Comparison

Progress vs SetBeat

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

Head to head
About

Progress

This smart fitness app provides personalized training plans and guidance to help users build muscle and lose weight effectively. It offers detailed exercise instructions, progress tracking, and load management based on user feedback.

Highlights
  • Customized training plans
  • Personalized guidance
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Load management
  • Effective workouts and exercises
  • Muscle group focus
  • Progress tracking with graphs
Features
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Your Personalized and Smart Fitness Training App: Maximize your workout results. Grow muscle mass and achieve optimal weight loss with intelligent, professional, and personalized guidance that will lead you from one workout to the next, all the way to your goal. ●Customized training plan according to the trainee's level. ●Personal trainer to guide you from one workout to another. ●Progressive overload. ●Load management based on your effort level reports. ●The most effective workouts and exercises for every muscle in the gym. ●Focus on specific muscle groups. ●Division of workouts according to target muscles. ●Tracking progress. ●Photos and videos for every exercise. ●Instructions on how to perform the exercises. ●Daily body weight tracking. ●Progress graph. Main trainer: Erez Ben Yaakov, a natural bodybuilder and Mr. Israel 1 specialist in training and nutrition.  Owner of the PROGRESS company. @Erez_Ben_Jacob

About

SetBeat

Features
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SetBeat is the interval training timer that works the way you train. SCREEN OFF, TIMER ON All transitions are pre-scheduled as local notifications. Pocket your phone and never miss a beat — audio + haptic alerts for every set. SILENT MODE? NO PROBLEM SetBeat uses the same audio category as music apps. Timer plays sound even when your phone is silenced. MUSIC STAYS ON SetBeat layers timer audio over Spotify or podcasts without interrupting them. WHAT YOU GET • Unlimited custom workouts — sets, active time, rest time, warm-up, cool-down • 12 exercise types with real-time MET-based calorie calculation • Weekly bar chart, monthly calendar, streak tracking, all-time totals • Wheel picker for all durations — no keyboard, no typing • Live Activity on lock screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro+) • Turkish and English, auto-detected from device language • Sign in with Apple, all data stored locally on device PLANS • Monthly ($2.99 / 3-day free trial) • Annual ($14.99 / 3-day free trial) • Lifetime ($19.99 one-time — never pay again) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://setbeat.app/privacy

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
SetBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against SetBeat's 3. 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. SetBeat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 6 days, SetBeat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Progress versus SetBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressSetBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProgress WorkoutsCYT BILISIM HIZMETLERI MAKINA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SetBeat

Subscriptions2
  • SetBeat Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SetBeat Premium Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SetBeat Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SetBeat free?
SetBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or SetBeat have ads?
Neither Progress nor SetBeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or SetBeat?
Progress ships an update every 6 days, and SetBeat every 8 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 4, 2026 and SetBeat on October 3, 2026.

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