Paces vs Trackside Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paces
Easily calculate your running pace and predict finish times for various race distances. Save your preferred paces and distances for quick access during training.
- Calculate running pace
- Predict finish times
- Customizable race distances
- Save preferred paces
- Skip paces by the minute
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What's your marathon time at a 7:30 pace? Your 5K? Paces answers instantly — no more Googling pace charts. Built by a runner, for runners. Pick a pace, and see your finish time for every race distance at a glance. Tap +1 or -1 minute to jump between paces, or fine-tune to the second. RACE DISTANCES • Track: 200m, 400m, 800m, 1K, 1500m, Mile, 2K, 3K • Road: 2 Mile, 5K, 6K, 8K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon • Custom distances in miles or kilometers — perfect for ultras or your favorite loop MILES OR KILOMETERS Switch between min/mile and min/km. See that a 4:15/km pace is a sub-3 hour marathon. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • Remembers your last pace and distance • Dark mode • No account, no ads, no data collected Whether you're chasing a PR, planning race-day splits, or checking a goal time for your next half marathon, Paces makes the math effortless.
Trackside Training
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Trackside Training is an AI running coach for the watch you already own. Ask it about your own training, free. When you want a plan, Premium builds one around your race date and your recent running, rebuilds it every two weeks from what you actually ran, and changes it when you tell it what changed. Free to start. ASK YOUR COACH, FREE • A coach that reads your synced training: weekly volume, quality sessions, personal records, any run's laps and heart rate • "What's my marathon equivalent of a 22:30 5K?" • "How much should I slow down at 75°F with a 65° dew point?" • "How did my last four weeks compare?" • Race equivalents, heat, dew-point and elevation adjustments, fueling rate and pace math • Charts drawn right in the chat A PLAN THAT KEEPS UP (PREMIUM) • Race plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and ultra • Your plan arrives as a draft: review it, ask for changes, then accept • Tell your coach what changed: move a session, shorten intervals, set this week's mileage, add an easy run, take a day off • Your plan is rebuilt every two weeks from what you actually ran • Pick your rest days, long-run day and workout days WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR • Automatic sync from Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Wahoo and Apple Health • Apple Health brings in up to 180 days of past runs. Garmin, Polar, Suunto and Wahoo runs appear from your next sync after you connect • Send structured workouts to Garmin, Suunto, Wahoo and the Apple Watch Workout app (iOS 17+), free • Trackside on Apple Watch: run your Premium plan's structured session step by step, with auto-laps and optional spoken splits • Upload .fit, .tcx or .zip files KNOW YOUR TRAINING • 12-week trends and acute:chronic training load • Splits, laps, routes, elevation and running dynamics for every synced run that includes them • Every synced run is analyzed automatically HONEST BY DESIGN We don't sell your data. Coaching replies and plans are generated by third-party AI providers using your training data, your profile details (including your name and email address) and your messages, and the app asks before the coach uses them. Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID. We encrypt your data in transit and at rest. MEMBERSHIP Trackside is free to start. Monthly memberships unlock plan generation, plan changes by chat and automatic rebuilds. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled and can be managed anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trackside.training/privacy Questions? gdugger@fair-weather-athletics.com · trackside.training
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paces at none against Trackside Training's 10. Trackside Training's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Trackside Training sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Paces asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paces ships an update every 3 months, Trackside Training every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paces | Trackside Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Austin Louden | Fair Weather Athletics |
In-app purchases
Paces
No in-app purchases
Trackside Training
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Premium Subscription$12.991 Month
- Athlete Monthly14 Days trial$24.991 Month
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- Athlete$24.991 Month
- Base Building / Maintenance Package$34.99
- 5K Training Plan$34.99
- 10K Package$45.99
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- Half Marathon Package$56.90
- Marathon Package$68.99
- Ultra Package$91.99









