# Answers for runners

> Plain, honest answers to the questions runners ask: how to hold a pace without a watch, how to run privately, whether you need a subscription, and how Steady Pace compares.

Common questions about running by pace, keeping your runs private, and how the app is priced.

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

- [Hold pace without looking at your watch](https://steadypace.ca/blog/hold-your-pace-without-looking-at-your-watch): Run to a sound instead of a jumpy number.
- [Stop checking your watch](https://steadypace.ca/blog/how-to-stop-checking-your-watch-while-running): Break the glance-every-30-seconds habit.
- [Run an even pace](https://steadypace.ca/blog/how-to-run-an-even-pace): Why you drift, and how to stay level.
- [Pace a race without a watch](https://steadypace.ca/blog/how-to-pace-a-race-without-a-watch): Beat the fast start, finish strong.
- [What is pace by ear?](https://steadypace.ca/blog/what-is-pace-by-ear-audio-pacing): How audio pacing works, and why a tone beats a callout.
- [Splits read aloud](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-that-reads-your-splits-aloud): Know each split without looking down.

## Choosing an app

- [Best app to hold a pace](https://steadypace.ca/blog/best-app-to-hold-a-running-pace): The feedback methods compared.
- [Best apps without a subscription](https://steadypace.ca/blog/best-running-app-without-a-subscription): Free, buy-once, or your watch, and the trade each asks.

## Comparisons

- [vs Strava](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-strava): Recording your runs versus running the pace.
- [vs a running watch](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-running-watch): Do you still need a watch to hold pace?
- [vs the Apple Watch](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-apple-watch): A tone versus a buzz at the boundary.
- [vs Garmin Connect](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-garmin-connect): A data hub versus a live pace coach.
- [vs Nike Run Club](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-nike-run-club): Guided sessions versus a constant tone.
- [vs Runkeeper](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-runkeeper): Periodic callouts versus a constant signal.
- [vs Runna](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-runna): A training plan versus running its paces.
- [vs a metronome](https://steadypace.ca/blog/steady-pace-vs-metronome): Why cadence and pace are different.

## Privacy and location

- [Runs on a military base](https://steadypace.ca/blog/record-runs-on-a-military-base-without-leaking-location): Recording where location must stay private.
- [Does Strava reveal your location?](https://steadypace.ca/blog/does-strava-reveal-your-location): How it happens, and how to reduce it.
- [Zero network connections](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-that-makes-no-network-connections): Why an app that never connects cannot leak.
- [Doesn't sell your data](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-that-doesnt-sell-your-data): It cannot, because it never collects it.
- [No account, no sign-up](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-with-no-account): Open it and run, tied to no identity.

## No subscription, no ads

- [No upselling](https://steadypace.ca/blog/pure-running-app-with-no-upselling): Every feature at purchase, no tiers, no prompts.
- [No ads](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-with-no-ads): You paid once, so nothing sells your attention.

## Offline and travel

- [Works offline](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-that-works-offline): No signal, no login, no problem.
- [Airplane mode](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-for-airplane-mode): Radios off, GPS on.
- [No cell service](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-with-no-cell-service): Trails and backcountry, past the last bar.
- [Traveling abroad](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-for-traveling-abroad): No roaming, no SIM, still runs.
- [Battery](https://steadypace.ca/blog/does-a-running-app-drain-your-battery): What draws power on a run.

## Who it fits

- [Blind and low-vision runners](https://steadypace.ca/blog/running-app-for-blind-and-low-vision-runners): A run you follow entirely by ear.

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](https://steadypace.ca/compliance) covers how the app's no-collection design meets GDPR, CCPA, Apple's privacy label, and more.


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Source: https://steadypace.ca/blog
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/steady-pace/id6773682525