Recess New vs 150 Min
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recess New
This app offers more than just cycling classes, providing a comprehensive lifestyle experience. It aims to be a holistic platform for users seeking a balanced approach to wellness and activity.
- Cycling classes
- Holistic wellness
- Lifestyle experiences
- Activity tracking
- Community features
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Recess by Bevin Prince. More than a cycling studio.
150 Min
This app automatically tracks your weekly exercise minutes using Apple Watch data. It analyzes heart rate to classify activity levels and estimates fitness metrics without manual logging or user accounts.
- Automatic exercise minute tracking
- Heart rate-based activity classification
- Sleep duration and regularity tracking
- VO2max estimation
- Daily heart rate timeline view
- Data privacy focused
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150 Min tells you if you're getting enough exercise using data your Apple Watch already collects. No workouts to log. No buttons to press. No streaks. Research shows 150 minutes of vigorous activity per week reduces all-cause mortality by 20%. 150 Min tracks your progress toward that target automatically, using heart rate data from HealthKit. What it does: - Classifies every minute as rest, moderate, or vigorous based on your personal heart rate range - Learns your sleeping heart rate and max heart rate over time — no setup required - Shows weekly effective minutes with a daily breakdown - Tracks sleep duration, regularity, and stage composition - Estimates VO2max from your heart rate range with age-group percentiles - Lets you drill into any day to see your heart rate timeline and activity bouts What it doesn't do: - Collect or send your data anywhere - Require an account - Gamify your health with streaks or badges - Tell you what to do Your data stays on your device. There are no analytics, no cloud sync, and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 150 Min at none against Recess New's shown. 150 Min also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Recess New's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Recess New against 5.0 for 150 Min. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recess New has 158 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Recess New ships an update monthly, 150 Min every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recess New | 150 Min |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (158 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recess By Bevin Prince, L.L.C | David Powers |
Customer experience
Recess New
150 Min
In-app purchases
Recess New
No in-app purchases
150 Min
No in-app purchases
