Halo vs PaceShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Premium film-inspired filters
- Authentic analogue grain
- Elegant workout stickers
- Customizable designs
- Automatic Apple Health data import
- Shareable workout stats
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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
PaceShot
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Halo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. PaceShot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Halo ships an update daily, PaceShot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halo | PaceShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atrus Ltd | Aleksandr Evseev |
In-app purchases
Halo
- Halo Member (Monthly)$2.991 Month
PaceShot
No in-app purchases









