Comparison

PacePilot vs Paceory Run

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

Head to head
About

PacePilot

Features
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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

About

Paceory Run

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Your pace. Your story. Paceory 2.0 brings your running together in one focused app: GPS tracking, Garmin Connect and Strava sync, training plans, personal maps, progress and race goals. No ads. No social noise. **PACEORY START – TRACK YOUR RUN** Start an outdoor run directly in Paceory. Follow your time, distance and pace, pause or resume, and see your progress on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. When you finish, review your route and results, save the activity and optionally share it with Strava. **YOUR RUNNING HISTORY** Keep outdoor and treadmill runs in one place: - Distance, duration and pace - Heart rate and elevation when available - GPS routes, personal notes and activity details - Interactive pace, heart rate and elevation charts **APPLE HEALTH, GARMIN CONNECT & STRAVA** Connect the services you choose: - Apple Health: import supported workouts and available details - Garmin Connect: receive supported new running activities after connecting - Strava: import activities, including historical runs, with duplicate prevention and resumable sync - Strava export: optionally send runs recorded with Paceory Start Prefer not to connect any services? Add activities manually or import FIT, GPX and TCX files. All connections are optional. **SEE YOUR PROGRESS** Follow distance, time and pace trends with monthly and yearly summaries, personal bests, race predictions and separate outdoor and treadmill statistics. Explore personal pace and heart rate training zones. Review ascent, descent and elevation highlights for compatible outdoor runs. **PERSONAL MAPS & HEATMAP** See where you have run—and how often. Your personal heatmap highlights frequently used routes. Explore Apple Maps with Standard, Satellite or Hybrid views, five route colors, five heatmap themes, full-screen maps and grouped activity-location pins. **3D RUN REPLAY** Replay compatible GPS runs on an interactive 3D Apple Map. Explore the terrain, choose follow or free camera, adjust playback speed and view available distance, pace, elapsed time, heart rate and elevation. **RUNNING PLANS – LØPESTART** Build your running routine or train for 3 km, 5 km, 10 km, a half marathon or a marathon. Choose a goal, training days and your current level. Paceory creates a structured plan with workout guidance, easier weeks and progress tracking. Preparation needs vary by runner. **RACE CALENDAR & RESULTS** Count down to your next race, set target times, pace and race locations, and keep official results, placements and notes. Link race results to activities, organize race collections and highlight your next event on the Home screen. **TOOLS & TRAINING** - Pace calculator, speed-to-pace conversion and pace tables - Race prediction tools - Running strength, mobility and stretching - Hybrid Race timers and exercises **WEATHER & MORE** See temperature, wind, precipitation and hourly forecasts with Apple Weather. Take a break with Paceory Run, a built-in running mini-game where you jump obstacles and chase records. Available in English, Norwegian, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Italian. **NO NOISE. JUST RUNNING.** No ads, social feed or friend requests. No subscription required for the current Paceory experience. Your runs. Your progress. Your journey. Paceory is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Garmin or Strava. Training content is for general fitness and education, not medical advice.

Screenshots

PacePilot4 screens
Paceory Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paceory Run at none against PacePilot's 6. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PacePilot sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Paceory Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PacePilot ships an update every 4 days, Paceory Run weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PacePilot versus Paceory Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacePilotPaceory Run
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB50 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPace Pilot ASMORTEN STJERNSTEDT

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PacePilot

Subscriptions6
  • 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
None

Paceory Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PacePilot free?
PacePilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paceory Run free?
Paceory Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PacePilot or Paceory Run have ads?
Neither PacePilot nor Paceory Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PacePilot or Paceory Run?
PacePilot ships an update every 4 days, and Paceory Run weekly. Most recently, PacePilot was updated on October 30, 2026 and Paceory Run on October 31, 2026.

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