RoutineCue is a free Android app from BeeClear \u2013 an agency that builds mobile tools and WordPress plugins. It works as a personal workout builder and player for your own routines. Its \u201csplit by side\u201d option organizes unilateral exercises \u2013 moves performed separately on the left and right side of the body. The app then splits the time or reps between both sides, and for timed exercises it signals the switch on its own. See how this mechanism works and how to weave it into your own plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Single-side exercises are distracting because every set has to be tracked in two halves. Doing a lunge or a single-leg stretch, you’re keeping track of which side is already done at the same time. With a timed exercise, you also have to glance at the stopwatch and count in your head. It’s easy to hold the left leg a beat longer and shortchange the right one. After a few sets, it’s hard to even tell whether both sides did the same amount of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a group class, an instructor calls out the switch. At home or at the gym, you’re on your own with the phone in your hand. Your attention drifts from the movement to the counting, and the session loses its flow. That’s exactly the gap RoutineCue fills, taking over the job of tracking the midpoint of a set for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem shows up across many forms of movement. It comes up in strength, circuit, and mobility exercises, as well as in stretching. In all of them, some positions are performed separately with each limb. The more such elements in a plan, the more counting falls on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201csplit by side\u201d option is a setting in RoutineCue that splits an exercise’s value between the left and right side. You turn it on for a specific element while building a routine. It works for exercises measured in time as well as ones counted in reps. So you don’t need two separate library entries like \u201clunge left\u201d and \u201clunge right.\u201d One entry is enough, and the app splits it into two parts on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mechanism addresses a specific problem, not a general need to measure time. A plain stopwatch counts down the whole thing and stays silent in the middle of a set. A timer without this option, in turn, forces you to write the movement out as two separate segments. RoutineCue treats a two-sided exercise as a single whole with a built-in switch point. You only enter the combined value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a timed exercise, RoutineCue signals the side switch halfway through the countdown \u2013 with an on-screen message and a sound. A \u201cSwitch sides!\u201d message appears on the screen, and the phone plays a separate sound cue. That sound is different from all the others. So you instantly know it means switching to the other side, not the end of the exercise. You set the time from 0 to 3600 seconds in 5-second steps, and the app calculates the midpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the countdown ends, you have two options. With auto-advance turned on, the player moves on to the rest period or the next exercise by itself. Without it, it waits for you to confirm manually. That means you can do a whole timed unilateral exercise without ever touching the screen. That’s especially handy when the phone is lying on the floor next to your mat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You split a rep-based exercise by side with the same option as a timed exercise. You set the number of reps from 0 to 999, and RoutineCue splits it between both sides. In this mode, you set the pace, since nothing is timing you. That’s why a rep-based exercise always ends with the \u201cDone\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The halfway signal applies to timed exercises. With reps, you count the movements yourself and decide the moment to switch. The player won’t move forward until you confirm the set is finished. Nothing rushes you when the second leg works more slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same exercise in RoutineCue can be unilateral one time and bilateral another, because you set the split separately for each workout. The way it’s performed isn’t locked to the entry either. In one routine you measure the movement by time, in another you count it in reps. The library stays organized, and one entry serves multiple variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s more, a single plan can combine timed and rep-based exercises, each with its own value. You can time a side plank with the clock and count lunges in sets. You turn the split on for each of them independently. You can even set the rest between elements to zero if you prefer a smooth circuit. Any rest period can also be skipped during the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photos and videos help with single-side movements because they show your own execution pattern instead of an abstract icon. You attach material from your gallery to the exercise, and RoutineCue copies it into private storage and prepares a thumbnail. An active video plays during the exercise. You can set the crop to \u201cfill\u201d or \u201cfit,\u201d depending on the footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A short note attached to the exercise is just as useful. You can type it in by hand or dictate it using the system’s speech recognition. In it, you might note which leg you start with and what to watch for at the switch. The note belongs to the exercise in your library, not to a single plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RoutineCue’s sounds guide you through a session because every stage has its own cue. You don’t need to hold the phone in your hand or glance at the display every few seconds. You recognize the stage from the sound alone. Here’s when the app speaks up with a distinct sound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you need quiet, you can mute the sounds with a single button. You can also pause and resume the session. The one- or two-column view automatically scrolls to the current element, highlighting active, completed, and upcoming exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RoutineCue changes solo unilateral training mainly where you used to have to keep count in your head. A sheet of paper with your plan and a stopwatch won’t tell you the midpoint of a set or when it’s time to exercise. The app combines both roles in a single player, so you focus on the movement instead of the numbers. Here’s what that looks like in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n