Comparison

SetWatch vs GymBot

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

Head to head
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

About

GymBot

Features
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GymBot brings structure to your strength training and helps you stay in rhythm – all without an iPhone. So simple, so effective – yet more than just a basic timer. GymBot records your workouts in Apple Health and supports you in training professionally and achieving your goals. How it works: * GymBot runs completely independently on your Apple Watch. * The first time you launch it, GymBot will ask for access to Apple Health so your workouts can be saved there later. * In the settings, you can set the number of sets and the duration of the rest periods. * You can also set the duration of the sets. This is perfect for interval training, such as HIIT or Tabata. * Once the workout starts, you’ll see the workout duration, the current set, and your heart rate. * If you haven’t set a duration for the sets, you’ll start each rest period manually by tapping the watch. You end your workout by tapping the watch again after the last set. If you’ve set a duration for the sets, GymBot handles everything automatically for you. * GymBot alerts you with a vibration when it’s time to take a break or start the next set. * Your workout is recorded in Apple Health, so you can see when and how long you worked out at any time. You stay in the flow and avoid unnecessary breaks. You do the work - GymBot makes sure it counts.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SetWatch at Free against GymBot's $1.99. GymBot's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SetWatch is free to download; GymBot costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetWatch ships an update every 3 weeks, GymBot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SetWatch versus GymBot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetWatchGymBot
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaximilian ZoechRICO MARQUARDT

In-app purchases

None

SetWatch

No in-app purchases

None

GymBot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SetWatch free?
SetWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GymBot free?
GymBot costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SetWatch or GymBot have ads?
Neither SetWatch nor GymBot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetWatch or GymBot?
SetWatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and GymBot every 2 weeks. Most recently, SetWatch was updated on November 3, 2026 and GymBot on November 5, 2026.

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