Comparison

Training Workout Companion vs pace.ai

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

Head to head
About

Training Workout Companion

This app uses real-time heart rate zone training to help you maximize workouts and track progress. Customize your experience by selecting workout types to optimize point earning based on effort and intensity. Compatible with Apple Watch and other heart rate monitors.

Highlights
  • Live heart rate zone feedback
  • Personalized point model
  • Workout type selection
  • Calorie and heart rate tracking
  • Post-workout summaries
  • Apple Health sync
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Train Smarter. Push Harder. Get Rewarded. Unlock the power of real-time heart rate zone training and maximize every workout with your Apple Watch, chest strap, or armband. Whether training in a high-intensity studio setting or bringing the experience home, this app helps you stay on track, push your limits, and feel the buzz of progress. Now, you can customize your experience by selecting your workout type—Cardio, Resistance, Hybrid, Recovery, or Run—to optimize how you earn points based on effort, intensity, and training style. Challenge Yourself – Earn points as you push through heart rate zones, with haptic feedback guiding your effort. Train Your Way – Choose a workout mode that aligns with your session, whether it's high-intensity cardio, strength training, a balanced hybrid workout, active recovery, or an outdoor run. Real-Time Zone Tracking – Stay in the right intensity with instant updates on your Apple Watch, chest strap, or armband. Crush Your Goals – Track your heart rate, calorie burn, and total effort to level up your training. Features • Live heart rate zone feedback • Personalized point model for Cardio, Resistance, Hybrid, Recovery, or Run workouts • Track earned points to stay motivated • Monitor calories burned, workout duration, and heart rate insights • Detailed post-workout email summaries • Set your goals and track your progress with workout history Sync With Apple Health • Uses Apple Health biometrics for personalized insights • Automatically logs workouts to close your activity rings • Syncs seamlessly with your fitness routine The harder you work, the more points you earn. Whether you want to burn calories, build endurance, or push past limits, this app keeps you focused and motivated. Compatible with Apple Watch, chest straps, and armbands – Train with the device that works best for you.

About

pace.ai

This AI-powered running application offers personalized training plans and advanced analytics to help users improve their performance. It tracks progress, provides real-time feedback on metrics like VO2max, and adapts training paces based on exertion. The app aims to guide runners of all levels toward achieving their running goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized training plans
  • Advanced performance analytics (VO2max, mileage)
  • Real-time feedback and adaptive learning
  • Progress tracking over time
  • Pace streak rewards
  • Minimalist and easy-to-use design
Features
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pace.ai is an AI-powered running app designed to supercharge your training. Whether you're a beginner training for your first 5k or an experienced marathoner trying to PR, pace.ai will guide you through your training. KEY FEATURES: - Advanced Analytics: Get insights into your VO2max, fitness level, mileage, and more with real-time feedback to optimize your performance. - Progress Tracking: Our app tracks your mileage and progress over time. - Personalized Training Plans: While you can manually create your own plans, you can also choose from a set of specially designed workout schedules. - Adaptive Learning: Our app continually learns from your performance, adjusting your training paces based on your exertion per run to provide the best training plan possible. - Pace Streaks: Every time you stay within your target pace for the day, the app rewards you by increasing your pace streak. - Minimalist Design: The app is easy to use while still helping with your training in the best way possible. Download pace.ai today to start reaching your running goals today!

Screenshots

Training Workout Companion4 screens
pace.ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: pace.ai at none against Training Workout Companion's shown. pace.ai also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Training Workout Companion against 5.0 for pace.ai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pace.ai has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Training Workout Companion versus pace.ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraining Workout Companionpace.ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings218 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBred Ventures IncPENINSULA YOUTH SPORTS ACCESS (PYSA), INC

Customer experience

Training Workout Companion

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

pace.ai

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Training Workout Companion

No in-app purchases

None

pace.ai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Training Workout Companion free?
Training Workout Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pace.ai free?
pace.ai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Training Workout Companion or pace.ai?
Training Workout Companion and pace.ai are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 18 ratings respectively.
Do Training Workout Companion or pace.ai have ads?
Training Workout Companion shows ads; pace.ai does not.

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