Comparison

XCMeet vs PaceBuzz

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

Head to head
About

XCMeet

Streamline cross country race management by recording finishing times and positions directly from your devices. This app automates scoring and provides live results for spectators, eliminating manual data entry and simplifying result exports.

Highlights
  • Record finishing times
  • Record finishing positions via barcode
  • Eliminate tedious data entry
  • Live results for spectators
  • Automatic meet scoring
  • Export results for upload
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Record the finishing times and finishing positions of the racers in your cross country meet. You will use one iPhone or iPad at the finish line to record the times. You will use another iPhone or iPad at the end of the finishing chute to record the finishing positions by reading the racer's barcode. This system eliminates the tedious data entry of times and finishing positions. It provides live results that spectators can view as the racers finish. It automatically scores the meet including dual meets. You can easily export the results and upload them to athletic results websites.

About

PaceBuzz

This app provides a specialized stopwatch for track workouts, designed for Apple Watch. It allows users to easily take splits, receive haptic pacing feedback, and view critical workout data at a glance. Structured workouts can be loaded from an iPhone, and efforts can be logged hands-free.

Highlights
  • Digital Crown split taking
  • Haptic pacer for target splits
  • Large, readable display
  • Structured workout loading
  • Hands-free effort logging
  • Automatic run history
  • Optional GPS and Auto-Pause
Features
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Track workouts. Splits with a slap. Pace you can feel. PaceBuzz is an Apple Watch stopwatch and pacing app built for serious runners, from fast track intervals to road workouts and race pacing. Plan your session on iPhone, run with your Watch, and review every rep afterward. - Take splits your way. A firm slap on your wrist or Watch records a split using watch motion. Keep your attention on the workout when sweat or rain makes touchscreen taps awkward. Choose Slap Split, Digital Crown turns, simultaneous button presses, or any combination. - Feel your target pace. On the track, timed PaceBuzzes help you meet the splits you set. On the road, GPS pace alerts tell you when you drift faster or slower than your target. Customize the vibration pattern, intensity, and timing to suit your training. - Build your workout on iPhone. Set up work intervals, repetitions, recovery, and pace targets, then load the plan onto your Watch. See the current rep and what comes next as you run. Organize saved workouts and browse your archive by month and year. - Pace a Race. Set the runners' goal time, your opening pace, and a finish buffer. Follow a large diagonal race clock and timed PaceBuzzes for the track's 100m marks. Plans support 800m, 1500m, mile, 1600m, 3K, two mile, 5K, and 10K, including the extra starting distance for mile and two-mile races. Slap to start; additional slaps and Crown turns leave the race clock running. - Review the session. See your splits alongside heart rate, cadence, and GPS distance. Explore charts, share a chart, and log your own lactate readings and perceived effort for individual reps. - Connect to Strava. Choose automatic uploads or send a saved run when you're ready. Control whether your upload includes all splits or work splits, plus your logged lactate and effort readings. Strava connection is optional, and uploads are available without Premium. - Make the Watch yours. Choose from 20+ settings for split controls, pace vibrations, GPS, and the display. Change your main settings directly on the Watch when your iPhone stays behind. Free to start: use the training features with up to three current workouts and access to your three most recent runs. Premium is a one-time lifetime unlock for unlimited current workouts, full run history, and archived workout access and restoration. Run recording requires Apple Watch with watchOS 11.1 or later and the iPhone companion with iOS 18.1 or later. A Strava account is needed only for the optional Strava connection. Privacy Policy: https://pacebuzzapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://pacebuzzapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

XCMeet1 screens
PaceBuzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaceBuzz at 5.0 against XCMeet's 4.5. PaceBuzz also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). XCMeet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. PaceBuzz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XCMeet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaceBuzz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XCMeet ships an update fortnightly, PaceBuzz weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XCMeet versus PaceBuzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCMeetPaceBuzz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific Northwest SoftwareAndrew Kent

Customer experience

XCMeet

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PaceBuzz

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

XCMeet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceBuzz

One-time1
  • PaceBuzz Premium$4.99

Questions

Is XCMeet free?
XCMeet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaceBuzz free?
PaceBuzz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, XCMeet or PaceBuzz?
PaceBuzz is rated higher. XCMeet averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PaceBuzz averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do XCMeet or PaceBuzz have ads?
Neither XCMeet nor PaceBuzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XCMeet or PaceBuzz?
XCMeet ships an update fortnightly, and PaceBuzz weekly. Most recently, XCMeet was updated on September 28, 2026 and PaceBuzz on October 12, 2026.

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