Comparison

RUNNING CHART vs PaceBuddy

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

Head to head
About

RUNNING CHART

Features
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RUN CHART – The Chart-Based Running Log for Data-Driven Runners Analyze Your Run. Visualize Your Progress. RUN CHART is a data-focused running log app that turns every run into a visual story. Through line charts, distance-time graphs, and goal-line analytics, you can clearly see your pace, distance trends, and performance over time. Perfect for advanced runners and data enthusiasts who love to measure, compare, and improve through numbers—not just feelings. Core Features •Time-Series Line Charts: Visualize your running history across days, weeks, or months. •Distance-Time Graphs: Track your endurance and pacing trends with precision. •Goal-Line Analytics: Set custom goals and instantly see your progress toward them. •Performance Insights: Identify long-run stamina, speed changes, and consistency levels. •Minimal, Graph-First Design: Clean charts, easy data entry, and immediate feedback. For Analytical Runners RUN CHART is not a gamified tracker—it’s a tool for serious runners who want to understand their performance in depth. Every session becomes a dataset you can explore: distance × time × frequency × intensity. You don’t just “run and record.” You run, analyze, and optimize. Perfect for •Marathon training and long-distance practice •Weekly progress tracking for serious runners •Comparing performance before and after rest periods •Data-driven fitness enthusiasts who love charts Why RUN CHART? Most running apps focus on GPS and social sharing. RUN CHART focuses on your data, your improvement, your line. It’s about building a personal performance archive—one chart at a time. Additional Features •Dark & Light Mode for better focus •Local data storage (no account required) •Easy export for further analysis •Optimized for iPhone / iPad Your Run, Visualized. RUN CHART transforms your raw data into clear, actionable insights. Track your goals, analyze your patterns, and watch your progress take shape—one chart line at a time.

About

PaceBuddy

This app acts as a personal running coach, allowing you to race against your past performances on familiar routes. It provides real-time feedback on your pace and distance, with advanced features for accurate tracking on varied terrain and integration with smartwatches.

Highlights
  • Race against past runs or personal bests
  • Live ahead/behind pace feedback
  • Falling-behind alerts (vibration, beep, spoken)
  • Accurate distance and elevation tracking
  • Calorie calculation with climbing cost
  • Apple Watch standalone workouts
Features
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Everyone has a route they do over and over — the same loop, the same hill, the same trail. PaceBuddy is built on one idea: on that route, the only pace worth chasing is your own. It replays your last run beside you, second by second, and tells you whether you're ahead or behind and by how far. Race your last attempt, or your best. RACE YOURSELF, NOT A STRANGER • Live ahead/behind against your own past run on the same route • Choose your last run or your personal best as the target • Works even if you start the loop from a different point each day • Falling-behind alerts by vibration, beep, or spoken callout • Distance announcements at every kilometre or mile • Lap splits with distance, time, pace and calories BUILT FOR REAL TERRAIN • Elevation from the barometer, not GPS altitude — far more accurate on hills • Distance from GPS Doppler speed with step-based stride calibration, so it holds up under tree cover and on switchbacks • Calories that account for the metabolic cost of climbing, not just distance • Heart-rate zones when you wear an Apple Watch APPLE WATCH, WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR IPHONE • Standalone workouts — leave the phone at home • Create routes on your wrist; they sync back automatically • Live heart rate and heart-rate zones • Lap splits and alerts on the watch too PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads — ever • No subscription. One purchase, yours forever • No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no analytics • No third-party SDKs PaceBuddy has no servers and makes no network connections. Your workouts, routes and settings stay on your devices — aside from heart-rate and workout data you choose to sync through Apple Health. TRY IT FIRST PaceBuddy is free for 14 days, with everything unlocked. After that, a single one-time purchase keeps it. No subscription, no renewal, and the workouts you recorded stay readable either way. A NOTE ON HOW IT WORKS Pace coaching compares you to your own history on a given route, so it appears from your second workout on that route onward — a first run has nothing to race yet. Workouts under 100 m are treated as accidental starts and discarded.

Screenshots

RUNNING CHART4 screens
PaceBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RUNNING CHART at none against PaceBuddy's 1. 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. PaceBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RUNNING CHART asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RUNNING CHART versus PaceBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRUNNING CHARTPaceBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuki KatoShahab Karimi

In-app purchases

None

RUNNING CHART

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceBuddy

One-time1
  • Unlock PaceBuddy$6.99

Questions

Is RUNNING CHART free?
RUNNING CHART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaceBuddy free?
PaceBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RUNNING CHART or PaceBuddy have ads?
Neither RUNNING CHART nor PaceBuddy shows ads.

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