Setgraph vs Workout Notebook
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
Workout Notebook
Record your workouts and track progress with personalized training menus and detailed body metrics. Visualize your fitness journey with customizable graphs and add notes for comprehensive health tracking.
- Personalized training menu design
- Save and reuse menu templates
- Workout calendar and history
- Body record tracking (weight, fat %, calories)
- Dual graph visualization of progress
- Memos for detailed training and lifestyle notes
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This app can record your training and turn its analyses into graphs, making it easier for you to get in the shape you want to be in. 【What this app can do】 - Designing your training menu Get a personalized training menu from the app based on your preferences. In addition, you can adjust the menu however you like, whenever you want afterwards. - Saving templates from previous menu designs The app saves previous menus as templates, so you can always go back to them later and make new menus with them. - Calendar The app’s calendar shows you exactly when you have done training. - Body records The app records your weight, body fat percentage, and calorie intake. You may also add to the app anything else you might want to keep track of. - Graphs The app turns your training records into graphs. The app allows you two view two graphs at once. With the graphs, you may, for instance, compare how your body has changed against the kinds of training you have done. - Memos You can write your own memos to record your training, the kind of food you eat, sleep patterns, physical conditions, etc.
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Verdict
Setgraph and Workout Notebook both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Setgraph's written reviews are positive against 0% of Workout Notebook's. Setgraph also leads on ratings volume (6.1K vs 5). Workout Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Setgraph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Workout Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Setgraph against 4.8 for Workout Notebook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setgraph has 6.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Setgraph's written reviews are positive against 0% of Workout Notebook's.
Setgraph ships an update every 3 weeks, Workout Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Setgraph | Workout Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.1K ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 329 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Setgraph LLC | Tetsuma Yaguchi |
Customer experience
Setgraph
Workout Notebook
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
Workout Notebook
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
Workout Notebook
- Premium Services (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium Service (Half-year)$5.996 Months
- Premium Service (1-year)$9.991 Year
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