Marathon 26.2 Trainer by C25K®

The only thing is I wish that if I finish a run faster than program says I should I should be able to end it and have the time record the correct Milage and time. Instead of the full time. I am in year 2 of using the app and I do the longer runs as a run instead of run/walks and finish miles before time is up but can’t log correctly. Other than that love the program the app has. Have used for half marathons and a full marathon now.

I’ve never been a runner, I’ve spinned my entire life. I also had very severe knee surgery almost 2 year post op, and I had a great time doing the first day run! Like OMG that’s crazy, I wasn’t insanely out of breath or anything :))) 3 miles in 45 minutes…. This is pretty good for me LOL

Glad I read the reviews at the “Most Recent” filter. I went through the first 50 and they’re all pretty much 1 or 2 stars. The fact that it’s not a full training program without a subscription is ridiculous. I used the C25K in the past and it was a great app, but I guess just a simple one-time fee isn’t enough anymore. Sad. Won’t be subscribing.

I paid for this app, and now it wants a subscription. Seriously, how greedy are you guys? How is this even legal? This app used to be 100% free. Then it asked for a one time payment, I said whatever, ok. You took my money, and now you want a subscription. I’ve been using this app for years. What a joke. I won’t be buying your subscription.

I understand that many apps offer subscription-based payment models for enhanced services or access to exclusive content. While I recognize the value that these subscriptions can bring, I have noticed that after paying for an app, I am no longer able to utilize it without subscribing to a certain billing plan. I find this situation rather frustrating, as I believe that once a user has purchased the app, they should be able to use it without being forced into an additional subscription. It feels unfair to users like myself who have already shown support by purchasing the app initially. Thanks for scamming me out of my hard earned money.

I love that I can play my own audio books in the background

I purchased the bundle with all of the running apps 6 years ago, but now due to their subscription model they have taken away the program from those who already paid for it. I feel taken advantage of, charging nearly $30 for a software bundle only to make it unusable due to a business model change. It’s unfortunate that everything has gone to a “subscription model.” Especially when the model doesn’t really give anything new from what was previously available. Stay clear, there’s better options out there.

I’ve used this program to train in 2018 and 2020. Recently I got back into training to sourly discover the app only gives me up to the first two weeks unless I pay more to Go Pro. Why do I have to pay more after 4 years of owning the app and already trained with it multiple times? I also have their 10K app that showed me all 14 weeks so I was extremely disappointed to move onto this app and have to pay more for something that I already had and used. At least I wrote the program down but a shame the app I relied on and raved to other people about for so many years didn’t consider their long term user relationships.

I bought this app in 2018 but my purchase is no longer being honored due to the subscription model. They did offer to let me pay again via the subscription model or refund me my purchase. Basically the same as the car dealership coming for your car 5 years after purchasing bc they’re changing the terms of the purchase agreement. It would be a different story if my purchased app was sunset and a new app was rolled out on the subscription. At least I’d keep the usage of what I paid for. Crappy business practice. Just buy a book and get a free interval timer app. At least you’ll get what you paid for.

“If you are changing your existing app to a subscription-based business model, you should not take away the primary functionality users have already paid for. For example, let customers who have already purchased a ‘full game unlock’ continue to access the full game after you introduce a subscription model for new customers.” (3.1.2(a)) I have already paid for the primary functionality. I want it or I want my money back!