Reformd vs Cadence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reformd
This app helps fitness instructors manage their classes with custom workout builders, precise timers, and instruction cues. Share routines with colleagues and monitor progress with live activity integration.
- Custom workout builder
- Professional timer interface
- Movement instruction cues
- Workout sharing
- Live Activities integration
- Instructor-focused design
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Reformd - Professional Fitness Class Management Reformd is the essential tool for fitness instructors who need reliable, professional-grade class management. Designed specifically for instructors teaching structured movement sessions, Reformd streamlines your workflow so you can focus on what matters most - guiding your students. Whether you're teaching Pilates, yoga, strength training, or any movement-based fitness class, Reformd provides the timing precision and organizational tools that professional instructors demand. Key Features: Custom Workout Builder: Create detailed workout sequences with precise timing for each movement. Build your exercise library and reuse movements across multiple classes. Professional Timer Interface: Large, clear countdown displays designed for instructors to see at a glance during classes. Perfect visibility across the studio. Movement Instructions: Add detailed cues and instructions for each exercise. Keep your teaching notes organized and accessible during live instruction. Workout Sharing: Share your carefully crafted workout sequences with other instructors or import routines from colleagues. Live Activities: Monitor workout progress directly from your lock screen with iOS Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration. Instructor-Focused Design: Every feature is built with working fitness professionals in mind. Clean, distraction-free interface that works seamlessly during live classes. Reformd transforms how fitness instructors plan, organize, and execute their classes. Join thousands of instructors who trust Reformd to keep their classes running smoothly and professionally. To see our Terms of Use (EULA), please follow this link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cadence
This app helps movement instructors lead classes hands-free by syncing class timing, sequences, and cues to their Apple Watch. Build custom routines with detailed notes and transitions, and deliver polished sessions without needing to check your phone.
- Hands-free class leading
- Apple Watch sync
- Custom routine builder
- At-a-glance timing
- Tactile haptic cues
- Custom form prompts
- Offline class execution
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Teach the room, not the clock. Cadence is the class timer for instructors. Pilates first, and just as at home in barre, yoga, HIIT, bootcamp, and personal training. Plan the flow once on iPhone, then teach it from your Apple Watch, your iPhone propped on the reformer, or an iPad the whole room can read. It shows the current move, your private cue, and what is next, and taps you before every transition. Your eyes stay on your clients. Plan the class once • Name each move, set the seconds, and add the coaching cue only you see. • Color-code warm-up, work, and cool-down so the runner reads at a glance. • Repeat a block for rounds, rest between them, and open with a Get Ready countdown (Cadence Pro). • Start from a template: a 45-minute reformer flow, a 50-minute mat class, a 30-minute private, a 45-minute barre class, Tabata, HIIT, a five-station circuit, EMOM. • Tag routines Mat, Reformer, Private, Barre, Yoga, HIIT, or Strength and filter the library by class format. • Duplicate and remix any routine. Bring in the plans you already have (Cadence Pro) • Paste straight from Google Sheets, Excel, Numbers, or Notes. Cadence reads the moves, times, and cues and shows you a review before anything is saved. • Open CSV and tab-separated files. • Send a routine to a colleague as a link or a CSV. They open it in Cadence. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Teach from whatever is closest • Apple Watch: current move, countdown, up next, and step count, with a tap at every change and five seconds before it. Pause, skip, redo a step, or end early from your wrist. • iPhone: the same view, big enough to prop on the reformer. Focus mode strips it down to the move and the time. • iPad: turn it sideways for a studio display, countdown and cue on one side, the full routine on the other. • Lock the screen so a stray touch cannot skip a move. Hold to unlock. • The Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the current step and countdown, with pause and skip buttons (Cadence Pro). Cues the way you want them, or not at all • Everything is silent until you turn it on. • Haptics, plus a chime, beep, or bell at each step, a warning near the end, and a finish tone. • Voice cues read the move and your coaching cue aloud (Cadence Pro). • Halfway cues for longer holds. • Keep running when locked, with play, pause, and skip from AirPods or the Lock Screen. • Music from other apps dips while a cue plays, then comes back. Quick Intervals on Apple Watch (Cadence Pro) Set work, rest, and rounds on your wrist and start without the phone. Compound routines (Cadence Pro) Chain a warm-up, a main block, and a cool-down into one class that runs start to finish. Siri and Shortcuts "Hey Siri, start Thursday Reformer in Cadence." Count classes, not minutes Cadence keeps a tally of the classes you teach and marks the milestones along the way: 10 classes, 100 classes, a 12-week streak. Four looks Choose the appearance that suits your studio, from a dark boutique look to a light serif one. Your Watch follows. Free and Pro Cadence is free with up to 2 active routines, templates, step colors, sound alerts, and headphone controls. Cadence Pro adds unlimited routines, archiving, import and export, rounds, share links, the Lock Screen timer, voice cues, compound routines, and Quick Intervals for $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, or $59.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://cadencetimer.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cadencetimer.ai/privacy Cadence sends anonymous usage analytics: no account, no name, nothing about your routines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reformd at none against Cadence's 2. Cadence's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Reformd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cadence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reformd | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Misthos | True AI Ventures |
Customer experience
Reformd
Cadence
In-app purchases
Reformd
No in-app purchases
Cadence
- Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Cadence Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
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