PaceJoy: The Talking Run Coach
The voice that runs with you
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
"An easy 5K today, please." — that's all it takes.
PaceJoy is a running coach that talks with you before, during, and after your run. No staring at screens — your coach speaks right into your ear.
■ Smart Guide — say it, get a plan
Before you run, tell PaceJoy your goal by voice or chat: "3K in zone 2", "4 × 400m intervals". Your coach builds a personalized plan from your recent runs — and the distance and pace you say are exactly what you get.
■ Live voice coaching while you run
Through your AirPods (or any earbuds), hear pace guidance, heart-rate zone checks, and a briefing at every kilometer. Your coach also observes your running form — heart rate, cadence, stride length — and rotates through them so it never sounds repetitive. Coaching decisions are made on-device by a deterministic engine, so even if the network drops, the coaching never goes silent.
■ Apple Watch alone, or just your iPhone
Head out with only your watch — GPS and heart rate are captured on the wrist. No watch? Run with iPhone GPS alone. Ask for a plan by voice right on the watch and start with a 3-2-1 countdown and haptics. Stop at a light and tracking auto-pauses; start running and it resumes.
■ A coach's debrief after every run
When you finish, your coach reads your pace, heart rate, and splits, then gives you a real debrief — in voice and text. "You went out a bit fast. Next time, ease the first kilometer by ten seconds."
■ Clean records
Route maps, km splits, heart-rate and pace charts, weekly stats. Workouts are saved to Apple Health too.
Put in your earbuds and say one sentence. Your coach will answer.
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Permissions PaceJoy uses
· Location: to measure your route, distance, and pace (only while running)
· Health: to read heart rate (watch) and save workouts
· Microphone & Speech Recognition: only when you ask for a plan by voice
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
• Free-run coaching upgrade — the same coach as goal runs: per-km pace briefings, varied encouragement, no nagging
• Apple Watch run summaries now arrive complete (route/metric loss fixed)
• Every km callout now always includes your last-km pace
• More consistent coaching lines
The developer, siyoung park, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- siyoung park
- Size
- 19.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English and Korean
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 siyoung park