How is Leo different from asking ChatGPT for a training plan?

ChatGPT gives you a generic plan based on a single conversation. Leo syncs with Strava, tracks your training load week after week, remembers your training history, monitors your shoe mileage, and adapts your plan based on how you actually feel — not just what you typed once.

What tools does Leo work with?

Leo works with ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, and any MCP-compatible tool. You can also chat with him on Telegram or directly in the web app.

Do I need a Strava account?

Yes. Leo syncs your runs from Strava (read-only — he never posts or modifies anything). This is how he sees your pace, heart rate, elevation, and training patterns.

What happens after the free trial?

After 7 days, you're charged the founding member rate. No surprise. Cancel anytime in one click from your dashboard.

Your data is encrypted, never sold, and never shared. Leo reads your Strava data to coach you — that's it.

What's the community feature?

We're building pack-based challenges, weekly competitions between packs, and a progression system tied to your real training. Your character determines your pack — early members will be the first in.

Coach Leo vs Campus Coach

Two AI running coaches compared: Leo's conversational depth vs Campus Coach's structured approach by Running Addict.

Last updated: April 2026

The verdict

Campus Coach, created by Niko Ackermann (Running Addict) and built by MWM (same parent company as Kotcha), offers personalized training plans with integrated nutrition tracking and broad watch compatibility (Garmin, Polar, Coros, Suunto). It includes a web app and mobile app with Strava sync even on the free tier. Leo emphasizes conversational coaching with 12 specialized tools, persistent memory, and multi-channel access. Campus Coach has a strong French running community following; Leo offers deeper coaching tools and AI flexibility.

Feature comparison

Feature	Leo	Campus Coach
Strava sync	Yes	Yes
Adaptive training plans	Yes	Yes
Body signal tracking	Yes	Limited
Shoe management	Yes	No
Race preparation	Yes	Limited
Scientific knowledge base	Yes	Limited
Coaching memory	Yes	Limited
Multi-channel (web, Telegram, MCP)	Yes	Limited
Conversational AI interface	Yes	Yes
VO2max estimation	Yes	Limited
Character-based community & challenges	Yes	No

Coaching approach

Campus Coach provides AI-generated training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and trail, with periodic adjustments based on completed workouts. Plans are designed to peak for race day with structured training cycles. Leo goes further with a fully conversational approach: you chat with Leo, debrief sessions, discuss race strategy, and ask training questions. Leo maintains persistent memory across all sessions — he remembers what you discussed last week and builds on it. This creates a genuine coaching relationship rather than a plan-and-track loop.

Unique features

Campus Coach includes a personalized nutrition program with carb intake tracking and fueling comfort assessment — a feature uncommon in running apps. It also offers the broadest watch compatibility among AI coaches (Garmin, Polar, Coros, Suunto) and provides Strava sync on the free tier. Leo does not have dedicated nutrition tracking but covers it through the scientific knowledge base and coaching conversations. Leo's unique features include shoe wear inspection with visual scoring, GPX course analysis, and VO2max estimation using 3 scientific methods.

Platform and ecosystem

Campus Coach offers both a web app (app.campus.coach) and mobile apps, giving flexibility in how you access training. It was created by Niko Ackermann (Running Addict), a well-known French running content creator, which gives it strong credibility in the French running community. Leo is available as a web app, on Telegram, and as an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, and Mistral. Both MWM products (Campus Coach and Kotcha) share technical infrastructure, which may benefit from cross-platform improvements.

Who should choose what?

Choose Leo if:

You want deep coaching tools (body signals, shoes, race prep, science base), persistent memory, and the flexibility to use Leo via ChatGPT, Claude, or Telegram. You value conversational coaching depth.

Choose Campus Coach if:

You want integrated nutrition tracking, broad watch compatibility (including Polar and Suunto), and a training plan approach backed by the Running Addict community. You appreciate the web app interface.

Try Leo free for 7 days

$9.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.