Grasp Aware vs PacePilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grasp Aware
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Grasp Aware is the companion app that comes with the Grasp Bluetooth device and lets you unleash its full potential. The app allows you to get a live visual representation of data collected by Grasp Device and further more it can also illustrate the data using customizable sound feedback. The app enables you to - Connect to any nearby Grasp Device - Start and Stop live monitoring session to start collecting data samples from the Grasp Device - Get a live visual representation of data collected by Grasp Device during the session - Get a live sound feedback illustrating the data collected by Grasp Device during the session - Setup an alarm threshold and whenever the collected data is beyond the threshold, trigger an alarm (both visually and by sound) during the session - Save all the data collected during the session - Annotate each session with additional information - See the overall statistics for each session
PacePilot
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Want a running plan that actually adapts? PacePilot is your personal coach. It builds a plan around your goal and updates it from real runs on Garmin, Apple Watch, Polar or Suunto. Try the full experience free for 14 days. No social feed — just you, your plan, and a coach that replies in seconds. Subscription is $11.99/month, or $99.99/year (equivalent to $8.33/month). YOUR COACH — ALWAYS AVAILABLE • Chat about pace, recovery, nutrition and injury prevention • The plan shifts when life happens — illness, poor sleep or a busy week • Ask for finish-time predictions across distances and clear progress toward your goal TRAINING THAT READS YOUR BODY • Adapts from real running data and runners at a similar level • Takes sleep, stress and HRV from your watch into account • Varied sessions: intervals, easy runs, long runs, threshold and more • Send planned workouts to your watch with pace and heart-rate alerts FOCUS ON YOU PacePilot is built for your progress. No feeds, no groups — just structure, motivation and a coach that follows you. Start your 14-day trial and take your running to the next level. Privacy and terms: https://pacepilot.no/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grasp Aware at none against PacePilot's 6. PacePilot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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. PacePilot sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Grasp Aware asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grasp Aware ships an update fortnightly, PacePilot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grasp Aware | PacePilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grasp AS | Pace Pilot AS |
In-app purchases
Grasp Aware
No in-app purchases
PacePilot
- Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- Monthly14 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Semiannual1 Month trial$59.996 Months
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- Half a year14 Days trial$59.996 Months
- Yearly subscription1 Month trial$99.991 Year
- Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
