Comparison

Overpace vs ROX

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

Head to head
About

Overpace

Features
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Train smarter with Overpace – the ultimate workout timer for hybrid athletes, functional fitness, HIIT, and circuit training. Perfect for fitness competitions and HYROX‑style events – whether in the gym, outdoors, or at home. Features: Intuitive Timer – Clear display for every station & total time. Custom Workout Plans – Create, manage & duplicate your own circuits and stations. Workout Log & Analytics – Track progress, review past sessions, and stay motivated. Ghost Pacer – Race your personal best in real time and push to new PRs. Share Workouts – Share plans via QR code or file; import with a single tap. Apple Watch Integration – Control workouts, track times, and monitor progress on your wrist. HealthKit Sync – All workouts safely stored in Apple Health. Lock Screen Widget & Dynamic Island – Current station and timer right on your Lock Screen. No unlocking needed, even mid-set. Why Overpace? • Hybrid, functional fitness, HIIT, circuits & more • Fully customizable workouts & stations • Minimalist, modern design • Seamless sync between iPhone & Apple Watch Privacy Policy: https://overpaceapp.de/datenschutz.html Terms of Use: https://overpaceapp.de/nutzungsbedingungen.html

About

ROX

Features
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Blowing up at the wall balls because you went out too hard on run one? That's a pacing problem, not a fitness problem. rox-strat builds a personalized Hyrox® pacing plan from your 5K time, your station PRs, and how aggressive you want to race. On race day, an Apple Watch ghost tells you whether you're ahead, on, or behind your plan — segment by segment, all 24 of them. New here? Your first 90 days of rox-strat pro are free, no card required. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) • PFT onboarding — a personal fitness test that captures your baselines • Fixed-algorithm Simulator — Riegel formula plus fatigue curves • Live Race Ghost on Apple Watch — ahead / on / behind, in real time • Roxzone guide — pacing through every transition WHAT'S IN ROX-STRAT PRO • Live Readiness Score — HRV and sleep from Apple Health, read as race-day readiness • ML Decay Engine — three on-device models predicting how your station times fade early, mid, and late race • Strava sync — read-only, to pull your training history • Fatigue Sliders — hand-tune the fatigue curve to your body • CrossFit Converter — turn CF benchmarks into Hyrox station projections HOW IT WORKS Run the PFT once to set your baselines. Simulate your race across 8 × 1km runs, 8 stations, and the Roxzone transitions — 24 segments in all (Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Rowing, Farmers Carry, Sandbag Lunges, Ski Erg, Wall Balls). Then race with the ghost on your wrist. WHY ATHLETES TRUST IT On-device ML — your data never leaves your phone, CoreML not cloud. iCloud sync means no separate account; your Apple ID is your login. Apple Watch native, with sub-100ms haptics. SUBSCRIPTION Every new install gets the first 90 days of rox-strat pro free — no card required. After that, rox-strat pro is $19.99/year, with a 3-month free trial for new subscribers. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. terms of use (eula): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ privacy policy: https://rox-strat-legal.pages.dev/privacy ABOUT HYROX® Not affiliated with HYROX® or Hyrox World GmbH. PRIVACY Your data lives in your own iCloud. We don't run a server — there's nothing for us to see.

Screenshots

Overpace4 screens
ROX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Overpace at none against ROX's 1. ROX's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, 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. ROX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Overpace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpace ships an update every 2 weeks, ROX daily. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Overpace versus ROX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaceROX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLennard RiekeMehmet Gencol

In-app purchases

None

Overpace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ROX

Subscriptions1
  • rox-strat pro3 Months trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Overpace free?
Overpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROX free?
ROX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overpace or ROX have ads?
Neither Overpace nor ROX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overpace or ROX?
Overpace ships an update every 2 weeks, and ROX daily. Most recently, Overpace was updated on September 9, 2026 and ROX on September 10, 2026.

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