Comparison

Cadence Timers vs Cadence

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

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About

Cadence Timers

Features
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Cadence is a timer for the things you actually do, not just a single countdown. Build a sequence of timed phases, hit start, and stay in the moment. Cadence keeps perfect time and reaches you even when the screen is off, your phone is silenced, or it is across the room. BUILT FOR REAL ROUTINES Chain as many phases as you like, each with its own name and length, and repeat them for as many rounds as you need. Hot 3:00, cold 1:00, five times. Twelve named stations of a bodyweight circuit. Inhale, hold, exhale. Whatever your ritual, it fits. RELIABLE WHEN YOU ARE NOT LOOKING Cadence uses Apple's alarm framework, so the end-of-phase alert breaks through silent mode and Focus. A live countdown ticks on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so a glance is all it takes. No more frozen timers when the app slips into the background. EVERY KIND OF TIMER Countdown intervals, count-up with a cap, and open-ended stopwatch holds. That covers Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, AMRAP and For Time, Pomodoro and deep work, contrast therapy, breathwork, meditation with interval bells, cooking, and much more. A LIBRARY OF FAMOUS TIMERS Browse ready-made timers across fitness, productivity, walking, sauna and cold, breathwork, meditation, and everyday life. Start one instantly or save it and make it your own. The classic 7-minute workout even names each exercise on screen, so you always know what is next. CUES THAT RESPECT YOUR MUSIC Clear chimes duck your podcast or playlist for a moment instead of stopping it. Pick a sound that fits the moment, a soft bell for meditation or a sharp buzzer for a workout. SHARE YOUR TIMERS Send any timer to a friend with a single link. They tap it and it opens right in Cadence, ready to run. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Cadence works entirely on your device. There is no sign-up, no ads, and nothing is collected.

About

Cadence

This app helps movement instructors lead classes hands-free by syncing class timing, sequences, and cues to their Apple Watch. Build custom routines with detailed notes and transitions, and deliver polished sessions without needing to check your phone.

Highlights
  • Hands-free class leading
  • Apple Watch sync
  • Custom routine builder
  • At-a-glance timing
  • Tactile haptic cues
  • Custom form prompts
  • Offline class execution
Features
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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. • 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, Tabata, HIIT, a five-station circuit, EMOM. • Tag routines Mat, Reformer, Private, Barre, Yoga, HIIT, or Strength and filter the library by class format. • Duplicate and remix any routine. Bring in the plans you already have (Cadence Pro) • Paste straight from Google Sheets, Excel, Numbers, or Notes. Cadence reads the moves, times, and cues and shows you a review before anything is saved. • Open CSV and tab-separated files. • Send a routine to a colleague as a link or a CSV. They open it in Cadence. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Teach from whatever is closest • Apple Watch: current move, countdown, up next, and step count, with a tap at every change and five seconds before it. Pause, skip, redo a step, or end early from your wrist. • iPhone: the same view, big enough to prop on the reformer. Focus mode strips it down to the move and the time. • iPad: turn it sideways for a studio display, countdown and cue on one side, the full routine on the other. • Lock the screen so a stray touch cannot skip a move. Hold to unlock. • The Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the current step and countdown, with pause and skip buttons (Cadence Pro). Cues the way you want them, or not at all • Everything is silent until you turn it on. • Haptics, plus a chime, beep, or bell at each step, a warning near the end, and a finish tone. • Voice cues read the move and your coaching cue aloud (Cadence Pro). • Halfway cues for longer holds. • Keep running when locked, with play, pause, and skip from AirPods or the Lock Screen. • Music from other apps dips while a cue plays, then comes back. Quick Intervals on Apple Watch (Cadence Pro) Set work, rest, and rounds on your wrist and start without the phone. Compound routines (Cadence Pro) Chain a warm-up, a main block, and a cool-down into one class that runs start to finish. Siri and Shortcuts "Hey Siri, start Thursday Reformer in Cadence." Count classes, not minutes Cadence keeps a tally of the classes you teach and marks the milestones along the way: 10 classes, 100 classes, a 12-week streak. Four looks Choose the appearance that suits your studio, from a dark boutique look to a light serif one. Your Watch follows. Free and Pro Cadence is free with up to 2 active routines, templates, step colors, sound alerts, and headphone controls. Cadence Pro adds unlimited routines, archiving, import and export, rounds, share links, the Lock Screen timer, voice cues, compound routines, and Quick Intervals for $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, or $59.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://cadencetimer.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cadencetimer.ai/privacy Cadence sends anonymous usage analytics: no account, no name, nothing about your routines.

Screenshots

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Cadence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cadence Timers at none against Cadence's 2. Cadence's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price and ads 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. Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Cadence Timers asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cadence Timers versus Cadence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadence TimersCadence
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitrios ZarkadasTrue AI Ventures

In-app purchases

None

Cadence Timers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Cadence Timers free?
Cadence Timers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cadence Timers or Cadence have ads?
Neither Cadence Timers nor Cadence shows ads.

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