That is the mechanic, and it is also the difficulty: the timer has to make the remaining time obvious while you are still catching your breath, because that number is the feedback. If you cannot see it, you cannot tell whether the load is right, and an EMOM with the wrong load stops being an EMOM by round four.
cronoWiz starts each minute on the minute regardless of when you finished, announces the round, and counts the last seconds down out loud. The screen shows the round number large enough to read from the ground, which is where you will be.
Sessions can hold several EMOM blocks with different lengths, so alternating a strength minute with a conditioning minute does not need two separate timers.
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The minute is fixed
the next round starts on the clock, not when you say you are ready.
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Remaining rest, visible
the time you earned is the number you need, so it is the number in front of you.
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Blocks of different lengths
ten minutes of one movement then eight of another, in one session.
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Announced out loud
round changes and the last five seconds are spoken, screen down.
Choosing the load so the minute still works
An EMOM only functions inside a fairly narrow band. The working rule is that the work should take forty to forty-five seconds: enough that the rest is real, little enough that the rest is short. Finish in twenty and you have built a very slow set with long breaks; take fifty-five and you have built a continuous effort with no recovery, which will fold somewhere around round six.
This is why the remaining time is the number cronoWiz puts in front of you rather than the elapsed one. Watch it over the first three rounds: if the rest is growing you can add reps or load, and if it is shrinking round on round the load is already too high and the honest move is to drop it now rather than at round eight.
When you genuinely do not finish inside the minute, the next round starts anyway. That is the protocol answering the question, not the timer being inflexible — stretching the minute would remove the only feedback the format gives you.
E2MOM, E90s and blocks that alternate
The interval is editable, so the same machinery covers E2MOM for heavier sets, E90s for the awkward middle, and anything else you want to put on a fixed clock. The name stays EMOM out of habit rather than accuracy.
Sessions can hold several blocks with different lengths, which is what makes alternating formats workable: ten minutes of one-minute rounds for a strength movement, then eight minutes of conditioning, in one program rather than two timers you have to switch between while breathing hard. Odd and even minutes can carry different movements inside a single block.
Every round change is spoken and the last seconds are counted down, so the whole thing runs with the phone on the floor. The completed session goes into the diary with its structure intact, which is what makes two attempts at the same EMOM comparable a month apart.
Free. Private. Yours.
No account. No server. No cookies. Just you, your phone, and an app that minds its own business. cronoWiz is a free PWA that runs entirely on your device — your data never leaves. Ever.
The questions people actually ask
What happens if I do not finish inside the minute?
The next round starts anyway — that is the protocol telling you the load is too high. cronoWiz does not stretch the minute; it starts the next one and you decide whether to drop the weight or the reps.
Can I run an EMOM longer than a minute?
Yes. The interval is editable, so E2MOM or E90s work the same way. The name stays EMOM out of habit.
Is it free?
Yes, with no paid tier at all. No ads either, and no account — the preset is stored on your device.