Comparison

Pace vs CalcuRun

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Instant pace and speed conversion
  • Finish time calculator for various distances
  • Race strategy planning with splits
  • Support for miles and kilometers
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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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.

About

CalcuRun

This app helps runners predict race times, plan training paces, and calculate race splits. It offers a science-based approach to training, with predictions based on recent performance. All calculations are done on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Predict race times based on recent performance
  • Plan workout paces
  • Calculate race splits
  • Support for custom race distances
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • On-device calculations for privacy
Features
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Tired of juggling apps, websites, and bookmarks to plan your race training? CalcuRun is an all-in-one solution — completely free, with no ads and no accounts. Newly redesigned in version 3.0 with a chronograph-inspired look and a dot-matrix display, CalcuRun helps you predict race times, plan splits, and dial in your workout paces. Features * Input a recent race or time trial and get accurate predictions across common race distances. * Use the "Other" race distance for non-standard events. * View splits for each race, in kilometers or miles. * Get workout paces based on your predictions. * Use the Calculator to plan an individual race — input a time or pace and calculate the other. * Sync your saved races and predictions across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud. * Redesigned iPad layout with a sidebar that takes advantage of the bigger screen. * Choose between the new dot-matrix display font or the system monospaced face. * Learn more about how the calculations are performed. Most importantly, your data is private. Calculations run entirely on your device. CalcuRun does not require an account, internet access, or any device permissions. iCloud sync is fully encrypted, and your data is never sent to a CalcuRun server. If you choose to follow any in-app links, only the URL is passed to your default browser.

Screenshots

Pace4 screens
CalcuRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CalcuRun at none against Pace's shown. CalcuRun also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pace's advantage is ratings volume (386 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CalcuRun sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalcuRun 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, CalcuRun every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pace versus CalcuRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceCalcuRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (386 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings386 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkipjack Studios, LLCJoseph Iannazzone

Customer experience

Pace

All ratings386 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.9%

CalcuRun

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CalcuRun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pace

One-time1
  • Pace Pro$4.99
5 purchases

CalcuRun

One-time5
  • 1 Mile$0.99
  • 5K$1.99
  • Turkey Trot$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Half Marathon$5.99
  • Marathon$9.99

Questions

Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalcuRun free?
CalcuRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pace or CalcuRun?
CalcuRun is rated higher. Pace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 386 ratings, while CalcuRun averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pace or CalcuRun have ads?
Pace shows ads; CalcuRun does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace or CalcuRun?
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, and CalcuRun every 4 weeks. Most recently, Pace was updated on October 27, 2026 and CalcuRun on October 29, 2026.

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