Setgraph vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Setgraph
This app helps users plan and track their weightlifting workouts, focusing on progressive overload and personalized strength training. It offers fast logging, detailed analytics, and customization options to help users achieve their fitness goals.
- Fast and simple workout logging
- Personalized workout plans
- Powerful exercise organization
- Advanced customization options
- In-depth exercise analytics
- Apple Watch and Health integration
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Setgraph is the fast, no-fuss way to track your lifts and actually achieve progressive overload. Log a set in seconds, then watch your strength climb on clear, real-time graphs. Built for lifters of all levels, it stays simple and quick, so logging never gets in the way of training. Features Fast and Simple • Instantly log sets with minimal taps, saving time and keeping you focused on your workout. • Record supersets, circuits, and multisets together, so grouped movements stay fast to log. • Rest timers start automatically after recording a set and are accessible from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. • Manage weights effortlessly with Smart Plates, which calculate totals instantly. • Swipe to replicate previous sets or log new ones with ease. • Use the “Next Set Due” notification to stay on track without reopening the app. Personalized Workout Plans • Choose your primary focus: achieve a specific look with aesthetic goals or optimize performance for a sport or activity. • For aesthetic goals, target specific muscle groups to “grow” or “define” and build your ideal physique through strength training. • For performance goals, focus on improving strength, endurance, and power to excel in your chosen sport or activity. • Build and customize your own routines, or use a plan. Either way it drops straight into your workout lists, ready for immediate logging without any setup. Powerful Organization • Group exercises by Workout, Muscle Group, Program, Day of Week, and more with flexible lists. • Color-code your lists and exercises with Custom Colors to find what you need at a glance. • Add detailed notes to your exercises and lists for tracking targets and goals. • Assign exercises to multiple lists for quick access to their history. • Customize exercise sorting by Recent Completion, Alphabetical Order, or Manually. Advanced Customization • Tailor sessions with details like calories, incline level, and sport-specific metrics. • Log every set or focus on personal records. It’s up to you. • Choose your preferred formula for calculating one-rep max (1RM). Analytics for Every Exercise • Compare progress with real-time session metrics, including reps, weight/rep, volume, and sets. • Explore dynamic graphs that showcase your progress over time. • Filter set history by weight or rep range for deeper analysis. • Instantly estimate your maximum potential using 1RM Percentage Tables. Stay Motivated and Consistent • Track your workout consistency with a visual calendar. • Set personalized workout reminders to keep you on track. • Stay inspired with progress graphs and actionable insights. Apple Watch + Health Integration • Sync Setgraph with Apple Health & Fitness for comprehensive tracking. • Access Setgraph’s core functionality directly on your Apple Watch. Unlock unlimited access with a Pro Membership. A Lifetime Pro Membership can be purchased once without a subscription. A Pro Membership is also available with a monthly or yearly subscription. Setgraph will automatically charge your iTunes Account at the end of your subscription or free trial period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time and still receive full functionality until the end of your current period, but no refund can be provided for unused portions of the subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions cannot be shared using Family Sharing. Terms of Service: https://setgraph.app/terms-service
Shift
This app intelligently switches between playing music during high-intensity workout periods and podcasts during rest periods. It automatically adjusts audio based on your activity, allowing for an uninterrupted workout experience. Integrates with popular music services and Apple Health.
- Automatic music/podcast switching
- Workout intensity detection
- Spotify/Apple Music integration
- Podcast library access
- Apple Health integration
- Heart rate tracking
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Shift is a new way to listen to podcasts during your workouts. It plays music when your effort is high, and shifts to podcasts when you rest. It all happens automatically so you don't have to manually switch during your workout. Are you into weightlifting? You’ll hear your favorite podcast while resting between sets, and once you jump on the weights it'll play music. Shift is also great for running where you’ll alternate between fast-pace to music and slow-pace to podcasts. You’ll get your workout music through Spotify, Apple Music, or our own set of workout mixtapes, and we’ve got every podcast available so you can easily add your favourite shows. Health Kit: Shift provides a full Apple Health Kit integration, if you have an Apple Watch with the Shift watch app installed. The integration allows you to track your workouts, and follow your heart rate. Terms of service: https://www.shiftfm.app/terms Privacy: https://www.shiftfm.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shift at none against Setgraph's shown. Shift also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (77% vs 67%). Setgraph's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 57) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Setgraph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Setgraph holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setgraph has 6.1K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Setgraph's written reviews are positive against 77% of Shift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Setgraph ships an update every 3 weeks, Shift every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Setgraph | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.6% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 329 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Setgraph LLC | Jazzlab Tech AS |
Customer experience
Setgraph
Shift
Bugs and requests
Setgraph
Reported bugs
3 issues- Workouts and data being lost or deleted unexpectedly
- Issues with syncing between iOS and Apple Watch app
- Inconsistent behavior when adding or editing exercises
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for cardio exercises and tracking
- Implement superset and drop set functionality
- Allow customization of exercise names and workout folders
- Provide a calendar view to easily review past workouts
- Add the ability to attach photos/videos to exercises
Shift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Setgraph
- Pro Membership (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Pro Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Membership$199.99
Shift
- Unlimited access$4.991 Month
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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