ActivePath AI vs Cadence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActivePath AI
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ActivePath builds the workout route you want, every time. Whether you're running, walking, or cycling, ActivePath builds routes shaped by: how far, how hard, what kind of terrain, what's nearby, even your mood. Then it tracks every step, celebrates your wins, and shows you how much of your city and the world you've explored. THE PERFECT ROUTE, GENERATED Every route is built around you. Choose by distance, duration, exertion level, terrain, or mood. Drop in points of interest you want to pass like a park, a coffee shop, or a viewpoint, and ActivePath stitches them into a real route that works. Your previous workouts inform what comes next, so the suggestions get sharper over time. ONE APP, EVERY CARDIO GOAL Beyond freeform routes, you'll find a growing catalog of structured workouts like track sessions, classic HIIT formats, tempo intervals, and recovery loops, ready to start with a tap. New formats land regularly. ActivePath is built to be your one-stop shop for cardio. TRAINING PLANS THAT MEET YOU Build a personalized plan for a 5K, half marathon, century ride, or general fitness. Plans adapt to skipped days, fatigue, and your real fitness level. No rigid grid that breaks the first time you miss a workout. MEET DASH, YOUR AI COACH Dash is the conversational nucleus of the app. Ask for a flat 5-mile loop near parks. Ask for a recovery week before your next race. Ask what you should do today. Dash plans it, explains it, and helps you start. LIVE TRACKING + ACHIEVEMENTS + EXPLORATION Pace, distance, calories, heart rate, elevation, and turn-by-turn. All live, all clear. Earn achievements as you hit milestones. Watch your heatmap fill in as you cover more streets, more neighborhoods, more of your city and the world. CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING Pace ranges, surface preferences, climb caps, voice cues, music integrations, units, watch behaviors. Almost every part of ActivePath bends to how you actually want to move. Built different for runners, walkers, and cyclists. SHARE THE WIN See what your neighbors are doing. Share routes you love so others can find them. Climb the leaderboard in your city. Join collective goals. ActivePath turns solo movement into shared momentum. PRIVACY FIRST Your location, your health data, your goals. They stay yours. Health integrations are opt-in, location is only used while the app is active or during a workout, and nothing is sold to advertisers. Open the app, pick a starting point, and ActivePath will build your next route in seconds. ———————————— SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ActivePath requires a Pro subscription that starts with a 14-day free trial, renews automatically until cancelled, and includes every feature described above. • ActivePath Pro Monthly — $4.99 / month • ActivePath Pro Annual — $44.99 / year (save 25% on monthly) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account on confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions or cancel at any time after purchase in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://activepath.ai/privacy
Cadence
Track your daily steps, distance, floors climbed, and calories burned with a focus on simplicity and privacy. Set custom weekday and weekend goals and visualize your activity patterns with interactive heatmaps. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Watch.
- Daily step, distance, floors, and calorie tracking
- Customizable weekday and weekend goals
- Interactive hour-by-hour heatmaps
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Private by design, no account required
- Automatic iCloud history restore
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Step tracking that stays out of your way Cadence helps you build a consistent walking habit without the usual noise. No social feed. No gamification. No upsells. Just an honest, clear picture of how you move every day. Weekday and Weekend Goals Most days aren't the same, so your goals shouldn't be either. Set separate targets for weekdays and weekends. Cadence automatically applies the right goal each day, and your history always reflects the target that was active on that specific day. Past records are never rewritten. Changed your mind about a goal? You can apply any update retroactively across your entire history with a single tap. Heatmaps You Can Actually Explore See your walking rhythm hour by hour. Scrub through today's heatmap to pinpoint exactly when you were most active, or zoom out to spot long-term patterns across weeks, months, and years. Beautifully color-coded and easy to understand. No chart reading required. Steps, Distance, Floors, and Calories Every day shows your full activity picture — steps, walking distance, flights climbed, and active calories. See how your week is shaping up with a projected end-of-week step total based on your current daily pace. Apple Watch and Complications A native three-page Apple Watch app gives you today's steps and progress, your full week chart, and goal settings directly on your wrist. Eight thoughtfully designed complications work beautifully on any watch face. Goals sync instantly between iPhone and Watch in both directions. Private by Design No account. No sign-up. No ads. Your health data stays on your device and syncs privately through your own iCloud. No analytics. No tracking. Your History, Restored Install Cadence on a new device signed into the same iCloud account and your complete history restores automatically — goals included. No exports or manual backups needed. Core step tracking, the Apple Watch app, and all complications are completely free and will always remain free. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support ongoing development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ActivePath AI at 15.1 against Cadence's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ActivePath AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cadence sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ActivePath AI ships an update every 4 weeks, Cadence fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActivePath AI | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Split Step Labs, LLC | Vlad Gankin |
In-app purchases
ActivePath AI
- Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual14 Days trial$44.991 Year
Cadence
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Medium Coffee$1.99
- Large Coffee$2.99
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- Coffee & Muffin$3.99
- You're too kind$4.99









