How much does Runna cost? The full price picture in 2026

Runna costs $19.99 per month or $119.99 per year, and the first week is free. The figures are from runna.com in September 2026. Prices change, so check in the app before you commit.

Paying monthly adds up to $239.88 over a year. The annual plan costs half of that and works out to $10 per month, so the break-even point sits at six months. If you expect to use the app longer than that, the annual plan is the only sensible choice.

What you get for the money

Runna is well made and popular for a reason. The plans cover everything from 5K to ultra, sessions sync to your watch and guide your pace, and strength and mobility work is included alongside the running. The App Store rating sits at 4.9, and the app has been owned by Strava since the acquisition.

What you don't get is a coach that answers. The chat in the app is support, not training dialogue, and the plan follows your paces and your schedule without reading sleep, resting heart rate or HRV. We go through the differences in detail in Runna alternatives: what to know before you choose.

What the alternatives cost

Prices were read in September 2026 from each service's site. Store prices vary somewhat by platform and country.

Is Runna worth $19.99 a month?

Price is not Runna's problem. If you're a beginner, or you want a clear schedule with pace guidance on your watch, you get a lot for the money, and the answer is probably yes.

The question is whether you use what you pay for. Runna is plan-led: you get a schedule that follows your paces, and anything else that needs changing you mostly change yourself. If you already adjust sessions on your own based on sleep, stress and how your legs feel, you're paying $239.88 a year for something a training book does for twenty bucks.

Where Coach Fartlek comes in

Coach Fartlek is our own app, so expect bias. Pro costs $8.49 per month, and you get the whole coach free for seven days. Elite at $20.99 gives you more room for chat and a deep analysis every month instead of every three. On Elite you can also request a deep analysis yourself, dig into a single session and ask an important question in chat, and self coached is included, where the coach reviews your own plan.

The difference from Runna is not primarily the price. The coach reads every workout that syncs from Intervals.icu and reaches out on its own after hard sessions. Tell it in your own words that your week fell apart and the plan is rewritten around that, with HRV, resting heart rate and sleep weighed into what you should do next.

The app requires a watch (Garmin, Coros, Suunto or Polar) connected via Intervals.icu. If you don't have one, Coach Fartlek is the wrong app for you. It covers 5K to marathon, not ultra or multisport, and if you're a beginner who mostly wants pace guidance on the watch, Runna is probably the better first choice despite the price difference.

The full pricing setup, including what separates the tiers, is on the pricing page.

How to choose

If you want a polished schedule, pace guidance and a big community: take Runna, and take the annual plan if you've made up your mind.

If you want a coach that adapts training to your recovery and you already own a watch: try Coach Fartlek free for seven days and see whether the dialogue is worth anything to you. Here's how to connect your watch via Intervals.icu.

If you don't want to pay at all: Garmin Coach is included with the watch and goes a long way for many runners. More options in our comparison of AI running coaches.