Couch Potato to 5K Run Z5K®
Hellospace Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Couch Potato to 5K Run Z5K® is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Hellospace. Rated 4.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.
- Rating
- 4.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 36 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 3
- 2026 · v2.2.4
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About Couch Potato to 5K Run Z5K®
Can’t even run for a minute? Out of breath? Z5K is for you. Z5K is a free app that gets people who have never run before to finish a 5K in just 8 weeks. No gym, no subscription, no experience required—just you, your shoes, and the coach in your pocket. HOW IT WORKS Your endurance builds step-by-step with the proven walk-run interval method. Train for 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Your audio coach tells you exactly when to run and when to walk—no guessing, no need to look at your phone. Week 1 starts easy: short jogs between walks. By week 8, you're running 5K non-stop. The program adapts to 4 levels based on your fitness, and you choose your goal: First 5K or Fat Burn mode. FEATURES THAT KEEP YOU MOVING REAL-TIME AUDIO COACHING Your coach is with you every workout in English, Turkish, or German. No jargon—just clear "run" and "walk" cues. GPS ROUTE TRACKING Watch your route come to life on the map. Track distance, pace, and elevation in real-time. INDOOR & OUTDOOR MODE Raining outside? Switch to Indoor Mode for the treadmill. The same structured program works on the road or at the gym. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Pick your goal, set your fitness level, and schedule your workout days. Z5K creates a plan that fits your life. ACHIEVEMENTS & PERSONAL BESTS Earn badges as you hit milestones. Track your PRs and watch your progress week by week. STATISTICS DASHBOARD Weekly, monthly, and all-time stats at a glance. Streak tracking and progress charts show how far you’ve come since Day 1. WEATHER & OUTFIT SUGGESTIONS Check the weather before you head out. Get clothing tips based on temperature, wind, and rain—be dressed right for every run. POST-RUN EXPERIENCE Finished your workout? Awesome! Log your mood, take a selfie, and share a sleek workout card with friends. Every run deserves a celebration. A surprise awaits you at the end of the program! WHY Z5K? -Designed for Beginners: Every detail is crafted for people who have never run. Motivational, never overwhelming. -3 Language Support: Full audio coaching and interface in English, German, and Turkish. -Modern Design: A sleek dark interface that feels premium from the first tap. -GPS + Treadmill: Most apps offer one. Z5K gives you both. MADE FOR RUNNING NEWBIES. You don’t need expensive gear, you don’t need to be fast, and you don’t need prior experience. You just need to start. People who once thought they could never run are now finishing 5K races—and they did it with Z5K. 24 workouts. 8 weeks. One goal: crossing that finish line. Download Z5K and take your first step today. z5k.run | Privacy: z5k.run/privacy
What’s new
Version 2.2.4 · Updated September 3, 2026
SPANISH IS HERE Z5K now speaks Spanish — the whole interface plus real-time voice coaching. Four languages in total: Spanish, English, German and Turkish. The app follows your device language. FIXED — RUNS THAT SKIPPED THEMSELVES On the First 10K and Fast 5K programs, the run step ended after 60 seconds and the app jumped straight to the cool-down, so the run never happened. Distance-based runs now finish when you cover the distance, not when a timer runs out. FIXED — AUTO-PAUSE ON LONG RUNS The safety timer that pauses a forgotten workout was set too low for long runs. It now scales with the planned distance, so a slow 10K is never cut short. FIXED — EDIT PROFILE CRASH Opening Edit Profile crashed the app for anyone who had finished the 5K program and moved on to First 10K or Fast 5K. ALSO Google sign-in works again on Android. Notification and translation wording corrected in all languages. 24 workouts. 8 weeks. One goal: crossing that finish line.
App privacy
The developer, Hellospace, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Health & Fitness: Health, Fitness
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Name
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Other Data: Other Data Types
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
Used for: App Functionality
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| Couch Potato to 5K Run Z5K® | 4.0 / 5 (1 rating) | Free | September 3, 2026 | |
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| Startline - couch to 5k | 1.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Oct 22, 2025 | Compare |
| C2K — Couch to 5K & 10K | – | Free | Oct 9, 2026 | Compare |
| First Run: Couch to 5K | – | Free | Jun 3, 2026 | Compare |
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