Duck Tabata vs Cadence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Duck Tabata
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The Tabata method is a type of high intensity interval training (HIIT) designed to get the most benefit out of short bursts of exercise, and Duck Tabata is the simplest possible Tabata timer app. No ads or in-app purchases. Just choose your work/rest durations and number of rounds and get going! Features: - Set Work and Rest duration in 10 second increments. - Choose any number of rounds. - Gentle sound effects mark the start and end of each interval. - Animated pixel art duck (game changer!).
Cadence
Track your daily steps, distance, floors climbed, and calories burned with a focus on simplicity and privacy. Set custom weekday and weekend goals and visualize your activity patterns with interactive heatmaps. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Watch.
- Daily step, distance, floors, and calorie tracking
- Customizable weekday and weekend goals
- Interactive hour-by-hour heatmaps
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Private by design, no account required
- Automatic iCloud history restore
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Step tracking that stays out of your way Cadence helps you build a consistent walking habit without the usual noise. No social feed. No gamification. No upsells. Just an honest, clear picture of how you move every day. Weekday and Weekend Goals Most days aren't the same, so your goals shouldn't be either. Set separate targets for weekdays and weekends. Cadence automatically applies the right goal each day, and your history always reflects the target that was active on that specific day. Past records are never rewritten. Changed your mind about a goal? You can apply any update retroactively across your entire history with a single tap. Heatmaps You Can Actually Explore See your walking rhythm hour by hour. Scrub through today's heatmap to pinpoint exactly when you were most active, or zoom out to spot long-term patterns across weeks, months, and years. Beautifully color-coded and easy to understand. No chart reading required. Steps, Distance, Floors, and Calories Every day shows your full activity picture — steps, walking distance, flights climbed, and active calories. See how your week is shaping up with a projected end-of-week step total based on your current daily pace. Apple Watch and Complications A native three-page Apple Watch app gives you today's steps and progress, your full week chart, and goal settings directly on your wrist. Eight thoughtfully designed complications work beautifully on any watch face. Goals sync instantly between iPhone and Watch in both directions. Private by Design No account. No sign-up. No ads. Your health data stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. No analytics. No tracking. Your History, Restored Install Cadence on a new device signed into the same iCloud account and your complete history restores automatically — goals included. No exports or manual backups needed. Core step tracking, the Apple Watch app, and all complications are completely free and will always remain free. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support ongoing development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duck Tabata at none against Cadence's 5. Duck Tabata also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Cadence sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Duck Tabata asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Duck Tabata | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THATS A LOT OF DUCKS LLC | Vlad Gankin |
In-app purchases
Duck Tabata
No in-app purchases
Cadence
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Medium Coffee$1.99
- Large Coffee$2.99
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- Coffee & Muffin$3.99
- You're too kind$4.99









