Cadence - Run & Bike Tracker 4+

My racing days are over. I wanted this app just for the cadence to keep my knees healthy for tennis. It worked gr8 a couple times; then the ad I needed to watch (for the free version) WOULDN’T GO AWAY. I tried everything—deleting, uploading, throwing my phone—I couldn’t close the game ads. After a particularly frustrating session, I reviewed the app and gave it a 1. It was easy to download, fix my settings, customize, and navigate; but if I couldn’t actually use it, what’s the point?🤷‍♀️
WELL, Ryan answered me immediately and spent the weekend coming up with possible solutions, and finally fixing it (at least, so far so good!) in communication with the server. AMAZING customer service, technical help, and respect for his users. I’d like to upgrade my 1 ⭐️rating to a 5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️rating!!!!
I bought a Garmin cadence sensor 2 and was told by the retailer it wouldn’t work with Cadence app, and I needed to invest in an expensive interface. Not so—it now works gr8.
Thank you, Ryan!

Update 2/24/21: I'm glad we got it figured out! Thanks so much for updating your review, much appreciated!

Original Response: Hey 53hoofer, I'm really sorry, that's super frustrating =/

I have virtually no control over how those ads work, they're served entirely by Google, and unfortunately they're sometimes absolutely infuriating to close because the X shows up nearly off the screen.

Any chance you could email me some screenshots, or tell me which advertisers they are? It might be possible to ban specific ads if I know what to search for.

Apologies for the terrible experience.

Ryan
support@getcadence.app

Cadence is an activity logger for cycling and running, and while there are many alternatives in this category of mobile apps, my opinion is that Cadence is currently an uncompromising standout.

- The interface is whatever you want it to be, from simple and sparse to detailed and data-dense. The editor and page system is intuitive, and the overall user interface is attractive and pragmatic. It feels like I’m using a proper cycling computer rather than the speedometer of a cyberpunk tuner-car.

- The activity history is very detailed and well organized, and I’m a bit of a sucker for graphs and number data.

- The balance between freely available options versus pro subscription options is fair and makes sense. Cadence is perfectly usable to someone who doesn’t need or want to pay for a pro subscription, while the pro subscription should feel worthwhile to someone who uses the app regularly, though I’ll admit to feeling if it were any higher I would not subscribe.

- I don’t feel like I’m giving anything up. I’m not settling for a mess of an interface because I need a feature that’s only available elsewhere. Likewise, I’m not missing out on features because I want to use an attractive app. Rather, I feel that I’ve got both in an app that manages to not feel bloated or overly complicated. Bravo.

Wow, thank you!!

I’ve gone through a lot of apps over the years. Some I tried for a week others a stop using after a day. But this one is by far the best one I’ve ever used. All the information I want is there. The customizable interface is amazing. I also appreciate your verbal cues which I have set every mile to inform me of my distance and average speed and any other info that I could want. The only two things I didn’t like is that I had to pay to lose the ads. But that’s kind of standard fare with most any app anymore. And The sink to Strava is kind of clunky. I’m not saying it’s unusable but I find it easier to just run Strava and this app at the same time rather than export the information. That might just be a personal preference though. Basically I fully endorse it and you should give it a try

TMCINK, thank you so much, that's really great to hear! I'd love to know what you find clunky about the Strava syncing, since it can be set to happen automatically when you save your activity. Feel free to email support@getcadence.app with any other details or feedback.