Apple Music integration
RunBeat integrates directly with Apple Music to automatically manage your music during training. This is especially useful for Interval Training, where you can assign one playlist for work phases and one for rest.
Do you already have Apple Music?
You might have it and not know it.
- Included with Apple One
- Complimentary with the Chase Sapphire Reserve card
- Shared through Apple Family Sharing
- Student plans available at a discount through most universities
To check: open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions.
Coming from Spotify?
Apple Music has a built-in transfer tool. Only playlists you created will transfer. Algorithmic playlists like Discover Weekly won't come over.
- Go to Settings → Apps → Music
- Tap Transfer Music from Other Music Services
- Select Spotify and sign in
- Choose what to transfer and tap Add to Library
Most transfers complete in a few minutes.
Full instructions from AppleAdding playlists to your library
RunBeat shows playlists from your Apple Music library. If you listen to a playlist but haven't added it to your library, it won't appear in RunBeat. To add one, open the playlist in the Music app and tap Add to Library.
Setting up your playlists in RunBeat
For Interval Training, assign two playlists: one for work phases, one for rest. Open RunBeat, tap Interval Training, then tap each playlist slot to assign them. RunBeat switches automatically at every interval boundary.
For Zone Training, select one playlist and it plays throughout your session.