Race Planner vs Pace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Planner
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Race Planner will help you to organize your races, give you an overview of the completed races and past performances, and help you with planning your next PR. Features: - Record past and future races; - Calendar and list view of past and upcoming races; - Overview of the past races with equivalent running performances; - Overview of the future races with workouts to meet the certain goals; - Predicted time & pace for future races; - Overview of personal records; - Overview of equivalent performances with comparison to personal records; - Past performances and other reports; - Run and swim pace calculator for calculating race time/pace with an overview over equivalent performances; - Bike speed calculator for calculating race time/speed; - Units converter for converting distances; Privacy Policy: https://www.race-planner.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.race-planner.com/terms-and-conditions ------ For technical assistance or other inquiries, talk to us at https://www.race-planner.com/contact
Pace
This app helps runners plan their races by calculating pace and speed. It provides instant conversions and displays finish times for various race distances, from short sprints to ultra-marathons. Users can also plan race strategies with detailed splits and switch between metric and imperial units.
- Instant pace and speed conversion
- Finish time calculator for various distances
- Race strategy planning with splits
- Support for miles and kilometers
- Apple Watch compatibility
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Pace helps runners plan races with clear targets, fast conversions, and practical split strategies. Enter your target pace or speed and instantly convert between them, then see projected finish times across popular distances from 400m and the mile to 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50K, 50 Mile, and 100 Mile. What you can do - Convert pace and speed instantly - Enter a goal finish time to see the pace you need - View finish times across short, long, and ultra distances - Plan even, negative, or positive splits - Add custom race distances in meters, kilometers, or miles - Switch between miles and kilometers - Use quick slider controls or manual pace entry - Use Pace on Apple Watch with Digital Crown support Whether you are training for a 5K, marathon, or 100-miler, Pace gives you fast, reliable numbers for smarter race planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pace at every 6 weeks against Race Planner's every 3 months. Race Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Race Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Race Planner ships an update every 3 months, Pace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Planner | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (379 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 379 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marko Matic | Skipjack Studios, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Race Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pace
Reported bugs
5 issues- Paces are off compared to online calculators
- Algorithm for speed/distance calculation is incorrect
- Pace display doesn't change correctly when using km/h
- Results for marathon are not visible on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Half marathon distance displayed incorrectly in overview
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom distance input
- Include shorter track distances (e.g., 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 1600m)
- Make default goal time distance configurable
- Ability to print chosen time line of partials
- Improve visibility of marathon results on smaller screens
In-app purchases
Race Planner
- 1 Month Full Access3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- 6 Months Full Access7 Days trial$33.996 Months
- 1 Year Full Access7 Days trial$52.991 Year
Pace
- Remove Ads$4.99









