Watch to 5K - Couch to 5K plan 4+
C25K run training coach 0－5km
Spaceman Digital Ltd
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- $5.99
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Watch to 5K will help you gradually work up towards running 5K in just 9 weeks. The running plan is for absolute beginners. It involves 3 runs a week, with a day of rest in between, and a different schedule for each of the 9 weeks. By the end of the program, you will be able to run 5km in under 30 minutes.
BUILT FOR THE APPLE WATCH
• Runs independently without the need for your iPhone.
• Watch face complications are included allowing you to monitor your progress and quickly launch the app.
PHONE COMPANION APP
• An iPhone companion app is included to allow you to track your progress.
• View a breakdown of your previous runs, including health data and run route.
• Achievements are awarded as you progress through the plan to celebrate milestones such as running continuously for 5 minutes or running for a certain distance.
APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Sessions are stored in Apple Health and count towards your activity goals.
• WatchTo5K tracks your route, distance, calories, average speed and heart rate so you can easily track your progress.
LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC WHILE YOU RUN
• Works alongside your preferred music player or podcast watch app, automatically ‘dipping’ the volumes so you can hear the instructions and updates on your progress.
• Signals the halfway point, so you know when to head home!
• Easy to follow countdown timer that uses sounds and haptics, so you know how long you’ve got left of each run.
GO AT YOUR OWN PACE
• Ability to repeat runs, allowing you to go at a pace that suits you.
• Track your progress and awards trophies.
NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
• WatchTo5K is a one time purchase with no ongoing subscription or in-app purchases.
FEATURED ON
* TechRadar - Top Apple Watch app of 2024 *
* MacRumors - Apps to Check Out *
* Stuff.tv - 40 best Apple Watch apps *
* Coach - The Best Apple Watch Fitness apps *
* Wareable - The Best Apple Watch running apps *
Watch to 5K integrates with Apple Health using HealthKit to store your run activity.
If you have any questions, comments or ideas, you can get in touch at support@watchto5k.com
What’s New
Version 5.0.1
OPEN RUN SUPPORT
Everyone runs at a unique pace. While the program aims for continuous running for 30 minutes, not everyone can achieve a 5K within this time and may miss out on achievements like the 5K distance milestone. Open Run lets you run at your preferred pace without time or distance constraints. Whether it's 3K, 5K, 40 minutes, or more, the choice is yours!
KILOMETRE SPLITS
As you advance in the plan and transition to continuous running without walk breaks, the Watch to 5K iPhone companion app will display Splits. This feature helps you track your progress and analyse performance more effectively.
Kilometre Splits will show for all Open Runs.
AUDIO IMPROVEMENTS
Watch to 5K seamlessly integrates with your favourite music player or podcast app. In version 5, the app will now temporarily pause spoken audio from podcasts or audiobooks while providing prompts, instead of simply lowering the audio as before. Music apps will still be lowered, not paused.
During Open runs, the virtual coach updates you on your progress at each kilometre, keeping you informed on your total run time, distance, and average pace.
You can also double-tap the screen to hear your current progress.
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
• Satellite share images are now higher quality.
• Route lines have been refined to reduce sharp corners in specific instances.
• Improved accuracy of stats in the segment breakdown within the iPhone companion app, addressing minor inaccuracies caused by pauses during runs.
• Average heart rate is now included in the Run Details section of the iPhone app.
• Fixed an issue where runs could mistakenly be marked as complete after ending a run early.
Ratings and Reviews
Brilliant app
This app is brilliant and so easy to use. You can simply walk out your front door, press start on your Apple Watch and the app does the rest.
I found this app after being frustrated by having an expensive subscription to a well known couch to 5k app that was always a hassle to get to work on the watch (it usually didn’t). This app is so much better than all the others if you want to use your watch rather than taking your phone for couch to 5k runs.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for the glowing review. I'm glad you are enjoying the app. Best of luck with the running.
Good app, some limitations, but it gets the job done efficiently
The runs are well spaced out, the program is easy to follow and builds up at a good level.
The app itself is easy to use on my watch and great for the haptics/sounds it gives.
The only thing I really have an issue with is that when it adds to my Apple daily exercise tracker it only adds the predetermined times. E.g if I pause midway through and have a longer walk break, or have a 5 minute warm up walk first, it doesn’t record these. Yesterday we went for a 40 minute exercise outing, including a warm up walk, a cool down walk, and a break in the middle for me to get my breath back, and the app only recorded the 20 minutes of running/walking that it lays out for us as the program.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are planning to include the warmup and cool down walks within the app in a future release. We will make these optional so they can be skipped if you wish to do a different form of warmup.
Unfortunately when the session is paused we need to stop tracking activity or it will interfere with the stats (such as speed and calories) of the session.
I hope this helps. Good luck with the running!
Update: Warm-up and cool down walks have been added to the app in the latest version (2.0).
A beautifully simple, easy to use C25K app that doesn’t require bringing your phone
I hesitated to pay the 5.99 (AUD) cost but after reading the reviews and Reddit thread I did, and buy an I happy I did! This app is exactly what C25K is supposed to be - effective, easy to use, reliable. Highly recommend you buy this app before it gets bought out by one of the major players and becomes a subscription service!
App Privacy
The developer, Spaceman Digital Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Spaceman Digital Ltd
- Size
- 17.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Ben Callis
- Price
- $5.99
- In-App Purchases
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- Giant Tip $14.99
- Large Tip $7.99
- Medium Tip $4.99
- Small Tip $1.99