Comparison

RunGap vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

RunGap

Consolidate your fitness data from over 40 popular services into one app. Access your complete training history, view detailed statistics, and manage your gear usage. Easily share, backup, and export your workouts for comprehensive control over your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Connects 40+ fitness services
  • Consolidates training history
  • View statistics and charts
  • Track gear usage
  • Share, backup, and export workouts
  • Geotag photos and videos
Features
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The most well-connected Workout Data manager on the App Store with support for 50 of the most popular apps and services. Get your complete training history and take control of your workout data. Keep all your workout details from popular services including Apple Watch, Polar, Garmin, Coros, Peloton, Strava, Runtastic, Suunto, adidas, SportsTracker, Apple Health, Zwift, Rouvy and many others on your iPhone or iPad for instant access anytime. Easily share, backup and export your workouts as you like (requires "Swag Bag" subscription available as in-app purchase). Unattended background operation. RunGap can both read and write workouts from and to Health including route maps, heart rate and distance. View statistics and interactive charts, maps and details for individual workouts. Browse your favorite tracks and compare past results. Easily track your shoe, bike and other gear usage. Geotag photos and videos related to an activity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PLEASE NOTE: If you have any issues, consider contacting support instead of giving a negative rating - most times your issues can be solved or answered. A rating will not get your app back to work, but the support can help - simply use the integrated "Online Support" function.

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.

Screenshots

RunGap4 screens
Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RunGap at 4.8 against Cadence's 3.5. RunGap also leads on ratings volume (5.9K vs 22) and review sentiment (77% vs 62%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RunGap sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Cadence 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

RunGap holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunGap has 5.9K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of RunGap's written reviews are positive against 62% of Cadence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunGap ships an update every 2 weeks, Cadence fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RunGap versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunGapCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.9K ratings) — better3.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.9K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCTRL-NLinus Lofgren

Customer experience

RunGap

All ratings5,936 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews437 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%

Cadence

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

RunGap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Syncing issues with certain platforms
  • Incorrect data transfer or formatting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved user interface and navigation
  • Automatic background syncing
  • Integration with more fitness platforms
  • Offline data access and editing

Cadence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RunGap

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Swag Bag$4.993 Months
  • Annual Swag Bag$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Swag Bag (3 months)$4.99
  • Swag Bag (one year)$14.99
1 purchases

Cadence

One-time1
  • Cadence Pro$1.99

Questions

Is RunGap free?
RunGap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RunGap or Cadence?
RunGap is rated higher. RunGap averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while Cadence averages 3.5 from 22 ratings.
Do RunGap or Cadence have ads?
Neither RunGap nor Cadence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RunGap or Cadence?
RunGap ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cadence fortnightly. Most recently, RunGap was updated on October 21, 2026 and Cadence on October 21, 2026.

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