Comparison

BeatRun vs SetPace

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

Head to head
About

BeatRun

Features
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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.

About

SetPace

Features
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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.

Screenshots

BeatRun3 screens
SetPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BeatRun versus SetPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatRunSetPace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟 胡seungbin baik

In-app purchases

None

BeatRun

No in-app purchases

None

SetPace

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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