Is the Garmin app free?

Yes. The Connect IQ app is free. You need a Runapt account (also free to create). Runapt Pro is the phone subscription for the full adaptive plan features.

Do I still need the phone app?

Yes. The phone app owns the plan, pairing, and account. The watch is where you execute today’s session.

Garmin Connect sync vs Connect IQ — what is the difference?

Garmin Connect sync (under Integrations) pulls completed activities and health metrics into Runapt. The Connect IQ app runs the workout on the watch itself. Most Garmin runners want both.

Where is the marketing page?

runapt.com/garmin (Dutch: runapt.com/nl/garmin) has install CTAs and a short overview.

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Runapt on Garmin Connect IQ

Install the free Connect IQ app, pair it with your phone, and run today’s session from your Garmin wrist.

What the watch app is

Runapt - Running Plan & Interval Coach is a free Garmin Connect IQ app. Your adaptive plan still lives in the phone app. The watch shows today’s run: distance, pace targets, and interval structure, then syncs the activity back when you finish.

Tip · Connect IQ Store

Install from the Connect IQ Store: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/62178217-b9fb-4c61-a5f8-5bada99fd6b8 — or open Connect IQ on your phone and search “Runapt”.

Install and pair

1Install Runapt on iOS or Android and sign in (free account is enough to pair).
2On your phone, open the Connect IQ Store and install “Runapt - Running Plan & Interval Coach”, or use the store link above.
3Open Runapt on the Garmin. It shows a 6-digit pairing code.
4In the Runapt phone app, enter that code to link the watch to your account.
5Open today’s session on the watch and start the run from there.

Note · Compatible watches

Any Garmin that can install this app from Connect IQ. The store listing shows the devices that support it for your account.

On the run

Today’s workout is on the watch: easy, tempo, or intervals with the targets from your plan.
Interval structure stays on the wrist so you are not rebuilding repeats from memory.
If the watch loses phone connection mid-run, it keeps the activity and uploads when it reconnects.
After sync, the phone plan can move the rest of the week the same way it does after a phone-tracked run.

Disconnect or remove data

You can disconnect the watch or delete watch-linked data anytime in the Runapt app account settings. Uninstalling the Connect IQ app on the Garmin stops new sessions from starting there; pairing again uses a fresh code.

Frequently asked

Is the Garmin app free?: Yes. The Connect IQ app is free. You need a Runapt account (also free to create). Runapt Pro is the phone subscription for the full adaptive plan features.
Do I still need the phone app?: Yes. The phone app owns the plan, pairing, and account. The watch is where you execute today’s session.
Garmin Connect sync vs Connect IQ — what is the difference?: Garmin Connect sync (under Integrations) pulls completed activities and health metrics into Runapt. The Connect IQ app runs the workout on the watch itself. Most Garmin runners want both.
Where is the marketing page?: runapt.com/garmin (Dutch: runapt.com/nl/garmin) has install CTAs and a short overview.

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