Comparison

TrainerKit vs Kadenz

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

Head to head
About

TrainerKit

This app offers adaptive cycling coaching that adjusts to your actual rides, providing personalized training plans. It allows you to ride real indoor routes with simulated surface changes and track outdoor rides with GPS, syncing data across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Adaptive indoor and outdoor cycling coaching
  • Real route simulation with surface feedback
  • GPS tracking for outdoor rides
  • Apple Watch standalone ride recording
  • Integration with Ride with GPS and GPX files
  • Automatic data sync across Apple devices
  • Structured workouts based on personal power curve
Features
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Get faster on the bike you actually ride. Adaptive coaching that reads every ride and tells you exactly what to do next — and now, real roads indoors: import a Ride with GPS route and feel the surface change through your smart trainer. TrainerKit is an adaptive cycling companion for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Ride indoors with any FTMS smart trainer, outdoors with GPS, or standalone on your Apple Watch. RIDE REAL ROUTES INDOORS Import routes from Ride with GPS or any GPX file and ride them on your smart trainer. TrainerKit drives grade AND surface through your trainer's native simulation mode — when the route turns to gravel, dirt, or cobbles, you feel it, segment by segment. Watch your position on a 2D or 3D satellite map beside the live elevation profile. AN ADAPTIVE COACH Daily coaching that follows how you actually ride — no rigid schedule to fall behind on. Progression Blocks target one weakness at a time. Training Focus steers your sessions toward the power band your goals need. The Plan tab shows a 4-week outlook with intensity mix and weekly load, with smart periodization around races and multi-day Training Trips. No manual logging required — it runs entirely on what you actually ride. RIDE OUTSIDE Record outdoor rides on iPhone or Apple Watch with GPS, barometric altimeter, and a Kalman-filtered track. Follow an imported route with a course line and a 3D navigation camera. Enduro ride mode pairs Liaison and Stage laps. E-Bike rides too — and Wet Mode on Apple Watch uses native Water Lock so a downpour can't end your ride. Key features: - Ride with GPS: import routes, upload rides, turn rides into routes - Per-segment surface resistance on your smart trainer — gravel, dirt, cobbles - Works with any FTMS smart trainer, plus Wahoo KICKR and Tacx NEO - Structured workouts indoors or outdoors, with interval targets built from your own power curve - Rider Profile: power-duration curve, Critical Power, and phenotype - Race calendar and multi-day Training Trips with goals, registration, and GPX course preview - Ride history with NP, IF, TSS, peak power, power distribution, and route replay - Manual lap support on every ride type - Strava and Intervals.icu auto-upload with per-ride bike and ride-type - Apple Health: every ride counts, even ones recorded on Mac or Apple TV - iCloud sync across all devices - Apple Watch standalone rides with HealthKit sensor pairing, plus Wet Mode Requires iOS 17 or later, iPadOS 17 or later, watchOS 10 or later.

About

Kadenz

Features
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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

Screenshots

TrainerKit4 screens
Kadenz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TrainerKit at 5 against Kadenz's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TrainerKit versus Kadenz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainerKitKadenz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WhaleyDigitmedia e.K.

In-app purchases

None

TrainerKit

No in-app purchases

None

Kadenz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrainerKit free?
TrainerKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kadenz free?
Kadenz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrainerKit or Kadenz have ads?
Neither TrainerKit nor Kadenz shows ads.

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