Comparison

Pilates Timer vs CuePilates

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Manual class builder
  • Customizable exercise library
  • Hands-free voice coaching
  • Live class timer
  • Client consideration suggestions
  • Printable PDF plans
Features
Read full description

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

Screenshots

Pilates Timer4 screens
CuePilates4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pilates Timer versus CuePilates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilates TimerCuePilates
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin TangTeresa Bartoli

In-app purchases

None

Pilates Timer

No in-app purchases

None

CuePilates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilates Timer free?
Pilates Timer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CuePilates free?
CuePilates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilates Timer or CuePilates?
Pilates Timer and CuePilates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pilates Timer or CuePilates have ads?
Neither Pilates Timer nor CuePilates shows ads.

Other comparisons