Pilates Timer vs Cadence
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.
Cadence
This app helps fitness instructors manage class timing and cues. Plan routines, display information on various devices, and provide silent or audible guidance to clients. Offers free and paid tiers with advanced features for professional use.
- Plan class routines with custom moves and cues
- Display current, next, and private cues
- Teach from Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad
- Import routines from spreadsheets or notes
- Customizable haptic and audio alerts
- Sync workouts with Routine Together feature
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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. • Add between-step transition pauses for spring changes or setup, across the routine or per step. • Loop a move or a linked multi-step block for Left & Right sides or repeated sets, with an optional switch-sides pause (Cadence Pro). • 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, a 60-minute yoga flow, Tabata, HIIT, a five-station circuit, EMOM. • Tag routines Mat, Reformer, Private, Barre, Yoga, HIIT, or Strength and filter the library by class format. Bring in the plans you already have • Paste from Google Sheets, Excel, Numbers, or Notes, or open CSV files — with 1 free spreadsheet import included, and unlimited imports on Cadence Pro. • Smart Import (Cadence Pro): paste a plan from notes, an email, or a PDF in any layout and Cadence turns it into a routine to review before saving. • Send a routine to a colleague as a link or a CSV (Cadence Pro). Nothing is uploaded when sharing a link. Teach from whatever is closest • Apple Watch: current move, countdown, up next, and step count, with haptics at each step change, at your warning mark, and at any custom haptic marks you set. • iPhone & iPad: focus mode, hold-to-unlock screen lock, landscape iPad studio view, and AirPlay/HDMI Studio Display for a TV or projector (Cadence Pro). • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island timer with pause and skip buttons, plus Apple Music playlist attachment per routine (Cadence Pro). • Routine Together: join any live synced workout by 6-digit room code for free, or host multi-device synced sessions with Cadence Studio. Cues the way you want them, or not at all • Everything is silent until you turn it on. • Haptics with custom per-step marks and optional 3-2-1 countdown taps, plus chime, beep, or bell tones and halfway cues. • Voice cues read the move and your coaching cue aloud (1 free sample class; unlimited with Cadence Pro). Free, Pro, and Studio Cadence is free with up to 2 active routines, templates, step colors, between-step transitions, custom haptic marks, sound alerts, headphone controls, 1 free spreadsheet import, 1 free voice-cue class, and joining Routine Together sessions. Cadence Pro is $9.99/month (after a 7-day free trial) or $59.99/year. Cadence Studio is $19.99/month or $119.99/year (7-day free trial) and adds hosting Routine Together live multi-device sessions. Terms of Use: https://cadencetimer.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cadencetimer.ai/privacy
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Verdict
Pilates Timer and Cadence both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cadence's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pilates Timer's. Cadence also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Pilates Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On rating, ads, 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
Cadence is free to download; Pilates Timer costs $5.99 up front. Cadence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pilates Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilates Timer against 5.0 for Cadence. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pilates Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cadence's.
Pilates Timer ships an update every 3 months, Cadence every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilates Timer | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Tang | True AI Ventures |
Customer experience
Pilates Timer
Cadence
In-app purchases
Pilates Timer
No in-app purchases
Cadence
- Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Cadence Studio Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Cadence Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
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- Cadence Studio Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
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