Comparison

Cadence vs tenk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

tenk

This app helps you achieve your daily step goals by tracking progress, building streaks, and providing motivation. It offers insights into your activity patterns and allows for recovery days without breaking your routine. Premium features unlock extended history, unlimited challenges, and enhanced tools.

Highlights
  • Daily step goal tracking
  • Progress and streak building
  • Supportive and dark motivation
  • Clear history and monthly trends
  • Goal completion patterns
  • Recovery day boosters
Features
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tenk helps you stay consistent with daily step goals. Track your progress, build streaks, and keep momentum with supportive or dark motivation. See clear history, monthly trends, and goal completion patterns. Use boosters when you need recovery days without losing your routine. Premium unlocks: Full history and deeper insights Unlimited challenges Booster accumulation features Enhanced widgets and motivation tools Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/170EMVgqpjIoGZ927DI8ZFGrZVUYz-rExzmiNkWTg0xo/edit?tab=t.0

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
tenk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cadence at none against tenk's shown. Cadence also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). tenk's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 5 one-off in-app purchases and tenk sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. 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 Cadence against 5.0 for tenk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cadence ships an update fortnightly, tenk weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cadence versus tenk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadencetenk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad GankinAlex Pupko

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cadence

One-time5
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$1.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Coffee & Muffin$3.99
  • You're too kind$4.99
10 purchases

tenk

Subscriptions2
  • Year offer$14.991 Year
  • year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Streak Booster$0.99
  • Coffee tip$0.99
  • Fuel Tip$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Sushi Tip$14.99
  • Development Tip$29.99
  • lifetime$49.99
  • Thank You Tip$49.99
  • lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tenk free?
tenk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cadence or tenk?
Cadence and tenk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cadence or tenk have ads?
tenk shows ads; Cadence does not.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or tenk?
Cadence ships an update fortnightly, and tenk weekly. Most recently, Cadence was updated on October 31, 2026 and tenk on October 31, 2026.

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