BeatRun vs SetPace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeatRun
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BeatRun: Running Music helps you run with music matched to your cadence. Choose a target BPM, set a timed run or run freely, and start playback instantly. BeatRun keeps the experience simple so you can focus on rhythm, pace, and movement. Features: - Choose music by BPM - Timed or untimed runs - Simple playback controls - Background audio support - English and Simplified Chinese language support - Light and dark appearance options BeatRun is designed for runners who want a focused music experience without complicated setup.
SetPace
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SetPace is a running & strength app that lives on your watch. Music sets your cadence, a coach speaks your pace, and your watch times every rest. ■ Music sets your cadence · Running loops at 170, 180 and 190 BPM — one beat per step (about 31 minutes each) · Downloaded once, stored on the watch — plays offline, no iPhone needed · A live cadence rail shows the moment your stride locks onto the beat ■ Your coach speaks every kilometer · Split pace and elapsed time, spoken — no need to look at the screen · Start, pause and resume are announced too · Choice of coach voices, in English and Korean · Listening to another music app? SetPace just dips the volume and speaks ■ Strength, on the same watch · Tap the screen to finish a set · The rest timer fills the edge of the screen — tune it with the crown · Logged to Apple Health automatically, just like runs ■ Glanceable while you run · Big numbers, nothing extra · Current pace, distance, heart rate and splits, colored against your target pace · Auto-pause at traffic lights · Start straight from a watch face complication ■ Your history, on iPhone · Runs and lifts in one logbook · Weekly and monthly stats with a hall of records (longest run, fastest pace, biggest month) · Show Off — your course becomes a poster, sized for stories and feeds · Per-shoe mileage and replacement tracking ■ No account, no server Your health data stays in Apple Health on your device and never leaves it. No sign-up, no ads. Requires Apple Watch (watchOS 11 or later). Music and voice guidance play through connected earphones.
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Verdict
BeatRun and SetPace are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | BeatRun | SetPace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 伟 胡 | seungbin baik |
In-app purchases
BeatRun
No in-app purchases
SetPace
No in-app purchases









