Comparison

Pace Watch vs Pace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pace Watch

This app helps runners maintain a target pace during training. It provides haptic and audio feedback when you deviate from your desired speed, with adjustable leeway. It integrates with HealthKit to read and write workout data.

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

About

Pace

This app helps runners plan their races by calculating pace and speed. It provides instant conversions and displays finish times for various race distances, from short sprints to ultra-marathons. Users can also plan race strategies with detailed splits and switch between metric and imperial units.

Highlights
  • Instant pace and speed conversion
  • Finish time calculator for various distances
  • Race strategy planning with splits
  • Support for miles and kilometers
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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Pace helps runners plan races with clear targets, fast conversions, and practical split strategies. Enter your target pace or speed and instantly convert between them, then see projected finish times across popular distances from 400m and the mile to 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50K, 50 Mile, and 100 Mile. What you can do - Convert pace and speed instantly - Enter a goal finish time to see the pace you need - View finish times across short, long, and ultra distances - Plan even, negative, or positive splits - Add custom race distances in meters, kilometers, or miles - Switch between miles and kilometers - Use quick slider controls or manual pace entry - Use Pace on Apple Watch with Digital Crown support Whether you are training for a 5K, marathon, or 100-miler, Pace gives you fast, reliable numbers for smarter race planning.

Screenshots

Pace Watch2 screens
Pace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pace at 4.7 against Pace Watch's 3.8. Pace also leads on ratings volume (385 vs 4) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Pace Watch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pace Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pace holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pace has 385 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pace Watch's written reviews are positive against 74% of Pace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace Watch ships an update every 8 days, Pace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pace Watch versus Pace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace WatchPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (385 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4385 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon FortelnySkipjack Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Pace Watch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Pace

All ratings385 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

Pace Watch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pace

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Paces are off compared to online calculators
  • Algorithm for speed/distance calculation is incorrect
  • Pace display doesn't change correctly when using km/h
  • Results for marathon are not visible on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Half marathon distance displayed incorrectly in overview

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom distance input
  • Include shorter track distances (e.g., 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 1600m)
  • Make default goal time distance configurable
  • Ability to print chosen time line of partials
  • Improve visibility of marathon results on smaller screens

In-app purchases

None

Pace Watch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pace

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pace Watch free?
Pace Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pace Watch or Pace?
Pace is rated higher. Pace Watch averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pace averages 4.7 from 385 ratings.
Do Pace Watch or Pace have ads?
Pace shows ads; Pace Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace Watch or Pace?
Pace Watch ships an update every 8 days, and Pace every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pace Watch was updated on June 1, 2026 and Pace on September 27, 2026.

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