Comparison

Stopwatch for Training Cycles vs Desk Stretches

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

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Stopwatch for Training Cycles

Features
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Precision stopwatch built for track & field coaches. Select from standard events (55mโ€“3200m, hurdles), time multiple athletes simultaneously, and review lap and cumulative splits. Sign in with your Training Cycles account to sync results to your team.

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Desk Stretches

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Sat all day and feel it in your neck, back and hips? Desk Stretches turns "I should stretch" into a 4-minute guided break you actually take. Pick a routine, press play, and follow one clear move at a time โ€” a countdown ring and a simple line-art pose show exactly what to do and for how long. No accounts, no video buffering, no 45-minute classes. Three focused routines of 7 moves each (20-60 seconds per move), built for the moments that matter: waking up, resetting after a long sitting session, and winding down before bed. The timer keeps your screen awake, pauses when you step away, and never fast-forwards through moves you didn't do. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข A Desk Reset that undoes hours of sitting in about 4 minutes โ€” wrists, neck, spine and eyes, all doable in office clothes โ€ข A Morning Energizer that gets your blood moving before your first coffee โ€ข An Evening Wind-Down with floor poses that ease your back before sleep โ€ข A day streak that grows every day you finish a routine โ€” miss a day and it resets, so opening the app becomes automatic โ€ข Body-part focus sessions: stiff shoulders today? Filter the move library to shoulders and run just those moves โ€ข A custom routine builder โ€” pick any moves, set 10-180 seconds each, reorder, save PERFECT FOR โ€ข Desk workers whose neck and shoulders are tight by 3 pm โ€ข Remote workers who go from bed to laptop without moving โ€ข Anyone told by a physio "you should stretch more" who never sticks with it โ€ข Restless sleepers who need to unwind their back before bed WHY NOT JUST FOLLOW A VIDEO? A video can't see your clock. You skip around, lose your place, and watch ads between poses. Desk Stretches gives every move its own timer, advances automatically, and logs the session when you finish โ€” so a stretch break takes 4 minutes, not 20 minutes of scrolling for the right video. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your session history and custom routines live only on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, nothing leaves your device. The daily reminder is a local notification. FULL ACCESS Desk Stretches Pro is what runs the app โ€” a purchase is required once setup is done, and it unlocks everything: all three guided routines, body-part focus sessions from the full move library, the custom routine builder and your complete session history. Choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a lifetime one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you commit; subscriptions can be cancelled anytime in Settings. Your neck already knows it needs this. Download Desk Stretches and take your first 4-minute break today. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Stopwatch for Training Cycles4 screens
Desk Stretches4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stopwatch for Training Cycles and Desk Stretches are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stopwatch for Training Cycles versus Desk Stretches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwatch for Training CyclesDesk Stretches
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony SpriggsLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Stopwatch for Training Cycles

No in-app purchases

None

Desk Stretches

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopwatch for Training Cycles free?
Stopwatch for Training Cycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desk Stretches free?
Desk Stretches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stopwatch for Training Cycles or Desk Stretches have ads?
Neither Stopwatch for Training Cycles nor Desk Stretches shows ads.

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