Comparison

Exercise Buddy Professional vs Tools2Move

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Exercise Buddy Professional

This app empowers individuals with autism and related disorders to engage in exercise, transforming potential frustration into confidence. It offers customizable visual and video aids, data tracking, and evidence-based strategies designed by experts for effective participation in various environments.

Highlights
  • Data collection per exercise routine
  • Customizable visuals and videos
  • Multiple teaching routines
  • Extensive exercise visuals and videos
  • Unlimited workout saving
  • Health history monitoring
Features
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ExerciseBuddy Professional (EB Pro) both inspires individuals with autism and related disorders to exercise and helps professionals and parents. Everything they need is at their fingertips. Twelve universities and thousands of parents and professionals have enthusiastically embraced EB Pro because of its ease-of- use and effectiveness. EB Pro takes exercise, usually a source of frustration and failure, and turns it into a new source of success and confidence. An exercise physiologist, special education teacher and speech pathologist designed EB Pro implementing five evidence-based practices (visual supports, video modeling, social narratives, technology-aided instruction, exercise) common in special education classrooms. With these strategies children, adults and students can understand and successfully participate in exercise in a classroom, physical education, or home environment. In a 2017 study published in Physiology and Behavior, EB Pro was highlighted as: - An effective teaching tool for children with autism spectrum disorder - Establishing a greater peak energy expenditure using EB Pro during dynamic exercise - Creating a greater peak heart rate using EB Pro during dynamic Exercise EB Pro Features: - Data Collection per Exercise Routine - Customize and create visuals and videos - Three teaching routines (First-Then Board, Start-Finish Board, Stations Protocol) - Over 200 exercise visuals & over 150 videos - Save unlimited workouts - Monitor Health History (height, weight, BMI, circumference measurements) Exercise Categories: - The Five Components (Body Image, Posture, Muscular Fitness, Motor Coordination, Cardio) - Abdominal Strength - Yoga - Sport Skills - Dynamic Flexibility - Fitness Room - Physical Assessment (TGMD 2/3) - Aquatic - Sensory Break

About

Tools2Move

Features
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- Tournament tool: Choose a name for your tournament, select your teams, choose between a single or double competition, specify the number of playing fields, and quickly and easily create your tournament. - Timer tool: Choose from a stopwatch, countdown, round timer, and custom timer. Everything in one place. - Scoreboard: Enter team names, set the timer, and easily keep track of scores. - Video delay: Set the desired recording time and the time between recordings in advance. Using a "loop," you can have your students watch themselves three times on the tablet. Particularly useful for increasing their awareness of their own movements. - Team creator: Specify whether you want to select one or multiple "players" or choose how many teams you want. Have the kids place a finger on the screen, and the team creator will select one or more "players" or create random teams. - Dance creator: Dancing to music becomes a whole different experience with our Dance creator. Using the tool, you can drag dance steps of 8 counts, with varying levels of difficulty, onto a timeline and quickly create your own choreography. Finally, share it with the students, allowing everyone to practice at their own level and pace. - Field creator: Choose objects from the legend, place them in your own chosen "background," and create a convenient layout for your lessons. Project it on a screen or mirror your screen on a TV. You can also use it as a digital whiteboard to give instructions. Furthermore, Tools2Move promises to continue developing and introducing more tools because Tools2Move keeps moving! Terms of use: https://www.tools2move.app/terms-and-conditions-for-the-use-of-tools2move

Screenshots

Tools2Move4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Exercise Buddy Professional at none against Tools2Move's 2. Exercise Buddy Professional also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Tools2Move's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tools2Move sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Exercise Buddy Professional asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exercise Buddy Professional ships an update weekly, Tools2Move every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Exercise Buddy Professional versus Tools2Move: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExercise Buddy ProfessionalTools2Move
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExercise Connection CorporationDe LO app v.o.f.

In-app purchases

None

Exercise Buddy Professional

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tools2Move

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Exercise Buddy Professional free?
Exercise Buddy Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tools2Move free?
Tools2Move is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exercise Buddy Professional or Tools2Move have ads?
Neither Exercise Buddy Professional nor Tools2Move shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exercise Buddy Professional or Tools2Move?
Exercise Buddy Professional ships an update weekly, and Tools2Move every 3 months. Most recently, Exercise Buddy Professional was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tools2Move on October 25, 2026.

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