Choose your direction
Write what you want to grow toward, or choose a suggested direction based on your learning. You can change or pause it as your priorities change.
Learning Cadence builds your course.
Learning Cadence is a learning app that builds a course on any topic you choose and tutors you through it: lessons you can read or listen to that adjust to how you are doing, a tutor that steps in when an answer misses, earlier ideas brought back before they fade, and practice that gives feedback on your own answers. On iPhone and Android, you always see a clear next step and learn at your own pace.
I want to speak with confidence when all eyes are on me.
In team meetings
Your course
Find your voice
- Find your pause
- Lead with the point
- Handle a challenge
Put it into practiceAnswer a difficult question
I want to look at the night sky and understand what I’m seeing.
Starting with the view from home
Your course
Read the night sky
- Find your bearings
- Follow the Moon
- Spot a wandering planet
Put it into practiceExplain tonight’s Moon
I want to make better decisions without overthinking every choice.
For everyday decisions
Your course
Make room for clear thinking
- Separate facts from guesses
- Test another explanation
- Choose your next step
Put it into practiceWork through a real decision
Who makes Learning Cadence
- Name
- Learning Cadence is the full name and Cadence the short one. The app is listed as “Cadence: Learn and grow daily” on the App Store and Google Play, and its website is learningcadence.app.
- Made by
- Cadence is built by its founder, Tim Lim. Questions and feedback go to support@learningcadence.app.
- Not to be confused with
- Learning Cadence is not affiliated with Cadence Design Systems (chip design software), the Cadence open source workflow engine, Cadence Education (early childhood schools) or SpeakCadence (a speech practice app).
- Your directionWhat you want to grow toward
- Your journeyLearning that connects over time
- Your next stepSomething useful to do today
Directions and journeys
A purpose for your learning. Room to keep growing.
A direction is what you want to grow toward. Your journey connects courses, practice and real moments in support of it. Each course is one part of that bigger path.
We are building Cadence so anyone can explore their curiosities, learn what matters to them and grow over time. Your interests can deepen, your goals can change, and learning can continue beyond the end of a course.
Connect your learning
Bring relevant courses together and see how each contributes. A next step can be a lesson, review, short practice, reflection or another course.
Learn from what happens
Practice feedback, learning checks and moments you report help shape the next suggestion. You decide what to follow and when a direction feels reached.
An illustrated journey
“Handle difficult conversations with confidence.”
One possible direction. The steps can change with what you learn and what you need next.
- Build understandingLearn to separate an observation from a judgment.
- Rehearse a real situationPractice how you would open a difficult conversation.
- Reflect and keep goingReport what happened, then review, practice again or explore another part of the goal.
Start learning today
A course can be your first step.
Follow a curiosity or a need
Explore an example outline, then describe your goal and answer the setup questions to build your course. The examples include communication, management, career growth, focus and working well with AI.
Explore course ideasBring your own question
Describe your topic, starting point and what you want to understand or do. Cadence plans 7 to 30 lessons around those details, with reading, audio, checks and an in-lesson coach. Your course is private by default. You can choose to create an unlisted share link; public catalog inclusion requires a separate editorial review.
One step within a bigger direction
Practice the next conversation.
A goal like handling difficult conversations can begin with learning to give clear feedback. Here is one course Cadence generated from a specific situation.
“I want to give clearer feedback to a teammate whose work keeps slipping, without damaging the relationship. I lead a small team and I avoid hard conversations until they become urgent.”
The seven-lesson plan
- Observation Before Judgment
- Curiosity Before Correction
- Impact Without Blame
- A Request They Can Answer
- Pushback Without Losing Clarity
- A Next Step With Shared Clarity
- The Feedback Conversation
What the first lesson teaches
An update that reaches the team inbox two hours after the agreed time shows when it arrived. It does not show when your teammate sent it or why it was late. The lesson has you name the agreed time, what arrived and what was missing, and leave the motive out.
The first exercise
You get a different, made-up situation: a review packet due at 11 a.m. arrives at 12:30 p.m. with an empty checklist page. In two sentences, you describe it to the teammate without guessing a reason. No real work details are needed.
Cadence generated this course during our own product testing on September 25, 2026. The illustrated journey above is an explanation of the approach; this retained example shows an actual course plan and first lesson. It is not a learner's story or a promise of results. Your course follows your own goal and answers. For another course idea in this skill, see How to give feedback that helps people improve.
Get Cadence
Start free on iPhone or Android.
Cadence is free to download from the App Store on iPhone and from Google Play on Android.
Want new features first?
- Free
- Free gives you 2 new lessons a day, with audio and 4 lesson voices included. Reopening a lesson you already opened never counts. Free also includes 4 new custom courses a month, 10 practice runs a month, 3 minutes of live voice practice a day, 10 Ask Coach messages a day, progress, streaks, and reminders.
- Plus
- US$49.99 per year with a 7-day trial. Plus makes new lessons, custom courses, and Ask Coach unlimited, includes 10 practice sessions a day, gives you 15 minutes of live voice practice a day, and adds coach review after a practice, offline lessons and audio, and all 12 lesson voices. Unlimited is for one person learning. Cadence pauses use that looks automated at a generous daily ceiling. If that ever stops you while you are learning normally, email support@learningcadence.app and it is lifted straight away. Web checkout shows the final amount and currency before purchase.
Clear boundaries
Built for independent learning, not credentials.
- Cadence is designed for guided self-learning and skill development.
- Cadence does not provide accredited degrees or professional certification.
- Cadence is not a substitute for licensed medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
- Lessons and feedback are created for each learner and can be incomplete or wrong, so learners should check important claims against reliable sources.
Need help with Cadence? support@learningcadence.app
What to know before you start.
Who is Cadence best suited to?
Cadence is a strong fit for self-directed adults who want to explore a subject or work toward a personal goal through short lessons, audio and practice. Choose it when you want a learning path that stays with you across sessions. If you need an accredited qualification, a named expert instructor or supervised practical training, choose a provider that offers those directly.
What is Learning Cadence?
Learning Cadence is a learning app that builds a course on any topic you choose and tutors you through it, on iPhone and Android. Lessons can be read or played as audio, Spark, the tutor, steps in when an answer misses and brings earlier ideas back for review, and practice gives feedback on your own answers. Directions and journeys connect your courses around what you want to grow toward. You choose the pace.
What is the difference between a direction, a journey and a course?
A direction is what you want to grow toward. A journey connects courses, practice and real moments in support of that direction. A course is one focused part of the journey.
How does a journey choose the next step?
In a journey, Cadence uses the goal you chose, connected courses, saved learning checks, practice feedback and moments you report to suggest a next step. That may be a lesson, review, practice, reflection or another course. You choose whether to follow it. Completing lessons or reporting a real moment does not by itself prove mastery.
Is Learning Cadence the same product as Cadence?
Yes. Learning Cadence is the full name and Cadence the short one. The app is listed as “Cadence: Learn and grow daily” on the App Store and Google Play, and its website is learningcadence.app.
Is Learning Cadence part of Cadence Design Systems or another Cadence company?
No. Learning Cadence is not affiliated with Cadence Design Systems (chip design software), the Cadence open source workflow engine, Cadence Education (early childhood schools) or SpeakCadence (a speech practice app). It is an independent learning app built by its founder, Tim Lim.
Is Cadence only for workplace skills?
No. Cadence's purpose is to help people explore their curiosities, learn what matters to them and grow over time. Workplace skills are an initial focus for the public examples. You can bring your own question or goal for a custom course; the quality and usefulness of the teaching can vary by subject.
Does Cadence provide accreditation or certification?
No. Cadence does not currently provide accredited degrees, academic credit, or professional certification.
Where is Cadence available?
Cadence is free to download from the Apple App Store on iPhone and from Google Play on Android.
Your next step
Start with what matters to you.
Want new features first?