Pace vs Race Pace PR
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.
Race Pace PR
This app helps runners improve their race times by calculating optimal paces for various distances. It can also predict finish times based on a target pace and allows users to share split times via email or text.
- Calculate race/training pace
- Predict finish times
- Pace per mile/kilometer
- Share split times via email/text
- Set personal records
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Improve your race times by finding the right pace. Calculates your race / training pace per mile, kilometer or other distances. Also for a pace goal will find what your finish time will be. Race Split Pace times can be sent via email or text. Get ready to set a Personal Record!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pace at Free against Race Pace PR's $1.99. Pace also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (386 vs 1). Race Pace PR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Pace is free to download; Race Pace PR costs $1.99 up front. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Race Pace PR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Race Pace PR 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.
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, Race Pace PR every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace | Race Pace PR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (386 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 386 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skipjack Studios, LLC | H3 Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Pace
Race Pace PR
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
Race Pace PR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pace
- Pace Pro$4.99
Race Pace PR
No in-app purchases
