très très utile et facile à utiliser pour un débutant comme moi

Not bad. This isn't a bad app but it could be a lot better. The voices of the trainers are very low, I could barely hear them over my music. Also the app pauses when my phone goes to sleep. A warning about that would have been nice! Not worth the $

Love. Love it easy to work with and can redo anytime

Uses a lot of battery. This is he only running app I’ve used so I can’t compare it to anything else, but the plan does the job and I’m progressing through it slowly. The big drawback is that it uses a lot of battery when it’s not in use but running in the background. I wake up the day after a run to find low power warnings and this app is reported as using around 90% of battery. I guess it continues tracking you after you complete a run, which is a privacy concern. I’ll delete it as soon as I finish the plan.

Love This App!. I have tried running on my own before but didn’t know how to go about it. This app is guiding me right along!

Use over and over. I love this app! I don’t run consistently through the year, so I use this app every time I start a new season. I do wish it connected with more music options. I use Spotify and sometimes it’s hard to hear the cue over the music.

Almost Perfect. I was contemplating buying a different C25K app, but I can’t get on board with a subscription model or one that will expire after a certain amount of time. This seemed like a great app that wouldn’t do that. Until I went for my first run. I’m trying to lose weight and adding running to my workouts to do it. I went out, did my run, and was pleasantly surprised my how motivating I found the trainer. Then I got home and looked at my Apple Watch. It only logged 20 minutes of a 30 minute workout... so I checked my Apple Health data... NOTHING! No Apple Health integration at all, and no setting to fix it. This is a deal breaker for me.

Recent crashing. This app has been absolutely phenomenal for the last almost 10 years I’ve used it to get back into shape or time my runs ❤️💪🏻

I did it. Because of the help this app was able to give me, I went from total couch potato to being able to run a 5K. This app was invaluable on that journey and I don’t think that I’d’ve been able to do it on my own. If you’re in the same place, considering trying to live a healthier lifestyle and getting into running, this app will be a huge help, I promise you.

Best couch to 5k app out there.. Yup

Doesn’t work with Apple Watch. I spent about two hours trying to get the app to work with my Apple Watch. No matter what I do it gets stuck at ‘start workout from iPhone app’. Did a bit of googling and it seems I’m not the only one with this problem.

Awful. Worst app, incredibly frustrating. I was so excited and now I never want to run again.

Apple Watch Users Beware!. A good C25K app but for anyone with an Apple Watch hoping to get haptic notifications with the intervals, look elsewhere! When an interval starts your watch will not vibrate! I’m not really sure why, since Active’s 10K app does provide haptic feedback. Avoid this app until they fix this!!

It really works. Gradual build up creates feeling of accomplishment which in turn motivates one to continue. Great for getting back in shape. One negative is its sensitivity while running when not locked. Hate how it can skip ahead or back to next activity so easily. A cure for this would be to put more info on the locked screen. *second time using this program . Still great. Lol

Good start. Everything a new runner needs to get started. I used this app 8 years ago and have been running ever since. I am using it again to come back after an injury

2 stars...for the idea at least. I like the idea if this app....in fact I love it. But I wish it worked right. The voice doesn't come on at the right time and interrupts when it shouldn't. Sometimes it tells me the complete opposite of what I should be doing. Also, the timer sometimes skips back and forth. It makes for a confusing run. I hope they fix these glitches as I would love to continue using this app.

Awesome!. Love love love this app!!!

Great app. Really like this app. Even when I have extended layoffs it helps ease me back to running again. For one I gotta continue and do the 10k app!

Not running with my cell. I tried to find simply the programm without using my cellphone but it seams like this option is not available

Just add more km distances. This has helped me get back into running. Now to add more distances to it and it will be even better

Enable gps setting missing in the latest version. The latest release of this date does not have the enable gps setting in workout options. Cannot calc distance.

Great free app for starting, could improve. I really like this app. It did get me off the couch and commit to a gradual running program. The only improvements I could suggest are that 1) add buttons on the home screen to quickly extend your walk or run by 1,3 or 5 minutes so that if you’re having a good run you can push yourself 2) turn off the annoying cheerleaders even when they are muted they still come on halfway and cheer you on and then the music goes down 80% for the remainder of that running time 3) find a way to hit shuffle on a playlist from the Home Screen.

The impossible is possible!. At age 66 and a true couch potato, I thought I’d give this app a try and most likely quit before week one was over. Well here I am almost through week 6 and I can now consider myself a runner! How is this even possible?

Overall good. I’ve been very happy with the app. Worth the few bucks not to have to track things manually. The only issue I’ve encountered is that if you accidentally close the app or it crashes, there is no way to manually adjust the total time you’ve run. You can manually adjust distance, but then the time stays the same and it calculates your pace as being much higher than it was. If not for this issue, I would give it 5 stars.

Getting Back Into It!. After a 2 test hiatus from running this app is easing me back into it. Love the program and how it integrates with my music.

Awesome Program!. Just finished the first workout of week 3 and I love it! Program is great for starting you off slow and gradually pushing your limits! Love the distance and route tracking figures for helping me gauge progress from workout to workout! If you're thinking about starting to run, either for the first time or just the first time in a long time (10+ years for me), I can't recommend it enough!

Best App. Even I am doing it!

Great app. They've made some great updates to the app so now the sounds and prompts work better!

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This app made the impossible happen!. I've never liked running. I've never been good at running. I had never run a mile without stopping in my life. That's all changed now! It took three times of restarting the program, but I've officially run a full mile for the first time in my life, and actually look forward to my runs now. The app integrates well with music/spotify, and I really appreciate the voice prompts. I'm on week 6, so the next goal is running a 5k!

I hate running!. But this app eases you into it slowly and methodically. Yes, if your truly a couch potato you might be a bit sore the first few times, however you should feel great about getting off that couch! The interface is easy to use and the progress shown motivates you to raise the bar a little each day. On day 2 of week 3 and never thought I could do this. Surprise! I'm now checking the weather & humidity each morning in anticipation of a great run, who'da thunk!!

Love it, but these changes would make it 5⭐️. Things to please change. I shouldn’t have to listen to Constance every time I go for a run (Hi, my name is Constance…). The log should be most current run listed first. It should log your run automatically(I’ve lost runs when I didn’t hit “log run”). The graph should continue after the nine weeks. I’d like the visual if the graphs, but it makes me sad they stop after 9 weeks so I can’t continue to see my improvement on the graph. Otherwise love it. Your program helped me become a runner at 52!!

The coaching is terrific! The rest of the app is useless.... This is the running app that has motivated me and prepared me for running a 5k. The workouts are simple and gradually increase more running time. I am now able to focus more on pacing myself and being able to run longer. I love love love the workouts! The one thing that did bum me out is all of the glitches with the rest of the app. I cannot see anything other than my personal log and have tried to sign in by creating a profile and use my Facebook, but all I get is an error message when trying to access articles, events, and friends.

I tried to like it, freezes, doesn't log data. I've used the app three times so far, each time the timer starts to run down really slow during the cool down phase, then completely stops and the app closes. None of my workout session was saved any of these times. So frustrating. The first time it happened, I uninstalled the app and reinstalled, still experienced the same problem. I really enjoyed the app because it seemed so simple and don't have all the other unnecessary features that a lot of the others do. However, if I'm not able to get through a single workout, it's no use. I will be searching for other options. Please let me know how to get a refund on my purchase.

Like the pace but not great with Apple Watch. I liked this app once before when I used to be in shape and just needed to start at a higher level since I’ve never been a runner. However, after pregnancy and a year gone by, I’m beyond out of shape. So this app is by far helping me get back into it. On the other hand, I’m very very very disappointed that I bought the version that is compatible with Apple Watch. Why be compatible with Apple Watch if you still make me carry around my IPhone?? I hate carrying anything when I run and now that it’s summer my shorts don’t have a pocket like only 1 of my workout pants does. This needs to be updated so you can just workout with your watch.

My only good COVID investment. Two coworkers, my daughter, and I all invested in this app when things started shutting down this spring. We are different genders, vary in age from 10 to over 40, have 0 - 25 extra pounds of weight on board, and range from couch potato to strong and active. None were runner though and we all found that the progress was perfect for not over doing it but enough to challenge us. Since we all fit it in a different times in our perspective neighborhoods / cities sharing progress via the app with each other was motivating.

Works great with a glitch. I love the app. There’s just one glitch that I find very annoying. When at the halfway mark the trainer or voice comes on and says halfway there. It quiets my volume on the music for the next couple minutes til they tal again. It happens one other time also. And when you start a run it automatically skips the current song you have playing. I put 3 stars hoping it may get a developers attention. Otherwise great app and works. Oh and I wish there was a way to input treadmill times, distance, and pace.

I Could Never Run. I have hated running, or even jogging, my entire life. I was good at other types of cardio like biking or aerobics, but had trouble pacing and tiring too quickly when jogging. This app has helped me increase my running endurance and speed. I’m on week 8 and can now jog continuously for a half hour (that’s a lot for me). I love this interval training program. Try it- it works! I plan to restart the program after week 9 to work on increasing my speed next.

Does the job, with a few bugs. The app was less buggy when I used it about 5 years back. For example, it repeatedly asks me to turn on notifications (they’re already on). Today I must have bumped something new because it started blaring music (I prefer to work out in silence). There are workarounds but I wind up feeling annoyed every time I use the app. Makes me want to shop for a new one. Still, 4 stars because it works. Just the right level of pushing myself with gradual steps up.

Good app. The app functions well and motivates you to work out. My only problem is that some of the jumps are too ambitious. One day you’re running for 8 uninterrupted minutes; the next day you’re running for 20 uninterrupted minutes? Ever since this dramatic jump, I’ve been really struggling with my runs, which is discouraging, because I had been doing well up until that point. The program/schedule should be revised to incorporate more of a build up to a 20-minute run.

Worth it!. Training for a 5k and was recommended this app and I’m so happy i decided to purchase it. It is well worth $3. Keeps me on track and motivated and i can track all my progress along the way. I have never been big into running until i started this app and now i run 4-5 times a week and my times are getting faster and my endurance longer. Would definitely recommend this app for anyone who want to ease their way into running!

Why did I pay for this?. The whole point of an app like this is to track your distance, speed, and progress, which this app is completely unable to do. Today it only captured the last quarter of my route, my last run it showed me running (impossibly) diagonally through city blocks, the run before that it didn’t capture any of my stats at all. I’ve already turned on location settings for this app, turned off my lock screen, and kept the app in the foreground while running, but the glitch is stronger than my accommodations. Its competitors are much better; this is just a $3 stopwatch and my phone already has that capability.

Frozen, won’t do a thing after trying to relink with FB. I’ve had this app a while, bought the paid version & it works fine. Until TODAY... I’ve been using the app again after the pandemic forced me to stay home more than I would’ve liked...so I wanted to start at the beginning & had to sign back into my account, log in on FB to do so...ever since I did this? The app has frozen & will not work. I’ve shut down the app and restarted more times than I can count. Restarted my phone, etc...app still frozen. Nothing works. I even went on FB and logged the app out of permissions there. Restarted phone, app, everything...still doesn’t work. So much for those “bug fixes” from 2 weeks ago🙄🙄🙄

Motivating and a great way to work your way up!. I love this app. I ran cross country in HS- 25 years ago! Lost myself after having kids and just in the past couple months got back into the grove of running. Couch to 5k makes it easy to gradually build up your endurance. I just opened. It up, select sarge (prior AF here), open up a podcast and go! I love the built in wa up and cool down - those are things I often forgot on my own and paid the price later. If you’re looking for a way to get back in shape check this out!

Forever Thankful!. Couch to 5k is an amazing app and really does work. Working out has always been a passion of mine but was never really into running. I wanted to try to get into it more. I didn’t know where to start, but couch to 5k really helped me ease into it and become the runner I am today. Yesterday I ran my first 5K and came in first in my age group for females. I am so thankful for couch to 5K and how it has hanged my life for the better. The program is amazing and truly does work! I am proof!!!

The programs works & the app is pretty good. I’ve used the app and program to go from the couch to my first 5k. If you follow the app, you’ll be surprised at how easy it comes. What I like: - it works - app is simple to use What I don’t like: - there’s no easy way to restart the program. It always defaults to your furthest progress. I.e., if you finish the program once, but want to restart every time you open the app, it takes you to the “free run, unlimited time,” which is the last run of the program. You can delete your whole history and start over, but I’d like to see a middle option. - I’d love to be able to turn off the “hi, I’m Contstance. I completed ...” start of every run! - As others have mentioned, the interface with Apple Watch is problematic. I always have to use the phone. - As others have mentioned, the volume can be variable on a run, and it didn’t used to be that way. I frequently don’t hear cues for “walk” or “run.”

Always the best. I love this app. I’m pretty sure it’s the same regiment as the C25K instructions I printed off the internet and stuck next to my treadmill years before apps were introduced. My rating is missing a star for 2 reasons. 1) it doesn’t sync up with the Health app, so my phone doesn’t pick up on how much exercise I’ve actually done. 2) there is no function to just say that I’m doing the workout on the treadmill. Yes, I can change the distance later, but the app still “tracks” me and I wind up with a messy looking gps route that I didn’t actually run.

GPS is not accurate. This is my second time completing the C25k program. First time, worked like a charm. Truly does what it says - takes you from no running endurance to being able to easily run 30+ minutes straight. However, this time I am not pleased with how the app itself works. I’m only on week 2, and I’ve had one workout just stop recording during the cool-down (I opened the app back up and it said “Start Workout” when I had already been running for 20 minutes). Furthermore, three of my workouts have had the GPS glitch so it records the same stats (miles and pace) for each, when I have gone farther and faster each time. Very frustrating. Hopefully this gets fixed before the 9 weeks are up. :/

Ghost Voice. No matter how many times I “close” the app or delete & reinstall it, the coach voice randomly comes on in the background...in a really creepy way as if the phone thinks I’m in the app about to run or currently using it. I’m a technician so I’ve done all the necessary troubleshooting to eliminate other potential issues but this is the only app I have this issue with. Other than that the tracking is great & I love that it’s Apple Watch compatible so I don’t have to worry about not being able to hear the cues when the watch vibrates at each interval.

Great BUT does NOT connect to the Health App. 1) Was wondering why my activity wasn’t showing up on my Apple Watch and turns out that it does not connect to the Health App. Since I push a jogging stroller, the watch doesn’t collect all my activity. 2) Disappointed it Does not continue tracking after the work out is finished. If I finish my run 0.25 miles from my house- I want the app to continue tracking my extended cool down. 3) Everything else works as expected. Not my first couch to 5k app as I’ve had multiple high risk pregnancies that require me to “keep my feet up.”

Love It Every Time. Been using this app for 8 years, and it makes me a runner again every time postpartum. The levels it moves up each week are appropriate if you’re consistent with 3xs a week. There are a few glitches with the volume where it turns down your music with the halfway prompt and 3/4 prompt, but if you take out your wireless ear buds for 1 sec, it goes back to normal when you put them back in. Overall a valuable workout app!

Pretty great so far!. Admittedly I’ve only been using it for three days, well a week, but only three runs. I’m a cancer survivor whose trying to get back into shape after treatment. I’m only giving it 4 stars cause it could use a treadmill mode. We got 4” of snow here last night and I’m in no shape for a Nordic jog. So I came to the gym and followed the instructions while using the treadmill. Still got a decent workout but the distance and calorie stats will be seriously inaccurate. If y’all can add that, it’d be a five star app.

Disappointed - Main Function Inoperable. Picked this app out of a hundred identical options because I thought the paid one would work better to help me recover from a knee injury that halted my running last year. Has several fun little characters to condescend to you in full 3D, and that combined with the constant location tracking made it so that each run I attempted would freeze the app 11 or so seconds in and drain my battery incredibly fast until I force-quit out. Would pay the same amount of money for a timer that beeps when I need to run or walk instead of a cast of fully rendered 3D models to do so, it may actually work on my crummy old phone.

Music Volume Issue. I am really enjoying this app. It’s makes me look forward to running again and it’s helping me develop a good base. The one issue I keep running into is that when I have my music going at the right volume once the voiceover comes on the t lowers the music, but then doesn’t bring it back up to the volume I had it at. If it’s at the maximum volume level, the voicemail ver comes on to tell you the next interval, but the music doesn’t go back to the maximum level. Very frustrating.

Having to redownload a lot..... I just downloaded the app three days ago. And so far I love the workout, HOWEVER after the first use of the app, the next time I tried using it I had to delete and redownload because it would never open up and would kick me out at the beginning of the warm up page. I just used it again for the second time... got out of it after the session... tried to get back into it minutes later and again it won’t open. Had to delete and redownload AGAIN. Not sure if it is my phone or the app.

Works!!. 2 minute straight was hard for me at the beginning, but working through the program I was surprised how easy the 20 minute run ended up being! I’ve never been able to hold a consistent run for that long! I’d say the program is awesome, works well, and has an easy to follow system! I do the workouts Monday, Wednesday, Friday! The other days I do light easy jogs or walks to keep active!

A few changes. This is a great app and the changes made thus far have been helpful. I love that users can access specific playlists, but it would be awesome if that playlist would have a shuffle option. I currently have to fast forward through my running playlist so I’m not listening to the same songs as the day before. Another improvement is to create a complication for the Apple Watch that allows audio through the watch so I don’t have to have my phone with me to run, I can just use my watch. It would make this app a 5 ⭐️ if you could make these changes.

Good and Things could be Better.. Technically a great app, everything works for me. But its the little things that annoy you that could easily be fixed. Looking at other reviews some ppl feel the same. Such as the ability to turn off animation, turn off warm up/cool down, turn on shuffle, you know choices. I’m sure these features are coming probably in a new in-app monthly price because...capitalism. A personal pet peeve is the running program jumps to quickly one day your running 1:30 and next it’s 3:00. seriously what happened to the 2:00 mins?? Good app if they listen to the users it could be better.

Needs stand alone watch functionality. This is a great program - I wish there were more support for the occasional bugs that pop up, but so far they’ve been fixed by turning my iPhone on and off. But it’s very annoying that I must carry my iPhone when running, and now that it works with the Apple Watch, I STILL need to carry the phone. I hope this gets fixed - even if I had to sync to upload or download runs, I’d be willing to do that.

Gets the basic job done.. This based on me using this app for five days. - Your own cheerleader says 3 sentences to you the entire way as cocking encouragement. Encouragement as advertised not delivering and no option for high, medium or minimal coaching. - There is no “10” second notification at the end of a section and especially the cool down. I wasn’t yet home the other day and once the cool down ends, the app marks the day complete. Now I watch it and back it up if I’m not home for more accurate timing. - If playing music the notice to switch from jog to walk is very faint to nonexistence. - It is NOT intuitive to befriend someone. Even when you are on the phone with them trying to figure it out. - Posting badges to friends not easy. - I’ve done my first three days and wouldn’t have been able to keep the pace without an app, but for a payment of $3 I did expect more. - I am not even sure if this app goes beyond 27 days.

Really like log information, but could use some updates. I love this app for the log information once you're finished. But, there are a few things that could use updating: 1) You don’t know your intervals prior, it only tells you the the jog/walk total minutes. I have to open another 5k app to find out what my intervals are before my run so I can be prepared. 2) Can’t use the Apple Watch without your phone. 3) No motivations cues; would be nice to have them throughout the run vs. only halfway

Want to love it. So as others have mentioned the volume with the voice and the music is irritating I have to crank the volume up super high then when the program ends I bust my ear drums cause next time I play music it's sky high. Also can you include people of color into trainers whether they are black, Hispanic or Asian in this day in age a little diversity is a good thing. That's all the negative I really do enjoy the app it doesn't push to hard and the walk breaks are just long enough to catch your breath and start again. Minor improvements needed

Buggy: Doesn’t work on Apple Watch. The app is great at getting you to run. However, it only worked on the Apple Watch the first time I used it. When I open the app on my watch, it just says “Start workout from iPhone app”, except nothing happens when i turn on the workout on my phone. I tried uninstalling it on my phone and removing it from the watch. That didn’t work. It’s a shame since I paid for this app specifically because it said it would sync with my watch. Also, another downside is that it doesn’t sync with Apple Health or the Fitness app, like some other apps do.

App crashed so basically ran for nothing?. I was in the cool down during my run and the app crashed... sooo it saved NONE of my data from my run. There should be an option that the data from your run is saved throughout rather than when you fully complete the run so you don’t lose your data when the app crashes. The trainers are very basic and just basically say ‘brisk walk’ or ‘jog’. I thought that from the descriptions of the trainers that they would be more encouraging. Worth the $2.99 but only because the other apps charge $5/month+...

Seriously the best thing ever for non-runners. When they say “couch to 5K”, they mean it. I was 255lbs when I started this program. Never ran a day in my life. Could barely even climb the stairs, much less jog for a minute straight. A 5K seemed impossible. 10 weeks later, I’ve lost 40lbs and I just ran my first 5K straight with no walking intervals. It was a serious challenge, but after you get through the first half of the training you actually start to look forward to it (at least, I did). Just try it. It really is all it’s hyped up to be!

Good for intervals but not much else. All I was looking for was something to tell me when to walk and when to jog/run and it does that fine, but there are definitely a few issues the app developers need to address, both of which other reviews have also mentioned. The first is that when my music volume goes down for an audio command from the app it doesn’t go back up- just stays at that quiet level and I can’t be messing with my phone while jogging. The other is that the audio commands are helpful but they only work if the app is open- they don’t happen if you have another app open or your phone locks.

Worthless for me. If you're wanting this to work with the Apple Watch - don't bother. You have to have your phone with you for this to work - the run isn't offloaded to the watch. I bought a watch so I wouldn't have to run with my phone. And the "watch app" itself is very poorly executed. Even on the treadmill with the phone right in front of me (not tracking distance, of course), every time I glanced at the watch it told me to start the run on my phone - then after a second or so regained its mind and started showing its EXTREMELY limited stats. I'm really happy so many people are getting such value out of this app - because of that I was really excited about the coaching but it just won't work for me. Waste of money for me, but I should've researched more.

I didn’t think I could do it but I did. I was never a runner. I used this to do my first 5k. I fell off during quarantine but now I’m motivated again and signed up for another 5k and I know I will ok again because of this app. I started from scratch and I just love to recommend this app to anyone who wants to try to run. Someone else mentioned “runners high” and yes, once you pass a milestone of intervals you will get this and it feels like heaven. Hope this helps anyone on the fence and try it. You can do it!

Amazing C25K program, GARBAGE APP!. The only reason I’m giving it 2 stars is because the 9 week program is actually really amazing. This app is just total garbage though. I can’t wait to finish the program, partly so that I can run 5k without stopping. But mostly so that I can uninstall this horrible app and never have to use it again. • You have to adjust just about every single setting on your phone so that it will maybe work correctly, which of course it never does. • It doesn’t pause the music to give you your audio cue so you end up walking or running more than you’re supposed to. • They took away the feature to shuffle your music playlist within the app. Who listens to their playlists in the same order every time?! • The companion Apple Watch app is just a joke. That was promptly uninstalled. Don’t even bother. I have 4 weeks to go then I can finally throw this app in the trash where it belongs. Which is a shame because again, the actual C25K program is really great.

Has it’s downfalls. As with many of the other reviews, the music volume is beyond irritating. Nothing like having music you can barely hear to motivate you through the tough parts. Also, the app likes to close out and reset about 50% of the time when you maneuver between other apps, say like to check in on Fitbit or switch up Pandora. Nothing like being 20 minutes into a run to find it lost its data and it wants you to start over. But nevertheless, this app has gotten me started on a small growing love of running. Hope they can fix the glitches before I complete my 9 weeks

Great App. I love this app for trying to get into running. I enjoy the fact that this app allows me to listen to my music through Pandora and the coach comes through. I feel the progress is gradual enough that you don’t feel forced through the program. And if you have a bad day the app allows you to repeat that particular run before moving on!

UPDATED REVIEW:Needs an update right away. Piece of crap!!!!!! Can’t get off the Constance screen. Now not responding at all. No updates They just don’t care. I emailed tech support, had a quick response asking for more info now nothing. CONSTANCE comes up EVERY time you open the app -even if you’ve already set a trainer. It doesn’t always recognize that you’ve hit ‘Start Workout’ you have to hit it a few times. The music doesn’t always play. ref:_00Dd0fasC._5003o1NpstA:ref Other than that the premise of the app and the coaching is great. UPDATE: here’s the lates CS response. Apparently it’s supposed to malfunction. “Thank you for reply. This trainer selection part would be occurred at the beginning of the workout. We do appreciate your suggestions. This email will be forwarded to our development department for enhancement consideration. Please rest assured that your suggestions will be seriously considered as they deserve. Please don't hesitate to email us if there is anything else that we can help you with.”

Get off the couch!!. I am the slowest runner in the world. This app will make you a runner!! It is absolutely worth the small amount of coin you would lay down for it. It truly prepares you for a 5k! My stamina grew immensely with this app. I only wish for us slow pokes that you could choose mileage over time because I know I could run farther. I could never run a 5k in 30 minutes. I do highly recommend this app!

Love it, Apple Watch/ treadmill suggestions. I enjoy this app. I used to run track and cross country in high school. That was 25 pounds ago. I’m far better with my pace now, and I’m about to tackle my first 5k. My only suggestion is improving the Apple Watch compatibility. I usually run at the gym on a treadmill. I’d love it if it logged my heart rate and speed settings on the treadmill. I understand I’d have to do this by hand. I’d just love a spot to log it. I can never seem to remember what settings I go to and my runs vary a little in progress.

Latest Update Negated the 5th Star. I love the app and enjoy the features that come along with it. The constant motivation from Sgt Block and great tracking features make this a must have. I will say since the latest update I have been a bit disappointed in the app as it no longer allows me to preview the run/walk intervals before the event. I’m sure we all would like to know specifically what the days run/walk cycles will entail before we start exercising. Other than that, keep up the good work!

From having 4 kids and not running to looking forward to running. I havent ran in years but have always wanted to but told myself I wasn't a runner. Well, if youre in the same boat- tell yourself you are a runner and get this app. The badges, the little coach that tells you you are doing great and you are halfway is so motivating. Cannot recommend this app enough.

I really like it!. I downloaded this app after it was recommended by several friends that were couch potatoes turned runners. Overall liking so far but it doesn’t vibrate every time I need to switch from running to walking, or the coach will only announce it occasionally. Wish there was a way to turn the voice notifications on for every time. (I thought I did this but it’s still not working.) I just hate having to take my phone out and check my time constantly. Update: this is the second time the app has crashed when I opened other apps and all my data was lost.

Not bad but not perfect. Not quite a literal couch to 5k program. Someone who goes from no exercise routine and a bit overweight will have to repeat weeks to be prepared to be able to go from jogging 2 minutes to 3 minutes and then repeat to go from 3 to 5 minutes and so on. Also a big flaw for me is that whenever the app gives encouragement at the halfway point it lowers my music and doesn’t resume normal volume until the run is over. It also glitched on my last run today too- I really need my music up to help me mentally get through the run! For a non-free app I’d like bugs fixed fast and see a bit more workout variety for different levels.

Good to start running with. LOVE THIS APP! if you are wanting to get into running this is the app for you :) I will say that the program won’t let you repeat days and save the previous data from those days at the same time which would make a HUGE difference for me in terms of how I feel about the app overall. I also think that the app should have some training and guideline tips for the actual running process. In addition, the app doesn’t allow you to change the schedule/amount of days you run per week. I wish that you could change it to fit what works best for you.

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Language English
Price $4.99
Adult Rating 4+ years and older
Current Version 4.7.0
Play Store com.active.c25k
Compatibility iOS 11.0 or later

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The application Couch to 5K® - Run training was published in the category Health & Fitness on 10 August 2011, Wednesday and was developed by Active Network, LLC [Developer ID: 885139029]. This program file size is 193.63 MB. This app has been rated by 4,382 users and has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. Couch to 5K® - Run training - Health & Fitness app posted on 03 July 2023, Monday current version is 4.7.0 and works well on iOS 11.0 and higher versions. Google Play ID: com.active.c25k. Languages supported by the app:

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Couch to 5K® - Run training App Customer Service, Editor Notes:

Bug fixes: • Fixed the crash issue when skipping login, redirecting to the workout page. • Addressed the problem of music volume reduction after reaching the halfway cue. • Resolved the issue of hidden posts on the Friends page after app reset or sign out. • Corrected the incorrect status in Favorites. • Fixed the problem with incorrect posts. • Improved the display of banners on the self-device when sending Highfives or comments. • Fixed the notification missing issue. • Resolved the GPS tracking issue. • Fixed the comment issue on the log page.

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