Comparison

Lactate Training 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

Lactate Training

This intelligent training system connects your sessions, recovery, fatigue, and life stress into an AI-driven coaching platform. It helps athletes train smarter, avoid injury, and improve consistently by analyzing data and providing personalized feedback. The app offers a complete dashboard for tracking fitness, fatigue, and performance trends.

Highlights
  • AI-driven personalized coaching
  • Fitness vs. fatigue tracking
  • Daily check-ins for readiness
  • Smart training calendar with life event integration
  • Session comparison for progress analysis
  • Blood lactate integration for training zones
Features
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Lactate Training — The Operating System For Your Training Most athletes are guessing. The best athletes measure, track, and adapt. Lactate Training is your intelligent training system that connects everything — your sessions, recovery, fatigue, life stress and goals — into one powerful AI-driven coaching platform. This isn’t just another training log. It’s a complete operating system for your performance. Train smarter. Avoid injury. Improve consistently. WHY LACTATE TRAINING? Because what you’ve done doesn’t matter unless you understand what it’s doing to you. Lactate Training connects your past training, how you feel today, and what’s coming next — so you can make better decisions every single day. See your fitness build. Spot fatigue early. Adjust before injury hits. Stay consistent and keep progressing. AI COACHING THAT ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS YOU Your AI coach analyses your training, recovery, and daily check-ins to give real, personalised feedback. • Session analysis after every workout • Detect fatigue before it becomes injury • Suggest smarter training decisions • Compare similar sessions to track improvement • Identify trends in performance and recovery • Clear, simple feedback you can actually use It’s like having a world-class coach in your pocket. YOUR COMPLETE TRAINING DASHBOARD See everything in one place. • Fitness vs fatigue tracking • Training load & intensity distribution • Performance trends over time • Heart rate & pace insights • Long-term progress tracking • Clear visual dashboard with actionable insights Know when to push. Know when to hold back. Know when you’re improving. DAILY CHECK-INS THAT PREVENT OVERTRAINING The most powerful habit for staying injury-free. Your daily physical and mental check-in connects how you feel with your training load so you can adjust before problems build. • 10-second daily check-in • Physical & mental readiness tracking • Early fatigue detection • Smarter training suggestions • Build consistency with daily streaks Small habit. Massive long-term gains. PLAN YOUR TRAINING AROUND REAL LIFE Training shouldn’t ignore your life — it should work with it. • Smart training calendar • Move, edit and plan sessions easily • Add work, travel & life events • Import future sessions from Garmin & Strava • Create default sessions for quick planning • AI suggestions based on your load & recovery Your training finally adapts to your life. COMPARE SESSIONS & SEE REAL PROGRESS Tag key sessions and compare them instantly. See how you’re actually improving: • Pace vs heart rate • Power & efficiency • Cadence & biomechanics • Heat vs cool conditions • Different shoes or equipment • Fatigue vs fitness Turn every session into learning. BLOOD LACTATE & TRUE TRAINING ZONES Train with precision. Connect your blood lactate testing to unlock: • Accurate heart rate zones • True threshold data • Personalised training intensities • Smarter endurance development • Data-driven performance gains Train like the pros — with real numbers. BUILT FOR ATHLETES WHO WANT MORE Whether you run, cycle, train hybrid, or just want to improve without burnout — this app helps you stay consistent and keep progressing. No guesswork. No generic plans. No blind training. Just clear insights, smart coaching, and one connected system guiding your training every day. AI Access subscription: £9.95/month or £89.95/year, with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends. Manage/cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lactatetraining.ai/policies/privacy-policy

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

Lactate Training4 screens
Pace It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lactate Training at free against Pace It's freemium. Lactate Training also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Lactate Training sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Lactate Training against 4.0 for Pace It. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Lactate Training's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pace It's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lactate Training ships an update every 8 days, Pace It every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lactate Training versus Pace It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLactate TrainingPace It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarney ReedDionysis Kastellanis

Customer experience

Lactate Training

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Pace It

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Lactate Training

Subscriptions9
  • Basic$4.991 Month
  • Full Access (Monthly)$9.491 Month
  • AI Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.951 Month
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  • Full Access + Coach (Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Pro 6 Months$49.996 Months
  • Full Access (Yearly)$99.991 Year
  • AI Access (Yearly)1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Max 6 Months$119.996 Months
  • Full + Coach (Yearly)$229.991 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 Lactate Training free?
Lactate Training 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, Lactate Training or Pace It?
Lactate Training and Pace It are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Lactate Training or Pace It have ads?
Neither Lactate Training nor Pace It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lactate Training or Pace It?
Lactate Training ships an update every 8 days, and Pace It every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lactate Training was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pace It on November 5, 2026.

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