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Cadence

What Cadence is
Cadence is a language-learning app for Android, iOS, and the web that combines spaced repetition, audio, pronunciation work, and study decks. Its FSRS scheduler uses a learner’s review history, while offline-first use and real-time sync support study across devices. Learners can use native-speaker audio, text-to-speech for added words, speech recording, comparison with native audio, and speech-recognition scoring. The app supports kanji stroke order, hanzi, accent marks, and right-to-left scripts. Entering a word can produce a definition, example sentence, audio, and gender or conjugation information, while grammar card types cover verb tables and patterns. Articles or subtitle files can become cards. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited cards and decks, community decks, import, and open export. Cadence Plus costs $6 a month and adds native audio, pronunciation scoring, premium decks, retention statistics, and unlimited AI card generation.
Who it suits
Cadence suits language learners preparing for travel, exams such as JLPT or DELE, or fluency. It is useful for people who want deck-based study across mobile and web devices, with optional pronunciation and audio upgrades.
What it does well
- Free plan with unlimited cards and decks
- Offline-first study with real-time sync
- Pronunciation recording and scoring options
- Supports multiple writing systems
- Article and subtitle sentence mining
What to know first
- Native-speaker audio requires Cadence Plus
- Pronunciation scoring requires Cadence Plus
- AI card generation is limited by plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | FSRS spaced repetition, auto-tuned · Unlimited cards & decks · Text-to-speech audio · Real-time sync, all platforms · Community decks + deck import · Full open export | Free |
| Cadence Plus | $6/ month · Everything in Free · Native-speaker audio library · Pronunciation scoring & feedback · Premium professionally-made decks · Advanced retention statistics · Unlimited AI card generation | $6 a month |
As cadencelearn.co lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Cadence offers a broad free foundation for spaced-repetition language study, including deck import, export, and cross-platform sync. The $6.00 monthly Cadence Plus plan adds native audio, pronunciation feedback, statistics, premium decks, and unlimited AI card generation.
Facts from Cadence's own pages
- Audio
- Cards can use native-speaker audio, with text-to-speech available for words users add. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Generated cards
- Entering a word can generate a definition, example sentence, audio, and gender or conjugation information. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Grammar
- Built-in card types cover verb tables and grammar patterns. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- The free plan includes community decks, deck import, and full open export. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Learning goals
- The site names travel, exams such as JLPT or DELE, and fluency as learning goals. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The page identifies the product as Cadence Language Learning. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Offline lessons
- Yes · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Personalized review
- Yes · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Pronunciation
- Learners can record themselves, compare their speech with native audio, and receive speech-recognition scoring. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cadence is a language learning app that pairs spaced repetition with native audio, pronunciation feedback, and study decks. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Scheduler
- Its FSRS scheduler is described as open, research-backed, and tuned to the learner’s review history. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Scripts
- The app supports kanji stroke order, hanzi, accent marks, and right-to-left scripts. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Sentence mining
- Users can paste an article or subtitle file to turn unknown words into study cards. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
- Speech practice
- Yes · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 6 · cadencelearn.co, 19 Sept 2026
- Sync and offline use
- The site describes real-time sync across iOS, Android, web, and desktop, and says the app is offline-first. · cadencelearn.co, 11 Oct 2026
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