Pace is a running utility for iOS that calculates race paces, split strategies, and speed conversions for endurance athletes.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Health & Fitness
Sentiment
4.7
378 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Runners hire Pace to quickly plan race-day targets and monitor progress on their wrist, reducing the cognitive load of manual math during training.
For Runners and endurance athletes ranging from 5K participants to ultra-marathoners who require precise race-day planning tools.
What does it look like?
Key features
Instant calculation between pace and speed units using slider controls.
Visualizes even, negative, or positive split pacing strategies.
Companion app with Digital Crown support for adjustments on the wrist.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently distributed as a free utility with no visible in-app purchases or subscription tiers.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceUX improvementsShow more...
The app has shipped only one release in the last 96 days, placing it firmly in the maintenance tier. Development activity is limited to minor bug fixes and performance improvements, with no new features or content updates introduced since May 2026. The release cadence is insufficient to suggest active feature development or a live-service model. Future updates appear focused solely on stability rather than product expansion.
Who built it?
Skipjack Studios
3 apps tracked · Health & Fitness
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an excited sentiment. Users appreciate the minimalist user interface provides a straightforward experience for calculating race and training paces and long press functionality to toggle between metric and imperial units adds convenience for diverse training needs.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The minimalist user interface provides a straightforward experience for calculating race and training paces
- Long press functionality to toggle between metric and imperial units adds convenience for diverse training needs
- The app functions reliably on wearable devices for tracking pacing during cross country race events
- The lack of support for specific short distances prevents accurate pace calculation for track athletes
14 of 14 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Pace: Running Pace Calculator
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Pace maintains a 4.69 rating across 378 reviews, positioning itself as a niche utility for endurance runners. The lack of recent feature updates relative to the competitive landscape signals a maintenance-mode posture that risks losing ground to more active rivals.
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Key takeaways for Pace: Running Pace Calculator
Where is it heading?
Users report: The endurance utility market is consolidating around tools that offer high data precision and configurable presets. Pace remains exposed due to its current maintenance-mode cadence, so the PM must pivot toward feature expansion to prevent user migration to more agile competitors.
- Calculation discrepancies compared to standard tools erode user trust, which compounds the churn risk among precision-focused endurance athletes.
- The minimalist interface and Apple Watch integration sustain a high rating, providing a stable foundation for future feature expansion.
The SWOT
- Minimalist interface drives high user satisfaction
- Apple Watch integration provides distinct utility
- Long-press unit toggling reduces navigation friction
- Configurable distance presets address top requests
- Expanded ultra-distance support captures niche segments
- Refining calculation logic restores data trust
Next best moves
Ship configurable distance presets because it is the top-requested missing feature → increase user retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
Users report: The app's maintenance-mode status is a strategic vulnerability…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The competitive assessment has shifted from viewing the app's maintenance-mode as a stable, minimalist advantage to a strategic vulnerability that risks losing users to more precise, active competitors.
Bottom line
Pace retains users through a clean, wearable-first design, but the lack of precision and missing track distances creates a churn risk as athletes seek more reliable tools, so the team must prioritize calculation accuracy and custom presets to defend the user base.
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