5K to 10K App revisa

I’ve been using this app since 2018, and it has been my go-to training companion for every 10K race. It keeps me on track, motivated, and ready to perform at my best!

Needs a major update to run well on the current operating system

So generous of them make an app worse than the original. Did you guys test this even once? my hunch is no because then you’d know the halfway, running and walking cues all doesn’t work, at least not when listening to music which everyone does while they run.

I used the Couch to 5k to start running then I made the transition to the 5k to 10K app so I could get better at 5k’s. The 3 day plan you get here will greatly help you too!

This app worked fine for the first part of training but suddenly quit cueing, tracking distance, pace, etc. So now I’m 2/3 of the way through training and have to switch to a new app.

I like the app for the over all use, but couch to 5k is much better for over all feel. This app doesn’t tell you what you should be doing inside of the run. Let’s say you’re supposed to do a 10 min jog then a 7 min tempo run, but then a 10 min jog. It will tell you to start your first jog, but a voice won’t tell you to do the tempo or the second jog, it sends me a notification. But no actual voice tells me what to do.

At first the 5k to 10k app looks nicer, in practice it's inferior to C25k. There are no voice prompts mid run, so I have to look at my watch. There is no "Week <x> Day <y>" screens to share, just a nondescript "Finished" screen. That said the workouts are great.

Why is there no 5k to 10k app for Apple Watch???

The app requires you to have your phone with the ringer on, screen permanently unlocked and only works with Apple Music. My phone has been on silent since 2012, and if I run with my screen unlocked, I’m begging for issues (workout paused, skips ahead, skips back, etc). I don’t care about not being able to use other music apps as I use Apple Music but I care very much about having to use it within the app which means I can only listen to my playlists and in the order I put them together, not shuffled. The workouts are good and offer a great variety, but if I have to follow all these rules to get to them (and then they might be skipped around) what’s the point? I’m not bothering with contacting support. I just use Garmin Connect to build workouts lifted directly from the app. At least then I know I won’t have any issues.

Like many here I came through the brilliant Couch to 5K. The 5K to 10K app however, needs updating to have feature parity. The app resolution and display area is not optimized for modern iPhones.

The Couch to 5K program was great. This one has a lot of bugs in it. Starting with acing to watch an ad when you want to use it. I’d rather just purchase it with no ads. Second when you start a run you never know which one you will get. Today I tried to start Week 2, day 2. But it gave me “Open Run”. Third it doesn’t prompt you when you are suppose to change cycles. Just to name a few

Anyone else having trouble installing it to your Apple Watch?

This version is terrible which is disappointing because i loved the coach to 5k. It doesn’t record your distance like the other one did

This is such a great app. I use it when I’ve been slacking on my running to get back up to speed and distance. Just wish they had a 10K to 13.1k app

I’ve used the couch to 5k app to get back running after pregnancy and injuries, and now I’m using it to build up endurance for longer distances. I love that it eases the runner into safe progression. I would like to see: More integration with treadmill. When I manually add my distance it gives me a pop up that my stats are erased. This is ok as I track stats with other apps. More coaching during the run. For instance, I was distracted at the beginning of one of my runs and missed the instruction for what a tempo run is. As someone who didn’t do track in high school and basically just goes out and runs I don’t know what some terms are. I would have liked that instruction in my ear as I ran. Regardless, I feel like this is a safe progression that will keep me from being injured by overdoing it! I have recommended the couch to 5k to new runners and I’d recommend this one too!!

I hate this app. It inaccurately estimates my average mile minutes. It too easily unlocks and then either pauses or moves to the next section. Worse still, if you do accidentally go to the next section abs try to go back, it erased the miles you already clocked. Couch 2 5k was so good. This app is t worth it.

Just as awesome as the couch to 5k app, but it could use an update to look like it…couch to 5k has a better appearance and feel to it

I loved the couch to 5k. I like this app, but the log does not breakdown your walking time from your running time. I am unable to truly track my pace :(

Was using it for a while hit now crashes every time I try to start a run and will never progress to the actual workout. Pretty dissatisfied, don’t download

This app has been great for training. The only things I don’t like are that if you’re playing music through another app, the coach doesn’t signal out loud. I still get the notifications on my watch so it’s okay but I wish I could hear my pace and stats and such during the run too. Also I don’t like that it’s strictly minute based instead of distance based. It’s assuming I’m running a 10min mile so it ends at 60min for 6 miles. I’m a little slower than that so I won’t be at 6 miles by the end of this training. But it’s free and it’s training and I’m improving so overall it’s a good app and I’m happy with it.

I’ve been using this app for a while now. I opened it today and it won’t go to a workout. I’ve deleted and reinstalled twice now. It freezes or just won’t go anywhere. I’ve lost all my history and can’t seem to get any more.

It was a plain and clearly very dated app, but it used to have a basic 5k to 10k plan that tracked workouts. The audio never really worked in the background, but now the run tracker won’t even load. I think the latest iOS update broke it—January 2021.

I started with the couch to 5k which was perfect for me. Now I just finished the first week of this app. It isn’t bad but I can’t hear the prompts from the coaches sometimes which defeats the purpose. When I choose a playlist it doesn’t play but that doesn’t matter because I can leave the app and open my music. I hope they fix these issues sooner than later.

Please bring back runicorn!!! 😊 I’m not sure why but couch to 5k seemed a little more user friendly and had more characters. It’s still a great program I just feel like it needs some updating.

Highly recommended if you're new to running no matter what age or fitness level you're at (start with the 5k first of course)

I love that I can use this app when I’m pushing a stroller, on a treadmill, on the beach or trail, and sidewalks. Great integration with my playlists and accurate mile measurement. Plus, I can’t imagine anyone training alongside me than Drill Sergeant.

I was such a fan of the “couch to 5K” app! It made it easy to get back into running into really do it at a pace that was comfortable for me. I was really happy to learn that they had another app to help me continue my process and ultimately achieve my goal of running 1/ half by my 40th birthday October 2021! Do you self a favor and download both apps! Do you want regret it.

It’s great that I can listen to my music or podcasts but even w the trainer volume up, they are very quiet and I often miss the cues to switch what I am doing.

I was apprehensive about the graphics but once I tried the app I’m literally becoming the runner I always dreamed about being

There are still lots of bugs in this. Trainer sound doesn’t always work, pace doesn’t match the gps, and much clunkier than the 5k version. The 5k version is so user friendly and slick. Seems like it should be to make this app as good as the more popular 5k version. I would definitely consider looking at other options until functionality is improved.

I loved the 5k app and was eager to get the next one, but this ain’t it. It’s cool that it’s free I guess but I would much rather pay $2 for the same quality as the 5k app. This one looks like it hasn’t been updated in years, the cues don’t work, it doesn’t work with my Apple Watch. I’m shocked it even came from the same company.

I love this series of apps. I have completed the couch to 5k and ran my first 5k in like 15 years. I am now on to the 5k to 10K. I like the new UI, however I cannot change the units from metric to US. When will this be available?

I absolutely loved Couch to 5k. I want to love 5k to 10k. But the only directions that are audible are the announcement that the run has begun and the announcement that the run has ended. All other directions during the run are silent. Please change this in the next update!

I really like this app! I finished the couch to 5k app so wanted to keep going. Found this one, which was by the same company. The couch to 5k app is much better bc the background refresh works in that one and there are more coaches to choose from (I miss the unicorn!) I did find a work around to the background refresh by keeping it open and on and just locking it, so that has helped tremendously!

There’s literally zero point to a running app that won’t give you cues while the screen is locked. No do not disturb isn’t on and no my phone isn’t on silent and yes notifications are enabled. Don’t waste your time.

App constantly crashes during run losing all your current run info. Completely unreliable and zero response from support on it.

Recently finished couch to 5k. Started this one, but noticed it doesn’t take me through the entire time. Example, I’m on week one, workout 2. It is 5 min warm up, 10 min jog, 3 min tempo, 10 min jog, and 5 min cool down. It started with the 5 min, 10 min jog, but it only went 1 min tempo and went straight to 5 min cool down - even the 5 min cool down cut off before the time was up. This cut my time and distance down and was unable to meet my goal for today.

I love the Couch-to-5k app! It works really well and has continually been updated over the years to maintain the high quality. 5k-to-10k, however, is really a let down. When I first used it a few years ago I liked it but it doesn’t seem to have been updated since. The distance I run is always significantly off. It cuts my five minute cool-down off after about one minute. The voice prompts don’t work consistently. After completing the first three weeks of the program, I’m ready to start over with a better 10k training app.

This app does not work at all. The couch to 5k app works amazingly and this wasn’t next step. This version is still completely outdated, the GPS works but in the log your pace averages don’t actually match up. It keeps telling me my average running pace is something like 3.5 minute or 5.5 minutes which is impossible for me especially considering it’s giving me the correct distance over the run. I also know for a fact that I average a 10 minute mile. I have emailed support several times and they keep giving me the run around like asking me to run in a more open space. I run exactly where I ran every day using couch to 5k with zero problems. They need to just stop avoiding it and update this app. I’m very much a person that’s motivated by forward progress and this app not working has definitely slowed down my progress. I will likely switch to a different app for my 5k to 10K training after I back peddle trying to get my 5k time back up after having so many glitchy disappointing runs with this app, my progress has digressed. Really disappointed and even more annoyed that customer service is putting the problem on me.

Couch to 5k is a 5star app, this is a solid 3. It has bugs, for example I just set a new best pace but it still has an older run set as best pace even though I knocked 40s off the time. Also the audio cues DO NOT WORK while in the run. The app says you need to turn off vibrate only and adjust the volume but that doesn’t fix the issue. And it’s not an issue in the first app so why would it be in this one? Also the resolution is different, almost zoomed in more or something. Overall, 3 stars... I’d pay $10 to have this app exactly like the first.

It’s an okay app, but I wish it were updated like Couch to 5K. I’m sure that one is far and away more popular, so that one gets more of the developers’ attention, but it wouldn’t take a whole lot to make this one better. I’d appreciate some definitions here since I’m not super experienced in running other than C25K. Is there a difference between a jog and a steady run? What’s a tempo run? How much effort should I be exerting during a fast run interval? I know I can wing it and it will probably be fine but I’d just like more information available through the app.

I like this app- what I don’t like is I can’t go back like in couch to 5k. Sometimes I run an extra 5 or 6 minutes. In the prior app you hit the back button and it starts jog section over and keeps your stats. In this app you hit back and everything is gone and starts over. :( I hope they fix this because it’s my favorite app except for that. Good audio commands. Was able to use Spotify and here audio.

I love the program and log, however, the app itself if very difficult to work with. Each time I exit the app to change my music it stops my workout and wants me to start over. Also, I wish there was an option to turn off the trainer and just use the timer. I use another app to actual map out my runs and distance and in the past with the 5K trainer was able to use both at one time, but I can’t with this one. It’s very frustrating.

Finished the couch to 5k program and wanted to keep going so this was the next step. Just finished my first week and love it. The ante has been upped and the runs are challenging and also rewarding. Love it

Awesome app

I get notifications on my Apple Watch but I really want to hear verbal directions mid-run in my headphones while listening to podcasts and music. Can you make that happen? I’d even pay a couple bucks for that.

I’ve paid for apps that are far inferior to this one. I love the voice coach that tells me to run at different speeds for different durations. A+ app!

Began with couch to 5k and I like it better because it showed the calories you burned, and you can’t hear all the prompts on 10K app but other than those two issues, I like it!

The 5k app was great. I downloaded this one and was so confused I thought it was a different app. It works exactly the same as the other but it looks like it was made in 2015 and they never updated it. I mean it’s still good but it looks like they spent a lot of time on the 5k app then got lazy with this one.