Shape vs SetFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shape
Learn the art of lucid dreaming with expert guidance and tools. Track sleep cycles, set reminders, and journal your dreams to awaken within your dreamworld and explore its possibilities.
- Lucid dreaming guides
- Am-I-Dreaming reminders
- Sleep cycle tracking
- Dream journal
- Peak dreamtime insights
- Articles and learning
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Learn to lucid dream in 30 days with the ultimate lucid dreaming coach. As you explore the life-changing technique of lucid dreaming you'll be guided by experts. With tools like Am-I-Dreaming reminders, sleep cycle tracking, peak dreamtime, audio guides, and a dream journal designed for nighttime, it has never been more possible to awaken within the dreamworld. You are about to make a major upgrade to your mind with the Shape app for lucid dreaming. –– ACTIVATE DREAMTIME / UPGRADE YOUR MIND Humans sleep for more than 30% of their lives. Activate dreamtime and upgrade your mind. LEARN THE LIFE-CHANGING TECHNIQUE OF LUCID DREAMING Open an audio guide, press play, and learn the technique of lucidity. AM I DREAMING? Create the habit of questioning reality with Am-I-Dreaming reminders. DREAM JOURNAL / DESIGNED FOR NIGHTTIME Familiarize yourself with the dream state and remember your dreams. DREAMSIGNS Identify the dreamworld and become lucid. SLEEP PATTERNS Understand your night's sleep: REM, Deep, Core, and Awake sleep phases. PEAK DREAMTIME Know when you're dreaming and use these insights to set a wake-back-to-bed (WBTB) alarm. ARTICLES + LEARNING Prime the mind for lucidity by reading about lucid dreaming and sleep before bedtime. –– TESTIMONIALS + CUSTOMER REVIEWS "I had a lucid dream the night I downloaded this app" (5-Star App Review) "I feel more creative and grounded just by using the app" (5-Star App Review) "I am blown away... I had the first lucid dream I've had in months, and one of the very few I’ve ever had in my life." (5-Star App Review) "The quality of dreams is becoming less agitated and more peaceful. This app has changed my life." (5-Star App Review) "I have remembered more of my dreams than ever before" (5-Star App Review) "I had a dream breakthrough within the first few days of using the app" (5-Star App Review) "This is a great way to track progress. There are no limits to your dreams... to be what you want to be, go where you want to go, and talk to who you want to talk to." (5-Star App Review) "The narration is incredibly relaxing and easy to follow" (5-Star App Review) "Shape is the best lucid dreaming app I’ve ever encountered" (5-Star App Review) –– What is lucid dreaming? It's the art of awakening within the dream world. Once lucid, dreamers can fly, face fears, perform deep personal work, practice a skill, meditate, visit a wise person, anything. Lucid dreaming clarifies the nature of reality and the role perception plays in defining how we exist in the world, freeing the dreamer from self-imposed limitations. –– Shape is made with love and designed to help people improve self-awareness and achieve their highest aspirations. We love architecture, design, meditation, nature, and lucid dreaming. To learn about our terms + approach to privacy, visit https://shapedream.co/terms. To access all of Shape's best offerings, become a premium member. You'll have access to unlimited dream journal entires and every audio guide. After a 7-day trial, Shape costs $39.99 per year or $9.99 per month. These prices are in USD and may vary by region. Cancel in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before renewal. Shape integrates with Apple's Health app, reading/writing Sleep data for the purposes of understanding sleep cycles and identifying dreamtime. –– Fall asleep / remain conscious. A lucid dreaming coach for activating dreamtime. Is this a dream?
SetFlow
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SetFlow is a smart workout timer, interval timer, workout log, and AI workout builder designed to keep your training focused, structured, and easy to follow. Create workouts from images, build routines with AI or a guided wizard, track every set, and train with a timer that fits the way you actually work out. SMART WORKOUT & INTERVAL TIMER Run timed, interval, rep-based, and mixed workouts with ease. Switch between elapsed and remaining time, set rest periods for individual sets, and stay in rhythm with clear transitions, haptics, voice coaching, and audio cues. AI WORKOUT BUILDER Tell SetFlow what you want to train and let AI build a structured workout around your goals, schedule, equipment, training style, and preferences. Review and edit every exercise, set, and detail before you start. GUIDED WORKOUT WIZARD Prefer a step-by-step approach? Answer a few simple questions about how you want to train and SetFlow builds a workout for you. Adjust the result before saving and training. IMAGE-TO-WORKOUT IMPORT Turn screenshots, photos, written routines, or training plans into editable workouts in seconds. Import a workout you already have instead of rebuilding it manually. FLEXIBLE WORKOUT BUILDER Build sessions using a clear Workout → Exercise → Set structure. Customize reps, weight, notes, work time, rest time, and per-set details. Create strength workouts, intervals, circuits, and mixed routines your way. LIVE WORKOUT EXPERIENCE Choose a focused timer view or see your full workout at a glance. On supported iOS devices, SetFlow's Live Activity keeps your current interval visible from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you train. SMART PICKUP & QUICK LOGGING Optional pickup detection can help transition between work and rest. Open SetFlow from the workout notification or Live Activity to quickly log reps and weight without breaking your flow. EXERCISE LIBRARY & PROGRESS Browse 1,000+ exercises with instructions, movement animations, equipment filters, and body-part filters. View exercise history, previous sets, volume, personal records, and progress over time. TEMPLATES, QUICK START & SUMMARIES Save workouts as templates for quick reuse, start from any exercise or set, and review detailed workout summaries after every session. Whether you train for strength, HIIT, circuit training, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, bodybuilding, home workouts, or general fitness, SetFlow helps you create faster, train smarter, and stay in flow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SetFlow at weekly against Shape's every 3 weeks. SetFlow also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Shape sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and SetFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shape ships an update every 3 weeks, SetFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shape | SetFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timeless | John Saidiya |
Bugs and requests
Shape
Reported bugs
2 issues- Dream journal entries sometimes get lost or overwritten
- App crashes when connecting to Apple Health
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to upload images/drawings to dream journal
- Implement a lifetime purchase option
- Allow users to edit dream signs and tags
- Improve integration with Apple Watch for sleep tracking
SetFlow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shape
- Shape Monthly7 Days trial3 variants$9.991 Month
- Shape Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Shape7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- Shape7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Shape Gift1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Shape1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Shape1 Year trial$79.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Shape7 Days trial$119.991 Year
SetFlow
- SetFlow Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SetFlow Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









