Kotcha - Running & Trail

I have been using the Kotcha app for 7 weeks and love it. I just completed the Boston Marathon (!!!) and will be completing my 7th and 8th marathon and 2nd ultra before the end of 2026. This app has everything I need. The workouts are customized to my current fitness level and give me the push I need especially for speed work. After the free trial, I knew I needed to use this app regularly for year round training. I am excited to see how I have progressed and will continue to use this app for the foreseeable future. I love that it integrates very well with Garmin and Strava. It is simple, yet efficient and allows me to shift workouts throughout the week as needed as a busy mom of two young children. Highly recommend.

I really like the layout and time based workouts for this training app, but there are so many issues that made my experience sub par. There is a lag in loading accurate feedback and I often had to completely close out of the app and restart it. I finally stopped using it though after encountering a lack of flexibility to change plans and start fresh, take a recovery period after a race, or pause a plan because due to an injury. I appreciated the ability in other training apps to schedule travel, illness or rest days without just having to skip workouts. Kotcha is in a beta stage in my opinion and they should be offering it at a reduced price and asking for feedback to develop into something that can compete in the space it’s trying to enter. The only modifications are number of days you want to run and changing current paces. Other apps offer different goals such as increasing speed, increasing endurance, etc. I hope that with another year or two of development this app becomes one I want to try again because there were some aspects that I enjoyed, but I was too frustrated by the rigidity to continue using it in the current state.

As a former college athlete breaking into the running world, Kotcha is exactly what was missing as I’ve always had a coach in some form and this fills that gap perfectly. It’s incredibly easy to use, with a clean layout that makes getting started feel effortless. From workout intensity to training goals, it’s very customizable and adaptable to any schedule. It meets you where you’re at & adjusts without feeling like you’re falling behind. Highly recommend to anyone — from beginners to experienced marathon runners!