PaceAce vs Running Pacer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
Running Pacer
Easily convert running paces between minutes per kilometer and minutes per mile. This tool also helps you visualize your pace for various race distances.
- Pace conversion (min/km to min/mile)
- Race distance pace calculation
- Supports common race distances
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Use this app to convert your running pace between minutes per km & minutes per mile. You can also use it to see what your pace translates to for common race distances!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Running Pacer at weekly against PaceAce's every 3 months. PaceAce's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PaceAce against 5.0 for Running Pacer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
PaceAce ships an update every 3 months, Running Pacer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaceAce | Running Pacer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberWisp LLC | RGB-Studio |
Customer experience
PaceAce
Running Pacer
In-app purchases
PaceAce
No in-app purchases
Running Pacer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PaceAce free?
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