Comparison

Spotter vs Working Sets

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

Head to head
About

Spotter

This app helps you plan, track, and monitor your gym workouts. Gain insights into your progress with graphs and personal records to achieve your fitness goals. It offers an intuitive iOS-centric design for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Workout planning
  • Exercise tracking (reps, weight)
  • Progress monitoring with graphs
  • Personal records
  • Unlimited custom exercises (PRO)
  • Unlimited workout history (PRO)
Features
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The gym tracker iOS has been missing. An advanced training tool to help you ensure you’re continuously making progress in the gym. Get deeper insights into how you’re improving your lifts week by week and month by month to help you reach your goals. With an iOS centric design it has the feel and functionality of an app made by Apple themselves! Spotter helps you: - Plan: Create all your workout routines to do when you’re at the gym - Track: When you’re at the gym input all the data related to your exercises, e.g. the number of reps and weight - Monitor & Progress: The app offers graphs and personal records to see how you’re improving in the gym and perhaps where you can make improvements. The app is fully usable without purchase for a limited number of workouts, after which you have to make a one off payment to continue using the app. No subscriptions at all. Features for Spotter PRO: - Unlimited workouts: Keep track of every single workout you do in the gym - Unlimited workout history: Get access to unlimited graph and workout history to see how you’ve progressed - Unlimited custom exercises: Can’t find an exercise you’re looking for? Create your own! - Personal records: Keep track of your achievements through your gym career, e.g. estimated 1 rep max For support contact us at contactus.spotterapp@gmail.com. Log your workouts with Spotter and take your gym experience to the next level.

About

Working Sets

Features
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~ A simpler way to track your Working Sets ~ Working Sets is a minimal and simple workout tracker designed for people looking to build muscle and make progressive size gains without the noise. Custom Templates and Progress Feedback • Working Sets deliberately doesn't contain presets or existing models, it's designed to work how you do without ads, privacy invasive activities or clutter. • You can sync with Health to read health data and save workouts without the need for a wearable. • Working Sets learns about your activity securely, on-device, and shows you how much stronger you are week-to-week. Suggested Sets, Simple Summaries and Calendar Progress • During your workout, any exercise that contains three sets of at least 8 reps at a certain weight will generate a suggested increment of weight for that rep range. If your reps aren't quite at 8 but you've hit the same weight at a few different rep ranges, Working Sets will recommend based on an average. • Post-workout you'll get a summary which showcases any PRs for that session and your max weight and max rep range per-exercise. • From the main home view you can see your workouts for the month at a glance. Simple! Home Screen Widgets, Live Activities and Customisation • Customise basic settings such as which days you work out, what day you consider the start of the week, your average rest time, the app's accent colour and which app icon you prefer. • Also launch Working Sets from your home screen with useful widgets that show either your schedule for the day/week, or your last working session. Apple Watch • If you use Apple Watch, you’ll now be able to install the companion app to see your current working set, update the weight/reps and complete it all without looking at your phone. Premium Features • Set weekly workout commitments and track your progress toward your goals with visual feedback • Celebrate reaching your weekly workout targets with visual rewards and progress tracking • Get detailed workout analysis that compares your current performance to previous sessions • Assign muscle groups to exercises and track which areas you're targeting most • Premium subscriptions available monthly or yearly with significant savings on annual plans Full terms of service available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spotter4 screens
Working Sets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spotter at 15.0 against Working Sets's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Spotter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Working Sets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotter ships an update every 6 days, Working Sets weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spotter versus Working Sets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotterWorking Sets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTharuka DevendraKarl Koch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spotter

One-time1
  • Spotter PRO$11.99
5 purchases

Working Sets

Subscriptions2
  • Working Sets Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Working Sets Yearly Premium$22.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip 1$0.99
  • Tip 2$2.99
  • Tip 3$5.99

Questions

Is Spotter free?
Spotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Working Sets free?
Working Sets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spotter or Working Sets have ads?
Neither Spotter nor Working Sets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotter or Working Sets?
Spotter ships an update every 6 days, and Working Sets weekly. Most recently, Spotter was updated on September 10, 2026 and Working Sets on September 13, 2026.

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