PaceCoach vs SplitCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaceCoach
Read full descriptionHide full description
A running app that builds you a real training plan and then adapts it when life happens. PaceCoach works out your paces from a recent race result, generates a periodised plan for 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon, and adjusts as you go. No feed, no leaderboard, no one to beat. THE PLAN - Periodised properly: base, build, peak, taper, with the long run and the hard sessions where they belong - Paces derived from your own result rather than a generic table - Easy, tempo, intervals, long, recovery, hills, fartlek and race simulation - Tell it you are not feeling well and it adjusts the week instead of guilting you TRACKING - GPS run tracking with pace, distance and elevation - Heart rate and calories via Apple Health, both directions - A calendar of what is planned and what you actually did - Weekly mileage, planned against completed, so you can see whether you are following the plan or just intending to NEW: EXPORT YOUR TRAINING LOG A training log is worth years, and until now there was no way to get it out of this app at all. PaceCoach Pro exports every run as plain CSV: date, type, distance, duration, pace, heart rate, elevation, RPE, how it felt and your notes. Plain format, so it opens in a spreadsheet or whatever your coach already uses. Plans, tracking, adaptive pacing, the calendar, progress and Apple Health sync all stay free. PaceCoach Pro is $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year, with 14 days free on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. PaceCoach is a training tool, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a training programme, particularly if you have any heart or joint condition. Terms of Use: https://thedolceway.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thedolceway.com/privacy
SplitCue
This app provides structured interval training for runners with AI-generated plans and real-time audio cues. It allows users to build custom workouts, track pace and distance, and receive guidance to focus on their run without constantly checking their phone.
- AI training plans for various race distances
- Customizable interval workouts by time or distance
- Real-time GPS pace tracking
- Voice and haptic audio cues
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- Workout history, maps, and personal records
- Chat-based coaching and voice commands
Read full descriptionHide full description
SplitCue (formerly PaceCue) is a structured interval timer built for runners. Build a workout or a full training plan, press start, and get voice and haptic cues that tell you when to speed up, slow down, warm up, and cool down — so you can leave your phone in your pocket and focus on the run. AI Training Plans Pick the race you are training for — 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, or a custom distance — then add a goal time, race date, and how many days a week you run. SplitCue builds the plan from your running profile and recent runs, and puts each workout on a calendar so you always know what to run today. Training phases show where you are in the build. Talk to your coach in chat, or just speak: move a long run, ease off a hard day, swap a workout, or add strides. Build any workout in seconds Stack intervals by time or by GPS distance, with repeat counts, effort levels, and target paces. A distance repeat ends when you have covered the distance. Start from 18 built-in workouts — Tempo Run, Fartlek, Pyramid, Hill Repeats, 400m Repeats, Mile Repeats, 5K and 10K runs, a half-marathon run/walk, and more — or design your own. Your library is grouped into Easy, Tempo, Intervals, Long Runs, and Race. AI Workout Builder Describe the run you want — "30-minute tempo with a warmup and strides" — and SplitCue generates a complete interval workout from your profile. Refine it in conversation or by voice, then save it and go. Real-time GPS pace Track pace, distance, and elevation through every interval. Set a target and SplitCue announces it when the interval starts, then calls out your current pace as often as you choose — from every 15 seconds up to every 2 minutes — or only on intervals that have a target. Use minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer, and pick a short or long pace average so track repeats stay quick and long runs stay steady. Audio cues that stay out of your way Choose voice, beeps, both, or silent. Pick any voice on your device, including enhanced voices. Music ducking lets cues cut through Spotify, then hands the volume back. Set countdown warnings at 3, 5, 10, 15, or 30 seconds before each transition, and keep haptics on when you want a cue you can feel. Lock Screen & Dynamic Island A Live Activity shows your current interval, the countdown, and what is next — on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Maps, records, and history Every completed run is logged with duration, distance, and splits, including pace versus target. Open a run to see your route, an elevation profile, and your pace uphill, on the flat, and downhill. Tag how it felt, the effort, the weather, and who you ran with. Stats keep personal records — fastest mile, 5K, 10K, and half marathon, plus longest run and elevation — along with milestones and trends for pace, distance, and time. Export a backup anytime, or sign in with Apple and let cloud sync keep workouts and history on all of your devices. Share a workout Send any workout as a link friends can open in one tap. You can share a finished run the same way, splits included. Free to start The timer, presets, custom workouts, pace tracking, Live Activities, voice cues, maps, and history are free. Your first AI training plan is included, along with five AI-built workouts. SplitCue Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited AI training plans and unlimited AI-built workouts. Questions or ideas? Reach us at brandon@getsurmount.com. Terms of Use: www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceCoach at none against SplitCue's 2. SplitCue's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. SplitCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PaceCoach asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaceCoach ships an update every 5 months, SplitCue daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaceCoach | SplitCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dt nova | Toddly LLC |
In-app purchases
PaceCoach
No in-app purchases
SplitCue
- PaceCue Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- PaceCue Pro Annual$29.991 Year









