Pace vs ADHD Focus Timer
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 - Use Pace on Apple Watch with Digital Crown support Whether you are training for a 5K, marathon, or 100-miler, Pace gives you fast, reliable numbers for smarter race planning.
ADHD Focus Timer
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Standard productivity apps weren't built for your brain. Sparknest was. SEE TIME, DON'T COUNT IT A color disc visibly drains as minutes pass. For time blindness, a shrinking shape registers when numbers don't. Numbers stressing you out? Tap to hide them. ONE TINY STEP AT A TIME Big tasks cause task paralysis. Brain-dump anything, break it into the tiniest possible steps, and Sparknest only ever shows you the next one. NO BROKEN STREAKS. EVER. Guilt doesn't motivate ADHD brains — it shuts them down. Sparks add up forever, off days don't erase anything, and instead of a fragile streak you get a "best week" to beat. INSTANT REWARDS Confetti and haptics for every step done and every session finished. Your brain gets the dopamine it actually responds to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No cloud. Your tasks never leave your device. Note : Sparknest is a productivity tool, not a medical device, and is not a treatment for ADHD. SUBSCRIPTION - The app requires a paid auto-renewable subscription. A 3 days free trial is included; after the trial, a subscription is required to continue using the app. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - http://sofonica.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ADHD Focus Timer at none against Pace's shown. ADHD Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ADHD Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pace ships an update every 6 weeks, ADHD Focus Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace | ADHD Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (379 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 379 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Skipjack Studios, LLC | Nikhil Anshuman |
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
ADHD Focus Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pace
- Remove Ads$4.99
ADHD Focus Timer
- Tempo - ADHD Focus Timer$3.991 Month
- Tempo - ADHD Focus Timer$34.991 Year
