Comparison

Exercised vs MoveCue

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

Head to head
About

Exercised

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Track more of your activity, without changing your habits. Exercised can capture your workouts even when your phone or smartwatch can’t detect them by itself, giving you more complete tracking in Apple Health & Apple Fitness. Just tell the app where you usually go to exercise, and it will remind you to record your workout after each visit. It pre-fills all the details and estimates the calories you burned – supporting 66 different types of exercise. It then adds your workout to Apple Health so you can track your activity and make progress towards your move goal in Apple Fitness. If you worked out at home or somewhere the app doesn’t know about, adding it is still a breeze with Exercised. Its design uses every trick in the book to make this as effortless as possible. The free version lets you monitor one place and use the app otherwise unrestricted – no ads, no pestering! Depending on your needs, you can unlock the ability to add up to twenty places, through a one-time in-app purchase. Exercised was designed for maximum privacy. Your data is only ever added to your Apple Health database or saved privately to your device, never shared with the developer or other third parties.

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MoveCue

Features
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Stop staring at your phone mid-routine. MoveCue runs the exercises you already do hands-free β€” voice cues, a lock-screen timer, music that keeps playing, and now taps on your Apple Watch. You bring the routine β€” from your physio, your trainer, a YouTube channel, a printed handout, or your own head. MoveCue is the timer, the voice cue, and the lock-screen Live Activity that keeps you moving without picking up your phone. β€” New: MoveCue on Apple Watch β€” β€’ Start a workout on your wrist or your phone. MoveCue taps your wrist at every step while your phone talks you through it. β€” Run any routine, hands-free β€” β€’ Set down your phone, listen for the cue, do the rep, repeat. β€’ Voice cues call out each phase ("Hold", "Rest", "Switch sides"). β€’ Real sound cues for every phase, and haptics up to extra-hard so you feel every boundary, even with the phone in a pocket. β€’ Music keeps playing β€” MoveCue ducks during cues, never stops. β€’ Record your own voice cues, and change the order of exercises mid-workout. β€” Plan with MoveCue AI β€” β€’ Describe what you want β€” "15-minute morning mobility for stiff hips" β€” and get one session or a full weekly plan you can review, edit, and save. β€’ New: take a photo of a handout or a gym sheet, and MoveCue turns it into a workout. β€’ Optional, and only after you tap to agree. What you type or say, and any photo you attach, goes through our server to our AI provider β€” never your name, email, age, sex, height, weight or heart rate. β€” Build it once, run it forever β€” β€’ Build routines manually, start from a starter routine, pick from the exercise library, or let MoveCue AI do it. β€’ Reps, Timed hold, and Flow β€” with per-set reps, holds, sides, weights, rests and supersets. β€’ No stock videos, no content treadmill. You bring what your therapist or trainer gave you. β€” Share routines with anyone β€” β€’ Send any workout as a link or a QR image. The receiver adds it to their library in one tap. β€’ No MoveCue? They get a clean web preview of the routine. β€” Stay with it, on your terms β€” β€’ Reminders on the days you commit to β€” start now, snooze for 15 or 30 minutes, or skip the day. β€’ Quiet Hours pause reminders during your sleep window. β€’ Off-days and skipped days don't break your streak. β€” See your progress β€” β€’ Personal records, with a chart for each exercise. β€’ New: a body map of the areas you've trained, and a Body balance card. β€’ Fix what you logged after a workout, and your records update. β€’ A heat-map colored by how each session felt, streaks, and badges to earn. β€’ Save workouts to Apple Health (optional). Export a PDF or CSV report. β€” What MoveCue won't do β€” β€’ Make medical claims. MoveCue helps you follow your routine β€” it doesn't replace your physio, trainer, or doctor. β€’ Push notifications guilting you about missed days. β€’ Show streak rankings, leaderboards, or social pressure. β€” Pricing β€” Free forever, with limits: β€’ 3 saved workouts β€’ Last 7 days of stats and history β€’ Can receive shared workouts β€’ Manual building and starter routines Pro (monthly or yearly subscription): unlimited workouts, full history and heat-map, send + receive shares, MoveCue AI with photo import, and PDF and CSV export. Cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://movecue.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://movecue.app/terms Made for self-directed physio, yoga, mobility and stretching, strength sessions β€” anyone with a routine they want to run without staring at their phone. Built quietly. No ads, no tracking, no content treadmill. Anonymous usage analytics help us improve MoveCue; turn them off any time in Settings.

Screenshots

Exercised4 screens
MoveCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MoveCue at every 3 weeks against Exercised's every 2 months. MoveCue also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Exercised sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MoveCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exercised ships an update every 2 months, MoveCue every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Exercised versus MoveCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExercisedMoveCue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.016.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmar SagooBhavya Arora

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Exercised

One-time1
  • Add More Places$0.99
2 purchases

MoveCue

Subscriptions2
  • MoveCue Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • MoveCue Premium (Yearly)$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Exercised free?
Exercised is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoveCue free?
MoveCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exercised or MoveCue have ads?
Neither Exercised nor MoveCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exercised or MoveCue?
Exercised ships an update every 2 months, and MoveCue every 3 weeks. Most recently, Exercised was updated on October 7, 2026 and MoveCue on October 15, 2026.

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