Comparison

Dungeons and Heartbeats vs PaceFlip

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

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About

Dungeons and Heartbeats

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Turn your gym cardio into a dungeon run. Dungeons and Heartbeats is a pixel-art fitness RPG where your live heart rate controls the action. Play on your iPhone with an Apple Watch or a compatible Bluetooth heart rate strap. An iPhone alone cannot play. YOUR NEXT WORKOUT IS A QUEST Get on a treadmill, stationary bike or rower. Follow the game's heart-rate target and your hero battles through the dungeon. Stay in range to land hits and build your combo. Combat runs without tapping, so you can focus on your workout. Already have a gym routine? Give your warm-up, cardio session or post-lifting workout a quest of its own. THREE WAYS TO TRAIN • Guardian: steady-state cardio with a sustained target. • Crusader: a progressive climb in effort, followed by an easier finish. • Berserker: intervals that alternate harder efforts with recovery. Choose 10, 15, 20, 30 or 45 minutes: 15 trials across three hero paths. Set your intensity before each run with Easy, Moderate, Hard or Peak. Targets adapt to your selected intensity and heart-rate profile. MAKE YOUR ROUTINE WORTH REPLAYING Earn XP, level your heroes and work toward Mythic ranks. Your best trial ranks stay earned, even after a tougher day. Visit Your Kingdom to see your levels, workout history and streak. Earn streak freezes as you keep showing up. If you finish a session early, the XP and training minutes you earned still count. APPLE WATCH CONNECTED Your Apple Watch supplies live heart rate while the dungeon plays on your iPhone. Open the companion app on your wrist to connect. Completed workouts save to Apple Health. Prefer a chest strap or armband? Compatible Bluetooth sensors using the standard Heart Rate Profile also work. Choose your sensor once and the app remembers it for future connections. On iPad, use a compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensor. Apple Watch cannot pair with iPad. TRY A FULL WORKOUT FREE The 10-minute Guardian level is free to replay as often as you like and all features unlocked. Please use it to make sure your Apple watch or Bluetooth heartrate sensor device works properly. No subscription. No ads. No account required. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 15 or later and Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later; or a compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensor. • iPad with iPadOS 15 or later and a compatible Bluetooth heart rate sensor. Saving workouts to Apple Health on iPad requires iPadOS 17 or later. • A live heart rate source is required. BEFORE YOU START For fitness and entertainment, not medical advice or a medical device. Heart-rate targets are estimates. Exercise within your abilities and consult your healthcare provider if you have a heart condition or medical concerns. Stop if you experience chest pain, dizziness, faintness or severe shortness of breath. Use stationary equipment with your screen safely positioned. Put on your Watch. Pick your trial. Make cardio an adventure.

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PaceFlip

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PaceFlip: The Ultimate Run/Walk Interval Timer Whether you are training for your next marathon, conquering Couch to 5K, smashing HIIT intervals, or starting your fitness journey, your focus should be on the run—not doing math on your watch or phone. PaceFlip is a beautifully simple, highly focused interval timer built specifically for Apple Watch and iPhone. Stop calculating interval times in your head or staring at your wrist. PaceFlip gives you complete confidence in your timing so you can just run. Key Features: • Preset Workout Templates & Custom Routines: Jump straight into popular interval routines like Couch to 5K, HIIT Sprint 30/30, and Tabata 20/10, or easily build, save, and sync your own custom workout presets. • iPhone & Apple Watch Companion Experience: Use PaceFlip on whichever device suits your workout best! Configure and run workouts standalone on your Apple Watch, track on your iPhone, or sync seamlessly between both with one tap. • Active Workout Cards (Telemetry Graphs, Baseline Compare & Next Flip): Customize your top dashboard widget during active workouts to view live metrics that matter most to you: • Live Telemetry Graphs: Visually monitor your live heart rate (BPM) and real-time workout intensity trends. • Workout Baseline Comparisons: Compare your current run’s distance and elapsed duration directly against your last completed workout. • Next Flip Preview & Milestones: See exact countdowns to your upcoming phase transition (e.g., "NEXT: WALK in 00:30") along with trainer milestone cues. • Virtual Trainer, Voice Encouragements & Milestones: Enjoy intelligent audio guidance that ducks background music (Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts): • Phase Cues: Clear voice prompts ("Run!", "Walk!", "Warm Up", "Cool Down"). • Pre-Transition Countdowns: Hear your trainer count you in ("3, 2, 1...") before every pace flip. • Milestone Alerts: Audio callouts for halfway through your workout, halfway through an interval, 1 minute remaining, and final cycle! • Motivational Encouragements: Non-repeating motivational callouts at key workout milestones to keep you energized. • Live Distance & Workout History Logs: Track live distance in Miles or Kilometers. Review your completed workouts with detailed history logs synced across both iPhone and Apple Watch. • Custom Fitness Activity Types: Log workouts your way! Categorize your workouts under Outdoor Run, Indoor Treadmill Run, Outdoor Walk, Indoor Walk, or HIIT so your sessions save accurately to Apple Health and Apple Fitness. • Stunning Circular Interface: Visualize your workout at a glance with a progressive dual-ring interface tracking current interval and total workout progress on both iPhone and Apple Watch glass. • Eyes-Free Haptic Taps: Never break your stride. Distinct haptic vibrations prompt you exactly when it's time to switch between running and walking. • Customizable Stepper Precision: Adjust interval durations in flexible 15-second, 30-second, or 1-minute steps on both devices. • Clean, Unified Health Data: PaceFlip logs your interval workout as one continuous, elegant session in Apple Health & Fitness—preserving your overall pace metrics without cluttering your history with hundreds of micro-segments. • Marathon-Ready Reliability: Engineered for the long haul. Whether doing a quick 10-cycle jog or a 4-hour marathon run, PaceFlip runs smoothly in the background and saves instantly. • 100% Standalone Watch Support: Leave your phone at home or use it on a treadmill stand. Flip your pace, trust your timer, and close your rings with PaceFlip!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dungeons and Heartbeats at 15.0 against PaceFlip's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dungeons and Heartbeats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PaceFlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeons and Heartbeats ships an update every 2 days, PaceFlip every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Dungeons and Heartbeats versus PaceFlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeons and HeartbeatsPaceFlip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperENSONOVA LLCJohn Lein

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dungeons and Heartbeats

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99
1 purchases

PaceFlip

One-time1
  • PaceFlip Full Access$1.99

Questions

Is Dungeons and Heartbeats free?
Dungeons and Heartbeats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceFlip free?
PaceFlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dungeons and Heartbeats or PaceFlip have ads?
Neither Dungeons and Heartbeats nor PaceFlip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeons and Heartbeats or PaceFlip?
Dungeons and Heartbeats ships an update every 2 days, and PaceFlip every 3 days. Most recently, Dungeons and Heartbeats was updated on October 25, 2026 and PaceFlip on October 26, 2026.

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