Comparison

Pace by Athlytic vs How Far

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

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About

Pace by Athlytic

This app analyzes your Apple Watch health data to provide clear, plain-language insights into your well-being. It monitors over 35 health signals, learns your personal baselines, and alerts you to significant changes, offering explanations and celebrating improvements without overwhelming you with raw numbers.

Highlights
  • Reads Apple Watch health data
  • Plain-language health summaries
  • Monitors 35+ health signals
  • Learns personal baselines
  • Alerts for significant changes
  • Health pattern discovery
  • AI-powered health assistant
Features
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Pace by Athlytic reads your Apple Watch health data and tells you what actually matters -- in plain language, not just charts and numbers. Most health apps overwhelm you with scores, rings, and graphs. Pace takes a different approach. It monitors 35+ health signals, learns what's normal for you, and only speaks up when something is worth your attention. HOW IT WORKS Just wear your Apple Watch. Pace does the rest. No data entry required, no numbers to interpret. Each day, Pace checks your health data and gives you a clear summary of how you're doing. WHAT PACE TRACKS Sleep - Duration, quality, efficiency, and consistency - Deep, REM, and core sleep stages - Breathing disturbance tracking Vitals - Heart rate variability (HRV) and resting heart rate - Blood pressure trends with AHA classification - Blood oxygen, respiratory rate, and wrist temperature Cardio Fitness - VO2 Max tracking with age and sex-adjusted context - Walking heart rate trends Activity - Steps with personalized pacing and goal tracking - Active calories, flights climbed, and standing hours - Time in daylight with weather-aware context Workouts - Automatic detection from Apple Watch - Duration, calories, and heart rate summaries Body Composition - Weight, lean body mass, body fat percentage, and FFMI - Personalized baseline ranges with trend detection Mobility - Walking speed, steadiness, and symmetry - Step length, stair speed, and six-minute walk distance - 8 metrics that research links to long-term health SMART HEALTH INSIGHTS Pace learns your personal baselines over 60 days, then alerts you when something shifts. Instead of showing you a number and hoping you know what it means, Pace explains it: - "Your heart rate variability is lower than usual" - "Your blood pressure trend is elevated -- the AHA considers this Stage 1" - "Your walking speed has declined -- this is one of the strongest predictors of overall health" And when things improve, Pace tells you that too. No open loops -- when a concern resolves, you'll know about it. HEALTH PATTERNS Pace discovers correlations hidden in your data -- like how alcohol affects your HRV, or how daylight impacts your deep sleep. Every pattern is statistically validated and backed by peer-reviewed research. No guessing, no astrology. WHAT MAKES PACE DIFFERENT - Conversational health summaries written in plain English - Alerts you when something needs attention, celebrates when things improve - All monitoring is passive -- just wear your Apple Watch - Personal baselines, not one-size-fits-all thresholds - Weather-aware context for activity and daylight - Every clinical threshold is backed by peer-reviewed research PREMIUM FEATURES - AI-powered health assistant -- ask questions about your data in plain English - Health pattern discovery across 35+ metrics - Smart notifications when something shifts - Step goal celebrations with streak tracking - Weekly health summary notifications - Exportable PDF health reports to share with your doctor - Trend charts for all metrics - Step pacing and detailed concern views - Reads alcohol, caffeine, hydration, and nutrition data from Apple Health YOUR PRIVACY All analysis happens on your iPhone using Apple's on-device AI. No cloud uploads, no accounts, no tracking, no data selling. Your health data never leaves your phone. Pace by Athlytic -- your health, explained.

About

How Far

This app transforms your daily steps into a competitive, season-long challenge. Track your distance, level up by walking, and climb the leaderboards. Collect virtual gemstones for reaching milestones and enjoy a private, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Step tracking and distance measurement
  • Daily leveling system
  • Seasonal leaderboards
  • Private group competitions
  • Gemstone collection for milestones
  • No GPS or location tracking
  • Ad-free and private by design
Features
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How Far turns the steps you already take into a season-long competition. Your phone's step counter measures how far you walk each day. Every 500 metres earns your first level of the day, and each next level needs double the distance: 1 km, 2 km, 4 km and beyond. Levels add up for the whole season, and every three months the leaderboard starts fresh so newcomers always have a real shot. WALK • Distance, steps and estimated calories for today, plus the previous days at a swipe • Weekly and monthly history for every metric • Works entirely from the motion sensor: no GPS, no location permission, no battery drain COMPETE • A seasonal leaderboard of everyone on How Far • Private groups: invite friends by name and compete on your own board • Your rank, level and distance at a glance COLLECT • Gemstones for lifetime milestones: Amethyst at 50 km, Citrine at 100 km, Aquamarine at 250 km, Sapphire at 500 km, all the way to Diamond at 5,000 km • A unique seasonal gemstone for finishing a season strong • Level-up notifications the moment you cross a breakpoint PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in with Apple, Google or email • Other players see only your display name, activity totals, level, gemstones and join date; never your email • No ads, no analytics, no tracking, and you can delete your account and all its data from Settings at any time Lace up, open How Far, and see how far you can go this season.

Screenshots

Pace by Athlytic4 screens
How Far4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: How Far at 100% against Pace by Athlytic's 55%. How Far also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pace by Athlytic's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Pace by Athlytic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. How Far asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

How Far holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pace by Athlytic has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Pace by Athlytic's written reviews are positive against 100% of How Far's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pace by Athlytic versus How Far: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace by AthlyticHow Far
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (92 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMyndArc, LLCDarko Uskokovic

Customer experience

Pace by Athlytic

All ratings76 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative31.8%

How Far

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pace by Athlytic

Subscriptions2
  • Pace Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pace Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

How Far

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pace by Athlytic free?
Pace by Athlytic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is How Far free?
How Far is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pace by Athlytic or How Far?
How Far is rated higher. Pace by Athlytic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while How Far averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pace by Athlytic or How Far have ads?
Neither Pace by Athlytic nor How Far shows ads.

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