Comparison

Cadence vs TrekDex

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cadence

Visualize your past workouts on an interactive map. See detailed metrics like pace, splits, and elevation. Compare your training history and share routes with friends.

Highlights
  • Interactive workout map
  • Workout data visualization
  • Compare past workouts
  • Share routes with friends
  • Import/Export GPX files
  • Workout widgets
Features
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Get more out of your training with Cadence! Cadence integrates with Health and instantly gives you insight into your workouts. Use the fully interactive map to see pace, splits, elevation, cadence and more. Compare old workouts and see your progress in real time. Share routes with friends and compete in virtual races. Finding a workout in a list is hard, finding a workout on a map is easy! Cadence shows all your workouts saved in the health app, which means you can use the apps you love while working out and still view them in Cadence. Features: - Widgets with up-to-date information about your workouts - Browse workouts on an interactive map - See you elevation, cadence, heart rate and splits - Replay and compare workouts in compare mode - Import and Export .gpx files NOTE: This is not a workout tracking app, instead Cadence helps you visualize your previous workouts. Cadence will only show workouts which routes are saved in the Health app. For best results use the built-in Workouts app on Apple Watch.

About

TrekDex

Features
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TrekDex turns hiking into something you can actually finish. Browse thousands of parks, preserves, and wilderness areas, each with every trail mapped from open data. Pick one and TrekDex tracks which trails you've completed — so "hike the whole park" becomes a real, visible goal. RECORD YOUR HIKES Start a recording and TrekDex follows your route with GPS, on the map and in the background, then saves the path, distance, and elevation. TRACK EVERY TRAIL Completion is tracked per trail and per area. Finish a trail and it's marked done; watch an area climb toward 100%. Your progress lives on your device, no account required. SEE THE TERRAIN BEFORE YOU GO Every trail carries an elevation profile and a gain-based difficulty rating, and parking is shown for the trail you're eyeing so you know where to start. STATS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Distance, elevation, streaks, and badges — built from your real recordings. BUILT FOR THE OUTDOORS Works offline once an area is loaded. Imperial or metric. A clean map with only the pins that matter. TrekDex is free. An optional tip jar says thanks. It unlocks nothing. Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
TrekDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cadence and TrekDex are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cadence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrekDex sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cadence versus TrekDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceTrekDex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinus LofgrenQUENTIN JOHN IVANKIC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cadence

One-time1
  • Cadence Pro$1.99
3 purchases

TrekDex

One-time3
  • Trailhead Tip$1.99
  • Summit Tip$4.99
  • Base Camp Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrekDex free?
TrekDex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cadence or TrekDex have ads?
Neither Cadence nor TrekDex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or TrekDex?
Cadence ships an update fortnightly, and TrekDex fortnightly. Most recently, Cadence was updated on October 21, 2026 and TrekDex on September 30, 2026.

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