ExpandableExerciseTimer vs Cadence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExpandableExerciseTimer
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Create Custom Workout Timers with Ease Take control of your fitness routine with a powerful workout timer designed for maximum flexibility — Mac, iPad, or iPhone (with an Apple Watch companion app). Whether you're into HIIT, circuit training, strength workouts, or any custom routine, this app adapts to your needs. Key Features: • Flexible Exercise Setup — Add, remove, duplicate, and rearrange exercises in any order to match your workout style • Time or Reps — Choose whether each exercise is time-based or rep-based, with optional weight and target-rep tracking for strength work • Saved Routines — Build a routine once, save it by name, and launch it again anytime from your routine library • Smart Rest Periods — Set individual rest intervals after each exercise to optimize your recovery • Apple Watch Companion — Run your entire workout from your wrist, fully synced with your iPhone in real time • Heart Rate Zones — See live BPM, calories, and heart-rate zone on iPhone and Apple Watch during your workout • Siri & Shortcuts — Start a saved routine hands-free with "Hey Siri" or a Home Screen shortcut • Audio Alerts — Stay focused with sound notifications when each timer expires — no need to watch the screen • Full Timer Control — Pause, resume, skip, or cancel your routine at any time • Screen Wake — Keep your device's screen active throughout your workout so you never miss a beat • Import/Export Routines — Save and share your favorite workouts, or try routines from others • Completion Notifications — Get notified when your entire routine is finished Perfect for home workouts, gym sessions, yoga flows, stretching routines, and more. Build your ideal workout once, then execute it perfectly every time — on whichever Apple device you have with you.
Cadence
This app offers guided breathwork and bilateral stimulation exercises to help users reset, refocus, and unwind. It features various visual cues, optional haptics, and panning audio to enhance the experience. Users can track their progress, journal after sessions, and log mindful minutes to Apple Health.
- Bilateral stimulation exercises
- Guided breathwork sessions
- Visual cues (Moving Dot, Light Bar, Jet Stream)
- Optional haptics and panning audio
- Session tracking and history
- Journaling and practice summaries
- Apple Health integration
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Cadence helps you reset, refocus, and unwind with left-right rhythm and guided breathwork. Choose a visual, start a session, and follow the cue for a short pause or a longer wind-down. Use Cadence to: * Practice with Moving Dot, Light Bar, and Jet Stream * Move from left-right rhythm into guided breathing * Add optional haptics, panning audio, and soundscapes * Track check-ins, streaks, and session history * Journal after sessions and review practice summaries * Log completed sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes, if you choose Cadence works offline and does not require an account. Your sessions, notes, and preferences stay on your device unless you export them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cadence at every 4 weeks against ExpandableExerciseTimer's every 5 months. ExpandableExerciseTimer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ExpandableExerciseTimer ships an update every 5 months, Cadence every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExpandableExerciseTimer | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casey Scruggs | Paul Govan |
In-app purchases
ExpandableExerciseTimer
No in-app purchases
Cadence
No in-app purchases
Questions
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