Learn to Run Reviews

Are there any new updates coming?

V-I Mom

Ideal app for me but lots of flaws. Are they enormously difficult to fix? Would mean a lot to me

Can’t get the voice to work

Angieloveralph

I switched the voice prompt between the female and male, and still nothing. It works for other apps so it’s not my phone.

Easy to use.

Laura C

Nice to have the audio at intervals and the 5k-10k program.

Great but

Vaniowa

Need to fix so it doesn't shut off my music. I don't want to use 2 devices when running! Would be five if that was fixed.

Updated review: they fixes most of my cons--thank you! So much better now! 5 stars! Pros: The workout schedule is a decent one for all three training goals and it gives an audio alert into each next step. Also nice that you have the option to use gps to track mileage and pace. Cons: if you're listening to music during your run, each audio alert stops the music and you have to turn it back on. The audio alert is tone only--a voice prompt would be better even though you're really only switching between running and walking. There is no way to customize your own plan or to add weeks. There is also no way to remove a "check" mark for a workout and you get a check for just starting it. BUGS: even though I configured it to use imperial units, it's still displaying km for distance and km/hr for speed. I paid $1.99 and it isn't worth that. All you really get is a workout schedule and a timer, but you lose the ability to listen to your music while you work out. Print a schedule from the Internet, use your interval timer on your running watch and use your iPod or iPhone for tunes!

Time keeper

Vegan lady

My treadmill time doesn't jive with the app. Anyone have this problem mi compared my treadmill to a stopwatch and it was correct. The learn to run time is less than the treadmill

Good but needs more info

Fixthe1-5pleez

This is a really good app but I wish the developers included suggested speeds to begin with and also what to tick them up to as you go through the program. The more advanced could adjust them upward as needed. Since this is a "learn to" app, they really should have provided starting points for beginners like myself.

Total disappointment!!!

divamom121

I have tried everything to get this app to function properly with NO luck! I cannot get the auto prompts to work at all which means I have to hold my phone the entire time I am running so I can see when it's time to walk or run. I started this program with friends so unfortunately I am stuck with it.

Meg

No meat please

Great app. I use it with pandora radio and the music does not shut off. It keeps me from getting bored during my workout.

Ok, but not great

AnneAcrisis

I chose this one because it has a 1 mile setting. The problem is that if you leave the app open, it doesn't just pause the music for alerts, it often stops it altogether and it doesn't restart, but if you leave your playlist open, you don't hear the alert at all (closing both results in the first situation). It's really frustrating to have it either cut off your music completely, or not alert you at all. All my other apps just turn down the music for the alert and then turn it back up (mail, FB, twitter, text messages, etc). It would be great if it had a setting for treadmills as well. Trying to speed up a treadmill for 5 seconds, then slow it back down is not easy (by time you've sped it up, you have to slow it down again). This app has a ton of potential, if it'd fix the bugs in the alert systerm and add in a treadmill setting (I've seen very few good apps with one) I can see giving it a 5 star rating.