Pace vs On Pace For
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.
On Pace For
Automatically track workouts and forecast your fitness progress in real-time. Stay motivated with live dashboards and smart predictions for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. Seamlessly syncs with Apple Health for comprehensive data.
- Automatic workout detection
- Seamless HealthKit sync
- Live progress dashboard
- Smart forecasting
- Real-time insights
- Goal tracking
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On Pace For helps you stay motivated by automatically tracking your workouts and forecasting your progress—so you always know whether you’re on track to hit today’s, this week’s, this month’s, and this year’s fitness goals. Every move counts • Automatic Workout Detection Runs, walks, rides, swims, HIIT and strength sessions are recognized without tapping a button. • Seamless HealthKit Sync Pull in heart rate, calories burned, steps, distance and more from Apple Health. Real-time insights & forecasts • Live Progress Dashboard Watch your daily and weekly totals update in real time—perfect for pacing yourself mid‐workout or throughout the day. • Smart Forecasting Based on your pace, consistency, and historical data, get reliable estimates of your totals for today, this week, this month, and the year. Why On Pace For? Life can be unpredictable. Whether you’re training for a race, building consistency, or simply aiming to move more, On Pace For gives you clarity and confidence—every step, rep, and ride of the way. Ready to see how far you can go? Download On Pace For today and start turning every workout into a clear path toward your fitness goals. Continuous improvement has never been easier—or more motivating. Terms of Use: https://timhibbard.github.io/on-pace-for-website/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pace at 386 against On Pace For's 2. Pace also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). On Pace For's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 On Pace For sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On Pace For 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, On Pace For every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace | On Pace For |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (386 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 386 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skipjack Studios, LLC | Tim Hibbard |
Customer experience
Pace
On Pace For
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
On Pace For
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pace
- Pace Pro$4.99
On Pace For
- On Pace Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- On Pace Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
