Comparison

Ride Cave vs Pace

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

Head to head
About

Ride Cave

This platform offers a comprehensive indoor cycling experience with structured workouts, AI coaching, and virtual racing. Explore real-world routes, compete on velodromes, and analyze detailed performance metrics. It integrates with popular fitness trackers and smart trainers for a complete training solution.

Highlights
  • Structured workouts and builder
  • AI coaching and fitness reports
  • Real-world GPS routes
  • Virtual velodrome racing
  • Group rides with voice chat
  • Advanced performance analytics
  • Integrations with Strava, Garmin, etc.
Features
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Ride Cave is a premium (and free) indoor training platform for cycling and rowing, built for serious training and serious fun: an endless supply of structured workouts, eRoutes anywhere in the world in a living 3D world, more than 20 velodromes, and now live rowing. Bring your runs, swims and gym sessions too, and every activity counts toward one picture of your fitness. ROWING Connect a Concept2 PM5 or a Bluetooth smart rower and train by split, watts and stroke rate. A live rowing screen with a target panel that shows every stroke against your target, 50+ rowing workouts, a rowing workout builder, your own Rowing FTP with UT2 to AN zones, and 2k, 5k and 6k tests that suggest your new number. MULTI-SPORT Import runs, rows, swims and gym sessions from Strava, Intervals.icu, Garmin and Wahoo. Each one earns an honest training load and counts toward one combined fitness and fatigue picture, free for everyone. STRUCTURED WORKOUTS Hundreds of workouts ready to ride or row, plus a built-in workout builder, an instant workout generator, community shared workouts, and Turbo Builder: type a workout one step per line and watch it build. TRAINING PLANS Multi-week cycling plans that scale to your FTP, discipline, and time. Sync your calendar to Intervals.icu or Wahoo. Send workouts to your bike computer to train outdoors. AI COACHING Most platforms push AI in your face and charge you a premium for it. AI is fully optional in Ride Cave. Use Atlas, the AI coach, to build plans, talk strategy, or create ride and row workouts and fitness reports. RIDES & ROUTES Real-world GPS routes with elevation in a 3D world with live riders. Race the leaderboard or ride alongside other people's past efforts. Open the globe, tap a spot and ride, or import your own routes. VIRTUAL TRACK RACING Single player workouts and races against AI ghost riders, or real-time group races on accurate virtual velodromes. Elimination, scratch races, points races, and more. GROUP RIDES Ride live with friends. Synchronized workouts, shared routes, and voice chat. ANALYTICS Full power, HR, and cadence breakdowns. Strain analysis, W' balance, training load. Data Lab reports and more than 100 data points, with views and widgets you can customize, even mid-workout. INTEGRATIONS Strava, Wahoo, Intervals.icu, and Garmin Connect. SIMPLE BY DEFAULT, POWER WHEN NEEDED Real physics, calendaring, social profiles, quests, custom alerts, mini-games and more. REQUIREMENTS Cycling: a compatible smart trainer or power meter with Bluetooth FTMS support (Wahoo KICKR, Tacx/Garmin, Saris, Zwift Hub, Elite, and most modern smart trainers). Rowing: a Concept2 PM5 or a Bluetooth smart rower.

About

Pace

This app automatically tracks your daily steps, helping you achieve your fitness goals. It features streak tracking and weekly progress history, all within a simple, distraction-free interface. Enjoy a one-time purchase for lifetime use without subscriptions or accounts.

Highlights
  • One-time purchase
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Daily step goals
  • Streak tracking
  • Weekly progress history
  • Widgets (Lock Screen & Home Screen)
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Pace Set it. Walk. Repeat. Pace is a simple step tracker designed around one idea: Buy it once. Use it forever. No subscriptions. No accounts. No complicated fitness plans. Just automatic step tracking, daily goals, streaks, and progress that stays visible throughout your day. Set your goal. Keep moving. Pace handles the rest. Features • One-time purchase • Automatic step tracking • Daily step goals • Streak tracking • Weekly progress history • Apple Watch support • Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen widgets • Simple and distraction-free

Screenshots

Ride Cave4 screens
Pace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ride Cave at Free against Pace's $0.99. Ride Cave also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). Pace's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Ride Cave is free to download; Pace costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ride Cave against 5.0 for Pace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ride Cave ships an update monthly, Pace every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Ride Cave versus Pace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide CavePace
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#122 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCave Works LLCTorez Mitchell

Customer experience

Ride Cave

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pace

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ride Cave

No in-app purchases

None

Pace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ride Cave free?
Ride Cave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pace free?
Pace costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ride Cave or Pace?
Ride Cave and Pace are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Ride Cave or Pace have ads?
Neither Ride Cave nor Pace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ride Cave or Pace?
Ride Cave ships an update monthly, and Pace every 4 days. Most recently, Ride Cave was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pace on October 6, 2026.

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