Pacenote vs RUNHEX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacenote
This running app logs your daily runs, tracks essential metrics, and helps build consistent training habits. It integrates with popular fitness platforms and offers social features to connect with other runners. Personalized coaching and shoe mileage tracking are also included.
- Running calendar and activity tracking
- Real-time GPS and manual workout logging
- Shoe mileage calculation
- Data sync with Apple Health, Garmin, Strava
- Social features: cheering, comments, Crews
- Pace League for competitive rankings
- Personalized training coach
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"Pacenote — the smart running app that turns every drop of sweat into a story" Pacenote is more than a distance tracker. It’s a running lifestyle app that logs your daily runs on a calendar, helps you manage your training, and builds lasting running habits. Whether you’re just getting started or training for a full marathon, discover a new kind of joy in running with Pacenote. [Key Features] - Running calendar & intuitive activity tracking • Log every run like stamping a calendar. See distance, time, pace, and other essentials at a glance. • Track in real time with built-in GPS, or add workouts manually with ease. - Essential for runners: shoe mileage tracking • Tag the shoes you wore on each run. • Mileage is calculated automatically per pair so you never miss the right time to replace worn-out shoes. - Data sync & integrations • No need to switch watches or apps. Sync workouts from Apple Health, Garmin Connect™, and Strava. • Bring all your scattered activity data into one place—Pacenote. - STEP — run together and cheer each other on • Share today’s run and leave cheers and comments on other runners’ activities. • Even on solo days, stay connected with runners on STEP and keep your motivation going. - Compete and connect: Pace League & Crews • Pace League: Join a league and compete with other runners. Tier rankings based on your performance keep competition fun and rewarding. League schedule uses U.S. Eastern Time (ET). • Crews: Bring your real-world crew or find like-minded runners online. Cheer each other on and grow your crew together. - Stay consistent and injury-aware with a personalized training coach • Build a smart training plan based on your recent workouts or personal goals. • Coaching tailored to your running style and schedule becomes your reliable pacemaker. - A polished experience built for runners • Multilingual support for global runners (English, Korean, and Japanese). • Manage your profile with ease and choose only the push notifications you need. - Medal verification • Verify race results and add them to your profile. • Scan your finisher medal and match it against official references for quick verification. [Support] Questions or ideas? We’re happy to hear from you anytime. • Email: support@pacenote.app [Legal] • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pacenote.app/en/terms • Privacy Policy: https://www.pacenote.app/en/privacy
RUNHEX
This app tracks your runs and converts them into a competitive tier ranking system, allowing you to compete with runners globally. It offers features like streak tracking, clan participation, and live performance analytics. An optional Pro version unlocks unlimited runs and advanced coaching tools.
- Real-time tier ranking
- Global competitive tiers
- Streak tracking
- Clan training
- Live analytics
- Workout to 5K conversion
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RUNHEX turns every run into a rank, a weekly streak and a poster worth sharing. EVERY RUN GETS A RANK Run 1 km or more and RUNHEX works out your Equiv-5K: your effort as a 5K time. Your best one sets your rank, from Iron to Tera, with five divisions in each tier along the way. KEEP YOUR HEXTREAK ALIVE Choose your run days each week. Run them all and your Hextreak grows, week after week. A Shield covers a missed day, a break pauses it when life gets busy, and milestones show how far you have come. RUN AS A SQUAD Start a Squad with friends and keep one shared Hextreak going together. Chat, plan runs and see who has run this week. KNOW WHAT TO TRAIN NEXT Progress analysis scores your running on six things: speed, endurance, pacing, easy running, consistency and safety. It shows where your next gain is. EVERY ROUTE, A POSTER Put your route on a map style you choose and share it. Watch it draw itself as an animated poster. MAKE THE MAP YOURS Every run earns tokens. Spend them on map styles and run cards in the Shop. A PAGE FOR EVERY RUN Keep photos, your route and your stats on a diary page for each run. Runs from Apple Watch and other apps saved to Apple Health count too. RUNHEX PRO An optional monthly subscription: • Every Progress score explained • Save animated posters as video • Route colour mixes • Up to 20 custom maps • An unlimited diary (3 pages free) • A Shield every month Your rank, tokens, Hextreak and Squads never depend on Pro. Pro renews monthly until you cancel. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms and Privacy: https://run-hex.com/legal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pacenote at free against RUNHEX's freemium. Pacenote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pacenote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RUNHEX sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pacenote ships an update every 5 days, RUNHEX weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacenote | RUNHEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Studio Heums | Minseok Kang |
Customer experience
Pacenote
RUNHEX
In-app purchases
Pacenote
- Buy the developer a coffee$2.99
RUNHEX
- RUNHEX Pro$4.991 Month









