Comparison

Based vs Pace

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

Head to head
About

Based

Scan meals to get a detailed breakdown of over 20 nutrients, not just calories. An AI coach offers personalized meal recommendations to help you fill dietary gaps with whole foods and achieve a daily nutrition score.

Highlights
  • Meal scanning for nutrient breakdown
  • AI nutrition coach
  • Personalized meal recommendations
  • Daily nutrition score and grading
  • Food quality classification
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Know what your diet is missing—and what to eat next. Snap each meal and see how it contributes to your nutrient goals. Based tracks 20+ nutrients, shows where your logged intake falls short, and helps you find foods to fill those gaps. Follow your progress across days, weeks and months to see which gaps keep coming back. SNAP EACH MEAL Take a photo or describe what you ate. Review the foods and estimated portions before you log. Save time with meals you eat often. SEE WHERE YOU STAND Track protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals and essential fats against your personal targets. See your daily nutrition score, choose your focus nutrients, and look closer at what each meal adds. ASK WHAT TO EAT NEXT Your AI nutrition coach uses your logged meals, nutrient gaps and dietary preferences to suggest meals and snacks. Ask for something quick, something savory, or an idea using what you have. Keep the conversation going until you find something you want to eat. SPOT GAPS EARLY Look back over days, weeks and months to find patterns in your intake. See which goals you regularly reach and which nutrients need more attention, then plan your next meals with those gaps in mind. MAKE IT PERSONAL Set targets using your profile and activity level. Keep your dietary preferences and food avoidances up to date so food suggestions fit the way you eat. SHARE WHAT YOU ATE Turn your meal photo into a shareable nutrition sticker, or share your daily and weekly progress. Show your food and the nutrients it contributed. ABOUT NUTRITION ESTIMATES Photo scans estimate ingredients and portions; they do not measure food or diagnose nutrient deficiencies. Review results before logging. Nutrient data availability varies by food, and some values are estimates. Based provides general nutrition information, not medical diagnosis or treatment. SUBSCRIPTIONS An active subscription is required for food scanning and the AI coach. Plans, local prices and any eligible introductory offers appear in the app before purchase. Trial eligibility varies. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation or after an eligible free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.studioeight.app/based/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.studioeight.app/based/terms

About

Pace

Features
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Pace is the calm, private way to drink a little less. Most drink trackers want a subscription, an account, and your data in their cloud. Pace wants none of that. Your log lives only on your iPhone, encrypted at rest, and never leaves the device — no coach, no feed, no judgement. Just a quiet tool that helps you notice your own patterns. WHAT PACE DOES • Log a drink in two taps — standard drinks, time, context and mood • Set a weekly limit and a dry-days goal • Watch your dry streak grow and unlock milestones as you go • See gentle weekly & monthly trends, plus the money and calories you didn't spend* PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device — no account, no cloud, no analytics, no network access at all • Encrypted at rest, with an optional Face ID lock • Optionally sync to Apple Health — on your device, on your terms • Export your own data anytime ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER Unlock everything with a single purchase. No subscription, ever. Every future update included. * Insights, trends, the money & calories you saved, and CSV export are part oase. Logging, goals, streaks and milestones are always free. Pace is a private tracking tool, not medical advice. If you're worried about a doctor.

Screenshots

Based4 screens
Pace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pace at none against Based's shown. 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. Based sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Based versus Pace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasedPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB1 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperStudio Eight LLC博 袁

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Based

Subscriptions2
  • BASED Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • BASED Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Pace

One-time1
  • Pace Pro$18.99

Questions

Is Based free?
Based is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace free?
Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Based or Pace have ads?
Based shows ads; Pace does not.

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