Comparison

Paddle Paddle vs Pace Calculator by PL

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

Head to head
About

Paddle Paddle

Track your paddle sports adventures with detailed metrics like speed, pace, and distance. Set targets, review past rides with speed visualizations, and integrate with heart rate monitors and HealthKit. Export your data and share your progress.

Highlights
  • GPS path tracking
  • Speed and pace metrics
  • Target setting
  • Ride history with speed visualization
  • Bluetooth heart rate sensor support
  • HealthKit integration
  • Apple Watch standalone support
Features
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Paddle Paddle is the tracker made for life on the water. Kayak, canoe, paddle board or rowing shell: start a session and Paddle Paddle maps every stroke, keeps your numbers big and readable in the sun, and saves each outing so you can relive it, share it and beat it next time. See everything at a glance. A full-screen map shows your route as you paddle, while clean floating panels keep speed, one-minute and total average speed, distance, stroke rate, stroke effort and heart rate in view. On bright days, switch to high-visibility mode for opaque panels, extra-large numbers and full screen brightness. Pause, Resume and Finish use slide-to-confirm controls, so splashes and wet fingers never stop your session by accident. Paddle with purpose. Long-press anywhere on the map to set a target and Paddle Paddle shows the direction and distance to it. Loved a past route? Choose “Paddle this route again” and follow it on the map. Voice cues announce your time, distance, speed, heart rate and battery at the interval you choose, so you can keep your eyes on the water. Lock your iPhone and put it in a dry bag: tracking continues until you press Finish. Know your stroke. Paddle Paddle measures your stroke rate with the iPhone’s motion sensors, tuned separately for kayak, canoe, paddle board and rowing. Wear an Apple Watch for even better wrist-based stroke rate, or pair a standard Bluetooth heart-rate strap for live heart rate. Every session, beautifully organized. History gives you monthly totals, an eight-week trend and a route preview on every session, plus a map of everywhere you’ve paddled. Open a session to see your route colored by speed, charts of speed, stroke rate and heart rate over time, weather at the start and finish, notes and a timeline of your pauses. Trim the end of a session, merge two sessions, or change the equipment in a tap. A real Apple Watch app. Start a session right from your wrist with live time, distance, speed, stroke rate and heart rate, plus Water Lock built in. Leave your iPhone on shore if you like: sessions recorded on the watch sync to your iPhone automatically. Paddling with both? Your watch adds its stroke rate and heart rate to the session recorded on your iPhone. Share and sync. Create a shareable image of any session, export GPX or TCX files for other apps and services, or send sessions to Strava. Keep your history safe and in sync across your devices with iCloud. Paddle Paddle works with Apple Health: it reads your weight and age for accurate calorie estimates and saves each session as a paddle-sports workout. Distances can be shown in kilometers, miles or nautical miles. Paddle Paddle is free to download and use for tracking, with ads. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks iCloud sync, automatic upload to Strava and the full set of voice cues. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available, and the annual plan offers the best value. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://oxigenator.com/products/paddle-paddle/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://oxigenator.com/products/paddle-paddle/privacy-policy/ Grab your paddle. See you on the water!

About

Pace Calculator by PL

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From the team behind the award winning Paddle Logger. An easy to use tool for paddlers (by paddlers) to assist with training plans and race targets. Whether you are on a SUP, Kayak, OC, Canoe, Prone Paddleboard or something else. Understanding your speed and how changes in average pace will affect your overall times is very valuable. Simply plug in your desired time and you will get an average pace, and equivalent target times for 2, 5 & 10 km or mile distances. Wondering how different paces and speeds might impact your time - take a look at the new Reference Tables. PL Pace Calc is a Free tool from the team at Paddle Logger. Join tens of thousands of athletes in the Paddle Logger community all over the world!

Screenshots

Paddle Paddle4 screens
Pace Calculator by PL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pace Calculator by PL at none against Paddle Paddle's 2. Pace Calculator by PL also leads on ads (none vs shown). Paddle Paddle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paddle Paddle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pace Calculator by PL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paddle Paddle ships an update every 3 weeks, Pace Calculator by PL every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paddle Paddle versus Pace Calculator by PL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaddle PaddlePace Calculator by PL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (386 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings386 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOXiGENATOR LLCPaddle Logger Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Paddle Paddle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 🐛 App freezes when viewing history
  • 🐛 History not showing without upgrade
  • 🐛 Apple Watch shows speed in km/hr despite miles setting
  • 🐛 No data collected in Apple Watch stats
  • 🐛 Cannot view history due to unavailable ads/subscription

Requested features

7 requests
  • 💡 Add watch version
  • 💡 Grab heart rate data from Apple Watch
  • 💡 Make app fully functional without subscription
  • 💡 Improve Apple Watch integration
  • 💡 Allow starting/pausing/stopping recording on Apple Watch
Show 2 more
  • 💡 Show useful data on Apple Watch
  • 💡 Explain color coding (red, orange, green)

Pace Calculator by PL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Paddle Paddle

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
None

Pace Calculator by PL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paddle Paddle free?
Paddle Paddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace Calculator by PL free?
Pace Calculator by PL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paddle Paddle or Pace Calculator by PL have ads?
Paddle Paddle shows ads; Pace Calculator by PL does not.
Which is updated more often, Paddle Paddle or Pace Calculator by PL?
Paddle Paddle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pace Calculator by PL every 10 months. Most recently, Paddle Paddle was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pace Calculator by PL on October 25, 2026.

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