Pace Radar vs Runnerd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pace Radar
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Pace Radar reveals what other running apps miss: how your heart responds to the same pace over time. A downward trend means real aerobic progress — not just faster splits. YOUR HEART TELLS THE REAL STORY Every run is parsed second-by-second. Pace Radar aligns your heart rate and pace data on a precision grid, groups them into pace buckets, and plots weekly trends. Watch your heart rate drop at the same effort — that's fitness you can see. • Trend charts that show heart rate by pace bucket, week by week • Configurable pace buckets (15s to 90s width) for your training style • Rolling averages that smooth noise and reveal real progress • Time ranges from 1 week to 5 years of training history EVERY RUN, ANALYZED Tap any workout for a full breakdown: • Dual-axis chart: pace and heart rate over time, side by side • Per-kilometer splits with pace bars and heart rate • Cardiac decoupling analysis — see if your heart rate drifts during long runs • Actionable insight cards that explain what the numbers mean GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE Hills don't lie, but flat pace does. Pace Radar adjusts your pace for elevation changes using the Minetti metabolic cost model, so your trend data reflects true effort — not just terrain. EFFICIENCY FACTOR For Apple Watch runners with power data: track your Power-to-HR ratio over time. A rising efficiency factor means you're producing more speed per heartbeat. CARDIAC DECOUPLING The metric elite coaches use. Pace Radar compares your heart rate in the first and second half of each run. Under 5%? Strong aerobic base. Over 10%? Time to dial it back. Color-coded status on every workout and in your trend summary. PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS Pace Radar reads your training patterns and generates specific observations: "Your heart rate at 5:30 pace has dropped 4 bpm in 12 weeks." Real data, not generic tips. SHARE & COMPARE Export your entire workout history as a compressed .pacebeat file. Send it to your coach, compare with a training partner, or back up your data. Import any .pacebeat file to view someone else's trends — without overwriting your own. BUILT FOR RUNNERS WHO PAY ATTENTION • Dark theme designed for clarity • Metric and imperial units • Filter runs: Easy, Tempo, Long • Total distance and workout count at a glance • Apple Health integration — reads your existing data PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER Free users get 4-week trend history and core features. Unlock Pace Radar Pro once for: • All pace buckets on a single chart • Extended history: 6 months to 5 years • Cardiac decoupling metrics • Efficiency Factor chart • Full per-workout analysis No subscriptions. No ads. Family Sharing included. Made for runners who pay attention. Terms Of Use: https://gist.github.com/HakanKumdakci/ab12f451f4910dda6373edbd10e03460 Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/HakanKumdakci/34727ba0b9c7d7d41e6dfdfbee91562d
Runnerd
This app analyzes your running data from Apple Health to provide insights into your training, readiness, and performance. It offers detailed run breakdowns, season timelines, and coaching advice without requiring an account or subscription.
- Readiness Score calculation
- Detailed run analysis
- Performance Management Chart
- Season timeline view
- Three coaching tones
- Shoe mileage tracking
- Personal bests tracking
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Runnerd is a running coach and a serious analytics app in one. It builds a plan around your goal, explains every recommendation and works with the runs you've already logged. No subscription. No account. No compromises. HOW IT WORKS Connect Apple Health and Runnerd reads your past runs, whether they came from your Apple Watch, your iPhone or another running app. No blank slate: Runnerd knows where you stand from day one. Keep tracking with whatever you use today. Set a goal, like your next half marathon, and pick a coach. The Patient One builds up carefully, The Ambitious One pushes harder, and The Balanced One sits in between. The difference shows up in your plan, not just in the tone. Runnerd maps out every week until race day and schedules more of the run types you enjoy. You can add your own runs whenever you like. Each morning, your coach checks the plan against your readiness. After each run, it reviews how it went. Ahead of your goal? It'll tell you. Goal asking for more than your coach allows? It'll tell you that too. FOR NERDS WHO RUN Fitness, fatigue and form, running economy, intensity, training load: Runnerd shows whether your training is working and explains every term along the way. It's all built on proven sports science, not AI: Banister for fitness and form, Daniels VDOT for training paces and predictions, Karvonen for heart rate zones. IPHONE AND MAC Check in on your iPhone, dig deeper on your Mac with a native Mac app. Your data syncs through your private iCloud. Runnerd collects nothing and runs no servers. AND THE DETAILS Shoe mileage with a heads-up before a pair wears out. Personal bests, spotted automatically. Running partners. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Share runs, weeks and personal bests as images. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Runnerd is free to use. Pro adds race predictions, running technique analysis, GPX export and The Ambitious One. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Runnerd at every 2 weeks against Pace Radar's every 3 months. Pace Radar's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Pace Radar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Runnerd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pace Radar ships an update every 3 months, Runnerd every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Pace Radar | Runnerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hakan Kumdakci | Norma Steller |
In-app purchases
Pace Radar
- Pace Radar Pro$2.00
Runnerd
- Runnerd Pro$7.99
- Support a Nerd$17.99









