Comparison

Runner's Pace vs Final Surge

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

Head to head
About

Runner's Pace

Calculate your running pace, time, or distance with this straightforward tool. Easily switch between kilometers and miles for your calculations. Designed for simplicity and usability on both iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Pace calculation
  • Time calculation
  • Distance calculation
  • Kilometer/mile unit switching
  • Simple interface
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A running pace calculator with three distinct options. You can calculate pace, time, or distance. Features: - Easy to use and simple to read - Can switch between kilometers or miles - Works with iPhone and iPad

About

Final Surge

This app helps endurance athletes, runners, cyclists, and triathletes manage their training. It offers features for planning, tracking workouts, and communicating with coaches or teams. Premium subscriptions unlock advanced analytics and tools.

Highlights
  • Dark Theme & Custom Icons
  • Dynamic Font & Navigation
  • Calendar Date Range & Labels
  • Training Plan Management
  • HRV & Morning Readiness (Premium)
  • Route Builder (Premium)
  • Apple Health & Wahoo Integration
Features
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Introducing Final Surge 4.0 – Train with a Purpose. With our biggest update yet, Final Surge is here to help you reach your goals, whether you're a seasoned runner, triathlete, cyclist, endurance athlete, or just starting your fitness journey. If you work with a coach, club, or team, or you train on your own using a training plan, Final Surge has robust features to ensure your training is efficient and tailored to your needs. Final Surge is compatible with many GPS watches, cycling computers, and other with various devices. What's New: -Dark Theme & Custom App Icons: Discover the beauty of contrast and depth with our Dark Theme. -Dynamic Font Size: Adjust the size of the app text based on your preferences, ensuring optimal readability. -Dynamic Navigation: Adjust and customize your navigation panel based on your preferences. -Calendar Date Range & Labels: The enhanced calendar allows for range selection, providing quick features like adding date range labels or clearing specific training days. -Training Plan Management: Edit, add, move, and remove workouts from your personal calendar, team calendar, or a specific athlete's calendar. What's New for Athletes: -Subscribe to Athlete Premium and unlock additional features such as HRV & Morning Readiness, Weather & Forecasts, Partner Discounts, Route Builder and more! -Apple Health Integration: Sync your fitness workouts, vitals data, and completed workouts to and from your Apple watch. -Wahoo Integration: Sync planned structured workouts to your Wahoo devices, and sync completed workouts from Wahoo to Final Surge. -Widgets: Choose from various widgets to view your upcoming workouts and fitness data from your home screen. -Time Zone Auto Adjustments: Whenever you travel, we detect and align your workouts to your new time zone seamlessly. What's New for Coaches: -New Coach's experience within the app to make it more efficient and coach-friendly. -Manage athlete and team calendar settings. -Update structured workout settings within the app. -Access to Athlete Notebook. Training Made Easy: -Quickly access today's workout on your iPhone or Apple Watch. -Push structured workouts to your Apple Watch, and let Siri guide you through each step of the workout. -Create a custom training plan or utilize one of the hundreds available online at FinalSurge.com. -Build a workout library to create training schedules effortlessly. -Get a Weekly Snapshot of your fitness summary at a glance. -Keep tabs on the mileage you're putting on your gear. Teams & Clubs: -Athlete and coach communication through post-activity comments, workout feel, and pain and injury reports. -Post activities to the Social Wall to stay accountable and celebrate progress with teammates. -Coaches can manage training plans, schedule group runs, and track athletes and team progression.

Screenshots

Runner's Pace3 screens
Final Surge4 screens

Verdict

The call

Runner's Pace and Final Surge both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 51% of Final Surge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Runner's Pace's. Final Surge also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (125 vs 1). Runner's Pace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. Final Surge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Runner's Pace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runner's Pace holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Surge has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Runner's Pace's written reviews are positive against 51% of Final Surge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runner's Pace ships an update every 8 months, Final Surge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Runner's Pace versus Final Surge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunner's PaceFinal Surge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEarl GaspardFinal Surge

Customer experience

Runner's Pace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Final Surge

All ratings125 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.2%

In-app purchases

None

Runner's Pace

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Final Surge

Subscriptions2
  • Final Surge Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Athlete Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Runner's Pace free?
Runner's Pace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Final Surge free?
Final Surge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runner's Pace or Final Surge?
Runner's Pace is rated higher. Runner's Pace averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Final Surge averages 3.8 from 125 ratings.
Do Runner's Pace or Final Surge have ads?
Neither Runner's Pace nor Final Surge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runner's Pace or Final Surge?
Runner's Pace ships an update every 8 months, and Final Surge every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runner's Pace was updated on October 21, 2026 and Final Surge on October 24, 2026.

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