Useless on Watch – C25K® 5K Trainer Pro Review

Decided to try the officially C25k app after the old one I was using stopped getting updates. Seeing the Apple Watch support was a big part of choosing this app. I'm very disappointed and doubt I'll be able to get any use out of this app. Interval notifications don't display on Watch in stand alone mode unless the watch screen is on. You literally have to watch the clock to see when to change speeds. No HealthKit workout integration from the Watch either. The iPhone app forces music into shuffle every time you launch it, so my carefully ordered running playlist plays out of order. And after buying the pro version, still there's mandatory data sharing you can't turn off without losing functionality and ads every day. If the app gets shutdown (like after you try to turn off location so you're not forced to share it), it doesn't remember you were in the middle of a workout, so you lose your progress. Extremely disappointing.
Review by Pendor on C25K® 5K Trainer Pro.