Watch to 5K: Couch to 5km plan

Great that you don’t need your phone. Only thing is it doesn’t report heart rate zones.

I rarely write reviews for anything, but this app deserves it. It does exactly what I needed that no Fitness+ configuration could do for me. Two simple taps on my watch and my workout is going. The little blurbs it shares are not rocket science but all very relevant and motivating. Gives me all the data I actually need at a glance. Makes running easier and takes the guesswork out. Kudos!

This app is perfectly setup to get you to complete a 5K. Just enough customizing available but perfect out of the box. I’ve had issues sometimes with battery drain/random restarts of app and or watch but that could be because I’m running it on an older watch. Highly recommend it, especially for beginners!

Love this app! It works perfectly with the Apple Watch and it is very user friendly. It was just what I was looking for to help me get back into running.

I don’t write reviews but I’m super happy with my purchase of this app. It’s very easy to follow, buzzing your watch every time you switch from walk to run or vise versa and when you reach the halfway point and automatically connecting your stats to Apple health. The only suggestion I have is to give the option of seeing your distance/pace in miles per minute instead of only km. Understand that we’re working up to a 5K, but I spent a lot of time at the start memorizing km to mi pace conversions to understand what speed I was running at. Super satisfied with this program and def will be purchasing the 5-10k expansion!

After searching through dozens of subscription based apps for this function including the big names who I think just got greedy, this is a refreshing gem. One time payment, flawless simple functionality, clean interface, no ads or up-sells, no subscriptions or ‘pro’ tier. Just a really solid app that gets out of your way and does the job. I understand it is called WATCH to 5K because it can function on just your watch without you having to drag your phone on your workout, slapping your leg and potentially getting caught in the rain, however, it does come with a companion phone app that is equally thoughtfully designed. There are rewards, you can see a map of your runs, option to automatically update to Apple health as a workout. I cannot recommend enough.

Pacing is perfect for someone beginning from the couch. Works on my watch independent of my phone and then syncs perfectly with the phone afterwards. Intuitive and easy user experience and interface.

I had run for about 35 years, quit for 5 because of injury and needed something to get me back into running. Tried a couple of other apps but this was by far the best for me. I liked the longer walks in between the runs. Used it up to the 7th week and then went on my own. Ran a 5K at the end and felt strong. Minor complaint is that while running, pace is metric and I think miles for pace.

I’ve started and stoped running multiple times. This makes it’s so easy. I’m not dead at the end of my runs, I actually want to run each time and I’m getting faster which was a main goal for me.

So many apps try to do many unnecessary things, animations , video, etc. also, most apps use the watch as a secondary screen and sensor. This app not only gets the job done in walking you through the program, it uses the watch as the PRIMARY device to complete the program. No distractions. AWESOME APP.