Comparison

PaceBoard vs Khotwa

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

Head to head
About

PaceBoard

Features
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Your couch called. It says it'll be fine without you. PaceBoard turns Apple Health into a dashboard that shows exactly how much you ran, walked and stepped today. Or didn't. We'll both know. On your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch. No account, no feed, nobody watching except your shoes. Set goals, keep your streak alive, and let the progress bar judge you quietly. Lovingly. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Check your progress without opening the app, because opening apps is cardio you didn't sign up for. A foam-track bar shows how much is left to your goal. The Apple Watch app has a full dashboard, workout recording and shoe selection. SHOE CLOSET Every pair gets a photo and a mileage counter. Get a heads-up when they're worn out, before your knees file a complaint. Pick your shoe before each workout, or swap mid-run with Plus. DISCOVERY MAP Your whole city is covered in fog, and clearing it is your problem now. Every street you run or walk gets revealed, with a coverage percentage and explored area in kmยฒ or miยฒ. Yes, it's addictive. No, we're not sorry. DASHBOARD Running, walking or steps, by day, week, month or year. Recent workouts, goals and today's training plan workout on one screen. Zero scrolling for excuses. WORKOUT RECORDING Start a run or walk from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Live distance, pace, heart rate zones, elevation and calories on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Your GPS route is saved to Apple Health, so the evidence is safe. TRAINING PLANS Couch to 5K all the way to Marathon, with week-by-week schedules, coach notes, tempo runs, intervals and long runs. Your couch will take it personally. STREAKS & ACHIEVEMENTS Streaks reward showing up, and they remember when you don't. Compare year over year, collect medals for records, step milestones and lifetime distance, and follow your Road to Marathon from 1K to 42.2K. SHARING Workout cards, weekly summaries, Year Wrapped visuals and medals, for when you want to brag. Never required. IPHONE DUO Unfold it and PaceBoard unfolds with you: dashboard, map, plans, shoes and medals get two-pane layouts that use both halves of the screen. Twice the screen, same number of excuses. KM OR MILES Pick one and it applies everywhere: app, widgets, Apple Watch. We don't take sides. PACEBOARD PLUS Free to use. Plus unlocks monthly widget timeframes, dynamic widget backgrounds, the unlimited discovery map, extra training plans, unlimited shoes, mid-workout shoe switching and Apple Watch complications. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or pay once with Lifetime: one payment, not a subscription, and no guilt-trip notifications. That's the streak's job. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thundering-ketchup-fee.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-PaceBoard-3f3ed39e6413819ab096f79a4e617d96?source=copy_link

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Khotwa

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Khotwa reads the shape of your day, not just the size of it. Most step counters give you one number and leave you to interpret it. Khotwa scores every day on three things that actually matter โ€” when you moved, how hard, and whether today fits what your body has been doing all month โ€” and then tells you what to do about it. THE DAILY BRIEFING Once a day, Khotwa opens with a forecast: at this hour, on days like this, how often did you finish? Not "3,000 steps left" but whether you are going to make it, how many minutes of walking closes the gap at your own pace, and the hour you usually move anyway. Computed entirely on your device from your own history. THE KHOTWA SCORE One number out of 100, built from how your steps were spread across the day, how many were brisk, and how the day compares to your own baseline. A thousand steps every hour beats ten thousand in one burst, and the score says so. LOAD AND READINESS Acute against chronic load, the same measure endurance coaches use, so you know when to push and when a lighter day protects you. YOUR WALKS, WITH THEIR ROUTES Every session records its track and saves to Apple Health. Walks, runs, rides and gym sessions from your Watch or any other app appear here too, each ranked against your own history of the same sport. FRIENDS AND CHALLENGES Add people by username, compare weeks, and run private challenges. Your route and location are never shared โ€” only totals. BUILT FOR ARABIC Arabic-first, right to left, with Hijri dates and prayer-time-aware reminders. Full English support. KHOTWA PRO Full history and analysis, unlimited plans, the AI coach, and smarter reminders. Auto-renewing subscription. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Khotwa Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Length and price: 1 month for $4.99, or 1 year for $24.90 (about $2.08 per month). Prices are in US dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amersarhan.com/khotwa/privacy

Screenshots

PaceBoard4 screens
Khotwa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Khotwa at every 2 days against PaceBoard's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PaceBoard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Khotwa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceBoard ships an update every 6 days, Khotwa every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
PaceBoard versus Khotwa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceBoardKhotwa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS27.026.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB31 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRaul Carlos Petru PetrutaAmer Sarhan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PaceBoard

Subscriptions2
  • PaceBoard: Run & Walk Tracker7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Plus Year7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • PaceBoard: Run & Walk Tracker$24.99
2 purchases

Khotwa

Subscriptions2
  • Khotwa Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Khotwa Pro Yearly$24.901 Year

Questions

Is PaceBoard free?
PaceBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Khotwa free?
Khotwa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaceBoard or Khotwa have ads?
Neither PaceBoard nor Khotwa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceBoard or Khotwa?
PaceBoard ships an update every 6 days, and Khotwa every 2 days. Most recently, PaceBoard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Khotwa on October 24, 2026.

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