RunRev vs Cadence Beats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunRev
Track your daily, monthly, and yearly running distances with this minimalist app. It offers widgets and sharing features for a holistic view of your progress. Set monthly goals and monitor your achievements without needing to sign in.
- Daily, monthly, yearly run tracking
- Handy widgets
- Fun interactions
- Share your runs
- Set monthly goals
- No sign-in required
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This is a minimalistic way to keep track of your daily, monthly, and yearly runs. It's for the casual runner who likes to see how far they've run for each type of revolution we go through; around ourselves(daily), the moon revolving around the earth(month-ish), or the earth around the sun (year)! The app includes handy widgets, fun interactions, and the ability to share your runs. This is not the app to fine tune your runs, but it's a place to look at your running holistically. You can set a goal for the month and keep track of that as well! No sign in required.
Cadence Beats
This app provides an audio metronome designed for runners to guide their stride. Set your desired cadence and enjoy a steady rhythm that layers seamlessly with your music without interruptions. It offers adjustable beats per minute and background playback for uninterrupted workouts.
- Adjustable cadence (60-240 BPM)
- Music layering (Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts)
- Background playback with screen locked
- Lock screen controls
- Saveable presets
- Cadence Calculator
- Volume control for music integration
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Cadence Beats was built out of a simple frustration — there wasn't a clean, reliable metronome app made specifically for runners. So we built one. Set your target cadence in steps per minute, hit play, and let the audio guide your stride. The beats layer seamlessly over your music — Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts — without interrupting them. Just a steady rhythm in the background keeping you on pace. Features: Adjustable cadence from 60–240 BPM Multiple beat sounds to choose from Beep every beat, every 2nd, or every 4th beat Continues playing in the background while your screen is locked Lock screen controls — just like your music app Save your favorite settings as presets Cadence Calculator to find your ideal starting BPM Volume control that layers naturally under your music Pricing: Free 5-day trial, then a one-time purchase of $1.99. No subscription, no recurring charges, ever. The price may go up in the future to support updates, but anyone who buys now keeps lifetime access as a thank you for being an early supporter. Price shouldn’t keep anyone from running. If $1.99 is out of reach, tap “Write to us” in the app and we’ll send you a free code. This app is a work in progress in the best way. As the developer keeps running, the app keeps improving. More features and refinements are on the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cadence Beats at 100% against RunRev's 0%. Cadence Beats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). RunRev's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Cadence Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RunRev asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cadence Beats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RunRev's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cadence Beats's.
RunRev ships an update every 2 months, Cadence Beats every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunRev | Cadence Beats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryley Herrington | Hummingbird Rising LLC |
Customer experience
RunRev
Cadence Beats
In-app purchases
RunRev
No in-app purchases
Cadence Beats
- Lifetime Access$1.99









