Pace Watch vs HWPO Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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))
HWPO Training
Access a variety of fitness programs designed for different lifestyles and goals, inspired by a 5x CrossFit Games Champion. Track progress, view coaching videos, and engage with a supportive community. Programs cater to all skill levels, from quick gym sessions to elite competition training.
- Variety of fitness programs
- Personalized progress tracking
- Real-time leaderboard
- Coaching videos by Mat Fraser
- Exercise demos
- Members-only support platform
- Community engagement
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HWPO Training encompasses fitness programs created for a community of HARD WORKERS, inspired by 5x CrossFit Games Champion, Mat Fraser’s motto “Hard Work Pays Off”. The HWPO Training app offers a variety of programs to suit different lifestyles, goals, equipment accessibility, and skill levels. Whether you need to be in and out of the gym in 45 minutes or you’re training to be an elite-level competitor, HWPO Training has a workout program for you. Athletes can track their progress using personalized sessions based on individual performance metrics and celebrate their achievements on the real-time leaderboard. The app also provides coaching videos by Mat Fraser himself, as well as our team of world-class expert coaches, guiding members through every training session and providing demos of each exercise. Our HARD WORKERS also gain access to our members-only support platform, where they can ask questions, receive feedback, watch exclusive content and engage with others in the community around the world. No matter how or where you move, all we ask is that you live out our core values in and out of the gym: SHOW UP. Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t. WORK HARD. Define success for yourself and be relentless in your pursuit of it; it’s about the process. MAKE YOURSELF PROUD. Do things with intention and set an example of HARD WORK for those around you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HWPO Training at 4.9 against Pace Watch's 3.8. HWPO Training also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 4). Pace Watch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HWPO Training holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HWPO Training has 3.3K 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 78% of HWPO Training's.
Pace Watch ships an update every 8 days, HWPO Training every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace Watch | HWPO Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Fortelny | HWPO |
Customer experience
Pace Watch
HWPO Training
Bugs and requests
Pace Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HWPO Training
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound issues with videos
- Workouts not loaded on time
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- In-app timer for AMRAP and interval workouts
- Ability to adjust prescribed weights/reps
- Progression tracking for lifts and other metrics
- Ability to move between workout days without calendar
- Alternate workout options for missing equipment
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- Gymnastics progression videos and techniques
In-app purchases
Pace Watch
No in-app purchases
HWPO Training
No in-app purchases









