Run with your Apple Watch
Record runs the way you already do. Any app that saves workouts to Apple Health works.
Running coach for iPhone, Apple Watch and web
A running coach that plans every run for you.
RunBuddy reads the runs your Apple Watch already records, builds a plan around them and sends each session to your wrist. You just go out and run.
Free to start. No new tracker, no extra recording app.
How it works
Keep the watch you have. Add a coach.
RunBuddy reads Apple Health
Workouts, heart rate, HRV and sleep sync in the background. The coach uses them to set the next sessions.
Start the session on your wrist
Your plan syncs to the Workout app with warm-up, intervals and pace targets. Apple's own app guides you through it, so your battery lasts and nothing needs updating.
What you get
A plan that changes when you do.
Adapts after every run
Missed a day, ran too fast, slept badly? The coach moves sessions around and tells you why.
Remembers what you tell it
Injuries, busy weeks, the days you can't run. You can see and edit everything it remembers.
Nothing new to wear
Data comes from Apple Health. No extra tracker, no second recording app.
Sessions on your watch
Your plan syncs to the Apple Watch Workout app with its intervals and paces. You run with Apple's built-in tools, or whatever app you already use, so there's no extra app draining your battery, and Apple keeps it up to date.
Your data, your server
Use RunBuddy Cloud or run the server yourself. Export or delete your data at any time.
Ask your coach in Claude
Free on every plan: connect the MCP server to ask Claude about your runs, plan and goals, or build on the open API.
Compared
How RunBuddy differs
Runna is built around set training plans. Strava is built around recording and sharing. RunBuddy is built around a coach you can talk to.
| Feature | RunBuddy | Runna | Strava |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach you can chat with | Yes | No | No |
| Plan adapts to your runs | After every run | Yes | No plans |
| Records runs | Uses Apple Health | Own app | Own app |
| Sessions on Apple Watch | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remembers injuries and schedule | Yes, editable | No | No |
| Self-host your data | Yes | No | No |
| Use in Claude (MCP) and open API | Yes, free | No | No |
| Free tier | Yes | Trial only | Yes |
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade for the full coach.
Free
€0
- Apple Health sync
- Training plan for your goal
- Sessions sent to Apple Watch
- Stats, records and heatmap
- Basic coach chat
- Use RunBuddy in Claude (MCP)
- Open API for your own tools
Coach Pro
€7.99/ month
- Everything in Free
- Plan adapts after every run
- Coach memory you can edit
- Choose your coach's personality