Comparison

Cadence vs DGen Walk

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

DGen Walk

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DGen Walk is your ultimate walking companion. Whether you're taking a morning stroll or a long evening walk, DGen Walk keeps you motivated with real-time step tracking and your favorite music. KEY FEATURES: - Step Counter — Accurate real-time step tracking using your device's motion sensors - Distance & Calories — See exactly how far you've walked and how many calories you've burned - Music Player — Play your local music library while walking, with full background audio support - History & Statistics — View your daily, weekly, and monthly progress with beautiful charts - Achievements — Unlock rewards as you hit new milestones - Challenges — Complete walking challenges to stay motivated - Home Screen Widget — See your step progress at a glance without opening the app - Dark & Light Mode — Comfortable viewing in any lighting Start walking. Stay healthy. Hit your goals.

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
DGen Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cadence versus DGen Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceDGen Walk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad GankinMurshid Abu madi

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
None

DGen Walk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DGen Walk free?
DGen Walk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cadence or DGen Walk have ads?
DGen Walk shows ads; Cadence does not.

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