Comparison

Cadence vs Pedometer

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

Pedometer

Track your daily steps, distance, and active energy using your iPhone and Apple Watch. Visualize your progress with charts and set daily goals. Customize your experience with widgets and color options, with privacy-focused data processing on your device.

Highlights
  • Step tracking
  • Distance tracking
  • Active energy monitoring
  • Flights climbed
  • Daily goals
  • Charts and graphs
  • Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
Features
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Follow steps, distance, flights climbed and active energy on iPhone and Apple Watch with Apple Health. Charts, daily goals and widgets are free; choose which details your widgets show. Pedometer Plus removes iPhone banner ads and unlocks preset and custom colors for the app, supported Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch. System and watch-face tints take priority. Health data is processed on your devices and is never sent to advertisers. No account is required. The free version may include Google ads and regional privacy choices. Privacy Policy: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://kayvenchen.github.io/pedometer/support/

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
Pedometer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cadence at 5.0 against Pedometer's 4.3. Cadence also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Pedometer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pedometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cadence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cadence ships an update fortnightly, Pedometer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Cadence versus Pedometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadencePedometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad GankinKayven Chen

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

Pedometer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pedometer free?
Pedometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cadence or Pedometer?
Cadence is rated higher. Cadence averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pedometer averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Cadence or Pedometer have ads?
Pedometer shows ads; Cadence does not.
Which is updated more often, Cadence or Pedometer?
Cadence ships an update fortnightly, and Pedometer monthly. Most recently, Cadence was updated on September 15, 2026 and Pedometer on September 18, 2026.

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