Q: How is Runbo different from Apple's own Readiness on Series 12 and Ultra 4?

Apple’s Readiness says how ready the body is, while Runbo suggests what to do next. It weighs training load and the balance of recent work alongside recovery, suggests a specific run and sends it to the Workout app as a structured workout. Runbo’s own Training Readiness also brings a score, and its factors to older Apple Watches, and the two scores are calculated separately, so they won’t always match.

Q: Does Runbo work for a runner who only wears a Garmin?

Yes, with less detail. Runbo reads whatever a device’s app syncs to Apple Health, so workouts, sleep, and heart rate from Garmin Connect, WHOOP, or Oura all count. Garmin Connect sends all-day heart rate, but only high and low values for timed activities, and WHOOP and Oura don’t share HRV, so Runbo lowers its confidence where a reading is missing. Sending a session to the wrist and the watch app requires an Apple Watch.

Question 1

How is Runbo different from Apple's own Readiness on Series 12 and Ultra 4?

Accepted Answer

Apple&#8217;s Readiness says how ready the body is, while Runbo suggests what to do next. It weighs training load and the balance of recent work alongside recovery, suggests a specific run and sends it to the Workout app as a structured workout. Runbo&#8217;s own Training Readiness also brings a score, and its factors to older Apple Watches, and the two scores are calculated separately, so they won&#8217;t always match.

Question 2

Does Runbo work for a runner who only wears a Garmin?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with less detail. Runbo reads whatever a device&#8217;s app syncs to Apple Health, so workouts, sleep, and heart rate from Garmin Connect, WHOOP, or Oura all count. Garmin Connect sends all-day heart rate, but only high and low values for timed activities, and WHOOP and Oura don&#8217;t share HRV, so Runbo lowers its confidence where a reading is missing. Sending a session to the wrist and the watch app requires an Apple Watch.

Question 3

Does Runbo need an account, and where does the data go?

Accepted Answer

No account is needed, and the training calculations run on the device. The optional AI features are the exception: Ask Coach can use Apple&#8217;s Private Cloud Compute, and an Online AI setting, off by default, sends the question and calculated results to Google Gemini through Runbo&#8217;s server. None of them receives raw Health samples or routes.

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