5K Run - Train to 5K
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How much does 5K Run - Train to 5K cost?
Prices are current as of 2 Oct 2026.
1 one-time purchase from $6.99
In the United States, 5K Run - Train to 5K has 1 one-time purchase priced $6.99.
| Product | Price |
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| Remove Ads | $6.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 2.6K | 261K | 220K | 86K | 36K | 24K | 7.1K | 6.9K | 6.4K | 4.5K | 2.2K |
| Released | 2020 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | 2011 | 2018 | 2022 |
| Monthly price | — | — | $4.99 | $2.99 | $4.99 | $1.99 | $6.99 | $9.99 | — | — | — |
| 3-month price | — | $9.99 | $29.99 | $14.99 | $29.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual price | — | — | $74.99 | — | $74.99 | — | $39.99 | $29.99 | — | — | — |
| One-time price | $6.99 | $9.99 | $1.99 | $5.99 | $1.99 | $19.99 | — | $29.99 | — | $4.99 | $3.99 |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
5K Run - Train to 5K reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 2,578 reviews.
What people like
- Completely free with no hidden costs.
- Simple design lets you enjoy music.
- Perfect plan for total running beginners.
What they complain about
- GPS tracking is often completely wrong.
- Ads interrupt your music and progress.
- App stops working when screen locks.
This one actually works
For the first time in my life(I’m nearing 50), I have been able to run 2 kms at a stretch. This app made it possible. Heartily recommend.
Awful
No only are there problems with using the pause feature, even when you just let it run it doesn’t properly track distance. Several of the runs I’ve logged with it show 0.02 or 0.03 miles when they’ve really been 2 or 3 miles. It seems that unless this app is live on screen with the phone unlocked, it fails at even its basic functions. Good job I also use apple workouts to actually track mileage.
Great app to guide your running!
This is a great free app to guide your running! I wish the app would show information on iPhone's screen (e.g. how much time remains in the current segment, total amount of time remaining) even when the phone is locked. Otherwise, users have to unlock the phone in order to see the information. The C25K app does that, which is convenient. Nevertheless, this a great app! Highly recommended!
Videos popup
Videos pop up and interrupt your playlist after a workout. Very annoying when you’re in the groove. Wouldn’t be a problem for an ad pop-up, but the disruption of audio is annoying.
Great, but could be better
I wish it worked in the background. I like to watch Netflix, I wish I could have this app running in the background and have it tell me when to run and walk. I also wish the screen changed colour between running and walking.
Clean and effective
Clean, simple scheme. Only essential instructions so you can enjoy your music without any unneccessary comments like "15 seconds to go" Update: just ran my first ever continuous 5k exactly in the 30th and last session of the scheme! It worked!
Free
This app is bare-bones but it gets the job done and it’s free! My biggest gripe is that I can’t figure out how to lock the screen for the entire workout. I have to lock it for each walk/run segment which is a pain in the butt. If I don’t I easily hit the screen and it screws up the workout.
Great when it works
I hate the ads!! I understand why the app has ads and normally it wouldn’t bother me but when an ad pops up after my run it never saves the run after wards. Or the ad freezes on me and then I can’t get my progress. This has become very frustrating as a young runner who it trying to make new healthy habits and keep in shape!!
Had to keep my phone unlocked
For some reason, if I locked my phone, the app wouldn’t tell me when to start/stop running. I checked my volume settings and the app settings and there didn’t seem to be any reason why. Never had this problem before.
Beginner
Great basic app thanks
10K run option?
This app is exactly what I’m looking for. I have completed the 5K distance. Do you have a 10K training app that is similar to this one?
It’s okay, could be better
I I love the fact it’s free and you have a countdown on the screen showing you when you’re running and when you’re walking. However the main two negatives are when the phone is locked the countdown will stop and the distance tracker just doesn’t work at all. You’re best off having this app and running fitness tracker like a Apple Watch or a Fitbit at the same time.
Annoying
Firstly, the app does not automatically take you to the next run after completing a workout. Secondly, this app is full of advertisements that interfere with your workout
Great
A great app to help you train for running 5 kilometers. No payments required, and only a short ad at the end of your run. Really great compared to other apps that charge money or bombard you with ads!
Great choice.
Love this app. Especially the three days/week. Like others mentioned I don't like that it defaults to day one. Yes, I know it has a star on completed days but I don't always remember to scroll and I've accidentally run day one multiple times over.
Loses my progress
When I run it says I only ran for 00,3 km. It used to work perfect, but it makes me want to switch this app for another one
Really great app
I really love your app! I just wanted to bring to your attention that the time is not adding up with the running on week 2/ Day 1. I start my watch and the app at the same time, and the first three days they matched, but when doing week 2/ day 1 training my watch said I ran for 25 minutes while the app only said I only ran for 23.5, I don’t know if maybe an Ad hit in the middle of the last effort of running but something was off, and I will say the last effort of 1.5 minutes of running felt REALLY long and the track I was running on I had figured up that I could run the whole track all the way till when I started running. Other than that I have loved the app and I plan to continue using it!
Only one complaint so far
I like the app so far. The simplicity is great. I wish it would keep up with the day I am on. It defaults to week 1 day 1 so I have to keep track myself.
Ok but glitchy
The program and the prompts to run and walk is great. But it never manages to actually follow my run, so every run I do it tells me I’ve moved about 60 meter in 30 minutes :(
Great
Great app for starting running. Easy to use and no need to pay anything. Just finished my first 5k
Not Apple Watch compatible
Great app! Only complaint is not Apple Watch compatible.
Technical issue
Turns off when you black out phone, also sound of music or podcast turns down so you can hardly hear it
So helpful
This app really helped me & my husband start our running journey. As beginners, we weren’t sure what to do first, this app helped to break down the runs, breaks, etc… My only complaint is that I wish they’d have a 10K. Please do more of these ! Thank you!!!!
Great App- more features
Fantastic running plan that helps achieve goals in a very practical way. I would like the ability to input Km’s manually as Im running on a treadmill
One bad thing
Every thing is good but the tracking is a little off because it says I ran across the road but I stayed on one side. Not bad just a little off.
Great but…
I love this app I’m using this app, but I wish it was on the Apple Watch to use it would make it easier for me. Otherwise, I recommend this app.
Nice program
This is a great app and a fun program. It's only designed for 3 days a week training which is nice. It works for all athletic levels. I like that it integrates with your music playing in the background and there is no interruption with your music and the running prompts. The only complaint is that it doesn't have an app on my Apple Watch, and doesn't track how far I am running on the treadmill.
Thank you!
Thank you for making a free version of the couch to 5k! This app is great except for some reason it doesn’t seem to track my distance accurately even though location is on (it says I went 0.9k after a 30 min session). Also I wish it told you when you were half way! Other than that it’s great
5K is Awesome
Great app no gimmicks
Almost brilliant…
Great app and I’m now completing week 3… Only downside is that the GPS location isn’t brilliant, I’ve just completed week 3 day 2 33 minutes of exercise and covered 0.02 miles. I know I’m overweight and unfit but even I can move further than that in 33 minutes.. I now use Strava in the background for accuracy distance..
5K Run - Train to 5K price by country
A one-time purchase costs $6.46 in Israel and $9.86 in Sweden — 1.5× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $6.99 |
| Albania | $7.99 |
| Algeria | $6.99 |
| Angola | $6.99 |
| Anguilla | $6.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $6.99 |
| Argentina | $6.99 |
| Armenia | $7.99 |
| Australia | A$9.99$6.94 |
| Austria | €7.99$9.01 |
| Azerbaijan | $7.99 |
| Bahamas | $7.99 |
| Bahrain | $7.99 |
| Barbados | $7.99 |
| Belarus | $7.99 |
| Belgium | €7.99$9.01 |
| Belize | $6.99 |
| Benin | $7.99 |
| Bermuda | $6.99 |
| Bhutan | $6.99 |
| Bolivia | $6.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €7.99$9.01 |
| Botswana | $6.99 |
| Brazil | R$49.90$9.61 |
| British Virgin Islands | $6.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $6.99 |
| Bulgaria | €7.99$9.01 |
| Burkina Faso | $6.99 |
| Cambodia | $7.99 |
| Cameroon | $7.99 |
| Canada | CA$9.99$7.04 |
| Cape Verde | $6.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $6.99 |
| Chad | $6.99 |
| Chile | CLP 7,990$8.21 |
| China | CN¥48.00$7.15 |
| Colombia | COP 29,900$9.04 |
| Congo | $7.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $6.99 |
| Costa Rica | $6.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $7.99 |
| Croatia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Cyprus | €7.99$9.01 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 199.00$9.17 |
| Denmark | DKK 59.00$8.91 |
| Dominica | $6.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $6.99 |
| Ecuador | $6.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 399.99$7.65 |
| El Salvador | $6.99 |
| Estonia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Fiji | $6.99 |
| Finland | €7.99$9.01 |
| France | €7.99$9.01 |
| Gabon | $6.99 |
| Gambia | $6.99 |
| Georgia | $7.99 |
| Germany | €7.99$9.01 |
| Ghana | $7.99 |
| Greece | €7.99$9.01 |
| Grenada | $6.99 |
| Guatemala | $6.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $6.99 |
| Guyana | $6.99 |
| Honduras | $6.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$58.00$7.39 |
| Hungary | HUF 2,990$9.15 |
| Iceland | $7.99 |
| India | ₹699.00$7.25 |
| Indonesia | IDR 149,000$8.29 |
| Iraq | $6.99 |
| Ireland | €7.99$9.29 |
| Israel | ₪19.90$6.46 |
| Italy | €7.99$9.01 |
| Jamaica | $6.99 |
| Japan | ¥1,100$6.97 |
| Jordan | $6.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 3,990.00$9.01 |
| Kenya | $7.99 |
| Kosovo | €7.99$9.01 |
| Kuwait | $6.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $7.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $7.99 |
| Latvia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Lebanon | $6.99 |
| Liberia | $6.99 |
| Libya | $6.99 |
| Lithuania | €7.99$9.01 |
| Luxembourg | €7.99$9.01 |
| Macao | $6.99 |
| Macedonia | $6.99 |
| Madagascar | $6.99 |
| Malawi | $6.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 29.90$7.31 |
| Maldives | $6.99 |
| Mali | $6.99 |
| Malta | €7.99$9.01 |
| Mauritania | $6.99 |
| Mauritius | $7.99 |
| Mexico | MX$149.00$8.15 |
| Micronesia | $6.99 |
| Moldova | $7.99 |
| Mongolia | $6.99 |
| Montenegro | €6.99$7.88 |
| Montserrat | $6.99 |
| Morocco | $7.99 |
| Mozambique | $6.99 |
| Myanmar | $6.99 |
| Namibia | $6.99 |
| Nauru | $6.99 |
| Nepal | $7.99 |
| Netherlands | €7.99$9.01 |
| New Zealand | NZ$12.99$7.30 |
| Nicaragua | $6.99 |
| Niger | $6.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 9,900.00$7.46 |
| Norway | NOK 89.00$9.24 |
| Oman | $6.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 1,900$6.86 |
| Palau | $6.99 |
| Panama | $6.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $6.99 |
| Paraguay | $6.99 |
| Peru | PEN 29.90$8.67 |
| Philippines | ₱449.00$7.15 |
| Poland | PLN 29.99$7.71 |
| Portugal | €7.99$9.01 |
| Qatar | QAR 24.99$6.87 |
| Romania | RON 39.99$8.54 |
| Russia | RUB 599.00$7.18 |
| Rwanda | $6.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $6.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 29.99$8.00 |
| Senegal | $7.99 |
| Serbia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Seychelles | $6.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $6.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 9.98$7.80 |
| Slovakia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Slovenia | €7.99$9.01 |
| Solomon Islands | $6.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 149.99$9.00 |
| South Korea | ₩11,000$8.09 |
| Spain | €7.99$9.01 |
| Sri Lanka | $6.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $6.99 |
| St. Lucia | $6.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $6.99 |
| Suriname | $7.99 |
| Swaziland | $6.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 99.00$9.86 |
| Switzerland | CHF 6.00$7.21 |
| Taiwan | NT$220.00$6.88 |
| Tajikistan | $7.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 19,900.00$7.51 |
| Thailand | THB 249.00$7.40 |
| Tonga | $6.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $6.99 |
| Tunisia | $6.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 399.99$8.14 |
| Turkmenistan | $6.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $6.99 |
| Uganda | $7.99 |
| Ukraine | $7.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 24.99$6.81 |
| United Kingdom | £6.99$9.23 |
| United States | $6.99 |
| Uruguay | $6.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $7.99 |
| Vanuatu | $6.99 |
| Venezuela | $6.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫199,000$7.67 |
| Yemen | $6.99 |
| Zambia | $7.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $7.99 |
5K Run - Train to 5K FAQ
- Is 5K Run - Train to 5K free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $6.99 (US), across 1 one-time purchase.
- Does 5K Run - Train to 5K have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is 5K Run - Train to 5K cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs ₪19.90 (≈$6.46) in Israel and SEK 99.00 (≈$9.86) in Sweden, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to 5K Run - Train to 5K?
- 5K Runner: couch potato to 5K (4.9 from 260,774 reviews, premium from $7.99), C25K® 5K Running Coach & Map (4.8 from 220,063 reviews, premium from $1.99) and 10K Runner, Couch to 10K Run (4.9 from 85,697 reviews, premium from $2.99).
5K Run - Train to 5K download
Last updated 15 days ago.
5K Run - Train to 5K sells in 175 countries. It was released 5 years and 9 months ago, on 18 Dec 2020. It holds a 4.8 rating from 2,578 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does 5K Run - Train to 5K make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 61%
- Australia 11%
- Canada 9%
- Ireland 5%