RunLight5K
Health & Fitness
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Go from zero to running 5K in 9 weeks, or 12 if you want a gentler start. Then keep going to 10K.
No account. No ads. No subscriptions. Just open the app, pick your day, and start running.
RunLight's guided run/walk plans gradually build you up from short intervals to running 30 minutes straight, and with the 10K plan, a full hour. The screen turns a different color for each phase — green for warmup, orange for run, yellow for walk, blue for cooldown — so you always know what's happening with a quick glance at your phone, even in an armband. Like red light, green light, but for running.
How it works:
Each workout starts with a 5-minute warmup walk, moves through timed run/walk intervals, and ends with a 5-minute cooldown. You'll hear audio cues and feel a vibration whenever it's time to switch — even with your phone locked in your pocket or armband.
Week 1 starts easy: 60 seconds of running, 90 seconds of walking, repeat (30 seconds of running on the Gentle plan). By the last week, you're running for 30 minutes without stopping.
What you get:
- Three plans, one purchase: Classic 9-week 5K, Gentle 12-week 5K, and 5K to 10K
- Gentle plan starts with 30-second jogs and smaller weekly steps, if the classic plan feels like too much
- Finished your 5K? The 6-week 10K plan builds you to a full hour of running
- Optional GPS distance and pace, with your route saved to Apple Health
- Works with the screen locked — cues keep coming with your phone in your pocket
- Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: current phase, countdown, and progress at a glance
- Big, clear countdown timer you can read mid-run
- Color-coded intervals — orange for run, yellow for walk
- Audio beeps and vibration at every transition
- 3-second warning before each switch
- Doesn't pause or interrupt your music — beeps mix right over your playlist, podcast, or audiobook
- Saves workouts to Apple Health with estimated calories
- Companion Apple Watch app mirrors your countdown on your wrist
- Optional reminder if you haven't run in a couple of days
- Progress syncs across your devices with iCloud
- Tap to pause, tap to resume
- Works with VoiceOver, larger text sizes, and Reduce Motion
- Works offline, no account needed
Built for people who want to start running and don't need another app getting in the way.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Clearer cues: a start sound, different sounds for run, walk and cool-down, and a new Voice option. A finish screen that shows your run, with a share picture of your route (start and finish hidden). Overall progress on Apple Watch. Gentle pace tips early in the plan, and a sun check before you head out. Workouts finished with the phone locked now save to Apple Health.
The developer, Blaine Asbury, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Blaine Asbury
- Size
- 3.2 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Blaine Asbury
