Comparison

Pace Calculator vs RUN interval

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

Head to head
About

Pace Calculator

This running app helps users calculate target paces for races and training. It features a smart chat assistant for quick queries, unit conversion, and detailed split times. Plan your runs and achieve your personal best with instant, clear results.

Highlights
  • Smart chat assistant for pace queries
  • Calculate pace from distance and time
  • Kilometer and mile support
  • Unit conversion (km/miles, min/km, min/mile)
  • Detailed split times
  • Instant pace and speed results
Features
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Pace Calculator is the essential tool for runners of all levels. Whether you're training for your first 5K or aiming for a marathon PR, Pace Calculator helps you plan and achieve your running goals. Features: Smart Chat Assistant Ask questions in plain English! Just type "What pace for 5km in 20 minutes?" or "How long for a marathon at 5:30 pace?" and get instant answers. Try follow-up questions like "in miles?" to convert your results. Pace Calculator - Enter your target distance and time to find the exact pace you need - Supports kilometres and miles - Pre-set distances: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and more Unit Converter - Convert between kilometres and miles - Convert pace between min/km and min/mile - Convert pace to speed and vice versa Split Times - See detailed kilometre or mile split times for your run - Perfect for pacing strategy during races Quick Results - Instant calculations as you adjust values - See both pace and speed simultaneously - Clear, easy-to-read display Perfect for: - Training pace planning - Race strategy and goal setting - Converting between units - Understanding what pace you need for your target time Download Pace Calculator today and take the guesswork out of your running goals!

About

RUN interval

This app simplifies interval and Fartlek running by allowing you to set custom targets for time or distance during hard, easy, and rest efforts. It offers detailed post-run summaries, audio and visual feedback, and an Apple Watch app for enhanced training.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval sessions
  • Time and distance targets
  • Distance Goal option
  • Audio and visual feedback
  • Detailed run summaries
  • Apple Watch app
  • Strava sharing
Features
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Easily set up and record your Interval and Fartlek running sessions. With the flexibility of using time and/or distance as interval targets for your "Hard", "Easy" and "Rest" efforts. The simple but highly configurable interface on your phone and watch will have you running sooner. Now with a Distance Goal option for your session. Along with great audio and visual feedback, detailed post-run summary, share your runs to Strava, and a full-featured Apple Watch app. You can also record your regular runs with voice-over calling out distance and pace feedback. Key Features: • Easily create flexible custom interval sessions. • Utilize three effort targets "Hard", "Easy" and "Rest" in each set, targeting time or distance (meters or miles). • You can "Skip" any of the three efforts to create flexible sets, like building a progressive intervals session. • NEW: Set a Distance Goal for your session, that repeats the sets from the start until the distance has been reached. • Set a Warm-Up and Warm-Down timer or distance around your session. • Clear and easily glanceable visuals and audio prompts, including vibrations. • Voice-over prompts to save you from looking at the screen, great for iPhone or headphone users. • Voice-over prompts include the upcoming intervals effort and time/distance amount, and your last intervals average pace and heart rate. • Full-featured Apple Watch App! • Heart Rate Zones! (see description below) • Indoor Mode, no GPS, for treadmill running. • Sound Mode, for normal, discrete or silent audio prompts on your watch. • Vibration feedback on both the phone and watch. • Detailed run summary, showing pace for hard and easy efforts. • The run summary also includes interval breakdown, distance breakdown and heart rate details. • Play music or podcasts while running and still hear the audio prompts. • Sharing. Share a summary photo with your friends. • Private data. We don’t send any of your data to a server or share it with anyone. Session Types: • Normal Run – Record a normal run, long or short. • Record Intervals – If you run with a group or do an undefined session, then use the Record Interval option. It allows you to manually change between "Hard" and "Easy" reps, allowing you to record your session. • Custom Intervals – Our fully flexible intervals that allow you to use time and/or distance for the efforts. Add multiple intervals sets together to create the session you want. Sharing: From the summary screen, you can share your runs with friends or across social media. If you want to share directly with friends or across other social media, you can share a summary image with the details of your run. Heart Rate Zones: (Apple Watch Only) Zones are displayed as grouped percentages of your maximum heart rate. Giving you an indication of your current work rate based on your current heart rate. Just enter your maximum workout heart rate into our Settings screen and they will display on your Watch the next time you run. Zone 1: Very Light Effort 50-60% (Gray) Zone 2: Light Effort 60-70% (Blue) Zone 3: Moderate Effort 70-80% (Green) Zone 4: Hard Effort 80-90% (Yellow) Zone 5: Maximum Effort 90-100% (Red) Privacy: We don’t want to know where you have run, that's for you to worry about. We don’t send any of your data to a server or share it with anyone you don't want too. We keep your running records safe in Apple Health so you have control. Apple Heath gives you the control over who accesses your data. We only write and read the data we record from your running. Feedback: And because we don't send any data to a server, we need you to send us feedback and suggestions. Hit the Support link below or visit our website to contact us.

Screenshots

Pace Calculator4 screens
RUN interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RUN interval at none against Pace Calculator's shown. RUN interval also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1K vs 39). Pace Calculator's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RUN interval sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RUN interval holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUN interval has 1K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pace Calculator's written reviews are positive against 77% of RUN interval's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace Calculator ships an update every 5 days, RUN interval every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pace Calculator versus RUN interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace CalculatorRUN interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (39 ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews77.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings391K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicky YimCAN YOU HEAR ME SOFTWARE

Customer experience

Pace Calculator

All ratings39 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative22.6%

RUN interval

All ratings1,003 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative17.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pace Calculator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

RUN interval

One-time2
  • The full RUN interval$1.99
  • The full RUN interval$3.99

Questions

Is Pace Calculator free?
Pace Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RUN interval free?
RUN interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pace Calculator or RUN interval?
RUN interval is rated higher. Pace Calculator averages 4.3 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while RUN interval averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Pace Calculator or RUN interval have ads?
Pace Calculator shows ads; RUN interval does not.
Which is updated more often, Pace Calculator or RUN interval?
Pace Calculator ships an update every 5 days, and RUN interval every 3 months. Most recently, Pace Calculator was updated on September 30, 2026 and RUN interval on October 1, 2026.

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