A run-walk timer that counts so you don't have to.
Cadence is a run/walk interval timer made for runners. Set your run and walk times, the number of intervals, and an optional warm-up and cool-down — then run. Cadence counts you through every interval and stops on its own, so you never have to watch the clock or tap your screen mid-run.
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What run/walk training is
Alternating short stretches of running and walking instead of running the whole way. It's how most people start running, and how many keep going farther.
- New and beginner runners use it to build from walking up to running, couch to 5K style.
- Returning runners use it to ease back in without burning out.
- Distance runners use timed walk breaks to cover more miles — 5K, 10K, half and full marathon — with less fatigue.
If you train with timed walk breaks, Cadence keeps the timing for you.
Every switch, three ways at once
Every phase change is impossible to miss, so the app can stay in your pocket.
- A spoken voice that calls out "Run" and "Walk" using your phone's built-in text to speech.
- Distinct tones for each direction, so you know which way you're switching without looking.
- Vibration on every transition, and at the finish.
Turn the voice and tones on or off independently to suit your run.
It also lets you
- Build multi-block workouts — chain different run/walk intervals in one session, like a speed ladder or a progression run.
- Follow a multi-week training plan with progress tracking — a ten-week build to a long run, a six-week walking plan, and a six-week speed plan.
- Browse a built-in library of ready-made workouts: beginner run/walk weeks, easy and steady 5K runs, and speed interval sessions.
- Run a single block as a plain run-only or walk-only timer, for steady runs or walk training.
- Save your favourite workouts as named presets and reload them in one tap.
- Add an interval mid-run, or finish early whenever you want.
- Save a summary image of any finished workout to share or keep.
- Review past sessions in your workout history.
- Start each run on your last-used workout, already loaded.
No ads. No account. No sign-up.
Cadence has no internet permission at all — everything stays on your phone.
Already running it and something's wrong? Tell us about it — we read every message.