Comparison

Race Pacer vs Vargna

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

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About

Race Pacer

Features
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Race Pacer is a race-day companion for hybrid fitness races. Most athletes lose time in three places: starting the runs too fast, slow transitions, and stations with no pacing plan. Race Pacer helps with all three. PACE TO YOUR GOAL Enter a target finish time or your recent 5K and get target splits for all 8 runs, all 8 stations, and transitions, based on race-data medians for your division and finish bracket. Use presets for sub-1:40, sub-1:30 and sub-1:20, or go custom. RACE LIVE ON APPLE WATCH Start a race or simulation on your wrist. One tap marks each station, so run, station, and transition times are recorded separately. A live time bank shows whether you're ahead of or behind your plan, with a haptic nudge the moment you slip. Heart rate is included, and GPS helps detect your runs so you tap less. FIND YOUR LOST MINUTES After the race, see a full timeline and a breakdown of where you lost time versus your plan and your division's median. Share a clean race-report card to your stories. FREE RESULT ANALYZER Already raced? Paste your official splits and get the same breakdown instantly. No account needed. PRO - Unlimited race plans - Live time bank + transition tracking on Apple Watch - Post-race benchmark vs your division - Full history and progress over time Race plans and results stay on your device. Race Pacer collects limited non-linked product analytics to improve core features and reliability. Privacy Policy: https://pavkos.github.io/Docs/racepacer/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vargna

Features
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Build the exact session your training needs, then run it on a guided work/rest timer. Vargna is built for hybrid racing โ€” the sport where a 1 km run leads into every station: SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmers carry, sandbag lunges, wall balls. BUILD IT Pick from all eight race stations, running, and a deep bench of accessory movements โ€” Air Bike, core, and more. Set your work time, rest, rounds and round breaks. Put a station on the clock, or leave it open and race it for time. Any combination, in under a minute. RUN IT The guided timer takes over. Horn cues and haptics mark every transition, round breaks sit between rounds, and a rising countdown carries you into the final interval. Your screen stays awake for the whole session. SHARE IT Send a workout to a friend and they can run it in one tap. Follow the athletes you train with and everything they share lands in your library โ€” see what they have been training, and give kudos on a session. OR START FROM A TEMPLATE 100 ready-made classes across five categories. Engine builds your aerobic base. Power sharpens the sleds. Strength loads the carries and lunges. Speed makes you fast. Simulation puts the full race pattern on the clock. Every completed session lands in your history, with your splits from every station you raced for time.

Screenshots

Race Pacer4 screens
Vargna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vargna at 15.0 against Race Pacer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Race Pacer versus Vargna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRace PacerVargna
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel KorkodinovMike Herbst

In-app purchases

None

Race Pacer

No in-app purchases

None

Vargna

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Race Pacer free?
Race Pacer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vargna free?
Vargna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Race Pacer or Vargna have ads?
Neither Race Pacer nor Vargna shows ads.

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