Comparison

BestLift vs PaceGrid

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

Head to head
About

BestLift

Features
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Stop paying monthly to log your workouts. BestLift is a one-time purchase workout tracker with no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no account required. Your data stays on your device — no network connection needed. STRENGTH TRAINING • Log sets, reps, and weight with pre-filled values from your last workout • 100+ built-in exercises — or create your own custom exercises • Search exercises by name, equipment, or muscle group • Set favourite exercises and access recent exercises quickly • Edit or delete sets during your workout • Enter decimal weight values for precision (e.g. 22.5 kg) • Personal records tracked automatically after every workout • One Rep Max calculations (Brzycki & Epley methods) • Create and save workout routines for quick access CARDIO & GPS • Track running, walking, cycling, and hiking with real-time GPS • Live pace, distance, lap splits, and elevation profile • Auto-lap by distance with configurable intervals • Pace alerts to keep you in your target zone • Custom PR distances — track records at any distance • Indoor support for treadmill and stationary bike • Cardio personal records and charts CHARTS & PROGRESS • See total weight, reps, sets, and 1RM over time • Weekly, monthly, 6-month, and yearly views • Per-exercise progress charts • View workout summaries with stats and PRs APPLE WATCH • Log sets directly from your wrist • Full workout tracking on watchOS SHARING & EXPORT • Share workout summary cards with stats and PRs • Overlay workout stats on your gym photos • Export and import your workout data • HealthKit integration BUILT FOR YOUR WORKOUT • Rest timer between sets with notifications • Workout timer tracks your session length • Keep screen on during workouts • Dark mode and theme selection • Switch between kg and lbs mid-workout • Resume in-progress workouts • Live Activity on your Lock Screen • Save workout location and notes • View all past workouts from home and history screens

About

PaceGrid

Track your runs and cycling routes with GPS, heart rate, and training history. Analyze your performance, plan routes with offline maps, and sync with other fitness platforms. Basic recording is free, with an option to unlock all features via a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • GPS workout recording
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Route planning with offline maps
  • Training history and analysis
  • GPX file export
  • Strava and Apple Health integration
Features
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A run and ride tracker that works offline, keeps every workout on your phone and never asks for a subscription. PaceGrid records GPS, pace, splits and heart rate on iPhone and Apple Watch, with Bluetooth chest straps, offline maps and saved routes. RECORD YOUR WORKOUT Follow distance, pace, time and splits. Review your route and elevation afterwards, or record from Apple Watch without carrying your phone. CONNECT YOUR HEART RATE Pair a compatible Bluetooth heart-rate strap from the Record screen. PaceGrid uses fresh strap readings during recording and makes connection problems clear. Supported smart rings add heart-rate, sleep and recovery data. Device features vary by model. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE Explore training load, heart-rate zones, workout trends and recovery estimates. These estimates help you interpret your history; they do not diagnose conditions or guarantee injury prevention. PLAN AND SHARE Save routes, use offline maps, export GPX files and optionally sync with Strava. Apple Health integration is optional. You choose which connected services receive your data. TRY THE FULL APP Try all features for 7 days. Basic recording remains free afterwards, or unlock the full app with one purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

BestLift4 screens
PaceGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PaceGrid at Free against BestLift's $1.99. PaceGrid also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). BestLift's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads 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

PaceGrid is free to download; BestLift costs $1.99 up front. PaceGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BestLift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BestLift ships an update monthly, PaceGrid every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BestLift versus PaceGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBestLiftPaceGrid
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlan O; ConnorBlue Flame Games

Customer experience

BestLift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PaceGrid

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BestLift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceGrid

One-time1
  • PaceGrid Pro$19.99

Questions

Is BestLift free?
BestLift costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaceGrid free?
PaceGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BestLift or PaceGrid have ads?
Neither BestLift nor PaceGrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BestLift or PaceGrid?
BestLift ships an update monthly, and PaceGrid every 5 days. Most recently, BestLift was updated on November 6, 2026 and PaceGrid on November 5, 2026.

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