Comparison

Rep Up for Watch vs SetWatch

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

Head to head
About

Rep Up for Watch

This app acts as an intelligent gym assistant, helping you focus on your workout movements and muscle engagement. It removes the need to count reps by providing haptic feedback, allowing for a more focused and effective training session, even in noisy environments.

Highlights
  • Mind-muscle connection focus
  • Automatic rep counting and resetting
  • Haptic feedback for rep completion
  • Workout Tracking integration
  • Usable in loud gyms
  • Fifteen free workouts
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Rep Up is an assistant for your gym workouts. It helps you focus on the movement that you are performing, and the muscles that you are trying to engage. It helps you create that mind muscle connection by removing the need to count your reps. It's simple and easy to use. Set your goal rep and start your workout, it taps you when It's time to stop. Alternatively, you can set it to tap you every five reps so you don't need to interact with your device at all till your workout is done. It detects when you've stopped and automatically resets the rep count. Since it's designed to tap you can use it in the gym even when there's loud music. It counts any exercise with prominent hand movements such as squats, deadlifts, rows, shoulder press, bench press, etc. and even most movements where your hand is stationary, like push-ups, pull-ups, leg raises etc. Rep Up is designed for Apple Watch, taking advantage of features like Workout Tracking, Taptic Engine and a powerful processor allowed us to build a truly meaningful experience. You can use Rep Up with iPhone as well but you'll need an armband. Main Features ⋅ Designed for Apple Watch. ⋅ Fifteen free workouts on watch and phone. ⋅ Automatically taps you when you reach your goal rep. ⋅ Detects when you've stopped and auto resets. ⋅ Tap every five reps setting (no user interaction required). ⋅ Fully Usable in gyms with loud music. ⋅ Workout Tracking for watch and integration with the Health App. ⋅ Works with iPhone (Armband required). Note the watch app requires Apple Watch Series 1 or higher and watchOS 5 or later.

About

SetWatch

Log strength training workouts directly on your Apple Watch without needing your phone. Track exercises, reps, and rest times, then review your progress. Create custom routines and sync data with the Health app.

Highlights
  • Log exercises with reps, duration, and weights
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Health app integration
  • Create unlimited routines
  • Add custom exercises
  • View workout metrics
Features
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SetWatch is the essential workout tracker for Apple Watch. Stay focused on your workout, not your phone. With SetWatch, you have everything you need to log strength training workouts right on your wrist. Log exercises, track repetitions, and perfectly time rests - all without ever reaching for your phone. And when you‘re done, you can review all your progress right on your watch. Create routines using a large collection of exercises to perfectly fit your workout plan. SetWatch also syncs your workouts with the Health app, where they are available to other apps and contribute to the Activity rings. Key Features: • Log all your exercises with repetitions, duration, and weights • Automatic Rest Timer • Health App Integration • Create unlimited many routines • Large collection of common exercises included • Add custom exercises • View metrics like Max. 1RM, total volume, and more • Export workouts as a CSV file

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SetWatch at 100% against Rep Up for Watch's 54%. SetWatch also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Rep Up for Watch's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 5) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rep Up for Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SetWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SetWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rep Up for Watch has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Rep Up for Watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of SetWatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rep Up for Watch ships an update fortnightly, SetWatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rep Up for Watch versus SetWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRep Up for WatchSetWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (50 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFusion EngineeringMaximilian Zoech

Customer experience

Rep Up for Watch

All ratings51 ratings
Positive60.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative31.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

SetWatch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rep Up for Watch

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Count resets automatically and randomly
  • Does not count repetitions accurately
  • Does not work on Apple Watch
  • Fails to connect between iPhone and Apple Watch
  • App gets stuck on start screen
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  • App does not unlock on Apple Watch
  • App does not count reps on iPhone
  • App opens automatically and records erroneous exercise minutes
  • App disappears from Apple Watch after updates
  • Cannot install on V1 Apple Watch
  • Does not count reps on phone
  • Does not count reps on watch

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add a start and stop button
  • Add a customizable interval timer
  • Add vibration alert for next rep set
  • Add alert/vibration for heart rate drop
  • Vibrate on every rep to confirm count
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  • Record final rep count in workout app
  • Manual mode for counting (e.g., for burpees)

SetWatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rep Up for Watch

One-time1
  • Rep Up Full VersionFree
None

SetWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rep Up for Watch free?
Rep Up for Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetWatch free?
SetWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rep Up for Watch or SetWatch?
SetWatch is rated higher. Rep Up for Watch averages 3.4 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while SetWatch averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Rep Up for Watch or SetWatch have ads?
Neither Rep Up for Watch nor SetWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rep Up for Watch or SetWatch?
Rep Up for Watch ships an update fortnightly, and SetWatch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rep Up for Watch was updated on October 22, 2026 and SetWatch on October 24, 2026.

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