Tailwind

What it is

Tailwind is a running app for iPhone and Apple Watch. Workouts are timed by minutes and effort instead of pace targets, with a week view you can swipe to complete, skip or move runs, a full-screen guided run player with spoken cues and auto-pause, and standalone runs on the watch.

After a run it shows the route on a map and trends for time, consistency, heart rate and energy. Apple Health and iCloud sync are optional and off by default, and there are no accounts or ads.

Why it exists

Pace targets turn easy runs into a number to chase. Tailwind is built for running by feel: show up, run for the time the plan asks for, and let the weeks stack up. Social features and competitive analytics are left out on purpose.