Comparison

Cal Poly Athletics vs Paceboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cal Poly Athletics

Stay connected with your favorite college sports teams. Access real-time scores, stats, and social media feeds. Receive custom alerts for important news and updates.

Highlights
  • Social media integration
  • Real-time scores and stats
  • Customizable notifications
  • Live game information
  • Fan contributions
Features
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The official Cal Poly Athletics app is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Mustangs from afar. With interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the Cal Poly Athletics app covers it all! Features Include: + SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans + SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games + NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know important news

About

Paceboard

This app creates personalized race day split plans for swimmers. Input your goal time and distance to receive a detailed pacing strategy designed for optimal performance. It supports various course types and distances, providing clear pace cards and charts.

Highlights
  • Personalized split plans
  • Fast Out+ pacing strategy
  • Pace cards per length
  • Visual split chart
  • Detailed split breakdown
  • Support for SCY, SCM, LCM courses
  • Auto course switching
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Take the guesswork out of race day. PACEBOARD instantly builds your personalized split plan so you can swim smarter, not just harder. Enter your goal time, choose your distance and course, and PACEBOARD maps out every length of your race using the Fast Out+ strategy — a proven pacing model that opens strong, settles into your target pace, then saves just enough for a powerful finish. WHAT YOU GET • Pace Cards — See your target pace per 25, 50, and 100 at a glance • Split Chart — Visual bar chart showing exactly how each 50 should feel relative to your average • Split Breakdown — Detailed table with every split time, cumulative total, and delta from average • Smart Course Support — SCY (yards), SCM (short course metres), and LCM (long course metres) all supported • Auto Course Switching — Selects the right course automatically based on your event distance BUILT FOR SWIMMERS Whether you're a competitive club swimmer, a Masters athlete, or a high school racer, PACEBOARD gives you the data your coach sees — right in your pocket. Walk onto the blocks knowing exactly what every 50 should feel like. DISTANCES SUPPORTED 50 · 100 · 200 · 400 · 500 · 800 · 1000 · 1500 · 1650

Screenshots

Cal Poly Athletics4 screens
Paceboard1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paceboard at 100% against Cal Poly Athletics's 0%. Paceboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Cal Poly Athletics's advantage is device support. On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paceboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cal Poly Athletics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paceboard's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cal Poly Athletics versus Paceboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCal Poly AthleticsPaceboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCal Poly, San Luis ObispoDaniel ACKERMANN

Customer experience

Cal Poly Athletics

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Paceboard

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cal Poly Athletics

No in-app purchases

None

Paceboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cal Poly Athletics free?
Cal Poly Athletics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paceboard free?
Paceboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cal Poly Athletics or Paceboard?
Paceboard is rated higher. Cal Poly Athletics averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Paceboard averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

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