Comparison

PaceCue Intervals vs SumCha

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

Head to head
About

PaceCue Intervals

Features
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PaceCue – Voice-Guided Intervals Over Your Music Stop staring at the screen. PaceCue guides every interval with natural voice coaching while your music keeps playing. Whether you’re doing 4Γ—4 intervals, Tabata sessions, treadmill workouts, cycling, rowing or HIIT training, PaceCue tells you exactly when to work, recover and finish. Now with Apple Watch support. Follow your workout from your wrist, see time remaining and live heart rate, and control your session without reaching for your iPhone. Completed workouts can be saved to Apple Health. No distracting alarms. No coach screaming in your ear. Just clear, natural voice guidance that helps you stay focused on the workout. Features β€’ Voice-guided interval training β€’ Choice of male or female voice coaching β€’ Apple Watch companion app β€’ Live heart rate on Apple Watch β€’ Save completed workouts to Apple Health β€’ Control pause and stop from Apple Watch β€’ Music keeps playing during voice cues β€’ Automatic volume ducking for Spotify, Apple Music and other audio apps β€’ Natural, professional voice coaching β€’ Built-in 4Γ—4 interval program β€’ Built-in Tabata program (20/10 Γ— 8) β€’ Warm-up and cooldown support β€’ Round tracking and countdown timers β€’ Clean, distraction-free interface β€’ Works with locked screen Designed for β€’ Running β€’ Treadmill workouts β€’ Cycling β€’ Walking β€’ Rowing β€’ HIIT training β€’ Cardio workouts β€’ Endurance training PaceCue was created for athletes who want to focus on effortβ€”not on watching a timer. Put on your headphones, start your music, and let PaceCue handle the rest.

About

SumCha

Features
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Pick, tap, run. A simple, clean interval running app. Β· Choose a program like 2 min run / 1 min walk and just tap start Β· The running screen puts the current interval and time left up front, big and clear Β· Voice, haptics, and a 3-2-1 countdown tell you when intervals change Β· Build your own: warm-up, run, walk, repeats, cool-down Β· When a set ends you keep going as a free run, or add one more set Β· Start, pause, and end from the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widgets, and Control Center Β· Auto-pause when you stop, resume when you run Β· Distance, pace, and calories (uphill included), weekly/monthly/yearly summaries, and your route on a map Β· Sync your history across your devices through your own iCloud (the developer can't see it) Free to use. Ads appear only on the History tab and after a run summary β€” never on the running screen. One purchase removes all ads.

Screenshots

PaceCue Intervals4 screens
SumCha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceCue Intervals at none against SumCha's 1. PaceCue Intervals also leads on ads (none vs shown). SumCha's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SumCha sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaceCue Intervals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceCue Intervals ships an update every 3 weeks, SumCha every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PaceCue Intervals versus SumCha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceCue IntervalsSumCha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.226.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoice Choice ASIksang Hwang

In-app purchases

None

PaceCue Intervals

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SumCha

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is PaceCue Intervals free?
PaceCue Intervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SumCha free?
SumCha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaceCue Intervals or SumCha have ads?
SumCha shows ads; PaceCue Intervals does not.
Which is updated more often, PaceCue Intervals or SumCha?
PaceCue Intervals ships an update every 3 weeks, and SumCha every 5 days. Most recently, PaceCue Intervals was updated on October 8, 2026 and SumCha on October 26, 2026.

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