Comparison

Timer Plus vs SetGo

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

Head to head
About

Timer Plus

This interval training app supports HIIT, circuit, and Tabata workouts with customizable rounds and cycles. It offers background operation, screen flashing, and voice guidance for an enhanced fitness experience. An Apple Watch companion app is also available.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds and cycles
  • Interval stopwatch
  • Background timer operation
  • Informative screen flash
  • Save and history of timers
  • Voice guidance
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Interval Training Timer perfect for HIIT Circuit and Tabata Workouts Timer Plus is an easy to use special app for high intensity interval Training. -Ability to display the number and duration of rounds and cycles. -Interval Stopwatch -Timer works in background mode -Informative screen flash -Create an infinite number of timers, save them in the history of workouts. -Voice guidance Use our Timer Plus app while training at home, at the gym, boxing, MMA, Bodyweight exercises or other fitness activities. Timer Plus comes also with an Apple Watch app that allows you to use your saved custom workouts from the iPhone on your Apple Watch. This app uses Apple Health Kit in order to run the Apple Watch app in the background. Terms of Use: https://argames.in/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://argames.in/privacy.html

About

SetGo

This app provides a customizable interval timer and workout journal to help you track your fitness goals. Set work and rest times, log reps and time-based achievements, and view your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timer
  • Workout journal with daily goals
  • Rep counter
  • Customizable exercises
  • HIIT and Tabata modes
  • Home screen widget
  • Workout history calendar
Features
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Train at your pace. SetGo combines a configurable interval timer, a rep counter and a workout journal for HIIT, Tabata, gym sessions and home workouts. YOUR WORKOUT, YOUR TIMING Set work and rest intervals, sets, cycles and a warm-up to match your routine. Save presets for sessions you want to repeat, and create custom exercises. Set up your next workout without rebuilding it each time. Optional sound and vibration cues mark interval changes. COUNT REPS. KEEP YOUR PROGRESS. Manually log your reps with a tap during your workout. Set daily exercise goals for each day of the week, record your workouts and browse your calendar and history. Follow your time and reps to see what you have completed and keep a steady routine. MAKE IT YOURS Choose light or dark mode and color themes. Optional cloud backup helps you keep your workout data. SetGo is available in several languages. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN See your daily workout goals and progress with the iOS widget. GETTING STARTED Try three workouts free. Subscribe to Premium for unlimited workouts. Monthly and annual plans are available. An introductory trial may be offered with the annual plan if you are eligible; see the price and terms shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. To avoid trial renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Privacy policy: https://setgoo.com/privacy Terms of use: https://setgoo.com/terms

Screenshots

Timer Plus4 screens
SetGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SetGo at none against Timer Plus's shown. Timer Plus's advantage is ratings volume (61K vs 1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Timer Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SetGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SetGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer Plus has 61K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer Plus ships an update fortnightly, SetGo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timer Plus versus SetGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer PlusSetGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (61K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings61K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArGamesYsoftware LLC

Customer experience

Timer Plus

All ratings61,158 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews2,143 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.1%

SetGo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Timer Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer stopping unexpectedly due to notifications or phone calls
  • Inconsistent volume changes when using music
  • Difficulty finding and loading saved timers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to name and save custom workouts
  • Option to turn off countdown sound
  • Customizable alert sounds
  • Ability to skip or pause rounds
  • Connection to health/fitness tracking apps

SetGo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timer Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Timer Plus Pro$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Timer Plus Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
2 purchases

SetGo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Timer Plus free?
Timer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetGo free?
SetGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timer Plus or SetGo?
SetGo is rated higher. Timer Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 61K ratings, while SetGo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timer Plus or SetGo have ads?
Timer Plus shows ads; SetGo does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer Plus or SetGo?
Timer Plus ships an update fortnightly, and SetGo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timer Plus was updated on October 24, 2026 and SetGo on October 15, 2026.

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