Train Smart Run Strong vs Pace Tape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Smart Run Strong
This app offers strength training classes specifically designed for runners. Led by experts, the sessions provide educational insights into exercise benefits for runners and can be done at home with minimal equipment. Classes range from short mobility routines to advanced strength workouts.
- Strength training for runners
- Expert-led classes
- Home workouts with minimal equipment
- Educational exercise benefits
- Variety of class lengths
- Mobility, warm-up, and cool-down options
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If you're a runner looking to add strength training into their schedule - this is for you. All classes are designed specifically for runners. The classes are lead by a Physical Therapist, run coach and strength coach, so each one is jam-packed with education and information into WHY each exercise is beneficial for YOU as a runner. Every single class can be done from home with minimal equipment and vary from 10 min mobility, warm-up and cool-down classes to 60 min advanced-level strength.
Pace Tape
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Pace, speed and finish time in one tap. No menus to dig through, no ads, no sign-up and no prompts to type into a chatbot: change a number and the answer is already there. BEFORE THE START • Signing up for a race? Put in your 10K time and see what that pace gives you on a half or a marathon, before you commit to a goal. • Goal 3:30 at the marathon? See the pace you need for every km and whether it matches your training. • Triathlon on Sunday? Type the finish time you want and see what each leg has to be, with your own T1 and T2 transition times. Lock the swim you're sure about and watch the bike and run adjust. • On the treadmill? Enter the speed and incline from the display and see the outdoor pace that takes the same effort. • In the pool? Pace per 100 m, with the times for 25 and 50 to check against the pool clock at every wall. • Someone in the club asks "what pace is that?" Three numbers, one tap, done. WHY PACE TAPE • Simple: one screen per sport, three numbers, that's it • Clear: the result is always the coloured card, so you never wonder what is being calculated • Fast: the answer updates while you type or drag, with no loading and no waiting, even offline • Honest: free, no ads, no account, no tracking WHAT IT DOES • Run: pace per km or mile, with 5K, 10K, half and marathon presets. Outdoor or Treadmill: speed and incline in, equivalent outdoor pace out (the RE3 method, built on lab data from 673 runners) • Bike: speed in km/h or mph, with Sprint, Olympic, Half and Full distances • Swim: pace per 100 m or 100 yd, plus the time for one and two lengths • Triathlon (Σ): swim + T1 + bike + T2 + run in one finish time, from Sprint to Full, with the transition zone times you enter. Type the finish and the legs follow; lock a leg to keep it MADE FOR QUICK INPUT • Type times like a stopwatch: 4, 3, 0 = 4:30 • Drag any number left or right to nudge it second by second, with a haptic tick • Quick chips for common paces, distances and times • Kilometres, metres, miles or yards in one tap • Close the keypad with a swipe, a tap outside or Done • New here? More → How the app works shows every feature right on the screen Your numbers never leave your phone. Usage statistics (which screens and features are used, never your numbers) go to a server in the EU only if you agree; change your mind any time in Settings. Light and dark themes, English, Ukrainian, German and French, Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. Like it? There's an aid station in the More menu: a gel, a bottle or a pasta party for the developer. Optional, nothing unlocks, it's a thank-you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Smart Run Strong at none against Pace Tape's 3. Pace Tape's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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 Tape sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Train Smart Run Strong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Smart Run Strong ships an update every 3 months, Pace Tape every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Smart Run Strong | Pace Tape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sutra Fitness, Inc. | Vladyslav Filon |
In-app purchases
Train Smart Run Strong
No in-app purchases
Pace Tape
- Gel$1.99
- Bottle$3.99
- Pasta party$8.99
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