5K Run: Beginner Training plan

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1. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Bleeds you dry $$. For the functionality, not worth the money. It required “unlocking” multiple times along the journey when it already said it was fully unlocked. Ask once. Rude.

2. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

   No customer support. I accidentally deleted the app from my phone and it erased all my history and what stage I was on. I tried to reset since I also purchased to run more stages. The website is down, and the email they have listed on the app and the App Store is inactive. What a freaking waste.

3. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

   Progress deleted. Help! The app kept closing out so I updated it thinking thag would help, but instead it deleted ALL OF MY PROGRESS! I used to love this app.. but now unsure what to do.

4. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Paid Money… Can’t Even Start Workout. Hope you enjoy your latte. Apple needs to do better at vetting these broken apps.

5. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

   Not very forgiving!!! Erased all my history. While I was running, the app crashed and completely erased all my history for the month of October! Please fix this issue because it is so frustrating!!!

6. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   5k Disappointed. First I liked the beginning helped to get you motivated. Purchased the plan to get 5k it stops at 3.1 send messages to get me to reach the final step but the app doesn’t allow you to get there. If I could have finished the entire process I would have rated it 5 stars. Now I have to find another app that lets you get to the finish line.

7. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   How can a running app not work on a treadmill?!!. Didn’t research this app enough, so it’s my own fault. I read that I could listen to my music and use the app at the same time - sold! But I tried to use it today on the treadmill and discovered what so many before me have: this app doesn’t track you on the treadmill. That’s $3.99 I’m never getting back.

8. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   Good app- but NOT free. Good app, works well, but it is not free as it is advertised. After the 6th workout (1.4 miles) it doesn’t let you advance unless you pay$3.99. Be warned. 11/14/21 update: have completed stage 23 twice now and saved the workout and the app has a glitch and will not let me progress to complete the training and complete the 5k. Downgrading my review to 1 star. Would not recommend!

9. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Can’t use a treadmill.. It won’t log a treadmill workout and I purchased the $3.99 version so I could advance to the next workout and it still won’t let me. Worst.

10. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Run Levels RESET back to zero..... I hate how the app makes rerun the first mile over and over just because I am unable to run for a few days.

11. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Bait you in. It doesn’t say anywhere on the app that you have to pay. You get 6 workouts in, and then you can’t go any further without paying.

12. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Hidden fees are inexcusable. Saying an app is free only to then require you to purchase after you’ve started the commitment is such a low brow move. Shame on the developers of this app. $4 is not a lot but is the principle.

13. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    This app is a trap. The app keeps sending me to earlier stages even though I am almost at the end on Stage 15, and I have to start the program all over again. This is the second time it happens, and it is very annoying. Also, I tried to use the “contact support” option on the app, and you cannot even get anyone because it returns as undeliverable email. I am very disappointed especially after I paid for it. Stay away and safe your money! Find another app and avoid this trap

14. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Would be great with manual overrides. I love the simple user interface and analytics after a run. I especially love the map. However, the app tries to exert too much control without flexibility. You cannot start a run until you’ve waited exactly 24 hours. I like to run at night. So tonight I started my run a little on the late side. Now I’m locked in to running this late because it won’t let me start until a full 24 hours have passed! Also I am switching from another app and would have liked to be able to see what each training day entails and choose where to start. I like the way it is designed and it gives it a fun video game feel, but there needs to be a way to override the strict settings to make this app functional.

15. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    This app shouldn’t be at store. I just bought it & the audio doesn’t work on apple watch . This is cheating & these cheater should punished

16. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Looks can be deceiving.. I was using this app everyday and being on target with running. I get to session 6, was ready to run and BAM I had to pay 3.99 to continue. Nope, deleted right away.

17. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Meh. Not ideal.. Simple, clean design, has option to have a voice interrupt music to give you updates. Will not work for treadmill, as it tracks location as the only option to complete the workout. If you go more than 3 days between workouts, it sets you back a workout- if you don't complete a workout, it sets you back a workout. No option to edit anything- that's why I'm deleting it- I run 3 days a week, sometimes MWF but usually TWR- I don't like having to adjust my running schedule just bc my app will reset a bit. Pretty frustrating, especially bc I like how clean this app looks. Oh well.

18. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    ???. The app is great but I wish I could override the rest period because I don’t always run at the same time of day. I tried to contact support but it’s not working. This why I’m giving it 1 star because I can’t contact support. Can someone help me??

19. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Hate. Simple yes, but really ridiculous that you can’t workout when you want to. If you can one morning and then the next day you want to grab a workout a bit earlier in the morning it won’t let you start a new workout. What is the bloody point of having this darn thing if you can’t use it when you need to. Hate, Hate, Hate!!!!!

20. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Total scam. App doesn’t work. I paid to have access to the unlocked plans, and nothing additional happened to change the free version I already have. App developer won’t respond, Apple says doesn’t qualify for a refund.

21. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    No sound. Don’t waste your time. The app does not communicate so you can’t tell when to run and when to walk without looking at your watch.

22. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Had some issues. When I sync the app with my Apple Watch it lost my progress and wanted me to started again! Also when I had to unlock and pay for the next phase, the app said you have to pay 3.99$ but was actually charged 4.29$ !!!!!! Bad experience and will delete the app.

23. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Support email invalid. I started using this app today because it works with Apple Watch. However, there is no sound. I verified that both my phone (in my pocket) and the watch had the volume all the way up. So without staring at my phone and watch to know when to run and walk there is no way of knowing. Second problem is the support email given IN THE APP is invalid. I attempted to email them to inquire about the sound issue and the email was returned back to me as an invalid email address. Guess I’ll be finding a different app to use.

24. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Dishonest. You get 6 workouts into the app, and then it wants you to pay $3.99 for the remaining workouts. Not worth it.

25. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Choose another app. I’ve emailed the app twice with no response. I’ve completed the program and wanted to start over and I cannot use the app anymore. It doesn’t allow you to repeat workouts. I actually like not being able to go forward until the required rest period is over. However I missed a lot of days and wanted to go back to the easier workouts and can’t. Basically when you reach 2 miles it’s just a run there is no interval walk run. Very disappointed

26. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Frustrating - waste of $3.99. I paid to gain access to all of the runs in this app, and it quit registering my runs and would not allow me to access the next levels. I sent an email for help, and got no response. What a waste of money.

27. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    Inaccurate pace!. Shows way faster pace than I ran!

28. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Meh. Needs an elliptical setting for those of us who don’t have apple watches or want to hold our phone all workout.

29. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Don’t bother.. The runs will track fine on my Apple Watch and show the little icon for the app even. But then the app won’t track that work out half of the time?! It just has too many bugs.

30. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    robotic voices can’t use watch. can someone please help me? i can’t get the watch integration to work