Pace vs Runervals
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.
Runervals
This app automatically detects and tracks your running intervals using your device's accelerometer and GPS. It provides detailed training data and saves your workout history. It also integrates with Apple Watch and the Health app.
- Automatic interval detection
- GPS and accelerometer tracking
- Workout history saving
- Apple Watch app
- Health app integration
- Light and Dark mode
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Running Intervals are a great way to train and improve your conditioning, speed and technique. We use your device's accelerometer and GPS to automatically detect when you are running and when you are resting. We track each interval so that you can clearly see your training data. Features - Track your intervals - Save your history - Apple Watch app which uses the Always On display - Health app and Fitness integration - Light and Dark mode Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Runervals at none against Pace's shown. Runervals also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pace's advantage is ratings volume (386 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Runervals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Runervals 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 Runervals's.
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, Runervals every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace | Runervals |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skipjack Studios, LLC | Ben Noland |
Customer experience
Pace
Runervals
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
Runervals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pace
- Pace Pro$4.99
Runervals
- Monthly Unlimited$2.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited7 Days trial$12.991 Year
