PushPace vs PaceCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushPace
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PushPace is a free interval timer for running, treadmill and HIIT training, with no locked features and no subscription. The competitors put the essentials behind a paywall. PushPace does not. BUILD ANY WORKOUT Create your own workouts with as many intervals as you want. Set work and rest, add rounds, a warmup and a cooldown, and see the total time before you start. Or start in one tap from a ready-made template: Tabata, HIIT 30/30, 4x4 or EMOM 10. VOICE CUES, EYES ON THE ROAD PushPace speaks each change out loud so you never have to look at your phone. It ducks your music while it talks and hands it straight back, so Spotify and podcasts keep playing. Never a jarring ad in the middle of a workout, and never a sound from an ad. SPEED AND INCLINE Set a target speed and incline for each interval, shown in large type on the timer and read aloud. Choose your unit freely: km/h, mph, min/km or min/mi. Change the unit any time without editing your workouts. DISTANCE AND SHOE MILEAGE PushPace adds up your distance from the speeds you set, in kilometres or miles. Run on a treadmill or by feel? Type the real distance from your machine or watch afterwards. Keep a list of your running shoes and let PushPace log the miles on each pair, so you know when it is time to replace them. QUICK TIMER Need a plain countdown right now? Start a 10, 20, 30 or 45 minute timer, or a custom one, straight from the home screen. The screen stays awake the whole time. MADE FOR THE TREADMILL AND THE TRACK Full-screen colours tell you at a glance whether you are working, resting, warming up or cooling down. A big countdown, a progress bar and a clear Next label keep you on pace. Pause, skip forward, or jump back to restart the current segment. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no login, no sign-up. REMOVE ADS PushPace is free and stays free. A small banner and a single ad after your workout keep it that way. Prefer it completely clean? One optional one-time purchase removes all ads forever. FEATURES - Unlimited custom interval workouts - Ready-made templates: Tabata, HIIT 30/30, 4x4, EMOM - Spoken voice cues that duck your music, not stop it - Target speed and incline per interval - Units in km/h, mph, min/km or min/mi - Automatic distance, plus manual entry for treadmill runs - Running-shoe mileage log - Quick countdown timer with screen kept awake - Warmup, cooldown and rounds - Everything stored on your device, no account needed - Optional one-time purchase to remove ads Free, no paywalls. Just press start and run.
PaceCue
This app provides a customizable interval timer for runners. It offers audio cues, voice announcements, and haptic feedback to guide users through warmups, hard efforts, easy recovery, and cooldowns. The timer works with the screen locked and features live activity updates.
- Custom interval workouts
- Audio and voice cues
- Haptic feedback
- Countdown warnings
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Works with screen locked
- Preset workouts
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PaceCue is a structured interval timer built for runners. Create custom workouts, press start, and get voice and haptic cues that tell you exactly when to speed up, slow down, warm up, and cool down -- so you can leave your phone in your pocket and focus on the run. Build any workout in seconds Stack intervals with custom durations, repeat counts, effort levels, and target paces. Choose from 11 built-in presets like Tempo Run, Fartlek, Pyramid, Hill Repeats, and 400m Repeats, or design your own from scratch. Drag to reorder your workout library. AI Workout Builder Describe the run you want -- "30-minute tempo with a warmup and strides" -- and PaceCue generates a complete interval workout tailored to your running profile, experience level, and goals. Refine it through conversation, then save and run. Real-time GPS pace Track your pace live during every interval. Set a target pace and PaceCue will announce your current pace at the frequency you choose -- every 15, 30, or 60 seconds. After the run, review per-interval splits with pace-versus-target comparisons. Audio cues that stay out of your way Pick from voice announcements, beeps, or both. Choose your preferred voice from every option on your device, including premium enhanced voices. Enable music ducking so your cues cut through Spotify without killing the vibe. Set countdown warnings at 3, 5, 10, 15, or 30 seconds before each transition. Lock Screen & Dynamic Island A Live Activity shows your current interval, countdown timer, and what's next -- right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. No need to unlock your phone mid-run. Cloud sync & sharing Sign in with Apple to sync workouts and run history across all your devices. Share any workout as a link that friends can open in one tap. History & backup Every completed run is logged with duration, distance, and detailed splits. Export your data as a backup file, or let cloud sync handle it automatically. Completely free to use Every core feature -- the timer, presets, custom workouts, pace tracking, Live Activities, voice cues, and history -- is free with no limits. PaceCue Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited AI-generated workouts. Questions or ideas? Reach us at brandon@getsurmount.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceCue at none against PushPace's 1. PaceCue also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. PushPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaceCue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushPace | PaceCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDERS AASVANG OTTESEN | Toddly LLC |
In-app purchases
PushPace
- Remove Ads$2.99
PaceCue
No in-app purchases









