Comparison

Climbing Spot vs RunCadence app

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

Head to head
About

Climbing Spot

Features
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Climbing Spot is a social network where climbers can share their climbing experiences and find new partners. It's a place where you can find new climbing spots and share your favorite climbing spots with others.

About

RunCadence app

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RunCadence is the personal running coach that actually listens. Tell it your goal, your schedule, how you're feeling. It builds your plan, adapts week by week as life happens, and brings every session with you when you run. Most running apps drop a rigid plan on you and walk away. RunCadence stays with you. Skip a session because work exploded? It rebuilds the week. Tired today? It dials back. Crushed your last interval? It pushes harder. Built by a runner who got tired of fighting between rigid plan apps and chatbot screenshots. WHAT MAKES RUNCADENCE DIFFERENT A real coach in your pocket Talk to your coach the way you would with a human one. Ask why a session looks the way it does, request changes, or just check in. You get real answers built on running science. Plans that adapt to your life RunCadence reshapes your week when things change. Skip a run, shift a long run to Sunday, recover from a tough week. Your plan moves with you. Built for Apple Watch Every session arrives on your Watch as a guided workout. Intervals, paces, recovery, all there during your run. Of course, you can also follow your plan from your phone. Syncs with Strava Connect Strava and your runs flow in automatically, so your coaching reflects everything you run. Built around your actual data RunCadence reads your training history from Apple Health. It knows your real paces, your real heart rate zones, your recent fatigue. The plan reflects who you actually are. Coaching that goes deep After every run, get specific feedback: HR zones, splits, cadence, pacing strategy. Weekly reviews help you spot patterns and track progress. ANY GOAL, ANY DISTANCE First 5K, sub-3 marathon, trail ultra, or just staying fit. RunCadence adapts to whatever you want to do. SUBSCRIPTION RunCadence Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Start with a free 14-day trial. After that: • Monthly: $14.99/month • Annual: $129.99/year (≈ $10.83/month, save 28%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage and cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy policy: runcadence.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional terms: runcadence.app/terms Support: runcadence.app/support

Screenshots

Climbing Spot4 screens
RunCadence app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Climbing Spot at none against RunCadence app's 2. Climbing Spot also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. RunCadence app sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Climbing Spot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climbing Spot ships an update every 4 days, RunCadence app every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Climbing Spot versus RunCadence app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbing SpotRunCadence app
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB23 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVictor BILLAUDCadence (App)

In-app purchases

None

Climbing Spot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RunCadence app

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Cadence Annual14 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Climbing Spot free?
Climbing Spot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RunCadence app free?
RunCadence app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Climbing Spot or RunCadence app have ads?
Neither Climbing Spot nor RunCadence app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climbing Spot or RunCadence app?
Climbing Spot ships an update every 4 days, and RunCadence app every 6 weeks. Most recently, Climbing Spot was updated on November 8, 2026 and RunCadence app on November 5, 2026.

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