Comparison

DJ Walk vs SetPace

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

Head to head
About

DJ Walk

This app creates dynamic walking soundtracks by matching songs from your Apple Music library to your desired walking tempo. It offers interval training with music instead of beeps, making workouts more engaging. A timer-only mode is available without music.

Highlights
  • Apple Music integration
  • Tempo-based song selection
  • Brisk and recovery intervals
  • Japanese Interval Walking method
  • Timer-only mode
  • Customizable soundtracks
Features
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DJ Walk matches songs from your Apple Music to your walking tempo. Fast tracks for brisk intervals, chill ones for recovery — automatically. Every walk is a movie where you're the main character — and DJ Walk builds the soundtrack. A different mix every time. Your body follows the beat without thinking about it. Based on Japanese Interval Walking. HIIT's chill cousin — except instead of a beep, you get a soundtrack that changes with your effort. Walk to music. Not a beep. — Apple Music required for music features — Timer-only mode works without it — First 5 music walks free Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.djwalk.app/privacy

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

DJ Walk4 screens
SetPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetPace at none against DJ Walk's 2. SetPace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. DJ Walk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SetPace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DJ Walk ships an update monthly, SetPace every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DJ Walk versus SetPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDJ WalkSetPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaria Maksymovaseungbin baik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DJ Walk

Subscriptions2
  • DJ Walk Pro$3.991 Month
  • DJ Walk Pro$24.991 Year
None

SetPace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DJ Walk free?
DJ Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetPace free?
SetPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DJ Walk or SetPace have ads?
Neither DJ Walk nor SetPace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DJ Walk or SetPace?
DJ Walk ships an update monthly, and SetPace every 3 days. Most recently, DJ Walk was updated on October 24, 2026 and SetPace on October 25, 2026.

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