Comparison

Reformd vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Cadence

This app helps fitness instructors manage class timing and cues. Plan routines, display information on various devices, and provide silent or audible guidance to clients. Offers free and paid tiers with advanced features for professional use.

Highlights
  • Plan class routines with custom moves and cues
  • Display current, next, and private cues
  • Teach from Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad
  • Import routines from spreadsheets or notes
  • Customizable haptic and audio alerts
  • Sync workouts with Routine Together feature
Features
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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. • Add between-step transition pauses for spring changes or setup, across the routine or per step. • Loop a move or a linked multi-step block for Left & Right sides or repeated sets, with an optional switch-sides pause (Cadence Pro). • 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, a 60-minute yoga flow, Tabata, HIIT, a five-station circuit, EMOM. • Tag routines Mat, Reformer, Private, Barre, Yoga, HIIT, or Strength and filter the library by class format. Bring in the plans you already have • Paste from Google Sheets, Excel, Numbers, or Notes, or open CSV files — with 1 free spreadsheet import included, and unlimited imports on Cadence Pro. • Smart Import (Cadence Pro): paste a plan from notes, an email, or a PDF in any layout and Cadence turns it into a routine to review before saving. • Send a routine to a colleague as a link or a CSV (Cadence Pro). Nothing is uploaded when sharing a link. Teach from whatever is closest • Apple Watch: current move, countdown, up next, and step count, with haptics at each step change, at your warning mark, and at any custom haptic marks you set. • iPhone & iPad: focus mode, hold-to-unlock screen lock, landscape iPad studio view, and AirPlay/HDMI Studio Display for a TV or projector (Cadence Pro). • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island timer with pause and skip buttons, plus Apple Music playlist attachment per routine (Cadence Pro). • Routine Together: join any live synced workout by 6-digit room code for free, or host multi-device synced sessions with Cadence Studio. Cues the way you want them, or not at all • Everything is silent until you turn it on. • Haptics with custom per-step marks and optional 3-2-1 countdown taps, plus chime, beep, or bell tones and halfway cues. • Voice cues read the move and your coaching cue aloud (1 free sample class; unlimited with Cadence Pro). Free, Pro, and Studio Cadence is free with up to 2 active routines, templates, step colors, between-step transitions, custom haptic marks, sound alerts, headphone controls, 1 free spreadsheet import, 1 free voice-cue class, and joining Routine Together sessions. Cadence Pro is $9.99/month (after a 7-day free trial) or $59.99/year. Cadence Studio is $19.99/month or $119.99/year (7-day free trial) and adds hosting Routine Together live multi-device sessions. Terms of Use: https://cadencetimer.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cadencetimer.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Reformd4 screens
Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reformd at none against Cadence's 4. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cadence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Reformd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reformd ships an update weekly, Cadence every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reformd versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReformdCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter MisthosTrue AI Ventures

Customer experience

Reformd

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cadence

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reformd

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions4
  • Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Studio Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Cadence Studio Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Reformd free?
Reformd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reformd or Cadence?
Cadence is rated higher. Reformd averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cadence averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Reformd or Cadence have ads?
Neither Reformd nor Cadence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reformd or Cadence?
Reformd ships an update weekly, and Cadence every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reformd was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cadence on November 13, 2026.

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