Comparison

Pace snap vs Three Routes

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

Head to head
About

Pace snap

Features
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Bring your workouts to life and share the moments that matter! • Create 2D and 3D replay videos featuring your workout routes and photos. Watch them in the app, save them, or share them. • Share your map, workout stats, and charts in a single image. Adjust the position and size of stats and charts to make it your own. • Hide route sections near sensitive locations when sharing, and hide or show an entire photo group at once. • Added iPad support and improved landscape layouts and the sharing editor. • Choose automatic, metric, or imperial units for distance, speed, elevation, and pace. • Improved map and chart navigation and workout lists, with fixes for GPS routes, startup loading, and localization.

About

Three Routes

Plan custom loop routes for running, walking, or cycling based on distance, time, or specific preferences. Record your activities with GPS, follow turn-by-turn guidance, and track your progress. Includes training plans and strength exercises.

Highlights
  • Customizable loop route planning
  • GPS activity recording
  • Turn-by-turn guidance
  • Training plans for 5K/10K
  • Strength and stretch routines
  • Route sharing (GPX)
  • Offline map downloads
Features
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Three loop routes from your front door, at the distance or time you choose. Three Routes plans runs, walks and bike rides, records them with GPS on iPhone and Apple Watch, and helps you train, stretch and recover. PLAN ROUTES ON YOUR IPHONE Choose Walk, Run or Cycle, set a distance or a time, and get three different routes: loops that bring you back to where you started, or an out-and-back. Download the free offline map for your area (95 regions across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania) and routes are planned right on your iPhone, with no server and no signal needed. Elsewhere, Apple Maps plans your routes. YOUR KIND OF ROUTE Pick a style: quiet streets, parks and green, flat, hilly, trails, step-free or a dog walk. Choose the surface, keep off steps, stiles and gates, and avoid any road or area you don't like. Ask a route to pass water, toilets, a café or a sight on the way. Or just describe it: "45 min, flat, past a café, back before dark". SEE IT BEFORE YOU GO Every route shows its climb, height profile, surfaces, busy roads and the stops along the way. Drag along the profile to see where you'll be, preview the route in 3D Flyover, and check you'll be back before sunset. CYCLE TOO Plan bike rides for road, trekking, gravel or mountain bikes, and record them on iPhone or Apple Watch with speed instead of pace. RECORD ON IPHONE OR APPLE WATCH Record with GPS, pause and resume, and follow turn-by-turn guidance with spoken cues and haptics. Go off route and you're guided back. Your iPhone can mirror a workout running on your Watch. TRAIN FOR 5K OR 10K Follow an original 5K or 10K plan with guided run/walk sessions, or build your own interval workouts, then find a route that fits each session with one tap. KEEP AND SHARE ROUTES Save the routes you love and send them to your Apple Watch. Share a route as a GPX file you can import into compatible apps and devices such as Garmin, COROS, Suunto and Wahoo. STRENGTH AND STRETCH Count squats with the optional private camera counter that works on your device, or log them by hand, and cool down with a guided six-stretch routine. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your walks, runs and bike rides, weekly goals, personal bests and streaks. Widgets take you straight back to planning. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE With your permission, workouts and their routes are saved to Apple Health. Your history and camera processing stay on your devices. No ads and no third-party analytics. THREE ROUTES PRO New installs start with a welcome period of unlimited route searches. After that, a few route searches and camera squat sessions are free each period, and more need Three Routes Pro: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and any offers are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions and restore purchases through your Apple Account and the app's Settings. Routes, directions and times are estimates; always check access, surroundings and local conditions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Location, Health and camera features need your permission. Watch features need a compatible Apple Watch. Offline maps and cycling need iOS 26.4 or later. Fitness guidance is general information, not medical advice. Privacy: https://sjgoodapps-tech.github.io/sjgoodapps/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pace snap4 screens
Three Routes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pace snap at none against Three Routes's 3. Three Routes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Three Routes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pace snap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace snap ships an update weekly, Three Routes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pace snap versus Three Routes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace snapThree Routes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuYoung ChoiSTEVEN JAMES GOOD

In-app purchases

None

Pace snap

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Three Routes

Subscriptions2
  • Three Routes Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Three Routes Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Three Routes Pro LifetimeFree

Questions

Is Pace snap free?
Pace snap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Three Routes free?
Three Routes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pace snap or Three Routes have ads?
Neither Pace snap nor Three Routes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pace snap or Three Routes?
Pace snap ships an update weekly, and Three Routes every 3 days. Most recently, Pace snap was updated on October 28, 2026 and Three Routes on November 8, 2026.

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