Pace It vs Runese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Runese
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A running plan built around your week, not someone else's. Tell Runese your goal, your current pace and the days you can run. You get a week-by-week plan for 5K, 10K, half or full marathon that fits your life, keeps your Saturday parkrun, and adapts as you get fitter. WHY RUNNERS CHOOSE RUNESE - Built on your days: pick when you run and Runese plans around them - Adapts every week: miss a run or smash one, and the plan keeps up - Every session spelled out: warm-up, intervals and cool-down, with the pace for each step - Know your finish time: race predictions from your real runs, updated as you train - Life happens: drag a run to a free day in Manage plan RUN YOUR WAY - Outdoors with GPS, on the treadmill, or on Apple Watch - Send a session to your Watch and leave your phone at home - Voice cues guide you through every step - Runs save to Apple Health, and runs you record on Apple Watch come back in SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Route maps, splits, elevation and heart-rate zones for every run - Weekly distance and training-zone stats - A PR prediction that moves as you improve ONE APP, EVERY GOAL - Start Running: couch to 5K in 8 weeks - Improve: get faster at any distance and chase a new PR - Race: a plan built back from race day Start your free trial and get your plan today. RUNESE PRO Runese Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Eligible new subscribers get a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase after any trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Runese Terms: https://runese.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://runese.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Runese at every 4 days against Pace It's every 2 weeks. Pace It's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pace It sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Runese sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pace It ships an update every 2 weeks, Runese every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace It | Runese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dionysis Kastellanis | OKD Limited |
In-app purchases
Pace It
- Pace It Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pace It Access (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$89.99
Runese
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Runese Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









