Overpace vs ROX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overpace
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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
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 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. ROX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Overpace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Overpace ships an update every 2 weeks, ROX daily. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overpace | ROX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lennard Rieke | Mehmet Gencol |
In-app purchases
Overpace
No in-app purchases
ROX
- rox-strat pro3 Months trial$19.991 Year





