Comparison

Setgraph vs Iron

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fast and simple workout logging
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Powerful exercise organization
  • Advanced customization options
  • In-depth exercise analytics
  • Apple Watch and Health integration
Features
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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

About

Iron

This free weightlifting tracker offers a clean interface for logging gym sessions. It includes smart features like automatic rest timers and PR recognition, with Apple Health integration and export options for your data.

Highlights
  • Workout logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Automatic rest timer
  • PR recognition
  • Progress charts
  • Custom exercises
  • Data export
Features
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A modern and completely free weightlifting workout tracker. • Beautiful and simple user interface • Apple Health integration • Apple Watch companion app • Smart set completions • Automatic rest timer • Recognizes and highlights PRs • Well maintained library of built-in exercises • Create custom exercises • Charts to visualize your progress • Supports Imperial (lbs) and Metric (kg) • Siri Shortcuts - Privacy focused There are no analytics, no tracking, no 3rd party SDKs and no account. - Apple Health Iron logs your finished workouts in Apple Health and displays your bodyweight next to your previous workouts - No lock-in Export all of your workout data as plain text or JSON for manual editing or further analysis. Privacy Policy: https://iron.ka.codes/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://iron.ka.codes/tos.html The exercise images are from Everkinetic (license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en).

Screenshots

Setgraph4 screens
Iron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iron at none against Setgraph's 3. Iron also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 67%). Setgraph's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 231). On price, rating and update cadence 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. Setgraph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Iron asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Setgraph against 4.8 for Iron. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setgraph has 6.1K ratings behind it against 231, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Setgraph's written reviews are positive against 96% of Iron's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Setgraph ships an update every 3 weeks, Iron monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Setgraph versus Iron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetgraphIron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings)4.8 (231 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.0% of reviews96.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K — better231
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.413.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size329 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSetgraph LLCKarim Abou Zeid

Customer experience

Setgraph

All ratings6,119 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews557 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative24.2%

Iron

All ratings231 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.9%

User reviews

Setgraph

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient workout tracking
  • 📈 Helpful progress tracking and analytics
  • ⏱️ Useful rest timers
  • 💻 Clean and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription-based model with limited free features
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔀 Difficulty organizing exercises and workouts
  • 📊 Limited data visualization and analysis options
  • 🕰️ Lack of integration with external fitness apps/devices

Iron

From 231 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Completely free with no ads or paywalls
  • 🎯 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🔒 Open source and privacy-focused
  • ⚙️ Highly customizable exercises and workouts
  • 📊 Excellent progress tracking and history

Room to improve

  • ❌ Limited cardio and machine exercise options
  • 🐛 Apple Health integration crashes phone
  • ⌨️ Keyboard overlaps buttons in some cases
  • 🎯 Muscle group classification too broad for compound lifts
  • ⏰ Workout timer can be confusing with time vs. weight tracking

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

Iron

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Apple Health integration causes phone crashes
  • Keyboard overlaps other buttons
  • Completed workouts display inconsistently (red vs. green)
  • Workouts don't auto-finish after extended inactivity, causing inflated duration times
  • Unable to edit reps or weight in some cases
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  • Recent update changed tracking from sets/weight/reps to time-based system without option to revert
  • iOS 14 compatibility issues (older review)

Requested features

13 requests
  • Cardio workout tracking options
  • More gym machine varieties in exercise library
  • Granular muscle group breakdown (e.g., separate shoulder heads, traps)
  • Customizable rest timer settings for compound vs. accessory work
  • Additional set tags (Warmup, Giant, Super sets)
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  • Plate calculator and lb/kg conversion tool
  • Multi-stat tracking capability
  • Ability to track timed exercises better
  • Workout sharing functionality with friends
  • More audible rest timer notification
  • Donation option to support developer
  • Improved widget options
  • FAQ documentation

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Setgraph

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Pro Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Membership$199.99
None

Iron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Setgraph free?
Setgraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Iron free?
Iron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Setgraph or Iron?
Iron is rated higher. Setgraph averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Iron averages 4.8 from 231 ratings.
Do Setgraph or Iron have ads?
Setgraph shows ads; Iron does not.
Which is updated more often, Setgraph or Iron?
Setgraph ships an update every 3 weeks, and Iron monthly. Most recently, Setgraph was updated on October 15, 2026 and Iron on October 12, 2026.

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