Comparison

Pace Tools vs ChartRun

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

Head to head
About

Pace Tools

Calculate running paces, track split times, and monitor personal bests. This tool helps athletes of all levels analyze performance and achieve training goals with customizable features and event history.

Highlights
  • Flexible pace and time input
  • Calculate split times
  • Compare team split times
  • Generate pacing tables
  • Track personal bests
  • View event history
  • Filter personal bests by date
Features
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Elevate your running experience with the ultimate pace calculator and personal best tracker! Whether you are a coach, beginner or a seasoned track or road athlete, Pace Tools is designed to help you achieve your training and racing goals and keep track of your progress with ease. Key Features: - Flexible Entry: Input any distance and time to calculate your pace effortlessly. - Split Times: Calculate split times for any distance based on your selected pace, ensuring you stay on track during your runs. - Teams: Calculate and compare split times across multiple athletes. - Distance Pacing Tables: create tables based on total time, pace per mile, or pace per km - Personal Bests: Track your personal bests for all distances and celebrate your achievements. - Event History: View a detailed history of your events for each distance, allowing you to analyze your performance over time. - Date Range Filter: Filter your personal bests within specific date ranges to see your progress in a given period. - Customizable Distances: Customize the list of distances used throughout the app to fit your training needs. Stay motivated and improve your running performance with Pace Tools. Take the next step towards your next personal best! Pace Tools was built and is supported by an independent developer and endurance athlete. Feedback and new feature ideas are always welcome. Let's Go!

About

ChartRun

Visualize your running and walking performance history from Health data. Track distance, pace, heart rate, and more with detailed charts and lists. Share your workout summaries as PDFs.

Highlights
  • View data by day, week, or month
  • Chart and list views
  • Track distance, pace, heart rate, and more
  • Share workout info as PDF
  • Premium features: multi-year history, route maps, zone graphs
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ChartRun displays and graphs your run and walk history saved to Health. The data can come from any workout app that saves to Health including Apple Workouts, Garmin, Strava, etc. • View data by day, week, or month. • Chart and list views. • Distance, Pace, Heart Rate, Ascent, Cadence, Stride Length, Vertical Oscillation and Ground Contact • Splits available on Day List • Share workout info as a PDF Tap the gear icon to adjust settings. Upgrade to a Premium subscription to gain additional features: * Multiple years of history instead of default 31 days. * Month graphs and lists. * Insights like race history and best paces. * Workout route on map * Zone graphs for HR Zones, time in Pace or HR. * Compare training between 2 periods. As ChartRun gets data from Health, you must turn on the sources and accept the Health data access when prompted in the app in order to view charts. If you decline access in the app, you can turn access on in the Settings app under Privacy / Health / RunChart. Note that your workout recording device must capture data in order to graph it. Some devices do not capture all available data such as stride length or cadence. Terms of use follow the standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pace Tools4 screens
ChartRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pace Tools and ChartRun are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Tools sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and ChartRun sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pace Tools against 5.0 for ChartRun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace Tools ships an update every 4 days, ChartRun every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pace Tools versus ChartRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace ToolsChartRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay LevyEPage, Inc.

Customer experience

Pace Tools

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ChartRun

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pace Tools

One-time5
  • Zone 1: Warm-Up$2.99
  • Zone 2: Base Builder$4.99
  • Zone 3: Tempo Time$7.99
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  • Zone 4: Threshold Push$9.99
  • Zone 5: Sprint to Glory$14.99
2 purchases

ChartRun

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pace Tools free?
Pace Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChartRun free?
ChartRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pace Tools or ChartRun?
Pace Tools and ChartRun are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pace Tools or ChartRun have ads?
Neither Pace Tools nor ChartRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pace Tools or ChartRun?
Pace Tools ships an update every 4 days, and ChartRun every 6 days. Most recently, Pace Tools was updated on September 29, 2026 and ChartRun on October 9, 2026.

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