Comparison

SetReady vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

SetReady

Features
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Know exactly when to start your next set. SetReady is the gym rest timer for weights that turns your Apple Watch into a recovery coach: it tracks your heart rate between sets and tells you when you are ready. Requires Apple Watch. Stop guessing your rest. Finish a set, tap it on your Watch, and SetReady tracks elapsed rest, remaining rest, the peak heart rate from your last set and how many beats you recover. A haptic tells you when it is time to get back under the bar. BUILT FOR THE GYM • Rest timer between sets on Apple Watch, with haptic cues • Live heart-rate recovery: peak, beats recovered and target • Profiles for strength, hypertrophy, very heavy work or conditioning • Big iPhone controls: next set, pause and end • Keep your music or podcast playing while you lift YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE • New home screen with your week, streak, last workout and rest profile • Monthly calendar with time, set and calorie rings • Training load charts and recovery trends • Every session in detail: timeline, heart-rate zones and set-by-set rests • Import workouts from Health, including runs, walks and rides with their route • Shareable performance report OPTIMIZED FOR IPHONE DUO On the inner display, home, live workout, history and summary flow into two columns, and nothing is split by the fold. SETREADY PRO Unlock unlimited history, recovery and load trends, advanced rest window tuning, workout automation and shareable reports. Without Pro you can still train with Apple Watch, use the core rest timer and see your recent history. SetReady uses HealthKit, with your permission, to read heart rate and save workouts started on Apple Watch. SetReady provides workout timing guidance only and is not medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://litoarias.github.io/landing-setready/privacy/index.html Terms of Use: https://litoarias.github.io/landing-setready/terms/index.html

About

Cadence

This app provides personalized running training plans that adapt to your body's recovery and performance. Track your runs with GPS, log recovery metrics, and receive intelligent coaching to help you train smarter and achieve your race goals.

Highlights
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Recovery check-ins
  • GPS run tracking
  • Post-run stories
  • Ghost races
  • Race-shape predictions
  • Coach guidance
Features
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You don’t become disciplined by waiting to feel motivated. You become disciplined by keeping promises to yourself. Cadence turns your morning run into the first win of your day. Choose the distracting apps you want to block. When your alarm goes off, prove you’re awake, put on your shoes, and complete your run. Finish the challenge to unlock your apps and start the day knowing you followed through. Every completed morning becomes proof that you’re becoming more disciplined, focused, and consistent. RUN FIRST. UNLOCK THE REST. Cadence creates one simple rule for your morning: No scrolling. No distractions. Run first. Your selected apps remain blocked until you complete a qualifying run. Instead of relying on motivation, Cadence changes your environment so following through becomes the obvious choice. BECOME DISCIPLINED Discipline isn’t something you either have or don’t have. It’s something you build. Cadence helps you build it one morning at a time: • Wake up when you said you would • Prove you’re out of bed • Verify that your running shoes are on • Complete your morning run • Unlock your selected apps • Start the day with a promise kept The goal isn’t simply to run more. It’s to become someone who follows through. BREAK THE SNOOZE-AND-SCROLL CYCLE The Run Alarm doesn’t end with an ordinary dismiss button. It guides you through a sequence designed to get you out of bed and into motion: • Wake up to your Run Alarm • Complete your wake-up proof • Verify your running shoes • Begin a live GPS-tracked run • Complete the qualifying challenge • Take your finish selfie • Unlock your blocked apps By the time your apps become available, you’ve already done something difficult. TURN CONSISTENCY INTO A GAME See your progress grow every time you show up: • Build and protect your streak • Earn XP for completed runs • Climb through increasingly difficult ranks • Unlock achievements • Use streak freezes when life gets in the way • Turn ordinary mornings into visible progress Each run moves you forward. Each streak makes quitting harder. Every completed challenge reinforces your new identity. COACHING FOR THE HARD MORNINGS Motivation changes from day to day. Your commitment doesn’t have to. Cadence includes coaching for the mornings when you feel tired, resistant, or tempted to quit. Learn how to handle difficult mornings, recover after missed days, and keep moving forward. IMPROVE WITH YOUR FRIENDS Transformation is easier when other people know what you’re working toward. Turn completed runs, streaks, XP, ranks, and milestones into progress cards you can share with friends. Challenge each other to follow through and make self-improvement something you pursue together. Accountability turns a private intention into a promise. TRACK THE WORK Record your runs with live GPS or connect with Strava. See the distance, duration, pace, route, and effort behind every completed morning. Your history becomes more than a collection of workouts—it becomes a record of the person you are becoming. YOUR FIRST WIN CHANGES THE REST OF THE DAY Cadence isn’t about becoming perfect overnight. It’s about creating one daily moment where you choose the person you want to become over the person you used to be. Wake up. Put on your shoes. Complete the run. Keep the promise. Run first. Unlock the rest. Become disciplined. Cadence requires access to Apple Screen Time features to block selected apps. Run verification and route tracking require location access. Some features require a Cadence Pro subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://cadencerun.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cadencerun.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

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Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

SetReady and Cadence are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SetReady sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cadence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetReady ships an update every 3 days, Cadence every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SetReady versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetReadyCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperLito ariasADNAN YONATHAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SetReady

Subscriptions2
  • SetReady Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SetReady Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • SetReady Pro Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions3
  • Cadence Pro Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • Cadence: Run Alarm & Coach$19.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Annual subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SetReady free?
SetReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetReady or Cadence have ads?
Neither SetReady nor Cadence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetReady or Cadence?
SetReady ships an update every 3 days, and Cadence every 4 days. Most recently, SetReady was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cadence on October 31, 2026.

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