Comparison

Playermaker 2.0 vs Cadexa

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

Head to head
About

Playermaker 2.0

This app helps athletes track and improve key performance skills like first touch, dribbling, and speed. It provides objective measurements to aid in talent development and goal achievement across various games.

Highlights
  • Skill measurement
  • Talent identification
  • First touch tracking
  • Dribbling analysis
  • Speed and agility metrics
  • Two-footed ability assessment
Features
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It is all about taking ownership of your skill development and success. The Playermaker 2.0 app will allow you to hit your goals from game to game, measuring the skills critical for talent development and identification: ·  First Touch: The ability to receive and control the ball with both feet, at different speeds and in different directions ·  Dribbling: The ability to move with and manipulate the ball with both feet at different speeds and directions · Two-Footed: The ability to use both feet for various interactions with the ball ·  Speed: The ability to run fast   ·  Agility: The ability to respond to game actions quickly through quick turns or changes in pace

About

Cadexa

Features
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A coach in your ear, and a trainer that does the maths. Cadexa controls your smart trainer in ERG mode, watches your heart rate and talks only when it matters. Structured indoor workouts, real routes replayed as gradient, and easy days on foot. Everything runs on your phone, works offline, and there is no subscription. WORKOUTS THAT SCALE TO YOU • 4 × 4 VO2max, 30/15s, threshold, sweet spot, endurance and recovery. Every target comes from your FTP and your effort setting, so the same session works at 70 % on a tired day. • Just ride: pick your watts, no structure, end when you like. • A running 4 × 4 and an easy run, coached by heart rate. • Easy walk, hill walk, recovery stroll and an open-ended mountain hike, with distance, pace and climbing from your phone's GPS. The screen locks itself, so nothing is tapped by accident in your pocket. A COACH, NOT A CHEERLEADER • Spoken cues at the moments that matter: the next interval, one minute left, a heart rate that is still climbing, a cadence that is dropping. Calm or energetic, your choice. • Power is the primary target for intervals; heart rate is context. Cadexa waits for your heart rate to respond before it says anything about it. • A training partner that reads your history and suggests today's session with a reason you can disagree with. REAL ROUTES INDOORS • Import a GPX or TCX from Strava, Komoot or RideWithGPS and the trainer replays the hills. • The next kilometre of road on screen, colour-coded by gradient. The coach calls climbs by time, warns before steep kicks and tells you when to shift down. • Climbs are called by name: “two kilometres at 12 percent, up to Ulriken”, and then “that's Ulriken, over the top”. • Ride against your own best time on a route, and send a route to a friend as a GPX file. HEART RATE, DONE PROPERLY • Estimated max, observed peak and your own alert threshold are kept apart. Cadexa never invents a limit for you. • On medication that lowers your heart rate? Tell Cadexa. Zones then follow the heart rate you actually reach, not an age formula. • Heart Mode for riders training under medical advice: a quick check-in before each session, an “I don't feel right” control that eases the trainer off at once, calmer cues, and a plain-text report you can share with your clinician. AFTERWARDS • Sync to Strava with a map for outdoor sessions. • A share card with a map of where you went, your own photo behind it, and the numbers that matter. • A fitness estimate that updates from your rides, no test required. Or run the max heart rate test when you want one. WORKS WITH Any smart trainer that supports the FTMS Bluetooth standard (Wahoo KICKR, Tacx, Elite, Saris, Zwift Hub and more) and any Bluetooth heart-rate sensor. A simulator lets you try everything without hardware. Cadexa is a training app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. Follow the guidance you have been given by your doctor, and stop if you feel unwell.

Screenshots

Playermaker 2.04 screens
Cadexa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cadexa at none against Playermaker 2.0's shown. Cadexa also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playermaker 2.0 ships an update every 5 weeks, Cadexa every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Playermaker 2.0 versus Cadexa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayermaker 2.0Cadexa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLAYERMAKER LIMITEDOle Jacob Birkeland

In-app purchases

None

Playermaker 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Cadexa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playermaker 2.0 free?
Playermaker 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cadexa free?
Cadexa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Playermaker 2.0 or Cadexa have ads?
Playermaker 2.0 shows ads; Cadexa does not.
Which is updated more often, Playermaker 2.0 or Cadexa?
Playermaker 2.0 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cadexa every 2 days. Most recently, Playermaker 2.0 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cadexa on October 14, 2026.

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