Comparison

Monarch vs Kadd

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

Head to head
About

Monarch

Transform your fitness routine into an anime-inspired adventure. Complete daily workout quests, earn experience points, and level up through multiple ranks. Sync with Apple Health and track your progress with a comprehensive dashboard.

Highlights
  • Gamified daily workout quests
  • XP and leveling system
  • 8-rank progression system
  • Curated training library
  • Guilds and leaderboards
  • Progress tracking dashboard
Features
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Monarch is a leveling workout RPG. Clear a new workout quest every day, earn XP, and climb the hunter ranks from E to SSS while you get stronger in real life. Fight anime-style bosses with real push-ups, squats and planks. Your camera counts every rep, and every rep deals damage. BOSS MODE • Battle gate bosses with your iPhone camera • Push-ups, squats, planks, lunges, jumping jacks and more, counted automatically • 20 original bosses that scale with your rank • Manage stamina, chain combos and earn freeze windows to rest • Win to claim XP and share your victory card • Camera processing stays on your iPhone. Video never leaves your device DAILY QUESTS AND LEVELING • A fresh workout quest every day, with a 24-hour time limit • Earn XP and level up like an RPG character • Climb 8 ranks: E → D → C → B → A → S → SS → SSS • Keep your streak alive for bonus rewards • Sync workouts, active calories and body metrics with Apple Health WORKOUTS FOR YOUR SETUP • Quests adapt to the equipment you have: bodyweight at home, bands, dumbbells or a full gym • Programs for every fitness level, from beginner to advanced • Target chest, arms, legs or core • Difficulty grows as you rank up GUILDS AND LEADERBOARDS • Create or join a guild of up to 10 hunters • Compete in monthly guild rankings • Global leaderboards • Share your progress with your party PROGRESS TRACKING • Stats dashboard and weekly calendar • XP and level history • Achievement badges Whether you start at E-Rank or chase SSS, Monarch turns every workout into a quest. Start leveling today. *BOSS MODE, LOGGING WORKOUTS AND JOINING GUILDS REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION HEALTH DISCLAIMER Monarch is a fitness and nutrition tracking app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical advice and before making major changes to your diet or exercise routine.

About

Kadd

Features
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Kadd is your training log and your crew in one app. Underneath, a progression engine that keeps your numbers honest. On top, a feed where you and your friends compete on the work. And now it comes with a coach. TRAIN Fast logging built for the gym floor: sets, reps, weight, plates math, rest timer, and a live view of the session as you go. Follow one of the starter programmes or build your own. The progression engine raises your working weight only when you've earned it, so the number on the bar is always real. KADD COACH (Pro) Tell the coach how long you've got, where you're training and how you feel. It writes today's session from your own data: the muscles falling behind, the kit you actually have (a hotel room counts), the exercises you've banned, the injuries it should work around. Every weight and rep target comes from your logged history, not a template. Rough night? It goes easier. Every Monday it reviews your week and tells it straight. KADD FUEL (Pro) Point your camera at your food. Scan a meal by photo, text or barcode and Fuel reads its calories and macros, set against targets from your own goal and bodyweight. Fix anything with a tap. Estimates stay editable, never dressed up as precise. YOUR CLUB Add your gym friends with an invite code or find them by @handle. Share a session to the feed when you're proud of it, with a photo if you want. Friends see only what you choose to post. Likes, comments, and a leaderboard that resets every Monday. Feeling brave? Opt into the Global room: everyone on Kadd, one board, in or out anytime. THE GRAFT Scoring is built on Graft: it pays for sessions done, habits kept, streaks and personal bests, not for junk volume. A beginner and a veteran compete on even ground, and there's a new winner every week. Milestones mark the lifetime work. HABITS AND HEALTH Daily habits with streaks: water, sleep, creatine, or your own. Connect WHOOP or Apple Health to see sleep, recovery and training load next to your training. Bodyweight log, widgets and a Live Activity for the lock screen. Your training data is yours. Nothing is public unless you opt in, and nothing is shared unless you post it. The club is free, forever. Kadd Coach and Kadd Fuel are part of Kadd Pro. TRAIN HARD. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dtegmvukfllgesidcqgu.supabase.co/functions/v1/site/privacy

Screenshots

Monarch4 screens
Kadd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kadd at none against Monarch's 16. On price, update cadence, 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. Monarch sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Kadd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monarch ships an update weekly, Kadd every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Monarch versus Kadd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonarchKadd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (94 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings94 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVidur SainiSaif Alfardan

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Monarch

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monarch Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Membership$29.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Monarch Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time9
  • Gold Pouch$1.99
  • Arise Rune$2.99
  • Gold Satchel$4.99
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  • Gold Chest$9.99
  • Gold Vault$19.99
  • Lifetime Membership$49.99
  • Monarch Lifetime Silver$59.99
  • Monarch Lifetime$79.99
  • Monarch Lifetime Premium$99.99
None

Kadd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monarch free?
Monarch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kadd free?
Kadd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monarch or Kadd have ads?
Neither Monarch nor Kadd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monarch or Kadd?
Monarch ships an update weekly, and Kadd every 5 days. Most recently, Monarch was updated on October 25, 2026 and Kadd on October 25, 2026.

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