Comparison

One at a Time vs Redline

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

Head to head
About

One at a Time

Features
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Ever notice stress makes you type faster? One at a Time flips the script—slow typing soothes your nervous system. Focusing on a single thing at a time is an MBSR-backed grounding technique that boosts clarity and calms anxiety. The gentle pace and single-focus design help anyone who finds their mind racing—whether from work stress, scattered thoughts, ADHD, or just needing a moment to breathe. How it works: - Daily prompts that feel like chats with a friend - Mindful typing—one letter at a time—so you can really slow down - Calmness Wave visualizes your peace - Micro-journaling habit you'll actually keep Features: - Beautiful, conversation-style questions - Instant feedback on your typing mindfulness - Shareable reflection cards for meaningful moments - History to track your emotional journey - Auto light/dark themes that match your rhythm - 100% free, zero ads, no account needed—your privacy guaranteed Transform typing into intentional moments of presence. Download One at a Time now—your nervous system will thank you.

About

Redline

This app simplifies sprint interval training for runners. It provides customizable countdowns, voice cues, and haptic feedback for each sprint and rest period. Sessions sync with Apple Health and can be controlled via Apple Watch and the Lock Screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable sprint and rest intervals
  • Voice cues for transitions
  • Apple Watch workout integration
  • Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Apple Health syncing
  • No account or subscription required
Features
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The sprint workout, made simple. Free, for iPhone and Apple Watch. Redline is a free sprint interval timer with nothing in the way. No account, no login, no feed, no subscription, no ads. Pick how many sprints you want, press start, and go run. The countdown, the voice in your ear, the tap on your wrist, the workout in Apple Health: all of it just happens. WHY SPRINT INTERVALS Thirty seconds flat out, a real rest, and again. It builds speed, top end fitness and power faster than anything else you can do in running shoes. The hard part was never the sprinting. It was keeping track of it while you are bent over gasping. That is the one job Redline does, and it does it well. SET IT IN THREE TAPS One to ten sprints. Fifteen to sixty seconds each. One to ten minutes of rest. Six sprints of thirty seconds with three minutes between them is the classic session and it is the default, so most days you just hit start. IT TALKS, SO YOU NEVER LOOK DOWN A ten second lead-in gets you to the line. Then a voice calls every moment that matters. Go. Halfway. Stop. Recover, three minutes. Ten seconds. The cues play right over Spotify, Apple Music or your podcast, with nothing to connect and nothing to set up. Lock the phone, put it in your pocket, and it keeps talking. MADE FOR APPLE WATCH Redline runs on Apple Watch as a full workout on its own. Leave the phone in the car, hit start on your wrist, and every transition arrives as a tap, plus the voice cues if you have AirPods in. Your settings stay in sync between the two, and a session finished on either one shows up in the same history. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity keeps the current sprint and the time remaining on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so a glance in the middle of a rest tells you exactly what is next. SAVES TO APPLE HEALTH Every finished session is saved to Apple Health as a high intensity interval workout, with a segment for every sprint. Run it from the Watch and it records heart rate and energy too. Redline also keeps a simple history and a day streak, stored on your phone and nowhere else. WHY THERE IS NO SKIP BUTTON The rest is the training. Thirty seconds is about as long as anyone can hold a true all-out effort, and the last sprint only counts if you are actually recovered when you start it. So Redline makes you wait. You will thank it on sprint six. ONE HONEST NOTE Redline is a timer, not medical advice. All-out sprinting is hard on the body. Warm up properly, and check with a doctor first if you have any reason to. Free. No ads. No subscription. No tracking. Just sprints.

Screenshots

One at a Time4 screens
Redline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Redline at Free against One at a Time's $4.99. One at a Time's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Redline is free to download; One at a Time costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One at a Time ships an update every 2 days, Redline weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
One at a Time versus Redline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne at a TimeRedline
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer100K31D D.O.O.STEPHEN MARK SCHLESINGER

In-app purchases

None

One at a Time

No in-app purchases

None

Redline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One at a Time free?
One at a Time costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redline free?
Redline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do One at a Time or Redline have ads?
Neither One at a Time nor Redline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One at a Time or Redline?
One at a Time ships an update every 2 days, and Redline weekly. Most recently, One at a Time was updated on October 25, 2026 and Redline on October 24, 2026.

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