Comparison

ReformCue vs Balanced

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

Head to head
About

ReformCue

Create precise interval workouts with custom timing, alerts, and a move library. Ideal for instructors and athletes, it offers tools for managing studio routines and personal training sessions, ensuring focus on the workout.

Highlights
  • Custom interval timer builder
  • Move library with selectable packs
  • Create and edit custom moves
  • Multiple alert options (voice, sound, haptic)
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Studio tools for shared routines
Features
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ReformCue helps instructors, studio owners, and at-home athletes build polished interval workouts without fighting a generic timer. Create custom routines with precise timing, preparation, transition, and interval alerts. Add moves from built-in packs, create your own move library, and organize workouts for Lagree, HIIT, circuit training, Tabata, rounds, compound strength, Pilates-style flows, and more. For instructors and studios, ReformCue keeps routines practical: create timers, share them, manage studio routines, and send updates to your team. For personal training, it gives you a clean, focused timer that stays out of the way once the workout starts. Features include: - Custom interval timer builder - Move library with selectable workout packs - Create and edit your own moves - Voice, countdown, haptic, and sound alert options - Apple Watch companion app - Live Activity support - Studio tools for shared routines and announcements - Import support for compatible timer formats - Clean workout display built for fast scanning - Local fallback so timers and moves remain available on device ReformCue is designed for workouts where timing matters: Lagree classes, Pilates-inspired strength, HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, boxing-style rounds, compound strength blocks, and custom formats. Whether you are cueing a full class or building your own training session, ReformCue helps you stay focused on the workout instead of the clock.

About

Balanced

Features
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Every Pilates teacher deserves to walk into a class prepared. Balanced is where you plan your classes, teach them, log your hours and run the business behind it — in one place, on your phone. PLAN PROPERLY Build class plans with springs, reps and cues. Save them, reuse them, and stop teaching the same six exercises on repeat. A library of 104 reformer exercises with setup and cueing for every one. TEACH PREPARED Open your plan on your phone and teach straight from it. Your timings and your music, live, with no paper to lose. EVERY HOUR COUNTED Log teaching and observation hours as you go. Watch your certification progress build, with a record you can actually show your training provider. THE BUSINESS, SORTED Venues and rates saved once. Earnings totalled automatically. Invoices raised with your own logo and sent from your phone in under a minute. Know what you earned and who still owes you. STUDY THAT MAKES SENSE Anatomy and human movement written by a working teacher, in plain English, with diagrams — for trainees studying and qualified teachers refreshing. YOUR RECORDS, SAFE Everything syncs to your account. Change phone and lose nothing. Built by Pilates teachers, for Pilates teachers. SUBSCRIPTION Balanced Instructor Pro is £11.99 per month or £69 per year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://certiscott.github.io/balanced-instructor-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://certiscott.github.io/balanced-instructor-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

ReformCue4 screens
Balanced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReformCue at none against Balanced's 2. ReformCue also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Balanced's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Balanced sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. ReformCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReformCue ships an update weekly, Balanced fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ReformCue versus Balanced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReformCueBalanced
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle WorrallCerti technologies ltd

In-app purchases

None

ReformCue

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Balanced

Subscriptions2
  • Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$69.001 Year

Questions

Is ReformCue free?
ReformCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balanced free?
Balanced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReformCue or Balanced have ads?
Neither ReformCue nor Balanced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReformCue or Balanced?
ReformCue ships an update weekly, and Balanced fortnightly. Most recently, ReformCue was updated on October 12, 2026 and Balanced on October 14, 2026.

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