Dromo

Running plans for iPhone and Apple Watch

A running plan that fits your week.

Dromo builds an adaptive plan for your next 5K, 10K, half or marathon, or just for running more. Each session goes to Apple Watch with its paces and steps. No account, and your training stays on your iPhone.

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See how it works

For iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Apple Watch optional.

How it works

Three steps, then you run.

  1. 1

    Tell it about your running

    Setup asks about your recent running, the days you have, how long sessions can be and how you recover. Add a recent race result if you have one.

  2. 2

    Review the draft

    See every week before you start: the phases, the recovery weeks and the longest run. Nothing begins until you accept it.

  3. 3

    Run with Apple Watch

    Sessions land in Apple’s Workout app with the warm-up, pace or heart-rate ranges, repeats and recovery. The Watch runs them, with no extra app.

Adaptive plan

It changes as you train.

Dromo estimates your current fitness from race results and running history. Apple cardio fitness is supporting evidence. Every completed run and check-in shapes the sessions ahead.

  • Training phases and recovery weeks are built in, and increases in running volume are limited.
  • Targets use pace, heart rate or perceived effort, depending on the data you have.
  • Report illness or pain and the plan steps back. Concerning symptoms point you to a doctor.
  • Change your goal or your days whenever your week changes.
Build to race dayWeek 5 of 8
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7Race
This weekRecovery weekRace week
Easy pace≈ 5:40–6:05/km

Easy runs of ten minutes or more. Quicker at the same effort is fitness showing.

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Every goal

From your first run to a marathon.

  • 5K
  • 10K
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Running without a race

Starting out

Run/walk sessions on up to three days a week, with rest between runs. Check-ins confirm each stage before you move on, and a stage can repeat.

Chasing a time

Goals like a sub-20 5K use paces from your current fitness, a check that the goal is within reach, and race-specific work.

No race at all

Build a habit or keep fit. No all-out fitness test, and the countdown runs to your last session instead.

At a glance

One colour, one meaning.

Easy is blue, effort is coral, race day is orange, done is green and today is yellow. They mean the same thing on every screen, and in the Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.

  • Easy run40 minMon 2 Nov
    Done
  • Today · Intervals5 × 800 mWed 4 Nov
    On Watch
  • Easy + strides30 minFri 6 Nov
    Not on Watch
  • RaceAthens 5KSat 7 Nov · 17:00
    Not on Watch

Privacy

Your training stays on your iPhone.

No account and no server. No advertising, tracking or third-party analytics. Dromo reads Apple Health to match your runs and adapt your plan, and never writes to it.

No account

Open it and start. There’s nothing to sign up for.

Read-only Health access

Choose what Dromo may read in Apple Health. Plans still work without it.

Protected files

Training files are protected and kept out of automatic backups. Export a backup when you want one.

Read the privacy policy

Also in Dromo

Widgets

Your upcoming training on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen.

Health matching

Runs from Apple Health are matched to their sessions, so done marks itself.

Reminders

Optional reminders for your sessions, sent as local notifications.

Previous plans

A plan you replace is kept, up to the latest five, so you can switch back.

Backup and restore

Export your plan, profile and runs to a file, and restore them on a new iPhone.

English and Greek

The whole app, including the privacy policy, in both languages.

Questions

Good to know before you start.

What is Dromo?

Dromo is an iPhone app that builds an adaptive running plan for a 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon, or just for running more. Each session is sent to Apple Watch with its paces and steps.

Do I need an Apple Watch to use Dromo?

No. You can plan and follow every session on your iPhone. With a paired Apple Watch, Dromo schedules sessions in Apple’s Workout app, so there is no separate Watch app to install.

Do I need an account?

No. There is nothing to sign up for. Dromo has no account and no server, and your training stays on your iPhone.

Can beginners use Dromo?

Yes. Starting out uses run/walk sessions on up to three days a week, with rest between runs. Check-ins confirm each stage before you move on, and a stage can repeat.

How does the plan adapt?

Dromo estimates your current fitness from race results and running history, and every completed run and check-in shapes the sessions ahead. Report illness or pain and the plan steps back.

What do I need to run Dromo?

An iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Apple Watch is optional.

Is Dromo available now?

Dromo is coming soon to the App Store.

The name

δρόμος

DHRO-mos · noun · Greek

Dromo comes from δρόμος, the Greek word for road. It’s the word for the way ahead, and in running it’s there too: αγώνας δρόμου is a running race.

Go when you’re ready.

Find your plan, or explore the sample plan first.

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For iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Apple Watch optional.