Comparison

CadenceSync vs Beat Mix

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

Head to head
About

CadenceSync

Features
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Your music. Your pace. CadenceSync detects your live running cadence and automatically adjusts your music's tempo to match โ€” step for step, pitch-perfect. No chipmunk voices, no warbling. Just your music, timed to your stride. Prefer a fixed target? Lock in a specific SPM and CadenceSync holds it there, mile after mile. Rhythm Intelligence Rather than blindly speeding up or slowing down, CadenceSync finds musically natural tempo variations โ€” half-time, double-time โ€” that meet your cadence goals while keeping the music feeling right. Built for the Road Runs entirely on your local music library. No internet, no cell signal required. Trail, track, or treadmill โ€” it works wherever you do. Stay in Control * Smart Shuffle draws from your play history to keep things fresh * View and manage recently played tracks * Export your full library as a CSV

About

Beat Mix

Organize your music library by tempo, energy, and mood. Create custom mixes or use smart presets for workouts, activities, and different vibes. Integrates with Apple Watch for heart rate adaptive playback.

Highlights
  • Organize playlists by tempo, energy, mood, danceability, genre, and release year
  • Smart BPM matching and audio metadata analysis
  • 30+ preset mixes for various moods and activities
  • Heart rate adaptive playback with Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable mixes with multi-dimensional filters
  • Export sorted mixes back to Apple Music
Features
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BeatMix organizes your Apple Music playlists the way you actually want โ€” by tempo, energy, mood, danceability, genre, and release year. Import any playlist, detect BPM and audio metadata instantly, then browse 30+ smart presets or create your own custom mixes. SMART BPM MATCHING Import any Apple Music playlist and instantly analyze every track's BPM, energy level, danceability, mood, key, and genre. Use the dual-thumb BPM range slider to dial in the exact tempo you need. 30+ PRESET MIXES Automatically sorted categories for every moment: โ€ข Workout โ€” Warm-Up, Moderate, Intense, Cool Down โ€ข Mood โ€” Happy, Chill, Hype, Focus, Party, Romantic, Melancholy โ€ข Activity โ€” Driving, Dinner, Sleep, Study, Morning, Commute, Cooking โ€ข Style โ€” Live, Acoustic, Instrumental, Lo-Fi, Electronic, Orchestral HEART RATE ADAPTIVE PLAYBACK Pair your Apple Watch and let BeatMix DJ for you. Music automatically adapts to your heart rate zone โ€” faster songs when you push hard, slower tracks when you recover. Five zones with gapless transitions and optional voice announcements. Heart Rate Play uses Apple HealthKit to read real-time heart rate data from Apple Watch. Heart rate data is only used while the feature is active and is never stored or transmitted. APPLE WATCH COMPANION APP Run HR Play directly from your wrist โ€” no iPhone needed. Send any playlist or custom mix to your watch, start a workout, and your heart rate controls the music. Color-coded backgrounds show your zone at a glance. Manage watch playlists from either device. CUSTOM MIXES & FILTERS Fine-tune your sound with multi-dimensional filters: BPM range, energy, danceability, mood, release year, and more. Filter by genre, find your most-played tracks, or slide to a specific decade. Save custom presets and reuse them across any playlist. EXPORT TO APPLE MUSIC Export any sorted mix back to Apple Music as a new playlist with a custom name. Take your perfectly organized music anywhere. FREE TO START Get 100 BPM matches and 3 Heart Rate Play sessions free. Upgrade to BeatMix Pro for unlimited matching, unlimited HR Play, and saved custom presets. Works with your existing Apple Music library โ€” no separate streaming service needed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beatmixapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

CadenceSync4 screens
Beat Mix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beat Mix at every 3 days against CadenceSync's every 3 weeks. Beat Mix also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. CadenceSync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beat Mix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CadenceSync ships an update every 3 weeks, Beat Mix every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
CadenceSync versus Beat Mix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceSyncBeat Mix
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”25.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric HamiterExultnet LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CadenceSync

One-time1
  • CadenceSync Pro Unlock$4.99
2 purchases

Beat Mix

Subscriptions2
  • BeatMix Pro$2.991 Month
  • Beat Mix Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is CadenceSync free?
CadenceSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Mix free?
Beat Mix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CadenceSync or Beat Mix have ads?
Neither CadenceSync nor Beat Mix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CadenceSync or Beat Mix?
CadenceSync ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beat Mix every 3 days. Most recently, CadenceSync was updated on October 12, 2026 and Beat Mix on October 6, 2026.

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