Comparison

Speedwork vs Otterpace

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

Head to head
About

Speedwork

This app creates adaptive training plans and interval workouts tailored to your fitness level and schedule. It integrates with popular cycling devices and adjusts your plan based on your performance and missed sessions, eliminating guesswork for structured training.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Adaptive interval workouts
  • Integrates with Garmin, Wahoo, Zwift
  • Automatic plan adjustments
  • Schedule flexibility
  • Structured training guidance
Features
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Speedwork builds personalized training plans and interval workouts that adapt as you ride, rest, and improve. Whether you're training for your first race or chasing a new personal best, your plan fits your goals, your schedule, and your actual fitness. Connect your Garmin, Wahoo, and Zwift, and Speedwork takes care of the rest. Miss a day? Your plan adjusts. Have a strong week? It builds on that. Every workout has a purpose, and your schedule always reflects where you are right now. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. Just structured training that keeps you healthy and moving forward. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Otterpace

Features
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Meet Buddy, your friendly running coach. Otterpace turns daily movement into steady, guilt-free progress. Buddy reads your activity from Apple Health and gives simple, encouraging guidance every day. No pressure, no guilt, just a coach in your corner. - Daily step goal: a clean dashboard for steps, distance, and active minutes. Pick a preset or set any custom target. - Ask Buddy: quick, practical answers like "Run or rest today?" in a real coach's voice. - Smart run/rest tips: Buddy eases off when your training load spikes, and nudges you when you've been still too long. - Training for a race? Add it and Buddy makes coaching goal-aware: build early, taper near race day, and check in after. Import a race from a link or search by name. - Weekly review: what went well, and one focus for next week. - Activity history: your recent runs and walks, week by week. - Gentle reminders: optional nudges to move, on your schedule. Private by design: your Apple Health data stays on your device and is never uploaded. No account is required to use Otterpace. Sign in with Apple only if you want your goal and preferences to sync across devices. Otterpace is open source. Optional: connect your own AI key for richer, conversational coaching, or use the built-in coach offline. No key required. Otterpace offers general fitness guidance, not medical advice.

Screenshots

Speedwork4 screens
Otterpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Otterpace at none against Speedwork's 4. Otterpace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speedwork sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Otterpace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedwork ships an update every 2 weeks, Otterpace every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Speedwork versus Otterpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedworkOtterpace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverlays IncNadia Eldeib

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Speedwork

Subscriptions4
  • Speedwork Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Discounted Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Speedwork Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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  • Discounted Yearly$169.991 Year
None

Otterpace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedwork free?
Speedwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Otterpace free?
Otterpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speedwork or Otterpace have ads?
Neither Speedwork nor Otterpace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedwork or Otterpace?
Speedwork ships an update every 2 weeks, and Otterpace every 3 days. Most recently, Speedwork was updated on September 28, 2026 and Otterpace on October 4, 2026.

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