Comparison

Pace It vs Shwink

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

Head to head
About

Pace It

This app helps runners analyze their training progress by tracking pace improvements across heart rate zones. It provides personalized training paces that adapt to your current fitness level, ensuring your workouts remain relevant. Monitor key metrics like VO2 max and training load for a comprehensive view of your development.

Highlights
  • Track pace progression across heart rate zones
  • Personalized adaptive training paces
  • Monitor VO2 max and training load
  • Build and run structured workouts on Apple Watch
  • Integrates with Strava and Apple Health
  • Shoe tracking and rotation
  • Personal best and yearly performance summaries
Features
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The feedback loop your training was missing. Built for runners who care about pacing accuracy, long-term progress beyond PBs and whether all that training is paying off. Am I getting fitter? See how your pace changes at the same heart rate across zones, month after month. Are my training paces still right? Get updated pace targets for 5K, 10K and threshold efforts based on your runs and current fitness. Am I doing too much? Compare your recent training load with your baseline to help balance training and recovery. What run makes sense today? Get a daily workout suggestion based on your training load and paces. Works with Apple Health. Compatible with Strava. No account needed. LONG-TERM FITNESS TRENDS - Average monthly pace trends by heart rate zone, Zone 1 to Zone 4 - Running efficiency: pace vs heart rate for every run over 90 days - Pace It Index: a 0 to 100 fitness score with a 30-day trend - VO2 max tracking & VDOT trends TRAINING LOAD & RUN SUGGESTIONS - Training Load Ratio: your last 7 days against your baseline, updated after every workout across all activities - Recovery time: estimate when your load will return to optimal range - Today's run: see a workout suggestion based on your load & paces, including a lower-load option when needed APPLE WATCH WORKOUTS - 5 running screens - 35+ configurable metrics - Build and run structured workouts with pace or heart rate targets & haptic alerts - Complications: steps, Training Load Ratio, weekly mileage, training distribution & Today's Run TRAINING PACES BUILT FROM YOUR RUNS - 7 paces from your last 60 days, with heart rate ranges, RPE & race-effort equivalents - Race estimates - Race calculator - Automatic or custom heart rate zones TRAINING DISTRIBUTION & VOLUME - Easy vs hard split, time in zone and load focus using LT1 and LT2 estimates - Weekly mileage, run goals and streaks RUN ANALYSIS: - Pace, heart rate, power, cadence, running dynamics, splits, segments & elevation - Automatic run categorization: easy, tempo, intervals, long run and more - Automatic personal best tracking: 5K, 10K, half, marathon & longest run INTEGRATIONS & MORE TOOLS - Strava: automatic run import and export, plus historical syncing - Shoe tracking - Share run stats: route, HR and pace - Home & lock-screen widgets - Yearly summaries ACCESS, SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASE INFORMATION Pace It offers free and Pro features. The free version includes selected features but not the Apple Watch app. To access Pace It Pro you can choose between: - Lifetime Access: one-time purchase - Subscriptions: Monthly or Yearly plans Subscription plans include a 1-week free trial. Pro access includes the full Pace It experience, including pace trends, Training Load Ratio tracking, personalized training paces and the Apple Watch app. PAYMENT & RENEWALS - If you start a free trial, you will not be charged until the trial period ends. Unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your subscription will automatically renew at the selected price. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY Apple Health data is analyzed on your device. If you connect Strava, activities shared through Strava are stored on our servers for syncing, including workouts you export from Pace It. Pace It is not a medical device. It provides training insights for informational purposes only. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms (Pace It Terms of Use): https://paceit.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://paceit.app/privacy-policy Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://paceit.app/consumer-health-data-privacy

About

Shwink

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Your shoot days are brutal. The steps, the hours on your feet, the drive to the venue, the all-night edit. Nobody ever sees that work. Shwink does. Shwink is the social stats tracker built for photographers and videographers. It turns the real effort of a shoot day into shareable stats you can post, and connects you to a community of people doing the exact same work. TRACK YOUR SHOOT DAY Hit Start when the shoot begins, work the day, hit End. Shwink pulls your steps, distance, flights climbed, hours, heart rate and calories from Apple Health in one go at the end. No battery drain while you shoot. Forgot to start it? Log the shoot afterwards, and Shwink fills in the numbers. MAKE IT SHAREABLE Every shoot becomes a clean stat card. Shoot type, hours, steps, distance, photos or clips, venue, your handle. Pick from 3 free styles or 17 more with Pro. Export it for Stories or Feed and share it in a tap. Your followers finally see how hard you work. YOU ARE NOT ALONE TONIGHT The Live Edit Room shows you who else is editing right now. YOU ARE NOT SHOOTING ALONE Live Shoot Tracking lets the community see you out on a shoot and send you a wink. A wink is a real photographer or videographer seeing you shoot, not a random like. A COMMUNITY THAT GETS IT Follow other photographers and videographers, wink their cards, react, comment and message them. Discover them near you or anywhere in the world. Build a profile with your stats, personal bests, milestones and portfolio. TRACK YOUR TRAVEL (PRO) Log the drive or the flight to a shoot and Shwink works out the distance. Travel time is real work. Now it counts. KEEP IT SAFE Report and block tools, plus image checks on every upload, keep your feed clean. FREE TO DOWNLOAD Shwink is free to use. Track every shoot, make cards, post, wink, comment, message and follow, always free. Shwink Pro is an optional subscription that adds 17 more card styles, auto distance for drive and flight trips, yearly cards and deeper stats, and comes with a 14-day free trial. Pricing is shown in the app and varies by region. Shwink Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shwink.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://shwink.app/terms FOR THE ONES WHO GET IT Track it. Share it. Own it.

Screenshots

Pace It4 screens
Shwink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shwink at every 6 days against Pace It's every 2 weeks. Shwink also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pace It sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shwink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace It ships an update every 2 weeks, Shwink every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pace It versus Shwink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace ItShwink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB110 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDionysis KastellanisSensego (Pty) Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pace It

Subscriptions2
  • Pace It Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pace It Access (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$89.99
2 purchases

Shwink

Subscriptions2
  • Shwink Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Shwink Pro Annual14 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Pace It free?
Pace It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shwink free?
Shwink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pace It or Shwink have ads?
Neither Pace It nor Shwink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pace It or Shwink?
Pace It ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shwink every 6 days. Most recently, Pace It was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shwink on October 24, 2026.

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