Comparison

Kora Class Builder vs Cadence

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

Head to head
About

Kora Class Builder

This app helps Lagree and Pilates instructors quickly build and manage class routines. It offers hands-free operation via Apple Watch, allowing instructors to stay present with their clients. Save and reuse exercises, customize routines with variations, and track class time efficiently.

Highlights
  • Build class routines in minutes
  • Hands-free Apple Watch operation
  • Save and reuse exercises
  • Color-code moves by body part
  • Track total class time
  • Lock screen to prevent accidental taps
Features
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Kora is a class builder for Lagree and Pilates instructors. Build your routine in minutes. Run it hands-free from your Apple Watch. Generic timer apps weren't designed for the way you teach. Kora is. BUILD IN MINUTES, NOT HOURS Create exercises, set durations, stack variations, and add springs. Drag to reorder. Duplicate what works. See your total class time update as you build. Organize everything in folders. SAVE YOUR BEST MOVES Save exercises to your personal library and pull them into any routine instantly. Build once. Reuse forever. STAY PRESENT DURING CLASS The player shows what's running, what's next, and how long is left - right on your wrist. Lock the screen to prevent accidental taps. Your phone stays in your pocket. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW Color-code moves by body part. Select and manage multiple exercises at once. Collapse variation details when you don't need them. Search your routines in seconds. BUILT FOR HOW INSTRUCTORS ACTUALLY WORK — Prep takes minutes, not an hour — Saved moves travel between routines instantly — Run classes on your Apple Watch — One purchase, no subscriptions, updates included THE STORY BEHIND KORA I built this after watching my partner, a Lagree instructor, spend close to an hour every week rebuilding routines in a timer app. Retyping the same moves. Losing sequences. Fighting the tool instead of focusing on the class. Kora was built to fix that. One tool, made specifically for Lagree, Pilates, and Reformer instructors.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Hands-free class leading
  • Apple Watch sync
  • Custom routine builder
  • At-a-glance timing
  • Tactile haptic cues
  • Custom form prompts
  • Offline class execution
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. • 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.

Screenshots

Kora Class Builder4 screens
Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cadence at 5.0 against Kora Class Builder's 4.5. Cadence also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Kora Class Builder's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kora Class Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cadence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Kora Class Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cadence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kora Class Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, Cadence weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kora Class Builder versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKora Class BuilderCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSrecko DimitrijevicTrue AI Ventures

Customer experience

Kora Class Builder

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Cadence

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kora Class Builder

One-time1
  • Kora Full Access$17.99
2 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Kora Class Builder free?
Kora Class Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kora Class Builder or Cadence?
Cadence is rated higher. Kora Class Builder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Cadence averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Kora Class Builder or Cadence have ads?
Neither Kora Class Builder nor Cadence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kora Class Builder or Cadence?
Kora Class Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cadence weekly. Most recently, Kora Class Builder was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cadence on November 6, 2026.

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