Comparison

Cadence Running Metronome vs Geara

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

Head to head
About

Cadence Running Metronome

This app provides a running metronome to help you maintain a consistent cadence during your workouts. It plays a beat underneath your audio, allowing you to improve efficiency and performance without interrupting your music or podcasts. Choose from various sounds and adjust the tempo to match your training goals.

Highlights
  • Adjustable BPM for various run types
  • Plays metronome sound beneath other audio
  • Three distinct metronome sounds
  • Tap Tempo feature
  • Volume control for metronome beat
  • Elapsed timer
  • Screen wake lock
Features
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Cadence is a running metronome that does one thing and does it well. Set your beats per minute, choose a sound, and go. The beat plays underneath your podcast, audiobook, or music — not instead of it. Consistent cadence is the fastest route to better running. It builds efficiency, improves performance, and takes the guesswork out of easy gains. SET YOUR CADENCE FOR ANY SESSION Zone 2 easy run? Set it low — 160–165 BPM — and lock in a steady, sustainable rhythm you can hold for an hour without drifting. Tempo or threshold run? Push it to 170–175 and train your body to sustain a faster turnover at controlled effort. Race pace? Dial in your target cadence and practise holding it. Come race day, the rhythm is already in your legs. Strides and speed work? Crank it up to 185–195 and match your feet to the beat. Cadence teaches fast turnover as a physical habit, not a number on a watch. Recovery or cool-down? Drop it low and let the beat slow you down. Runners almost always recover too fast. The metronome won't let you. WHY CADENCE Cadence metronome takes the guesswork out of pace. No need to keep looking at your wrist - set the cadence, choose a sound, and let your feet find the beat. A metronome trains rhythm at a muscular level — your legs learn the pattern and hold it without conscious effort. This is how consistent pacing is built. PLAYS BENEATH YOUR AUDIO Cadence generates sound on a separate audio channel, so it plays beneath your chosen podcast, audiobook, or playlist. Train your cadence while listening to whatever keeps you moving. THE DETAILS Three clean synthesised sounds: Click, Woodblock, and Soft Beep. Pick whichever cuts through without being annoying. BPM range of 150–200 — from easy recovery pace through fast strides. Adjustable by slider or single-tap increments. Tap Tempo: tap in rhythm with your current footstrike and the app locks to your cadence. Find out what you're running at before you decide what to aim for. Volume control to dial the beat beneath speech audio or push it forward when you need a stronger cue. Elapsed timer so you can leave your other apps alone. Screen wake lock keeps your phone awake during your run. No GPS. No battery drain. No account. No sign-up. No internet connection required — works in flight mode, underground, on a treadmill, wherever you run. One app. One job. Run to the beat.

About

Geara

This app helps runners manage their running shoes by tracking mileage and wear. It syncs with Strava to automatically log runs and offers insights into shoe performance and when to retire them. Users can also discover and review shoes from the community.

Highlights
  • Automatic Strava sync for runs
  • Track shoe mileage and wear
  • Retirement alerts for shoes
  • Side-by-side shoe performance comparison
  • Log shoe history and milestones
  • Community shoe reviews and ratings
  • Follow other runners and share gear
Features
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Geara tracks the miles and segments on your running shoes — synced straight from Strava — so you always know how your shoes are performing, when it's time to retire a pair, and you never lose track of what's in rotation. TRACK EVERY MILE Connect your Strava account and Geara will automatically pull your runs and any shoes you have linked. Or assign your shoes on Geara! See weekly mileage trends, a rotation heatmap of which shoes you're wearing on which days, and per-shoe wear charts over time. KNOW WHEN TO RETIRE A PAIR Set mileage goals per shoe and get a clear picture of wear before it becomes an injury risk. Compare two shoes side-by-side with fitness-adjusted performance trends to see how your times hold up as mileage builds. BUILD YOUR GEAR HISTORY Log every shoe you've run in, track colorways, and celebrate milestones — Geara marks your achievements (distance, elevation gained, and more) with shareable cards built for posting. DISCOVER AND REVIEW Browse shoe reviews from the community — star ratings, pros/cons, and real mileage-at-review data — before you buy your next pair. STAY CONNECTED Follow other runners, share your gear and milestones, and comment on posts from people training like you. Geara syncs read-only with Strava — we never post on your behalf.

Screenshots

Cadence Running Metronome4 screens
Geara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Geara at Free against Cadence Running Metronome's $2.99. Geara also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). Cadence Running Metronome's advantage is chart position (#36 vs unranked) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Geara is free to download; Cadence Running Metronome costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cadence Running Metronome against 5.0 for Geara. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cadence Running Metronome versus Geara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadence Running MetronomeGeara
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKelly KingGeara

Customer experience

Cadence Running Metronome

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Geara

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cadence Running Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

Geara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence Running Metronome free?
Cadence Running Metronome costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geara free?
Geara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cadence Running Metronome or Geara?
Cadence Running Metronome and Geara are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cadence Running Metronome or Geara have ads?
Neither Cadence Running Metronome nor Geara shows ads.

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