Comparison

PaceMan.gg vs ZKT Timer

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

Head to head
About

PaceMan.gg

This app provides real-time tracking for speedruns, displaying live pace updates, split times, and detailed statistics. Users can view leaderboards, search for specific speedrunners, and receive customizable notifications for live runs.

Highlights
  • Real-time pace updates
  • Speedrun notifications
  • Leaderboards (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Detailed speedrun stats
  • Speedrunner search
  • Split tracking
Features
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PaceMan.gg is a real-time speedrunner pace tracking app. Track speedruns, splits, and view stats and leaderboards in real time. FEATURES: - Real-Time Pace Updates Stay up to date with ongoing speedruns and their splits as they happen in real time. - Speedrun Notifications Receive Push Notifications, with configurable preferences, for when speedrunners get on pace. - Speedrun Leaderboards Explore daily, weekly, monthly, trophy, and all-time leaderboards to see how speedrunners stack up. - Detailed Speedrun Stats Dive into comprehensive stats for various splits, categories, and timelines. - Speedrunner Search Look up your favorite speedrunners to find their personal bests and fastest completions. App requires an active internet connection to work. DISCLAIMER PaceMan.gg is a community-driven application to serve as a real-time speedrun pace tracker. This application is not affiliated with or endorsed by Minecraft, Mojang or Microsoft. In accordance with https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines

About

ZKT Timer

This app is a comprehensive speedcubing platform for enthusiasts. It offers training tools, detailed performance analysis, and features for participating in and tracking global competitions. Users can connect smart hardware, practice algorithms, and engage in multiplayer challenges.

Highlights
  • WCA competition hub with live tracking
  • Smart cube and gyroscope integration
  • Phase analysis for split times
  • Algorithm trainer with visualization
  • Multiplayer and 1v1 battle modes
  • Customizable interface and themes
Features
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ZKT Timer times your cube solves, keeps every result and shows you where the time goes. You can time with touch, StackMat, GAN Timer, QiYi Timer or a smart cube. Inspection, +2 and DNF follow WCA rules, and a new scramble comes up after every solve. Smart cubes GAN, MoYu, QiYi, Giiker and Particula smart cubes connect over Bluetooth. The cube turns on screen in 3D as you turn it. The time starts on your first move and stops when the cube is solved. With Pro you see the Cross, F2L, OLL and PLL times, move count and TPS for every solve, and you can replay it move by move. Your stats also show which OLL and PLL cases slow you down. Algorithm trainer More than 40 sets, including OLL, PLL, F2L, ZBLL, COLL, CMLL and sets for 2x2, 4x4, Pyraminx and Square-1. Each case shows its pattern. You can build your own sets and practice PLL recognition. With Pro you can drill algorithms on a smart cube and see whether each move is right, and download algorithms as a PDF. Online Battle and rooms Online Battle pairs you with someone searching at the same moment. You both solve the same scramble on a smart cube, and the first to win three rounds takes the match. Times come from the cube's own clock, so internet lag does not change the result. For now it is 3x3 only, with GAN, QiYi and MoYu WeiLong V10 AI cubes. In rooms you solve the same scramble as your friends and chat. Offline Battle puts two players face to face on one phone. Competitions Follow upcoming WCA and ZKT competitions, with groups, schedule and live results on one page. With Pro you can follow up to 5 competitors per competition and get notified about their results and about records broken in the events you pick. Stats and data PB, ao5, ao12 and solve count are open to everyone. Pro unlocks every stats module and chart, and lets you arrange them under the timer. You can import from csTimer and Twisty Timer and export all your solves. When you are signed in, your solves are backed up to the server, and the app keeps working offline. With Pro your solves sync across all your devices. Pro also adds Magnet Timer: lift a magnetic cube from beside the phone's rear camera and the time starts; put it down on the table and it stops. Drop to stop: when you finish, drop the cube or your hands on the table and the timer stops. 6 extra themes and your own background image. Music, smart cubes and GAN Timer in rooms. Publishing your best times to the leaderboard. Monthly, yearly and lifetime plans. The app is in English, Turkish, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. You can also use the same account in the browser at zktimer.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://zktimer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://zktimer.app/privacy

Screenshots

PaceMan.gg4 screens
ZKT Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceMan.gg at none against ZKT Timer's 3. ZKT Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ZKT Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PaceMan.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PaceMan.gg against 5.0 for ZKT Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceMan.gg ships an update every 2 months, ZKT Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaceMan.gg versus ZKT Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceMan.ggZKT Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChitraksh TarunIBRAHIM YILDIZ

Customer experience

PaceMan.gg

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ZKT Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PaceMan.gg

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ZKT Timer

Subscriptions2
  • ZKT Timer Pro$2.991 Month
  • ZKT Timer Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ZKT Timer Pro Life Time$39.99

Questions

Is PaceMan.gg free?
PaceMan.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZKT Timer free?
ZKT Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PaceMan.gg or ZKT Timer?
PaceMan.gg and ZKT Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do PaceMan.gg or ZKT Timer have ads?
Neither PaceMan.gg nor ZKT Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceMan.gg or ZKT Timer?
PaceMan.gg ships an update every 2 months, and ZKT Timer fortnightly. Most recently, PaceMan.gg was updated on October 30, 2026 and ZKT Timer on November 5, 2026.

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