Comparison

GAINS vs Cadence Coach

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

Head to head
About

GAINS

Track your fitness journey with this comprehensive app. Log workouts, monitor body measurements, and capture progress photos to visualize your transformation. It also includes a nutrition dashboard to help you stay aligned with your goals.

Highlights
  • Progress photo tracking
  • Body measurement logging
  • Strength and workout logging
  • Progressive overload system
  • Nutrition and calorie tracking
  • Daily/weekly check-ins
Features
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Track your fitness journey and see real progress with Gains. A powerful all in one transformation tracker, workout planner, and nutrition system designed to help you maximize muscle growth, stay consistent, and hit your training goals. Whether you train for hypertrophy, bulking, cutting, or weight loss, Gains keeps your progress, strength, and nutrition fully organized in one simple app. Progress Tracking Capture front, side, back, and pose progress photos to visually track your transformation over time. Store all your gym progress photos in one place and compare them easily. Track detailed body measurements including weight, body fat, muscle percent, chest, waist, arms, thighs, glutes, and calves so you can see real changes with precision. Stay consistent with daily or weekly check ins that keep you accountable. Strength and Workout Tracking Train with a system built around progressive overload so you increase weight or reps each week with confidence. Log all sets, reps, weights, and personal records through a fast and intuitive interface. Gains makes progressive overload simple, structured, and easy to follow so you build more muscle over time without overthinking your training. Nutrition and Calorie Tracking Stay aligned with your goals using the built in protein tracker and clean nutrition dashboard. Log your daily calories, protein, carbs, and fats in seconds. View your net calories to understand your true daily balance by seeing how much you ate minus how much you burned. Start with 4 free check ins to track your progress. Unlock full access with Gains Unlimited. Subscribe for 1.99 per month, 11.99 per year, or 29.99 for lifetime access. Prices may vary by location. For support email hey@mitness.com Terms: https://getgainsapp.com/terms.html Privacy: https://getgainsapp.com/privacy.html

About

Cadence Coach

This app acts as a running metronome to help you achieve and maintain your ideal step rate. It offers guided interval training and heart rate monitoring, with advanced features available on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Precise running metronome
  • Tap tempo for current rhythm
  • Guided interval training
  • Customizable workout intervals
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Haptic cadence coaching
Features
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Cadence Coach is a precise running metronome with a private, on-device AI coach that helps you find and hold the perfect step rate. Whether you are chasing a 180 spm target, easing back into running after injury, or just want a steadier rhythm, Cadence Coach keeps you on beat. AI COACH (Premium) • Short, spoken coaching cues while you run — cadence, effort and rhythm • Rehab-aware guidance: stage-based tips through your protocol, never a diagnosis • Runs entirely on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence — private, offline, no account • Works on every iPhone: devices without Apple Intelligence get the same coaching with fixed phrasing FIND YOUR CADENCE • Precise metronome from a slow walk to a full sprint • Tap Tempo to match your current rhythm instantly • Pace presets for Walk, Jog, Slow Run, Fast Run and Sprint GUIDED INTERVAL TRAINING • Preset workouts for runners and rehabilitation • Build, save and reuse your own custom intervals • Each segment sets its own cadence and duration automatically TRAIN BY HEART RATE • Connect any Bluetooth heart rate sensor — Polar, Garmin, Wahoo, COOSPO, Magene and more • See live heart rate while you run • Heart-rate zone coaching with live voice feedback (Premium) APPLE WATCH (Premium) • Live cadence and heart rate on your wrist • Saved workouts: every run is stored in Apple Health with a summary — duration, average cadence, time on target and heart rate • Complication and Smart Stack: start at your last cadence straight from the watch face • Haptic cadence coaching: a gentle tap when you drift from your target pace • Leave your phone behind SYNC YOUR RUNS • Upload finished workouts to Strava automatically • Every workout is saved to Apple Health MORE • Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Home Screen widget: start at your last cadence with one tap • Motion analysis with live cadence, symmetry and running form metrics (Premium) • Accent beats every 2nd or 4th step • Silent haptic metronome • Clean, distraction-free design — no ads, no account PREMIUM Unlock the AI coach, Apple Watch app, any Bluetooth heart rate sensor, motion analysis, all preset workouts, unlimited saved intervals and haptic feedback with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

GAINS4 screens
Cadence Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

GAINS and Cadence Coach both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of GAINS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cadence Coach's. GAINS also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, 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. GAINS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cadence Coach 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for GAINS against 5.0 for Cadence Coach. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GAINS has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of GAINS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cadence Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GAINS ships an update every 4 days, Cadence Coach every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GAINS versus Cadence Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGAINSCadence Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitness LimitedRonny Eliassen

Customer experience

GAINS

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Cadence Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GAINS

Subscriptions2
  • Gains Unlimited - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Gains Unlimited - Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gains Unlimited - Forever$59.99
1 purchases

Cadence Coach

One-time1
  • Cadence Coach Premium$6.99

Questions

Is GAINS free?
GAINS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence Coach free?
Cadence Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GAINS or Cadence Coach?
Cadence Coach is rated higher. GAINS averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Cadence Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GAINS or Cadence Coach have ads?
Neither GAINS nor Cadence Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GAINS or Cadence Coach?
GAINS ships an update every 4 days, and Cadence Coach every 2 weeks. Most recently, GAINS was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cadence Coach on October 30, 2026.

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