Pilates Timer vs CuePilates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilates Timer
This app provides a hands-free interval timer for mat Pilates and floor workouts, utilizing Apple Watch for haptic alerts and workout control. It offers pre-built routines and the ability to create custom, named intervals for a focused practice.
- Hands-free workouts on Apple Watch
- Haptic alerts for interval transitions
- Pre-built classic Pilates routines
- Customizable named intervals
- Workout history tracking
- Routine sharing via AirDrop/Messages
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Stay focused on your form, not your phone. Pilates Timer is a simple, elegant interval timer designed specifically for mat Pilates and floor workouts. Run your workouts from Apple Watch with haptic alerts—you'll always know when to transition without breaking your flow. REQUIRES APPLE WATCH This app is designed to be used with Apple Watch. Create and manage routines on your iPhone, then run hands-free workouts from your wrist. The Watch app delivers haptic alerts so you can focus entirely on your practice. KEY FEATURES • Hands-Free Workouts on Apple Watch Start workouts directly from your wrist. Large countdown display shows the current exercise name, and haptic taps alert you before each transition—no need to look at any screen. • Pre-Built Routines Start immediately with 6 classic Pilates routines: Classical Mat, Reformer-Inspired, Athletic Mat, Flow & Stretch, Core + Mobility, and Power Mat. • Custom Intervals Build your own routines with named intervals. "Pelvic Curl" for 4 minutes, "Rolling Like a Ball" for 3 minutes—you name it. • 10-Second Haptic Warning Feel a gentle tap on your wrist before each interval ends. Finish your reps and prepare for the next exercise without watching the clock. • iCloud Sync Your routines sync automatically between iPhone and Apple Watch. • Share Routines Send your favorite routines to friends, students, or clients via AirDrop, Messages, or any sharing method. • Workout History Track completed sessions and see your progress over time. DESIGNED FOR PILATES Unlike generic interval timers, Pilates Timer understands your workout. Named intervals mean you see "Single Leg Circle" on your watch—not just a number. The dark interface won't distract during practice, and the screen stays awake so you never miss a cue. Whether you're a Pilates instructor timing classes or a practitioner flowing through mat sequences at home, Pilates Timer keeps you moving.
CuePilates
This app helps licensed reformer instructors plan and teach classes hands-free. Build custom classes, save them to a library, and use a voice coach to guide you through each exercise, spring change, and breath. It offers a library of exercises and curated classes, with options to print plans to PDF.
- Manual class builder
- Customizable exercise library
- Hands-free voice coaching
- Live class timer
- Client consideration suggestions
- Printable PDF plans
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Build your class once. Teach it hands-free forever. CuePilates is built for licensed reformer instructors who are done planning every class from scratch. Build a class once in the app: choose your exercises, springs, and timing, then save it to your own library and reteach it on repeat. Print any plan to PDF. When you teach, the live timer runs the class for you. Ava, your voice coach, calls every exercise, every spring change, and every breath out loud, so your eyes and hands stay on your clients instead of a screen. Voice on, you teach completely hands-free. Voice off, you keep the timing silently. Always your choice. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU TEACH - A manual class builder: choose exercises, springs, and timing, then save and reteach on repeat - Your own template library that grows with your teaching, printable to PDF - A live class timer with automatic countdown, progression, and spoken spring-change alerts - Ava coaches through every exercise: setup, movement, breath, and form corrections - Client considerations: tag what a client needs and the app suggests how to adjust each exercise - 130+ reformer exercises, each cued from a verified teaching reference - Ready-to-run curated classes, free to start WHY INSTRUCTORS LOVE IT No more last-minute class planning. No more memorizing flows. No more glancing at a clipboard. Build your class once and teach it on repeat, or run a curated class in one tap. Made for new and seasoned instructors alike. Free to start. Upgrade to Pro for the full class builder, unlimited saved classes, and PDF export of every plan. Plan less. Teach more. For licensed instructor use. CuePilates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.cuepilates.fit/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CuePilates at Free against Pilates Timer's $5.99. CuePilates also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Pilates Timer's advantage is chart position (#185 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
CuePilates is free to download; Pilates Timer costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilates Timer against 5.0 for CuePilates. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilates Timer | CuePilates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Tang | Teresa Bartoli |
In-app purchases
Pilates Timer
No in-app purchases
CuePilates
No in-app purchases
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