Comparison

Cadence vs WalkAtlas

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

WalkAtlas

Features
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WalkAtlas transforms your treadmill into an immersive exploration experience. Walk through real-world routes, discover new places, and stay active from home. Whether you're training, walking for wellness, or exploring new cities virtually, WalkAtlas helps you turn every treadmill session into a more engaging experience. Features: • Generate immersive walking routes • Explore real-world inspired paths • Live route simulation • Real-time distance and progress tracking • Community and official routes • Save favorite routes • Modern dark premium experience • Designed for indoor walking and treadmill workouts WalkAtlas combines fitness, exploration, and technology into a new way to walk the world from home.

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
WalkAtlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WalkAtlas at none against Cadence's 5. WalkAtlas also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. WalkAtlas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cadence ships an update fortnightly, WalkAtlas every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cadence versus WalkAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceWalkAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad GankinCristian Florez

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cadence

One-time5
  • 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
None

WalkAtlas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WalkAtlas free?
WalkAtlas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cadence or WalkAtlas have ads?
Neither Cadence nor WalkAtlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or WalkAtlas?
Cadence ships an update fortnightly, and WalkAtlas every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cadence was updated on October 31, 2026 and WalkAtlas on October 31, 2026.

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