Comparison

Pace vs Mileage Metrics

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

Mileage Metrics

Track your running mileage with detailed stats and charts for yearly, weekly, or all-time totals. Monitor your current training load with a 4-week mileage graph. A home screen widget helps you stay motivated by visualizing your progress.

Highlights
  • HealthKit running workout summary
  • Yearly, weekly, and all-time mileage stats
  • Home screen widget for motivation
  • 4-week training load graph
  • Detailed running mileage analysis
Features
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Summarize your HealthKit running workouts and get stats for your overall mileage for the year, the week, or all time. Add a widget and stay motivated as you see your total grow. Stay on top of your current training load with a graph of your running mileage over the last 4 weeks.

Screenshots

Pace4 screens
Mileage Metrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pace at Free against Mileage Metrics's $1.99. Pace also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (386 vs 1). Mileage Metrics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Pace is free to download; Mileage Metrics costs $1.99 up front. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mileage Metrics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mileage Metrics 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 Mileage Metrics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, Mileage Metrics every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Pace versus Mileage Metrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceMileage Metrics
PriceFree — better$1.99
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 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkipjack Studios, LLCDaniel Chapman

Customer experience

Pace

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

Mileage Metrics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Mileage Metrics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pace

One-time1
  • Pace Pro$4.99
None

Mileage Metrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mileage Metrics free?
Mileage Metrics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pace or Mileage Metrics?
Mileage Metrics is rated higher. Pace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 386 ratings, while Mileage Metrics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pace or Mileage Metrics have ads?
Pace shows ads; Mileage Metrics does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace or Mileage Metrics?
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mileage Metrics every 12 months. Most recently, Pace was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mileage Metrics on November 4, 2026.

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