Comparison

PaceIQ vs Pace Coach

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

Head to head
About

PaceIQ

This app provides elite AI-powered pace coaching for outdoor running and walking. It offers real-time voice guidance, personalized workout plans, and in-depth post-workout analytics to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice pacing
  • Weather-adjusted pace targets
  • Physiological impact analysis
  • Structured training plan builder
  • Deep workout history analysis
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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PaceIQ is a spoken pace coach for outdoor running and walking. It talks to you while you move, on your Apple Watch or on your iPhone alone, so you stay on your target pace without looking at a screen. WHAT YOU GET • Real-time voice coaching: "speed up", "slow down", "back on track", split countdowns and encouragement, spoken in your language • Apple Watch or iPhone alone: no watch? Start a fully guided workout from your phone, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • An adaptive pacer, not a graph: it follows your drift and speaks up only when it matters • Weather insight: the Calculator shows how heat, humidity and dew point affect a realistic pace for today • Effort ceiling: set a heart-rate limit and the coach keeps you under it, even if that means easing the pace target • IQ Plan: structured multi-segment workouts, or one-tap Auto Split templates: intervals, tempo, Yasso 800s, run/walk • Physiological Impact after every workout: heart-rate recovery and fluid loss • Running Style analysis from your Watch: stride length, ground contact, vertical oscillation and running power • Full workout history with pace-performance graphs, and Apple Health integration in both directions • Share your workout as a Story on your social networks BRING YOUR OWN AI COACH The AI Analyst copies an honest, complete briefing of your workout to the clipboard: recording source, heart-rate device, plan vs. actual for every segment, and what is missing. Paste it into your preferred digital assistant (LLM). There is no AI subscription inside PaceIQ. 17 SPOKEN LANGUAGES The coach speaks, and the app displays, in English, Arabic, German, Spanish, Persian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish and Simplified Chinese. Right-to-left languages are fully supported. HONEST PRICING Free to download. Pro adds full workout history, the advanced workout calculator and detailed heart-rate graphs, from $9.99 a year. Elite adds the voice coach, IQ Plan, physiological analysis, Running Style and the AI Analyst, from $34.99 a year. A year, not a month. Local prices may vary. Built by one developer, designed for the Watch to coach you standalone, with no phone in your pocket and no network needed. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pace Coach

Features
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Hit your goal pace without staring at your screen. Pace Coach watches your pace and stays quiet in your ears while you are on target, then speaks up the moment you drift too fast or too slow. Keep your eyes up, keep your headphones in, and just run. FREE TO RUN WITH Setting a goal, pace alerts, auto-pause, splits and your five most recent runs cost nothing. No trial, no card, no account. SILENCE MEANS YOU ARE ON PACE Most pacing apps talk every lap whether you need it or not. Pace Coach only speaks when something has changed: - Running too fast: ease up before you burn out - Running too slow: a nudge to pick it up - Back on target: a quick confirmation, then quiet again At every kilometre you hear your split, and nothing else. SET ANY GOAL Pick your race and your target time, and Pace Coach does the pace maths: - 5K, 10K, half or full marathon - Or any distance you enter - Your target pace per kilometre, instantly AUTO-PAUSE Stop at a light or a water break and Pace Coach pauses on its own, then picks up the moment you run again. Clean stats, no buttons. COACHING IN YOUR POCKET Lock the screen or drop the phone in your pocket. Tracking and coaching carry on the whole way. SPLITS AND AI RECAP At the finish you get every split and your average pace. The AI recap names the kilometre that decided the run, compares it to your recent runs, and gives you one thing to change next time. Your first three recaps are free. PERFECT FOR - Training for a 5K, 10K, half or marathon - Beginners building from walk to run - Tempo and goal-pace workouts - Anyone chasing a personal best HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a distance and set your goal time 2. Pop in your headphones 3. Run, and listen only when you drift 4. Let auto-pause handle the stops 5. Read your splits and recap at the finish PACE COACH PRO Pro is optional. It unlocks the AI recap after your first three, and your full run history beyond your five most recent runs. Everything else stays free. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Lace up, press start, and run your own pace. Requires location access for distance and pace tracking. Best experienced with headphones. GPS accuracy can vary with route, weather and phone placement. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pacecoachapp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

PaceIQ4 screens
Pace Coach3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pace Coach at 15.1 against PaceIQ's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PaceIQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pace Coach 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

PaceIQ ships an update weekly, Pace Coach every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PaceIQ versus Pace Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceIQPace Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagi GalDenny Sunaryo Wijaya

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PaceIQ

Subscriptions4
  • PaceIQ Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PaceIQ Elite Monthly7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • PaceIQ Pro Annual$9.991 Year
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  • PaceIQ Elite Annual$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Pace Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Pace Coach Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pace Coach Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PaceIQ free?
PaceIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pace Coach free?
Pace Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaceIQ or Pace Coach have ads?
Neither PaceIQ nor Pace Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceIQ or Pace Coach?
PaceIQ ships an update weekly, and Pace Coach every 4 days. Most recently, PaceIQ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pace Coach on September 29, 2026.

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