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Steady Pace

Steady Pace is a running app that coaches you with sound: you set a target pace, and a tone rises when you slow down and falls when you speed up, so you can hold a pace without looking at your phone.

Using the app

How do I set a target pace?

Tap the big pace number on the Home screen. You can also pick one from Settings → Browse benchmarks, which lists world records, race qualifying standards and military fitness tests.

What am I listening for?

A steady tone means you're on pace. The pitch rises when you're running slower than target and falls when you're running faster. The further off you are, the louder and further from centre it gets. When you're inside your tolerance band it goes quiet.

The tone is too sensitive, or too quiet.

Settings → Deadzone controls how far off target you have to drift before audio starts. Widen it if you're getting nagged on small undulations. Audio volume is separate, in the same section.

Can I use it without the tone?

Yes. Turn audio off and it's a plain tracker, or switch to spoken split announcements instead. There's also a cadence metronome that's independent of pace coaching.

Tracking

Why does it need background location?

So it keeps recording when your phone is locked and in your pocket, which is how you'd normally run. Without "Always" permission iOS suspends tracking as soon as the screen goes off and your run stops recording mid-way.

My run stopped recording partway through.

Almost always this is iOS location permission set to "While Using" rather than "Always", or Low Power Mode. Check iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Steady Pace.

The app keeps a small local log of what happened. Settings → Tracking diagnostics will show whether the OS suspended the app, downgraded permission, or the tracking task was killed — and you can send it to me from there.

Does it work indoors or on a treadmill?

GPS pace needs a signal, so treadmill pace won't be accurate. The cadence metronome works anywhere.

Your data

Where are my runs stored?

On your phone only. There is no account and no server. Deleting the app deletes everything.

What does "anonymized" mean on a run?

Each run's coordinates are shifted by an offset that is calculated on your device and then discarded. The stored route doesn't sit where you actually ran, and the shift can't be reversed. The shape of the route is still drawn, because that's the map.

Can I get my runs out?

Yes. Open a run and export it as a GPX file, which works with most other running software.

The app is using a lot of storage.

If you turned on diagnostic mode, each run also writes a detailed sensor log, and those get large. Settings → Storage shows what they're using and lets you delete them individually or all at once. Your run history is separate and isn't touched.

Buying it

Is there a subscription?

No. One purchase, and every feature is unlocked. There are no tiers and nothing is held back.

I want a refund.

Refunds are handled by Apple, not by me — go to reportaproblem.apple.com. I'd genuinely like to hear what went wrong, though.