Comparison

BeatWalk vs SetPace

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

Head to head
About

BeatWalk

This app automatically plays music from your library that matches your real-time walking or running pace. It dynamically adjusts the music genre and tempo based on your movement, from a slow walk to a sprint. Enjoy a personalized soundtrack that syncs with your activity without manual playlist management.

Highlights
  • Auto-detects walking BPM
  • Plays music matching pace
  • 6 dynamic BPM zones
  • Seamless track switching
  • Manual BPM setting
  • Works with Apple Music
Features
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BeatWalk detects your walking tempo in real-time and automatically plays songs from your Apple Music library that match your pace. Walk slowly and hear lo-fi beats. Pick up the pace and the music shifts to pop, EDM, or beyond. Your feet set the tempo — BeatWalk picks the soundtrack. Key Features - Auto-detect your walking BPM using motion sensors - Automatically select and play songs that match your pace - 6 dynamic BPM zones from Chill Walk to Sprint - Seamlessly switch tracks when your tempo changes - Manually set or tap-detect BPM for any track - Beautiful waveform visualizer synced to your pace - Works with your existing Apple Music library BPM Zones - Chill Walk (60-90 BPM) — Lo-fi & Ambient - Steady Walk (91-120 BPM) — Pop & Indie - Brisk Walk (121-140 BPM) — Electro Pop - Jog (141-160 BPM) — EDM & Hip-Hop - Run (161-180 BPM) — Hard EDM & Drum'n'Bass - Sprint (181+ BPM) — Hardcore & Metal Perfect For - Runners who want music to match their pace - Commuters looking for the perfect walking soundtrack - Fitness beginners staying motivated with rhythm - Anyone who walks with headphones How to Use 1. Start walking — BeatWalk detects your tempo 2. Music matching your BPM plays automatically 3. Change your pace and the music changes with you 4. Tap Track BPM to fine-tune any song's tempo No playlists to set up. No manual matching. Just walk and listen.

About

SetPace

Features
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SetPace is a running & strength app that lives on your watch. Music sets your cadence, a coach speaks your pace, and your watch times every rest. ■ Music sets your cadence · Running loops at 170, 180 and 190 BPM — one beat per step (about 31 minutes each) · Downloaded once, stored on the watch — plays offline, no iPhone needed · A live cadence rail shows the moment your stride locks onto the beat ■ Your coach speaks every kilometer · Split pace and elapsed time, spoken — no need to look at the screen · Start, pause and resume are announced too · Choice of coach voices, in English and Korean · Listening to another music app? SetPace just dips the volume and speaks ■ Strength, on the same watch · Tap the screen to finish a set · The rest timer fills the edge of the screen — tune it with the crown · Logged to Apple Health automatically, just like runs ■ Glanceable while you run · Big numbers, nothing extra · Current pace, distance, heart rate and splits, colored against your target pace · Auto-pause at traffic lights · Start straight from a watch face complication ■ Your history, on iPhone · Runs and lifts in one logbook · Weekly and monthly stats with a hall of records (longest run, fastest pace, biggest month) · Show Off — your course becomes a poster, sized for stories and feeds · Per-shoe mileage and replacement tracking ■ No account, no server Your health data stays in Apple Health on your device and never leaves it. No sign-up, no ads. Requires Apple Watch (watchOS 11 or later). Music and voice guidance play through connected earphones.

Screenshots

BeatWalk4 screens
SetPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SetPace at none against BeatWalk's shown. SetPace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeatWalk ships an update every 5 weeks, SetPace every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BeatWalk versus SetPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatWalkSetPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBYNETseungbin baik

In-app purchases

None

BeatWalk

No in-app purchases

None

SetPace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatWalk free?
BeatWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SetPace free?
SetPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeatWalk or SetPace have ads?
BeatWalk shows ads; SetPace does not.
Which is updated more often, BeatWalk or SetPace?
BeatWalk ships an update every 5 weeks, and SetPace every 3 days. Most recently, BeatWalk was updated on October 2, 2026 and SetPace on October 12, 2026.

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