Comparison

Activity Map vs Cadence Coach

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

Head to head
About

Activity Map

Visualize all your GPS-tracked workouts on a single map. Filter activities by type and date, customize map appearance, and adjust line width for clarity. Requires GPS data in Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Display workouts on a map
  • Filter by workout type and date
  • Manually exclude workouts
  • Select map type
  • Adjust line width
  • Choose distance units
Features
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With Activity Map you could display all your workouts on one map You could: - filter workouts by types and dates - manually exclude workouts after filters - select type of the map and distance units - change width of the line (- + buttons below the map) ONLY WORKOUTS WHICH HAVE GPS DATA IN THE APPLE HEALTH APP COULD BE DISPLAYED ON A MAP!

About

Cadence Coach

This app acts as a running metronome to help you achieve and maintain your ideal step rate. It offers guided interval training and heart rate monitoring, with advanced features available on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Precise running metronome
  • Tap tempo for current rhythm
  • Guided interval training
  • Customizable workout intervals
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Haptic cadence coaching
Features
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Cadence Coach is a precise running metronome with a private, on-device AI coach that helps you find and hold the perfect step rate. Whether you are chasing a 180 spm target, easing back into running after injury, or just want a steadier rhythm, Cadence Coach keeps you on beat. AI COACH (Premium) • Short, spoken coaching cues while you run — cadence, effort and rhythm • Rehab-aware guidance: stage-based tips through your protocol, never a diagnosis • Runs entirely on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence — private, offline, no account • Works on every iPhone: devices without Apple Intelligence get the same coaching with fixed phrasing FIND YOUR CADENCE • Precise metronome from a slow walk to a full sprint • Tap Tempo to match your current rhythm instantly • Pace presets for Walk, Jog, Slow Run, Fast Run and Sprint GUIDED INTERVAL TRAINING • Preset workouts for runners and rehabilitation • Build, save and reuse your own custom intervals • Each segment sets its own cadence and duration automatically TRAIN BY HEART RATE • Connect any Bluetooth heart rate sensor — Polar, Garmin, Wahoo, COOSPO, Magene and more • See live heart rate while you run • Heart-rate zone coaching with live voice feedback (Premium) APPLE WATCH (Premium) • Live cadence and heart rate on your wrist • Saved workouts: every run is stored in Apple Health with a summary — duration, average cadence, time on target and heart rate • Complication and Smart Stack: start at your last cadence straight from the watch face • Haptic cadence coaching: a gentle tap when you drift from your target pace • Leave your phone behind SYNC YOUR RUNS • Upload finished workouts to Strava automatically • Every workout is saved to Apple Health MORE • Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Home Screen widget: start at your last cadence with one tap • Motion analysis with live cadence, symmetry and running form metrics (Premium) • Accent beats every 2nd or 4th step • Silent haptic metronome • Clean, distraction-free design — no ads, no account PREMIUM Unlock the AI coach, Apple Watch app, any Bluetooth heart rate sensor, motion analysis, all preset workouts, unlimited saved intervals and haptic feedback with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Activity Map2 screens
Cadence Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Activity Map at 100% against Cadence Coach's 0%. Activity Map also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Cadence Coach's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cadence Coach is free to download; Activity Map costs $0.99 up front. Activity Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cadence Coach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cadence Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Activity Map has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Activity Map's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cadence Coach's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activity Map ships an update every 4 months, Cadence Coach every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Activity Map versus Cadence Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivity MapCadence Coach
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor GavrilovRonny Eliassen

Customer experience

Activity Map

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cadence Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Activity Map

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

Cadence Coach

One-time1
  • Cadence Coach Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Activity Map free?
Activity Map costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Cadence Coach free?
Cadence Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Activity Map or Cadence Coach?
Cadence Coach is rated higher. Activity Map averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cadence Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Activity Map or Cadence Coach have ads?
Neither Activity Map nor Cadence Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activity Map or Cadence Coach?
Activity Map ships an update every 4 months, and Cadence Coach every 2 weeks. Most recently, Activity Map was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cadence Coach on October 24, 2026.

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