Runked vs COROS App
Runked is a running app built around a rank: it tracks runs with the phone's GPS and needs no watch, every run earns trophies scored on effort, your trophy total places you in a league from Bronze to Olympian, and a first-5K plan, 5K to marathon training plans and race predictions come in the same subscription. The COROS app is the free companion app for COROS watches: it shows daily data and activity summaries for sports recorded on the watch, and COROS also offers a free web Training Hub. Runs recorded on a COROS watch reach Runked through Apple Health, so some runners use the two together.
Runked vs COROS App at a glance
| Runked | COROS app | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking/progression | Rank earned in trophies, Bronze→Olympian across 20 leagues; can fall | EvoLab scores such as Running Fitness and a 0 to 100 Marathon Level. No league or ladder between runners in COROS's description of the app |
| Competition | Trophy Road: one ladder of every ranked runner, trophies scored on effort, a weekly goal per league above Bronze | None described in the App Store listing |
| Training plans | Personalized first-5K and 5K–marathon plans, included | Drag-and-drop workout and plan building in the web Training Hub |
| Race predictions | Included | EvoLab estimates race times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon from the past six weeks of training on a COROS watch |
| Tracking | GPS run tracking on the phone | Activity summaries for sports recorded on the watch |
| Hardware needed | None | A COROS watch |
| Device sync | Garmin Connect and Apple Health (Apple Watch runs arrive through Apple Health) | COROS watches; syncs data to Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect and Strava |
| Social | Leaderboards and profiles. No feed, no kudos, no followers | Athlete and coach messaging in the Training Hub |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17+) | iPhone (iOS 14+), Android, and the Training Hub on the web |
| Languages | 11 languages | 16 languages |
| Price | $59.99/yr after a 7-day free trial, or $11.99/wk. One subscription, everything included | Free |
| Free tier | None. 7-day free trial on the yearly plan | Free to download and use; the Training Hub is free too |
What Runked does that COROS app doesn't
Runked tracks a run on the phone, so there is nothing to buy first. Every run earns trophies, and your trophy total is your rank, on a ladder of 20 leagues from Bronze I to Olympian. Trophies score effort (how long the run was and how hard it was for you), so a beginner's hard week earns more than a faster runner's easy one. Each league above Bronze has a weekly trophy goal that comes off your total every Monday, so the rank has to be held by running and can fall if you stop.
Runked also builds a run/walk plan for someone who cannot run a 5K yet, personalized 5K to marathon plans, and race-time predictions for 5K to marathon. Runner DNA and fitness and fatigue charts are in the same Runked PRO subscription, at $59.99 a year. The COROS app shows activities recorded on a COROS watch, and its App Store listing describes no way to record a run with the phone alone. For a phone against a watch more broadly, see running app vs GPS watch.
What COROS app does that Runked doesn't
The COROS app and the COROS Training Hub are both free, with no subscription. The app manages a COROS watch: daily data such as sleep, steps and calories, activity summaries for sports recorded on the watch, maps and routes, and watch settings. The Training Hub on the web adds data analysis, drag-and-drop workout and plan building, two-way messaging between athletes and coaches, and team management for coaches. The app works with every sport the watch records, runs on Android as well as iPhone, and offers 16 languages. COROS's EvoLab estimates race times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon and scores Running Fitness from the past six weeks of training. Runked has none of those: it is a subscription app for running, on iPhone.
Checked on October 8, 2026 against the COROS app's App Store listing, its Google Play listing, the COROS Training Hub page and COROS's support articles on EvoLab and Apple Health. That COROS runs reach Runked through Apple Health is from Runked's own records.
Which should you pick
- Pick Runked if you run on iPhone and want a rank that moves with every run, competition scored on effort instead of pace, and a first-5K plan, 5K to marathon plans and race predictions in one subscription.
- Use both if you wear a COROS watch: switch on Apple Health sync in the COROS app and runs recorded on the watch reach Runked through Apple Health. See how Runked syncs.
- Stay with the COROS app alone if you own a COROS watch and want its companion app and the web Training Hub for free, or you coach athletes or run a team. Runked is a running app for iPhone.
Find out where you stand
Runked is free to download and starts with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Connect your watch or track your first run, and meet your Runk.
Download on App StoreFrequently asked questions
Is the COROS app free?
Yes. The COROS app is a free download on the App Store, and the COROS Training Hub on the web is free too, according to COROS. Both are built for COROS watch owners. Runked is free to download but needs a subscription to use: $59.99 a year after a 7-day free trial, or $11.99 a week.
Do I need a COROS watch to use the COROS app?
The App Store listing describes the app as a way to view daily data and activity summaries for sports recorded on your watch, and it does not describe tracking a run with the phone alone. Runked tracks runs with the phone's GPS and needs no watch, and it can also read runs from Garmin Connect and Apple Health.
Does the COROS app have training plans and race predictions like Runked?
Runked builds 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon plans plus a first-5K run/walk plan, predicts race times for 5K to marathon, and ranks every run, all in one subscription, with no watch needed. COROS's EvoLab estimates race times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon from the past six weeks of training on a COROS watch, and the free web Training Hub has drag-and-drop workout and plan building.
Does Runked work with a COROS watch?
Yes, through Apple Health. Runked has no direct COROS connection, but it reads runs from Apple Health, and it already receives runs recorded on COROS watches from runners who have switched on Apple Health sync in the COROS app. Once the sync is on, a run recorded on the watch adds trophies to your Runked rank.