PaceAce vs B.A.A. Racing App
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)
B.A.A. Racing App
Track Boston Marathon and other B.A.A. races in real-time. View leaderboards, access course maps, and find essential race information.
- Race tracking
- Leaderboards
- Course maps
- Race information
- B.A.A. events
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The B.A.A. Racing App is your home for Boston Marathon & B.A.A. race tracking, leaderboards, information, course maps, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: B.A.A. Racing App at 1.8K against PaceAce's 3. B.A.A. Racing App also leads on chart position (#153 vs unranked). PaceAce's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 4.9 for B.A.A. Racing App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B.A.A. Racing App has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PaceAce's written reviews are positive against 99% of B.A.A. Racing App's.
PaceAce ships an update every 3 months, B.A.A. Racing App every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaceAce | B.A.A. Racing App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 98.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #153 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberWisp LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
PaceAce
B.A.A. Racing App
Bugs and requests
PaceAce
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
B.A.A. Racing App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tracking issues for some runners
- Connectivity problems in certain areas
Requested features
3 requests- Option to track runners in kilometers as well as miles
- Ability to share updates and progress with friends and family
- More personalized notifications and alerts
In-app purchases
PaceAce
No in-app purchases
B.A.A. Racing App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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