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
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Overpace

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Overpace – Workout Timer for iPhone and Apple Watch Start your next training session with Overpace – the workout timer for functional workouts, interval training, hybrid training and custom circuits. Use Overpace as a timer while preparing for events such as Hyrox or similar fitness competitions – at the gym, outdoors or at home. The 60-Minute Loop also supports your training for races in the Backyard Ultra format and similar loop events. Plan your laps, keep track of running time, pace and recovery, and review your results in the training log. YOUR WORKOUT. YOUR STATIONS. Create custom workouts with individual stations and time targets – for functional fitness, hybrid training, HIIT, cross-training or circuit training. The interval timer always shows your current station and total workout time. Save, edit and duplicate your workout plans or share them with other athletes. Adapt every workout to match your training. 60-MINUTE LOOP FOR YOUR RUNS Plan recurring running loops with a new start every 60 minutes – suitable for the Backyard Ultra format with approximately 6.7 kilometres per loop. Choose your own lap target or start without a fixed number of laps. Set your own target time and pace, and add notes for fueling and recovery. After completing a loop, Overpace shows how much recovery time remains before the next start. The next loop begins automatically at the scheduled time. TRAIN ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Control your workout directly from your wrist. In Loop Mode, your Apple Watch displays: • remaining time for the current loop • distance covered • current pace • heart rate • remaining recovery time • time of the next start Confirm completed loops directly on your Apple Watch and keep all essential information in view during your recovery. TRAINING LOG AND ANALYSIS Track your progress and compare previous training sessions. For your 60-minute loops, the training log shows: • completed loops • total time and total distance • individual loop times • fastest and slowest loop • average recovery time • comparison with your target times GHOST PACER Compare your current workout with your previous best performance. During training, you can see whether you are ahead of or behind your personal comparison time. SHARE WORKOUT PLANS Share custom workouts using a QR code or file. Import workout plans from friends and adapt them for your next training session. APPLE HEALTH AND GPS Save your workouts to Apple Health with your permission. In Loop Mode, your Apple Watch also records your running distance and GPS route. LOCK SCREEN TIMER Follow your workout through Live Activities on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhone models, in the Dynamic Island. Whether you need a workout timer, interval training, a custom circuit or a 60-minute running loop, you decide how you train. Overpace keeps track of your times, laps and progress. Privacy Policy: https://overpaceapp.de/datenschutz.html Terms of Use: https://overpaceapp.de/nutzungsbedingungen.html

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ROX

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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 31 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 — 31 segments in all (Ski Erg, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Rowing, Farmers Carry, Sandbag Lunges, Wall Balls). Then race with the ghost on your wrist. WHY ATHLETES TRUST IT On-device ML — the three models run on your phone with CoreML, and your raw Apple Health data never leaves it. Sign in with Apple is your login, so there's no separate password. 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 training data syncs to our own server in Frankfurt (EU), so it follows you to a new phone and comes back after a reinstall. We don't store your name or your email, and your raw Apple Health data stays on your phone. Delete your account in the app and the server copy goes with it. We don't run ads or tracking.

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 (every 3 days vs every 3 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 3 weeks, ROX every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Overpace versus ROX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaceROX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 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 3 weeks, and ROX every 3 days. Most recently, Overpace was updated on October 14, 2026 and ROX on October 14, 2026.

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