Simple Pace vs Paces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Pace
Effortlessly convert between distance, time, pace, and speed. This tool simplifies race planning with split calculators and quick access to common race distances. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with customizable settings.
- Pace Calculations
- Split/Lap Calculator
- Common Distances Lookup
- Live Pace Tracking
- Customizable Settings
- Privacy Focused
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Distance, time, pace and speed, always in sync. Change any one and the others follow. A lock holds the value you care about while you work out the rest. On a relay team, or waiting for a runner at a race? ETA tells you the clock time they reach you, with a live countdown that carries on to the Lock Screen and up to three alerts. Tap when they arrive and the leg is saved with the pace they really ran. FREE • Four linked calculators: tap any value to edit it, tap a unit to switch between miles and kilometers. Every row keeps its own units. • Race distances built in: 400 m, 5k, 10k, half-marathon, marathon, and ultras from 50k to 100 miles. • Share card: send your distance, time and pace as an image. • Make it yours: light or dark, eight accent colors with matching app icons or the Multicolor theme that gives distance, time, pace, and speed each their own color, reorderable sections, and the Classic interface if you prefer it. • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, Sufficient Contrast and Reduced Motion. • All calculations work offline. Seven languages. PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) • Splits: plan even, negative or positive splits at any interval from 100 m to 10 miles, by halves, thirds, quarters or fifths, or an interval of your own, then export the table. • ETA: made for relay exchanges and race spectators. Each runner gets a card with the arrival clock time, a live countdown, estimated progress, up to three alerts and a note. The countdown also runs on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and as a badge on the main screen. Tap They are here to save the leg with the pace actually run; finished legs stay in a list you can edit and share. Bought the app during the paid period (October 2024 to February 2025)? Pro is already yours. No ads. No tracking. No account. Anonymous usage analytics can be switched off in Settings. It's just me, a runner, building the pace calculator I want to use. Send feedback from inside the app and I'll answer.
Paces
Easily calculate your running pace and predict finish times for various race distances. Save your preferred paces and distances for quick access during training.
- Calculate running pace
- Predict finish times
- Customizable race distances
- Save preferred paces
- Skip paces by the minute
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Pace Calculator for Runners is an app that’s designed to do one thing well. When training for a recent marathon, I found myself constantly Googling for pace tables with finish times. I built this app so I could quickly answer the question, “if I ran at a 7:30 pace, what would my marathon time be? What about a 5K?” Key features I’ve included: - The +1m and -1m buttons at the bottom allow you to easily skip between paces by the minute. - Tapping the top bar lets you change the race distance. You can choose from a set of default, or enter in a custom distance of your own in miles or kilometers. - The selected pace and race distance are saved, so next time you open the app, you won’t have to re-enter any information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paces at 5.0 against Simple Pace's 4.5. Paces also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Simple Pace's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 5). On price, ads and device support 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. Simple Pace sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Paces asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Pace has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple Pace ships an update every 10 days, Paces every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Pace | Paces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camp Four Software LLC | Austin Louden |
Customer experience
Simple Pace
Paces
In-app purchases
Simple Pace
- Small Tip$0.99
- Go Pro$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
Paces
No in-app purchases







