Comparison

Runpacer vs Kiro

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

Head to head
About

Runpacer

Features
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Joyful | Stay Aerobic, Skip the Burnout Running shouldn't be painful. Using real-time heart rate monitoring and haptic feedback on your wrist, we lock your heart rate into the comfortable "Aerobic Zone." Run healthier, and every person can easily complete 30 minutes. Safe | Run to the Beat, Protect Your Knees Built-in 180 Steps Per Minute (SPM) metronome. Just follow the rhythm. Scientific cadence guidance effectively reduces impact force on landing, preventing running injuries at the source. Consistent | Track Your Achievements, See the Change One run is just the beginning. Automatically compile your weekly and monthly mileage/kilo totals. Visualize your efforts with data, making persistence a rewarding accomplishment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kiro

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No matter your sports, get on the path to success with the most flexible app to follow and improve all your practice. Kiro is the first multi-sport coaching and sharing app designed to adapt to YOU - not the other way around. Discover a new way to train where enjoyment and consistency are the keys to achieving any goal. From planning to analyzing your sessions, Kiro helps you structure your training like a pro, track every activity, and stay motivated so you can make steady, lasting progress. - Bring all your sports together and track every activity - Organize and visualize your training like a pro - Stay motivated and hit your goals through joy and consistency - Build sustainable progress with a complete, varied practice - Give each sport the analysis it deserves and view your training as a whole - Take your training to the next level with sessions created by top athletes - Get support and inspiration from a community of athletes of all kinds

Screenshots

Kiro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kiro at none against Runpacer's 2. Runpacer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Runpacer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Kiro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runpacer ships an update every 2 weeks, Kiro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Runpacer versus Kiro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunpacerKiro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSealingBoxKiro Sports

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Runpacer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$3.991 Year
None

Kiro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runpacer free?
Runpacer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kiro free?
Kiro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runpacer or Kiro have ads?
Neither Runpacer nor Kiro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runpacer or Kiro?
Runpacer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kiro every 2 months. Most recently, Runpacer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Kiro on October 10, 2026.

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