Comparison

SBD Workout Planner vs Kadenza

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

Head to head
About

SBD Workout Planner

Features
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Savage By Design is a workout planner, training log, and routine builder built for people who want structure without rigidity. Plan workouts, track exercises, sets, reps, and sessions, and monitor progress over time. Savage By Design is designed for flexibility. It works for strength training, hypertrophy, conditioning, and custom gym routines. You control what you plan, what you track, and how you evolve your program. Beyond fitness, the same structured system can also be used to plan routines, schedules, learning goals, personal projects, and daily habits, all in one place. There are no forced programs, no distracting videos, and no unnecessary features. Savage By Design focuses on structure, clarity, and customization so you can build your own system and stick to it. Plan with purpose. Track what matters. Refine over time. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://savagesbydesign.com/privacy

About

Kadenza

This AI-powered fitness coach offers personalized training advice by analyzing your workout history and body metrics. It supports over 20 activity types and integrates seamlessly with Apple Health to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized coaching
  • Seamless Apple Health integration
  • Customizable AI coach personalities
  • Deep workout history analysis
  • Supports 20+ activity types
  • Fitness goal setting
Features
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Kadenza is your personal AI running coach - always available, always adapting, and built right into your pocket. INTELLIGENT COACHING, POWERED BY AI Chat with an AI coach that actually understands your training. Kadenza reads your workout history, body metrics, and fitness goals to deliver advice tailored to you. Ask about pace trends, get recovery advice after a tough run, or plan your next training block. SEAMLESS APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Kadenza syncs directly with Apple Health to pull in workouts, heart rate, distance, pace, calories, elevation, and body metrics. Runs from Apple Watch, cycling sessions, hikes, and strength workouts all flow in automatically. YOUR COACH, YOUR WAY Describe the kind of coach you want - motivating marathon trainer, laid-back running buddy, or data-driven analyst - and Kadenza generates a unique AI personality with a custom avatar. DEEP WORKOUT ANALYSIS Your coach can search your workout history to surface trends, personal records, weekly mileage, average pace over time, and more. SUPPORTS 20+ ACTIVITY TYPES Running, walking, cycling, hiking, swimming, yoga, strength training, HIIT, rowing, stair climbing, and more. If Apple Health tracks it, Kadenza coaches on it. FITNESS GOALS THAT MATTER Set training objectives like "finish a sub-2-hour half marathon" or "run 3 times a week consistently" and your coach tailors every response to help you get there. FREE TO START, PRO TO UNLOCK - Basic (Free): 5 coaching questions/day, last 30 days of workouts, Apple Health sync - Pro: Unlimited questions, full workout history, multiple conversations, custom coach persona, fitness goals, proactive feedback PRIVACY FIRST Your data is yours. We do not sell it, share it with advertisers, or track you with ad SDKs. Workout data and messages are only used to power your AI coach. THIRD-PARTY AI DISCLOSURE Kadenza uses Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI APIs (including DALL-E) to generate coaching responses and coach avatars. To provide these features, Kadenza sends coach messages and workout/fitness context (activity history, body metrics, goals) to these providers. Download Kadenza and start training smarter today. Privacy Policy: https://kadenza.coach/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://kadenza.coach/terms.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SBD Workout Planner1 screens
Kadenza4 screens

Verdict

The call

SBD Workout Planner and Kadenza are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SBD Workout Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Kadenza sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for SBD Workout Planner against 5.0 for Kadenza. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SBD Workout Planner ships an update every 10 days, Kadenza every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SBD Workout Planner versus Kadenza: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBD Workout PlannerKadenza
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB40 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKevin EhattJarX Concepts LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SBD Workout Planner

Subscriptions2
  • SBD Pro Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • SBD PRO14 Days trial$5.991 Month
2 purchases

Kadenza

Subscriptions2
  • Kadenza Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Kadenza Pro Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SBD Workout Planner free?
SBD Workout Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kadenza free?
Kadenza is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SBD Workout Planner or Kadenza?
SBD Workout Planner and Kadenza are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SBD Workout Planner or Kadenza have ads?
Neither SBD Workout Planner nor Kadenza shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SBD Workout Planner or Kadenza?
SBD Workout Planner ships an update every 10 days, and Kadenza every 2 weeks. Most recently, SBD Workout Planner was updated on November 5, 2026 and Kadenza on October 31, 2026.

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