Kadens vs Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kadens
This app provides self-coached athletes with a comprehensive view of their recovery and training progress. It analyzes sleep, body metrics like HRV and resting heart rate, and trends to help users train with intent and achieve long-term goals. It integrates with Apple Health to pull data from various wearables.
- Daily recovery insights
- Sleep tracking and debt analysis
- Body metrics (HRV, RHR, SpO2)
- 30-day trend analysis
- Apple Health integration
- Long-term training progress monitoring
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Kadens helps self-coached athletes progress for the long term. Most fitness apps stop halfway. Some focus on recovery. Others focus on training plans. Kadens is built to close the full loop over time: recovery, training load, planned sessions, what you actually did, and your progress, using the data that already lives in Apple Health. The first step is already live: understand whether your body can support the work ahead. โถ TODAY Start each day with a clear recovery picture. โข Last night's sleep at a glance โข Morning body metrics compared to your usual range โข Trends that show what is improving and what needs attention โถ SLEEP Sleep drives recovery. Kadens helps you see if you are actually getting enough of it. โข Sleep duration and sleep stages โข 7-day sleep debt โข Wake time compared with your usual wake time โข 30-day trends for duration, debt, and wake consistency โถ BODY METRICS See how recovered you are before you decide how hard to push. โข Resting heart rate โข Heart rate variability (HRV) โข Respiratory rate โข Blood oxygen โข Wrist temperature Each metric includes a 30-day trend and a check against your typical range. โถ WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH You do not need an Apple Watch. Any wearable that writes to Apple Health can work, including Garmin, Oura Ring, Ultrahuman Ring, and others. Apple Watch usually gives the fullest picture. โถ BUILT FOR THE LONG GAME Kadens is not a "do more" app. It is designed to help you train with intent: recover well, balance effort wisely, follow the session you planned, and see whether you are progressing on the path you chose. Coming next: training load guidance, structured sessions, planned vs actual analysis, and longer-term progress trends. โถ PRIVACY Kadens reads your data from Apple Health on your device. Those readings stay on your device. Kadens is not a medical device and does not replace professional healthcare advice. Privacy Policy: https://www.apptico.fr/kadens/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apptico.fr/kadens/terms-and-conditions/ EULA: https://www.apptico.fr/kadens/eula Support: support@kadens.app
Run
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Run-It Intelligence helps you find the shoes that work best for the way you actually run. Connect Garmin or Stryd and turn your running data into practical shoe, fatigue and biomechanics insights. Run-It analyzes signals like cadence, ground contact time, stride length, duty factor, vertical ratio, pace and heart-rate drift to understand how your mechanics change across different runs, speeds, fatigue levels and shoes. Instead of guessing which shoes suit you, Run-It helps you compare how different shoes perform with your running style and goals. Use Run-It to: - Get shoe recommendations based on your running mechanics - Compare shoes by efficiency, fatigue response and training purpose - Track shoe rotation, mileage and performance trends - Understand your running signature in it's purest form - Review biomechanical trends from Garmin or Stryd data - See when form, fatigue or heart-rate drift changes during a session and over time - Unlock deeper Pro analysis on iOS through Apple in-app purchase Run-It is built for runners who want to choose shoes with better data, not guesswork. It provides training insights, not medical advice, and does not diagnose, treat or prevent injuries or medical conditions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://run-it.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://run-it.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kadens at none against Run's 2. Kadens also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Run's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Run sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Kadens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kadens ships an update daily, Run every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kadens | Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apptico | Brecht Colemont |
In-app purchases
Kadens
No in-app purchases
Run
- Run-It Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Run-It Pro Yearly$79.991 Year









