# Runner's World

> Health & Fitness

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id470601468](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id470601468)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id470601468`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hearst Communications, Inc.
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (2,359 ratings)
- **Version:** 28.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-30
- **First published:** 2011-10-13
- **Size:** 60 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/runners-world/id470601468)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://subscribe.hearstmags.com/circulation/shared/privacy.html](http://subscribe.hearstmags.com/circulation/shared/privacy.html)

## Description

The essential guide for runners of all levels—beginners to marathoners. Runner's World offers training guidance, motivation, and practical tips to help you run faster, farther, and enjoy every mile.

The app supports issue previews, subscription options, and built-in social sharing—clip content and post to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, or save to your photo roll. Requires iOS 10.0+; pricing details and terms of use are included in the app.

## Rankings

- #38,532 — Overall

## Review summary

Readers praise RW’s content quality and motivational value, but the app is plagued by recurring login/activation and paywall issues, weak support, and stability problems. Content remains strong, yet access to paid material is inconsistent, hurting the overall experience for subscribers.

### Pros

- High-quality, wide-ranging content across running articles that many reviewers value.
- Content is motivating and engaging, helping readers stay committed to training and reading about running.
- When it works, the app is visually appealing (stunning) and provides a good reading experience.

### Cons

- Frequent login and subscription recognition issues: the app does not recognize RW+ or paid subscriptions and activation attempts fail.
- Paywalls persist even for paying subscribers, with reports of being charged again or unable to access content already paid for.
- Customer support is slow or unhelpful, with service requests going unanswered or redirected to outdated FAQs.
- App reliability problems: crashes on startup, syncing issues between web and app, and pages failing to load or update.

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