Runner's Pace is a free, minimalist running utility for calculating pace, time, and distance on iOS devices.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for quick, ad-free math during training, but the lack of recent updates forces them to seek tools with deeper race-planning functionality.
For Runners and athletes requiring a simple tool to calculate pace, time, or distance metrics.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates running pace based on time and distance inputs.
Calculates total duration based on pace and distance inputs.
Calculates total distance based on pace and time inputs.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no observable monetization or in-app purchase gates.
Velocity
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Runner's Pace has been inactive for over two years, with no updates or feature releases since September 2023. The development trend is stagnant, as the app has not received any maintenance or content updates in the last 34 months. Given the lack of activity, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
Earl Gaspard
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Runner's Pace
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Runner's Pace maintains a 4.0-star rating based on a single review, indicating a lack of active user engagement. The absence of updates since 2023 leaves it trailing competitors that integrate race-day presets and split-time analysis.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Polymorph Solutions
This app is a direct functional competitor that targets the same core user base of runners needing quick pace, time, and distance conversions.
- Includes a smart chat assistant for conversational queries which this app currently lacks entirely.
- Provides detailed split time breakdowns that offer more granular data than this app's basic calculator.
- Maintains a significantly higher review volume, suggesting stronger brand recognition and established user trust.
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Key takeaways for Runner's Pace
Where is it heading?
Users report: The running utility market is consolidating around apps that provide structured training data, rendering static calculators obsolete. Runner's Pace is exposed to churn because it lacks the split-time and race-planning features that users now expect as standard, so the app will likely lose its remaining user base to more active competitors by Q3.
- The lack of updates since 2023 signals maintenance-mode status, which erodes the app's relevance against competitors with active 2-week release cadences.
The SWOT
- Minimalist, ad-free interface provides a distraction-free experience for quick calculations
- Integration of race-day presets or split-time views would align the app with current competitor standards
Next best moves
Ship split-time calculation feature because it is the primary gap against the nemesis → improve competitive parity
The counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is a strategic liability rather than a feature…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Split time breakdowns (available in Pace Calculator but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The app's competitive position has declined as it remains in maintenance mode while the market consolidates around advanced training utilities.
Bottom line
Runner's Pace maintains a clean, ad-free utility for basic running math, but its lack of updates since 2023 creates a feature gap against competitors offering split-time and race planning, so the developer must prioritize adding split-time functionality to prevent total user churn to more robust alternatives.
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