Athletic.APP vs PaceAce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athletic.APP
This app connects track and field and cross country teams, athletes, parents, and fans through a communication and management network. It also facilitates participation in virtual meets with tools for result submission, including video and GPS tracking.
- Team communication network
- Virtual meet participation
- Result submission with video/GPS
- Customized team pages/profiles
- Private group conversations
- Athlete/team following
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The AthleticAPP syncs with your Athletic.net account to create a communications, management and engagement network for Track & Field and Cross Country teams, athletes, parents and fans. Additionally, it provides the platform for competing in Athletic.net virtual meets, including features for finding virtual meets and submitting results with video, photos, and GPS run recording tools. Coaches: - Create specific private conversation groups for your various athlete types. Talk to sprinters, jumpers, throwers, distance runners, or any sub-group of athletes you deem necessary - Post videos, news, events, photos, and results to your customized team page - Featuring push notifications so that athletes see your messages - Invite athletes on your roster to connect with your team using the app and create their own accounts - Secure and private; you decide who receives your content Athletes: - Post videos, news, events, photos, workouts and results to your customized profile - Enter into and submit your results for virtual meets and challenges - Start private conversations with your teammates and coaches to discuss results, upcoming races, technique, and workouts - Follow your favorite athletes, teammates and teams Parents and fans can also use the app to follow their favorite team's and athlete's news and updates, and can communicate with coaches regarding upcoming team events. Athletic+ https://www.athletic.net/features/athletes Terms of Service: https://www.athletic.net/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.athletic.net/privacy/
PaceAce
Easily calculate your running splits for any distance and time. This tool is designed for runners to quickly determine their pace. It's also available on Apple Watch for convenient use during workouts.
- Calculate running splits
- Input time and distance
- Easy to use interface
- Apple Watch support
- Designed by an athlete
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Calculate your splits for your next workout with PaceAce. PaceAce allows you to take a time and distance and calculate your splits with ease. Easy to use and even available on Apple Watch for those times when you don't have your phone! Created by Jake Derouin (CU Boulder XC/Track Athlete)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PaceAce at 100% against Athletic.APP's 29%. PaceAce also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Athletic.APP's advantage is ratings volume (278 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Athletic.APP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PaceAce asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaceAce holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athletic.APP has 278 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Athletic.APP's written reviews are positive against 100% of PaceAce's.
Athletic.APP ships an update every 2 weeks, PaceAce every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athletic.APP | PaceAce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (278 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #120 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deker Net LLC | CyberWisp LLC |
Customer experience
Athletic.APP
PaceAce
Bugs and requests
Athletic.APP
Reported bugs
17 issues- Cannot log in, stuck in a loop
- App constantly signs users out
- Screen freezes
- App does not allow upgrades
- App stays on loading/start screen
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- App won't open
- Login issues after updates
- Automatically logs out after login
- App doesn't load or display content
- Account reset or linked incorrectly (Facebook login)
- Birthdate selectors are hidden behind the notch on iPhone 13
- App won't record runs or parts of runs
- App gets stuck saving runs
- Logged into another user's account via Apple login
- Updates from events take too long to post
- Virtual meet video posts showing wrong videos
- App gives someone else's profile when logging in
Requested features
12 requests- Include national and state rankings in the app
- Allow viewing rankings on the app
- Add live streaming and results support
- Enable push notifications for team posts and comments
- Allow viewing other users' times on the feed
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- Make app functionality match the website
- Add dark mode option
- Support Apple Watch notifications for meets
- Allow coaches to register athletes for meets
- Display meet details on the team page
- Show more data on the app like the website
- Allow users to see other people's times on their feed
PaceAce
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Athletic.APP
- Athletic+ Monthly$9.991 Month
- AthleticTV Yearly$49.991 Year
- Athletic+ Yearly$95.001 Year
PaceAce
No in-app purchases
