# Pace Watch — Run at your target pace

> Running pace trainer with haptic and audio feedback, phone-free. (iPhone/iPad app by Simon Fortelny.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pace-watch/id1252465274 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simon Fortelny](https://appshunter.io/developer/601825403)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pace-watch/id1252465274/reviews.md

## What is Pace Watch?

Pace Watch doesn't use your phone or watches GPS and can be used without your phone.

Pace Watch helps you stay at your target pace while training for your next big run.  If you start to go too fast or slow it will tap your wrist and play a tone every 5 seconds until you are back in your target zone.

Hints:
- Use the buffer setting to give yourself a little more leeway around your target pace.
- Only want the watch to tap you? Use the silence option in the control center on your watch to quiet the noise.

This app uses HealthKit to access some of your data in the Health app(workouts, distance, and active energy(Calories burned)) and to write new data into the Health app(workouts, distance, and active energy(Calories burned))

## Key features

- Target pace training
- Haptic and audio feedback
- Phone-free operation
- Adjustable pace buffer
- HealthKit integration

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pace-watch/id1252465274/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Issue with conversion!

*2023-08-26*

On Apple Watch 5 just downloaded and the converter from min/mi to min/km is wrong and should be reversed!
I was running below 5:30 min/km which of course was the setup target pace and the watch was telling me that I was way too slow…
If I set it to 8:00min/km and press the “Kilometres” button it turns to 4:58min/mi
I believe it is obvious that this needs reversing!
…not certain if it’s a specific installation for Apple Watch 5 that has this bug but definitely needs looking at it as this is a good app in principle…
Looking forward!

### 1/5 — I Don’t recommend it

*2021-03-15*

If you have stumbled across this app. Pick yourself up and keep going.
This app was just what I was looking for except it doesn’t work with any other apps on your watch. And it hasn’t been up dated in 3 years. So my concerns will probably never be fixed. 

Improvements this app needs. 

1. is a special tone for when you’re running too fast and a different tone for when you’re running too slow

2. Play the stones in your headphones

3. Allow other apps to track you while this is going

### 4/5 — Was going

*2020-11-06*

The latest iOS upgrade screwed up this app. The wheel of death is as far as you get

### 5/5 — Very useful and to the point

*2019-12-05*

Have been looking for something like this for a while. The app is very easy to use and very user friendly. Fired it up for the first time and had a pretty good experience with it.

## Frequently asked questions about Pace Watch

### Does Pace Watch have ads?

No, Pace Watch is ad-free.

### What devices does Pace Watch support?

Pace Watch is available on the Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPod.

### How accurate is Pace Watch?

Pace Watch does not use GPS and relies on the watch's internal sensors for pace tracking. User reviews indicate a 3.8-star rating from 4 ratings.

### Can Pace Watch be used without a phone?

Yes, Pace Watch is designed to be used without your phone, functioning independently on your watch.

### What kind of feedback does Pace Watch provide?

Pace Watch provides haptic (tapping) and audio feedback every 5 seconds if you are too fast or too slow, helping you return to your target zone.

### Does Pace Watch integrate with Apple Health?

Yes, Pace Watch uses HealthKit to access workout data, distance, and active energy from your Health app, and it can also write new workout data back to HealthKit.

### What is the age rating for Pace Watch?

Pace Watch has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### When was Pace Watch last updated?

The latest version of Pace Watch is 1.3, and it was last updated on October 23, 2017.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2017-10-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- fix crash in watchOS 4
- bug fixes

### 1.2 — 2017-07-17

- Improved readability of workout screen
- Bug fixes

### 1.1 — 2017-07-11

- Improved Current Pace calculation.
- improvements to be nicer to your watches battery

### 1.0 — 2017-07-03

No release notes.

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