Comparison

Best Athletics vs Pace It

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

Head to head
About

Best Athletics

Join a global running club and community to share training schedules, participate in races, and connect with like-minded individuals. All levels and abilities are welcome to achieve personal bests together.

Highlights
  • Running club community
  • Training schedules
  • Club leaderboards
  • Race sign-ups
  • Coaching services
  • Merchandise store
Features
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Welcome to the Best Athletics App. Here you will be able to join our forever growing running club + community with members worldwide and all over the UK. We will share with you our training schedule, sign ups to sessions, club leaderboards, club races, training camps, merchandise, coaching and lots more to come! The community of Best Athletics is what makes running so amazing, meeting like-minded people to help work towards your goals and push you in those harder sessions & hit all those PBs come race day. Best Athletics was founded by Nick Bester at the end of March 2020 and became officially registered with England Athletics in April 2021. We are now one of the fastest growing clubs in the UK with well over 500 members, 250 coaches members and 9 Best Athletics coaches Nick, Anya, Dan, Sam, Natalie, Jack, Jess, Mary and Amie. You do not need to be coached to be part of the community! You can join regardless of the location + ALL levels and abilities of runners are welcome to join. We offer a 7-day free trial to our app. All app subscriptions auto-renew and can be canceled at any time. https://BestAthletics.gcph.tv/terms

About

Pace It

This app helps runners analyze their training progress by tracking pace improvements across heart rate zones. It provides personalized training paces that adapt to your current fitness level, ensuring your workouts remain relevant. Monitor key metrics like VO2 max and training load for a comprehensive view of your development.

Highlights
  • Track pace progression across heart rate zones
  • Personalized adaptive training paces
  • Monitor VO2 max and training load
  • Build and run structured workouts on Apple Watch
  • Integrates with Strava and Apple Health
  • Shoe tracking and rotation
  • Personal best and yearly performance summaries
Features
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The feedback loop your training was missing. Built for runners who care about pacing accuracy, long-term progress beyond PBs and whether all that training is paying off. Am I getting fitter? See how your pace changes at the same heart rate across zones, month after month. Are my training paces still right? Get updated pace targets for 5K, 10K and threshold efforts based on your runs and current fitness. Am I doing too much? Compare your recent training load with your baseline to help balance training and recovery. What run makes sense today? Get a daily workout suggestion based on your training load and paces. Works with Apple Health. Compatible with Strava. No account needed. LONG-TERM FITNESS TRENDS - Average monthly pace trends by heart rate zone, Zone 1 to Zone 4 - Running efficiency: pace vs heart rate for every run over 90 days - Pace It Index: a 0 to 100 fitness score with a 30-day trend - VO2 max tracking & VDOT trends TRAINING LOAD & RUN SUGGESTIONS - Training Load Ratio: your last 7 days against your baseline, updated after every workout across all activities - Recovery time: estimate when your load will return to optimal range - Today's run: see a workout suggestion based on your load & paces, including a lower-load option when needed APPLE WATCH WORKOUTS - 5 running screens - 35+ configurable metrics - Build and run structured workouts with pace or heart rate targets & haptic alerts - Complications: steps, Training Load Ratio, weekly mileage, training distribution & Today's Run TRAINING PACES BUILT FROM YOUR RUNS - 7 paces from your last 60 days, with heart rate ranges, RPE & race-effort equivalents - Race estimates - Race calculator - Automatic or custom heart rate zones TRAINING DISTRIBUTION & VOLUME - Easy vs hard split, time in zone and load focus using LT1 and LT2 estimates - Weekly mileage, run goals and streaks RUN ANALYSIS: - Pace, heart rate, power, cadence, running dynamics, splits, segments & elevation - Automatic run categorization: easy, tempo, intervals, long run and more - Automatic personal best tracking: 5K, 10K, half, marathon & longest run INTEGRATIONS & MORE TOOLS - Strava: automatic run import and export, plus historical syncing - Shoe tracking - Share run stats: route, HR and pace - Home & lock-screen widgets - Yearly summaries ACCESS, SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASE INFORMATION Pace It offers free and Pro features. The free version includes selected features but not the Apple Watch app. To access Pace It Pro you can choose between: - Lifetime Access: one-time purchase - Subscriptions: Monthly or Yearly plans Subscription plans include a 1-week free trial. Pro access includes the full Pace It experience, including pace trends, Training Load Ratio tracking, personalized training paces and the Apple Watch app. PAYMENT & RENEWALS - If you start a free trial, you will not be charged until the trial period ends. Unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your subscription will automatically renew at the selected price. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY Apple Health data is analyzed on your device. If you connect Strava, activities shared through Strava are stored on our servers for syncing, including workouts you export from Pace It. Pace It is not a medical device. It provides training insights for informational purposes only. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms (Pace It Terms of Use): https://paceit.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://paceit.app/privacy-policy Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://paceit.app/consumer-health-data-privacy

Screenshots

Best Athletics4 screens
Pace It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Best Athletics at 5.0 against Pace It's 3.4. Best Athletics also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Pace It's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Best Athletics sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Pace It sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Athletics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pace It has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Athletics ships an update every 3 weeks, Pace It every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Athletics versus Pace It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest AthleticsPace It
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGlobal Fitness Holdings LtdDionysis Kastellanis

Customer experience

Best Athletics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pace It

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Best Athletics

Subscriptions4
  • Training Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Training Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$129.991 Year
3 purchases

Pace It

Subscriptions2
  • Pace It Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pace It Access (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Best Athletics free?
Best Athletics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace It free?
Pace It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Athletics or Pace It?
Best Athletics is rated higher. Best Athletics averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pace It averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Best Athletics or Pace It have ads?
Neither Best Athletics nor Pace It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Athletics or Pace It?
Best Athletics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pace It every 2 weeks. Most recently, Best Athletics was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pace It on November 13, 2026.

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