Comparison

Pace Coach vs RunFast Training

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

Head to head
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/

About

RunFast Training

Features
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RunFast builds you a real training plan: periodised, individualised, and shaped around the days you can actually run. Then it keeps you honest about following it. No account. No ads. No tracking. RunFast is free, and the AI Coach is the only thing you can pay for. Without it, your training data stays on your iPhone. Anonymous usage analytics are optional and off by default. BUILT FOR YOUR GOAL Pick a 5K, 10K, half or full marathon, with a date and an optional target time. Or choose to get fitter, or to hold the fitness you have. Tell RunFast which days you can train, how much you're running now, and how fit you are (from a recent race time, or a self-rated level), and it generates a full week-by-week plan in seconds. PACES THAT FIT YOU Every session comes with its own target pace range, derived from your current fitness using Jack Daniels' VDOT model: Easy, Marathon, Threshold, Interval and Repetition zones. No more guessing whether "tempo" means 4:40 or 5:20 for you. A PLAN, NOT A TO-DO LIST • Base → Build → Peak → Taper, progressing into race week • Around 6–10% weekly volume growth, capped for your level and your goal • A deload week every fourth week, with volume cut by about a quarter • Roughly 80% easy running, with 0–2 quality sessions a week depending on phase • One long run per week, capped so it never swallows your training A PLAN THAT KEEPS UP RunFast notices when your running and your plan drift apart: hard runs back to back, missed sessions, a target out of reach, a weekday that keeps failing, or easy runs that say you're ready for more. It suggests one change, previews it, and lets you undo it. AI COACH, AN OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Tell your coach how a run felt, typed or dictated. It reads the run with your plan, writes you a short note back and picks up pain, illness and fatigue. When the next days should be easier, it suggests the change, and you approve a preview first. At the weekend it asks how your week went. It isn't medical advice. The coach is off until you turn it on. Then each run you log with "Send to my coach" on, and each weekly check-in, sends a summary to our server in Germany, which asks Claude on Amazon Bedrock in the EU. Never your name, exact age or dates, and nothing from Apple Health beyond a completed run's distance and time. Profile shows exactly what would be sent for your latest run. Monthly or yearly, with a one-month free trial for new subscribers. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. ONE TAP FROM APPLE HEALTH Already ran today's session? RunFast finds the matching run in Apple Health and offers to complete it, with distance, time, pace, heart rate and calories filled in. Or pick from your recent runs, or log one by hand, with a note you can dictate. STAY ACCOUNTABLE A streak, weekly adherence, a race countdown, planned-versus-completed volume for every week, and your completion rate by phase. Plus an optional daily reminder. WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY Ill, injured or travelling? Tell RunFast you can't train and for roughly how long. Those days stop counting against your adherence, your streak pauses instead of resetting, and the reminder goes quiet until you're back. There is nothing to make up. GOOD TO KNOW • RunFast plans and logs your training. It does not record runs with GPS. Use your watch or a tracking app, then complete the session from Apple Health. • Kilometres or miles. RunFast follows your iPhone's region, and you can switch at any time in Profile. • Apple Health access is optional and read-only. The app works fully without it. • Export any plan as a file, and import plans the same way. • Requires iOS 17 or later. iPhone only. RunFast is a training planner, not a substitute for professional coaching or medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a new training programme. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runfastapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pace Coach3 screens
RunFast Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RunFast Training at none against Pace Coach's 2. Pace Coach's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pace Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RunFast Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pace Coach ships an update every 4 days, RunFast Training monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Pace Coach versus RunFast Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPace CoachRunFast Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenny Sunaryo WijayaMarco Rico Gomez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pace Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Pace Coach Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pace Coach Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

RunFast Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pace Coach free?
Pace Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunFast Training free?
RunFast Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pace Coach or RunFast Training have ads?
Neither Pace Coach nor RunFast Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pace Coach or RunFast Training?
Pace Coach ships an update every 4 days, and RunFast Training monthly. Most recently, Pace Coach was updated on November 5, 2026 and RunFast Training on November 10, 2026.

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