Comparison

Cronosport Timing vs PaceTrack Athlete

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

Head to head
About

Cronosport Timing

Follow live race results and runner tracking in real-time. Get instant updates on rankings, participant progress, and virtual race information. Receive notifications for your favorite athletes as they reach new checkpoints.

Highlights
  • Virtual Races
  • Runner Tracking
  • Real-time Results
  • Race Information Updates
  • Participant Notifications
  • Instant Ranking
Features
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Access exclusive contents of the races timed by Cronosport through the official app. - Virtual Races - Tracking of runners - Real time results - Updated race information Follow your friends or favourite athletes and receive notifications every time they pass a new point. You will also be able to quickly see any ranking instantly: by category, the first runners per leg and the last point reached of the participants you follow.

About

PaceTrack Athlete

This app connects athletes with their coaches for personalized training plans. Record workouts with GPS, pace, and heart rate data, receive analysis, and communicate with your coach via text or voice. It also features a race calendar to find and track events.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans from coach
  • GPS workout tracking
  • Heart rate sensor integration
  • Voice prompts during workouts
  • Workout analysis and feedback
  • Direct chat with coach
  • Race calendar and event discovery
Features
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PaceTrack Athlete is the app for athletes (running, cycling, triathlon) who train with a personal coach on the PaceTrack platform. The app connects you with your coach: your coach builds your training plan, you record workouts right from your phone — GPS track, pace, heart rate from sensors, voice prompts during the workout — and afterwards you get analysis and feedback. Everything in one place — no files, exports or manual syncing. Workouts from Apple Watch are imported automatically through HealthKit. Chat with your coach by text or voice message. Push notifications keep you up to date on new workouts and messages. Sign in with email, Google, Yandex or Apple ID. RACE CALENDAR Find races by sport, city, date and distance in a list or on the map. View race details and organizer links, mark yourself as going, and add a race to your training plan or phone calendar.

Screenshots

Cronosport Timing4 screens
PaceTrack Athlete4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PaceTrack Athlete at 100% against Cronosport Timing's 50%. PaceTrack Athlete also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Cronosport Timing's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cronosport Timing ships an update every 2 months, PaceTrack Athlete daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Cronosport Timing versus PaceTrack Athlete: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCronosport TimingPaceTrack Athlete
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportManiacsKirill Usachev

Customer experience

Cronosport Timing

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PaceTrack Athlete

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cronosport Timing

No in-app purchases

None

PaceTrack Athlete

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cronosport Timing free?
Cronosport Timing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaceTrack Athlete free?
PaceTrack Athlete is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cronosport Timing or PaceTrack Athlete have ads?
Neither Cronosport Timing nor PaceTrack Athlete shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cronosport Timing or PaceTrack Athlete?
Cronosport Timing ships an update every 2 months, and PaceTrack Athlete daily. Most recently, Cronosport Timing was updated on November 5, 2026 and PaceTrack Athlete on November 8, 2026.

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