FTW vs Pace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTW
Turn your daily walks into a fun team challenge. Create or join step groups with friends and compete on live leaderboards. Earn achievements and track your progress with weekly recaps.
- Team step competitions
- Live leaderboards
- Apple Watch complication
- In-app cheers and taunts
- Weekly and daily challenges
- Ghost races
- Achievements and stats
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FTW turns walking into a team sport. Create a step group, invite your friends, and see who can walk the most. Live leaderboards update every 5 minutes so you always know where you stand. HOW IT WORKS - Sign in with Apple or Google - Create a group or join one with a 6-character invite code - Your steps sync automatically from Apple Health - Live leaderboards rank everyone in real time FEATURES - Real-time step leaderboards for groups up to 25 people - Apple Watch complication shows your rank at a glance - Send cheers and taunts to motivate your group - Weekly and daily competitions with automatic resets - Ghost races to compete head-to-head - Stats, personal records, and 50+ achievement badges - Weekly recap with charts and trends PRIVACY FIRST FTW reads your step count from Apple Health. That’s it. No heart rate, no GPS, no workouts. Your data is never sold or shared with advertisers. FTW is completely free. No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no ads.
Pace
This app automatically tracks your daily steps, helping you achieve your fitness goals. It features streak tracking and weekly progress history, all within a simple, distraction-free interface. Enjoy a one-time purchase for lifetime use without subscriptions or accounts.
- One-time purchase
- Automatic step tracking
- Daily step goals
- Streak tracking
- Weekly progress history
- Widgets (Lock Screen & Home Screen)
- Apple Watch support
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Pace Set it. Walk. Repeat. Pace is a simple step tracker designed around one idea: Buy it once. Use it forever. No subscriptions. No accounts. No complicated fitness plans. Just automatic step tracking, daily goals, streaks, and progress that stays visible throughout your day. Set your goal. Keep moving. Pace handles the rest. Features • One-time purchase • Automatic step tracking • Daily step goals • Streak tracking • Weekly progress history • Apple Watch support • Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen widgets • Simple and distraction-free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FTW at Free against Pace's $0.99. FTW also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). Pace's advantage is chart position (#97 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
FTW is free to download; Pace costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTW against 5.0 for Pace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTW | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #97 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apres AI LLC | Torez Mitchell |
Customer experience
FTW
Pace
In-app purchases
FTW
No in-app purchases
Pace
No in-app purchases
