Pace vs Jonah's Pace Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 - Ask Siri for a finish time, or for the pace at a treadmill speed - Use Pace on Apple Watch with Digital Crown support Pace Pro A one-time purchase that removes ads and adds finish time widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, plus splits in Siri answers. Whether you are training for a 5K, marathon, or 100-miler, Pace gives you fast, reliable numbers for smarter race planning.
Jonah's Pace Calculator
Easily calculate running paces, goal times, and splits for any distance. Input your desired time and distance to determine the required pace per mile or kilometer. Ideal for runners of all levels preparing for races or personal bests.
- Calculate pace per mile/kilometer
- Determine goal times
- Calculate splits
- Supports various race distances
- User-requested features added
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Whether you're preparing for your first 5k, trying to qualify for Boston, or just getting out there, a pace calculator is crucial in calculating goal times, splits, and pace per mile. This Pace Calculator makes it easy to find what pace you need to run to accomplish your goal. Want to know what pace you need to break two hours in the half marathon? Want to learn what time you need to go through the 5k to run your ideal 10k? Maybe you just want to know what time Eliud Kipchoge ran per mile to break two hours in the marathon. Simply type in time and distance to find pace per mile or kilometer. This Pace Calculator has all the tools you need. If it doesn't, we'll add it. Just let us know.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jonah's Pace Calculator at none against Pace's 1. Jonah's Pace Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Pace's advantage is ratings volume (386 vs 1). On price 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. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jonah's Pace Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jonah's Pace Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pace has 386 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pace's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jonah's Pace Calculator's.
| Parameter | Pace | Jonah's Pace Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (386 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 386 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skipjack Studios, LLC | Jonah Starling |
Customer experience
Pace
Jonah's Pace Calculator
Bugs and 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
Jonah's Pace Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pace
- Pace Pro$4.99
Jonah's Pace Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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