Comparison

Pace vs Pace

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

Pace

This running tracker offers real-time metrics like distance, pace, and time with a minimalist interface. It includes built-in lofi music for focus and generates shareable run cards instantly. All your logged miles are saved in a visual archive.

Highlights
  • Real-time pace, distance, time, and splits
  • Built-in lofi music
  • Instant share cards
  • Run Archive grid
  • Apple Health integration
  • Clean, minimal interface
Features
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Pace A clean running tracker built for people who actually post their runs. Track distance, pace, time, and splits — everything you expect from a serious run tracker — without the clutter. Built-in lofi plays automatically so your runs feel calm, focused, and consistent. When you’re done, generate a clean share card in seconds. No editing. No templates. Just your run, designed well. All your runs are saved in your Archive — a visual grid of every mile you’ve logged. Features • Real-time pace, distance, time, and splits • Built-in lofi music • Instant share cards • Run Archive grid • Apple Health integration • Clean, minimal interface Run consistently. Keep every mile. Post better.

Screenshots

Pace4 screens
Pace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pace at none against Pace's 1. Pace also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Pace's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (386 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pace 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 Pace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, Pace every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pace versus Pace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacePace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (386 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings386 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkipjack Studios, LLCJJ Software (KR)

Customer experience

Pace

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

Pace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Pace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pace

One-time1
  • Pace Pro$4.99
None

Pace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pace or Pace?
Pace is rated higher. Pace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 386 ratings, while Pace averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pace or Pace have ads?
Pace shows ads; Pace does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace or Pace?
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pace every 9 months. Most recently, Pace was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pace on September 17, 2026.

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