Comparison

Cadence vs LearnThings

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

Head to head
About

Cadence

This app creates personalized learning courses based on your specific goals. It offers short, engaging lessons with practical examples and interactive elements. Practice your new skills through scenarios and quizzes, with feedback to help you improve.

Highlights
  • Goal-based personalized learning paths
  • Short, practical lessons with examples
  • Interactive diagrams and models
  • Real-life scenario practice
  • Audio and text lesson options
  • Progress tracking
  • Optional subscription for unlimited access
Features
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Turn a goal you care about into a course built for you. Learn one useful idea at a time, then practise putting it to work. Start free, with no account required. Speak with confidence in a meeting. Prepare for a difficult conversation. Become a better leader. Bring your own goal and the situation behind it. A COURSE BUILT FOR YOU Your goal and context shape your learning path. See what is ahead, pick up where you left off and take your next step. MAKE IT CLICK Short lessons explain ideas with practical examples. Diagrams, labelled charts and interactive models help when a picture makes the idea clearer. Need another approach? Explore the same idea through simpler words, a story, a drawing, a worked example or something to try. PRACTISE FOR REAL LIFE Try scenarios, quizzes and short exercises. Get feedback on your response, revisit key ideas and ask Coach when you want another explanation or example. READ OR LISTEN Read on iPhone or iPad, or listen to lesson audio with your choice of narrator. BUILD A LEARNING HABIT See your progress, return for your next lesson and keep working toward your goal. FREE TO START AND KEEP LEARNING Learn as a guest with 2 new lessons a day, audio included. Add an account for backup, restoring on a new device, or Cadence Plus. Plus is optional: no daily lesson limit, more Coach messages, more practice, longer live voice practice and all 12 lesson voices. Cadence Plus is billed through Apple as a yearly or monthly auto-renewable subscription. A seven-day trial may be available on the yearly plan for eligible Apple IDs when Apple shows the offer. Manage or cancel in your Apple subscription settings. Cancellation keeps access through the paid-through date. Questions or ideas: support@learningcadence.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Service terms: https://learningcadence.app/terms/ Privacy: https://learningcadence.app/privacy/

About

LearnThings

This app creates personalized learning paths for any subject, skill, or exam. It breaks down content into weekly topics with notes, podcasts, and quizzes tailored to your learning style and available time. Track your progress and sync across devices with a free account.

Highlights
  • Personalized learning paths
  • Weekly topic breakdown
  • Notes for reading
  • Podcast episodes for audio learning
  • Quizzes for knowledge checks
  • Progress tracking
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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LearnThings turns any topic into a personalized learning path. Tell the app what you want to learn — a skill, an exam, a subject you're just curious about — along with your current level and how much time you have. LearnThings builds a structured path just for you, broken into weeks and topics. Each topic comes to life in the format that fits how you learn best: • Notes — clear, readable lessons you can read at your own pace • Podcast — narrated audio episodes for learning on the go • Quiz — practice questions that check what you've actually learned HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell LearnThings what you want to learn, your starting level, and your timeline 2. Review your personalized path before committing to it 3. Work through topics at your own pace, tracking progress as you go 4. Create a free account to keep your paths and progress synced across devices Whether you're prepping for an exam, picking up a new skill for a project, or just curious about something new, LearnThings adapts the path and the pacing to you. LearnThings is free to use.

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
LearnThings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LearnThings at none against Cadence's 2. Cadence's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LearnThings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cadence against 5.0 for LearnThings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cadence ships an update every 3 days, LearnThings every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cadence versus LearnThings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceLearnThings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIMOTHY YONG LEE LIMALBARAA TAHER ZEINOGLU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Plus Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

LearnThings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LearnThings free?
LearnThings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cadence or LearnThings?
Cadence and LearnThings are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cadence or LearnThings have ads?
Neither Cadence nor LearnThings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or LearnThings?
Cadence ships an update every 3 days, and LearnThings every 6 days. Most recently, Cadence was updated on October 31, 2026 and LearnThings on October 31, 2026.

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