Is Runna Free? What You Get Without Paying, and What It Costs

Runna’s beginner plans were fully free until 5 June 2026, and runners who started one since then hit a paywall after Week 1. the5krunner’s breakdown of what Runna costs shows the app is now only partly free: without a subscription, you get the first week of any plan, run recording and your completed workouts, and nothing after that. For new runners choosing a training app, and for Strava subscribers who just lost the ability to create plans on Strava’s website, the real question is which way of paying, if any, makes sense.

Why This Category / Comparison Matters

Runna is owned by Strava, and Strava no longer lets runners create new running plans on its website; new plans now come from Runna, which the standard Strava subscription doesn’t include. Runna also moved its New to Running, Return to Running and Path to parkrun plans to paid subscriptions in June. That leaves runners choosing between a monthly plan, an annual plan, a bundle with Strava, or a free alternative.

These are Runna’s listed US prices as of October 2026:

What Makes It Different

A subscription unlocks every Runna plan, from a first 5K to an ultramarathon, plus strength sessions and pace adjustments. Paying annually halves the cost: twelve months on the monthly plan costs $239.88, compared with $119.99 paid upfront.

The bundle is the more interesting math. It gives full Strava and Runna subscriptions for $149.99 a year. Against buying Strava annual at $79.99 and Runna annual separately, it saves about $50 a year. Against Runna alone, it costs $30 more and adds a Strava subscription. It is sold and billed by Strava, annual only, can’t be combined with other discounts and isn’t part of Strava’s Family Plan. Bundle subscribers must connect their Strava account inside Runna, or Runna still shows them as a free user.

Trials vary by route. Signing up with Runna directly gives 7 days, a referral code from an existing user extends that to two weeks, buying Runna in the Strava app gives first-time users 14 days, and the bundle gives new Strava users 30 days. Each trial converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled, and on iPhone auto-renew must be turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends.

The Catch / Who It’s For

Free alternatives exist for some runners. Garmin owners already have free adaptive plans in Garmin Coach and daily suggested workouts, and Runna plans also run on any Garmin watch that supports Garmin Coach, so a Garmin owner can compare both on one watch during a trial. Free platforms such as Intervals.icu and Golden Cheetah cover self-coached athletes. Prices vary by country, so the checkout figure is the one that counts. Coaching software is getting more crowded at the paid end too, as Stack Archive noted when Suunto launched its paid AI Coach with the Race 3S.

Source: the5krunner

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