Cadence vs Pace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Adaptive training plans
- Recovery check-ins
- GPS run tracking
- Post-run stories
- Ghost races
- Race-shape predictions
- Coach guidance
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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
Pace
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Pace is the mental training app made for runners. The miles are in your legs. The words are in your head. Pace handles the words. A daily running mantra or quote on your home screen, your lock screen, and in a beautiful widget. Glance down and get exactly what you need to get out the door, push through the hard miles, or line up on race day. A COACH FOR EVERY MILE Your mind quits before your legs do. Start a run and Pace becomes a coach on your Apple Watch — a charged, mile-specific line buzzed to your wrist right when you need it. Not a generic "you've got this." The words that fit the moment: settle in at mile one, dig deep at mile ten, empty the tank at the finish. Tell Pace where you tend to struggle, and it'll be there waiting. RACE DAY MODE Add your race and Pace shifts into a focused, 48-hour countdown — a dark, charged widget and race-specific mantras to steady your nerves and sharpen your mind before the gun. BUILT FOR THE HABIT • A fresh mantra every morning, on your home and lock screen • Widgets in every size • Six collections — long run, speed work, comeback, rest days, and more • Save the words that hit hardest • Keep a daily streak going The right words, right when you need them. That's Pace. Pace Pro unlocks the in-run coach, Race Day Mode, and all collections. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled. Terms: pacedaily.app/privacy Pace Pro unlocks the in-run Apple Watch coach, Race Day Mode, all six collections, and every widget style. • Pace Pro Monthly — $2.99/month • Pace Pro Annual — $19.99/year (includes a 7-day free trial) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pacedaily.app/privacy
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Verdict
Cadence and Pace are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Cadence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Pace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Cadence | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADNAN YONATHAN | AUSTIN MICHAEL HART |
In-app purchases
Cadence
- Cadence Pro Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
- Cadence: Run Alarm & Coach$19.991 Month
- Cadence Pro Annual subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Pace
- Pace Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pace Annually1 Month trial$19.991 Year









