Comparison

HearTime vs PaceCue

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

Head to head
About

HearTime

This app provides spoken timers for workouts and daily tasks, allowing users to maintain pace without looking at their screen. It offers features like automatic counting with compatible headphones, customizable routines, and Siri integration for hands-free control.

Highlights
  • Spoken stopwatch and countdown timers
  • Automatic jump rope and squat counting
  • Multi-step routines with rest periods
  • Nine offline synthetic voices
  • Siri and App Shortcuts integration
  • Lock Screen status with Live Activities
Features
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HearTime is a spoken timer for workouts and everyday routines. Keep your pace without watching the screen during training, stretching, recovery exercises, cooking, or focused tasks. - Automatic jump rope and squat counting with compatible AirPods that support head tracking - Practice calendar with daily history and weekly and monthly summaries - Collections to organize related timers and practice through rounds - Timer library backup and restore in Settings - Background images for your presets and routines - Share timers and routines as text, or import from the clipboard with a preview Key features: - Free stopwatch and countdown timers - Reusable timer presets - Multi-step routines with configurable group rests - Nine pre-generated synthetic voices that play offline after installation - Adjustable announcement intervals, beats, speech rate, and enhanced volume - Quick control with Siri and App Shortcuts - Timer status on the Lock Screen with Live Activities - Background audio, portrait and landscape layouts, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support Spoken number meditation helps you follow a breathing rhythm. Follow a breathing rhythm by ear, or drop a meditation step into a routine you already use. HearTime remains a spoken timer, not a meditation course. HearTime requires no account and contains no ads. Optional anonymous usage analytics can be turned off in Settings. Your presets, routines, timer history, and settings stay on your device by default. The free version includes the core timer experience. A one-time HearTime Pro purchase permanently unlocks additional presets, routines, and advanced features. It is not a subscription. Share presets, Routines, and meditations as text. Import from the clipboard with a quick preview, or describe a workout to an external AI, bring the result back, and save after you confirm. Try HearTime Pro free for 7 days, with no automatic charge when the trial ends. You can also preview a Pro session for 30 seconds.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom interval workouts
  • Audio and voice cues
  • Haptic feedback
  • Countdown warnings
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen
  • Works with screen locked
  • Preset workouts
Features
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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/

Screenshots

HearTime4 screens
PaceCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceCue at none against HearTime's 1. PaceCue also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. HearTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaceCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HearTime against 5.0 for PaceCue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HearTime ships an update every 5 days, PaceCue daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HearTime versus PaceCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearTimePaceCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer平 丁Toddly LLC

Customer experience

HearTime

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PaceCue

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HearTime

One-time1
  • HearTime Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

PaceCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HearTime free?
HearTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceCue free?
PaceCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HearTime or PaceCue?
HearTime and PaceCue are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do HearTime or PaceCue have ads?
Neither HearTime nor PaceCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HearTime or PaceCue?
HearTime ships an update every 5 days, and PaceCue daily. Most recently, HearTime was updated on October 15, 2026 and PaceCue on October 17, 2026.

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