CaPowHr vs Kadenz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaPowHr
This free application tracks indoor cycling workouts by integrating heart rate data from a smartwatch with bike metrics like cadence, power, and distance. It then saves your session as a fitness workout.
- Track indoor cycling workouts
- Integrate heart rate data
- Sync bike cadence, power, distance
- Save as Apple Fitness workout
- Completely free to use
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CaPowHr is a completely free app for tracking your indoor cycling workouts. It brings together heart rate data from your Apple Watch with cadence, power and distance from your indoor bike, and saves your ride as an Apple Fitness workout.
Kadenz
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Train with the sensors you already own. Kadenz connects your iPhone directly via Bluetooth to an FTMS-compatible indoor bike and, optionally, to a heart rate chest strap. Power, cadence, speed, distance, and heart rate are displayed clearly in real time during your workout. Once you finish, your workout is saved to the Apple Health app. YOUR LIVE METRICS • Power in watts • Cadence • Speed and distance • Heart rate with five configurable training zones • Most recently saved SpO₂ value from the Health app FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY Kadenz supports FTMS-compatible indoor bikes regardless of manufacturer. For heart rate data, the app automatically uses the best available source: a chest strap, Apple Watch, or the bike itself. Even without a connected bike, you can start a free workout and track your heart rate and workout duration. IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH Apple Watch is optional. When used, it can record the workout and measure your heart rate directly. You can pause, resume, and end workouts from both iPhone and Apple Watch. DIRECTLY IN THE HEALTH APP Kadenz saves your indoor cycling workout to the Health app with all available power, cadence, speed, distance, heart rate, and energy data. In Kadenz, you can also view previous workouts, weekly and overall totals, an eight-week trend, and detailed charts. Custom titles and notes are stored only on your iPhone. TRAIN WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS The optional Auto-Pause feature automatically pauses your workout when no cadence is detected for five seconds. As soon as you start pedaling again, the workout resumes immediately. Large, color-coded metrics keep all important data easy to read during training. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No Kadenz cloud. Your workout and health data remain on your devices and in the Health app. Kadenz does not measure SpO₂ itself and is not a medical device. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17 or later • An FTMS-compatible Bluetooth indoor bike is required for bike metrics • Apple Watch and a heart rate chest strap are optional • Not all bikes provide every metric
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CaPowHr at 13.0 against Kadenz's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CaPowHr | Kadenz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luke Mackenzie Mulcahy | Digitmedia e.K. |
In-app purchases
CaPowHr
No in-app purchases
Kadenz
No in-app purchases
