Counterpace vs Cadence coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counterpace
This app guides rhythmic movement synchronized with your heart cycle to improve aerobic performance, health, and recovery. It connects to a sensor to help you match your step rate to your heart rate for optimized blood flow and efficiency during various exercises.
- Heart cycle synchronization
- Rhythmic movement guidance
- Aerobic performance enhancement
- Treadmill, outdoor, and elliptical training
- Metronome training for step rate
- Optimized blood flow and oxygen delivery
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STEP IN SYNC WITH YOUR HEART. The Counterpace® guidance system is a sensor-based training platform that coordinates rhythmic movement with your heart cycle to enhance aerobic performance, health, recovery & experience. The Counterpace app connects to the Counterpace sensor and guides you to match your heart rate to your step rate, while ensuring that each step is precisely timed to the relaxation phase of your heart’s pump cycle. Simply step to the audible prompts to optimize blood flow and oxygen delivery throughout your body. Based on the science of cardiac counterpulsation, the Counterpace system guides you to align each step with your body's natural cardiac rhythm so you can exercise longer and faster with less effort and greater efficiency. • Treadmill Walking & Running - Counterpace is easiest to use on a treadmill, where you can control speed & incline to fine tune your heart and step rate. • Outdoors - improves your running, walking, or hiking experience, from the track to the trails, whenever your natural heart rate during each activity approximates your natural step rate. Accessories, such as walking poles, or ankle or hand weights increase blood flow, calorie burn, and help you raise your heart rate towards your natural step rate. • Elliptical Training - Adjust resistance to ensure you're at a comfortable step rate. Counterpace guidance also works on "paddle based" stair stepping machines. • Metronome Training - Learn to run at your optimal step rate. Metronome training can teach you to step precisely to a beat at a variety of target stride frequencies. The Counterpace sensor is required for use of the Counterpace app. The sensor is available for purchase only at www.counterpace.com. Terms of service: https://counterpace.com/pages/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://counterpace.com/pages/privacy-policy
Cadence coach
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Cadence Coach app is here to help you adjusting your running cadence. It will give you an indication on when to make the next step so you can adjust your rhythm and improve your technique. The app also measures your current cadence so you know from where you start. Analysing your stride can be an important step towards better and safer technique. Don't let a sluggish cadence and huge strides hold you back any longer! Download now and start running like the wind (or at least a gentle breeze). Always take stuff on the internet with a pinch of salt and make sure it fits your needs. In case of doubt, ask health professionals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cadence coach at none against Counterpace's shown. Counterpace's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Counterpace ships an update every 2 months, Cadence coach every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counterpace | Cadence coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulson, Inc. | Pavel Stepanov |
In-app purchases
Counterpace
No in-app purchases
Cadence coach
No in-app purchases









