Comparison

Halo vs PaceShot

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

Head to head
About

Halo

Transform your workouts into shareable visual stories with premium filters, stickers, and customizable layouts. Automatically import your stats from Apple Health to create beautiful memories of your runs, rides, and hikes.

Highlights
  • Premium film-inspired filters
  • Authentic analogue grain
  • Elegant workout stickers
  • Customizable designs
  • Automatic Apple Health data import
  • Shareable workout stats
Features
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Halo transforms your runs, rides and workouts into beautiful stories you'll actually want to share. Because your workout deserves more than a screenshot. Create stunning workout memories with premium filters, authentic film-inspired grain and beautifully designed stickers, powered by Apple Health. Whether it's a sunrise run, a weekend hike or your latest personal best, Halo helps you turn every workout into something worth keeping. Turn movement into art. Choose your favourite photo and make it yours: - Premium film-inspired filters - Authentic analogue grain - Beautiful typography - Elegant workout stickers - Creative layouts designed for sharing Every design is fully customisable, so your story feels as unique as the workout itself. Your stats, beautifully presented. Halo automatically imports your workout data from Apple Health and transforms it into elegant, shareable designs. Create stories with: Distance Pace Time Elevation Calories Heart Rate Route Maps Dates & Locations And more Everything updates automatically — no manual editing required. Designed to be shared. Whether you're posting to Instagram Stories, TikTok, Snapchat or simply saving memories for yourself, Halo helps every workout look as good as it felt. Free to use, with a small watermark on every story. Remove it anytime and access exclusive stickers with an optional Halo Supporter upgrade — your support keeps Halo ad-free and constantly improving. Built for people who move. Whether you run, walk, hike, cycle or train at the gym, Halo helps you capture the moments that matter — not just the numbers. Because years from now, you probably won't remember your pace. You'll remember the sunrise. The route. The city you explored. The person you ran with. Halo helps you remember and share it all. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

PaceShot

Features
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PaceShot turns your running data into a stylish photo card and a detailed PDF workout report. Choose a photo, select a run from Apple Health, and customize your card. PaceShot automatically adds the available workout metrics, while giving you complete control over their position and appearance. Save the finished image to your photo library or share it with friends. PaceShot features: • Distance, average pace, duration, calories, and average heart rate • GPS route display when route data is available • Freely position and align workout blocks • Automatically arrange elements on your photo • Customize text color, background, and background opacity • Apply the same style to all visible blocks at once • Save or share your finished running card Detailed workout reports: Swipe left on a workout to export it as a PDF. The report includes all available information, such as the route, kilometer splits, pace, heart rate, elevation changes, running dynamics, and additional workout details. For interval workouts, PaceShot presents a clear structure with warm-up, work, recovery, and cool-down stages, including the available metrics for each stage. PaceShot works with runs saved in Apple Health, including workouts imported from compatible running apps. If route, heart rate, or other optional data is unavailable, you can still open the workout and use the metrics that were recorded. Your health data is processed directly on your device. PaceShot requires permission to read workouts from Apple Health and access to the photos you choose.

Screenshots

Halo4 screens
PaceShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceShot at none against Halo's 1. Halo's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). 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. Halo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. PaceShot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halo ships an update daily, PaceShot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Halo versus PaceShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaloPaceShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtrus LtdAleksandr Evseev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Halo

Subscriptions1
  • Halo Member (Monthly)$2.991 Month
None

PaceShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halo free?
Halo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceShot free?
PaceShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Halo or PaceShot have ads?
Neither Halo nor PaceShot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halo or PaceShot?
Halo ships an update daily, and PaceShot every 4 days. Most recently, Halo was updated on September 11, 2026 and PaceShot on September 13, 2026.

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