Smart Runner builds an adaptive 5K-to-marathon plan from one race result and rebuilds it after every run. Paces come from your VDOT, load tracking is the usual ATL/CTL/TSB, and workouts follow Pfitzinger, Daniels and Canova. Native Apple Watch app with live pace and HR zones. Two things make it different: it's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it runs entirely on-device. No account, no server, nothing leaves your phone. 14-day free trial.
Hi PH. I built Smart Runner because every good running app had turned into a subscription that holds your training history hostage, and most ship your data to a server you don't control.
This is the opposite. You pay once, it runs entirely on your iPhone and Apple Watch, and there's no account anywhere. The plan adapts after every run using VDOT paces and ATL/CTL/TSB load, with methodology drawn from Pfitzinger, Daniels and Canova. The Watch app plays the workout back with live pace and HR zones.
It's iPhone and Apple Watch only, and it tops out at the marathon for now. I'm solo on this and genuinely after feedback, especially on the Watch side and the adaptive plan logic. Ask me anything, the training math included.
PH-only: first 50 of you to DM a screenshot of your first completed run get a free lifetime upgrade.
About Smart Runner on Product Hunt
“Your training plan, rewritten after every run”
Smart Runner launched on Product Hunt on June 4th, 2026 and earned 91 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #21 on the daily leaderboard. Smart Runner builds an adaptive 5K-to-marathon plan from one race result and rebuilds it after every run. Paces come from your VDOT, load tracking is the usual ATL/CTL/TSB, and workouts follow Pfitzinger, Daniels and Canova. Native Apple Watch app with live pace and HR zones. Two things make it different: it's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it runs entirely on-device. No account, no server, nothing leaves your phone. 14-day free trial.
On the analytics side, Smart Runner competes within iOS, Apple Watch and Health & Fitness — topics that collectively have 198.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Smart Runner performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Smart Runner?
Smart Runner was hunted by Dor Tal. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Smart Runner including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Dor Tal