Comparison

Pace Watch vs HWPO Training

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

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.

Highlights
  • Variety of fitness programs
  • Personalized progress tracking
  • Real-time leaderboard
  • Coaching videos by Mat Fraser
  • Exercise demos
  • Members-only support platform
  • Community engagement
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pace Watch2 screens
HWPO Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pace Watch versus HWPO Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace WatchHWPO Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon FortelnyHWPO

Customer experience

Pace Watch

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

HWPO Training

All ratings3,253 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.2%

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

None

Pace Watch

No in-app purchases

None

HWPO Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pace Watch free?
Pace Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HWPO Training free?
HWPO Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pace Watch or HWPO Training?
HWPO Training is rated higher. Pace Watch averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HWPO Training averages 4.9 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Pace Watch or HWPO Training have ads?
HWPO Training shows ads; Pace Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace Watch or HWPO Training?
Pace Watch ships an update every 8 days, and HWPO Training every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pace Watch was updated on October 24, 2026 and HWPO Training on October 25, 2026.

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