Steady Pace helps you hold a running pace by ear, without watching a screen. These pages answer common questions about the app and how it compares to other running apps. Choose the one that matches your question.
Holding a pace
How to
Hold pace without looking at your watch
Run to a sound instead of a jumpy number.
How to
Stop checking your watch
Break the glance-every-30-seconds habit.
How to
Run an even pace
Why you drift, and how to stay level.
How to
Pace a race without a watch
Beat the fast start, finish strong.
Explainer
What is pace by ear?
How audio pacing works, and why a tone beats a callout.
Feature
Splits read aloud
Know each split without looking down.
Choosing an app
Roundup
Best app to hold a pace
The feedback methods compared.
Roundup
Best apps without a subscription
Free, buy-once, or your watch, and the trade each asks.
Comparisons
Compare
vs Strava
Recording your runs versus running the pace.
Compare
vs a running watch
Do you still need a watch to hold pace?
Compare
vs the Apple Watch
A tone versus a buzz at the boundary.
Compare
vs Garmin Connect
A data hub versus a live pace coach.
Compare
vs Nike Run Club
Guided sessions versus a constant tone.
Compare
vs Runkeeper
Periodic callouts versus a constant signal.
Compare
vs Runna
A training plan versus running its paces.
Compare
vs a metronome
Why cadence and pace are different.
Privacy and location
Privacy
Runs on a military base
Recording where location must stay private.
Privacy
Does Strava reveal your location?
How it happens, and how to reduce it.
Privacy
Zero network connections
Why an app that never connects cannot leak.
Privacy
Doesn't sell your data
It cannot, because it never collects it.
Privacy
No account, no sign-up
Open it and run, tied to no identity.
No subscription, no ads
Pricing
No upselling
Every feature at purchase, no tiers, no prompts.
Pricing
No ads
You paid once, so nothing sells your attention.
Offline and travel
Offline
Works offline
No signal, no login, no problem.
Offline
Airplane mode
Radios off, GPS on.
Offline
No cell service
Trails and backcountry, past the last bar.
Offline
Traveling abroad
No roaming, no SIM, still runs.
Offline
Battery
What draws power on a run.
Who it fits
Steady Pace holds your pace by ear, keeps your runs on your phone, and costs a single payment.
Care about standards and data rules? The compliance section covers how the app's no-collection design meets GDPR, CCPA, Apple's privacy label, and more.