Comparison

Working Sets vs FireTime

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

Head to head
About

Working Sets

Features
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Keep your focus on the next set. Working Sets is a strength training tracker built around how you work out. Create your own routines, log your sets, and see your progress in a clean interface that’s easy to use between lifts. β€’ Make it your workout. Build custom templates with your own exercises, sets, and rest times. Track warm-ups, working sets, drop sets, and myo-reps, pair exercises into supersets, and change the order when your plans change. β€’ Focus on the set you’re doing. See your current exercise, reps, and weight clearly, with generous tap targets and rest timers that keep your session moving. β€’ Know what to aim for. Get weight and rep suggestions based on your recent performance and workout history, helping you decide when to push a little further. β€’ See your progress adding up. Review personal records and exercise highlights after each workout. Browse past sessions and see your training consistency at a glance with the workout calendar. β€’ Train from your wrist. Start a workout, adjust reps and weight, log sets, and manage your rest on Apple Watch. Completed workouts sync back to your iPhone. β€’ Keep your workout within reach. Check your schedule or last session with Home Screen widgets, and follow your active workout with Live Activities. Spacious layouts on iPhone Duo and iPad show your exercise list alongside your current set. β€’ Make it feel like yours. Choose your workout days, week start, rest times, weight units, accent colour, and app icon. Connect to Apple Health to save workouts and use your health data, with no wearable required. Health integration is optional, there’s no account to create, and there are no ads. On supported devices, AI insights are generated on-device. Go further with Working Sets Premium: β€’ Set weekly workout commitments and follow your progress towards them. β€’ Compare sessions with detailed workout analysis. β€’ Assign muscle groups to exercises and see where you’re focusing your training. Premium is available monthly or yearly. [Terms of service](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

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FireTime

Features
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FireTime β€” Build workouts in seconds. Pick a duration, style and focus. FireTime generates a full session with named exercises, structured intervals, sets and reps, warmup and cooldown. Edit anything, save it, or just hit go. No accounts. No feeds. No setup. Just training. Quick Build Three choices and you're training. Select from HIIT, Tabata, weights, strength or endurance styles across six focus areas. Every workout is different, every session is yours to keep. Full Custom Build from scratch with complete control over every interval β€” name, duration, work, rest, rounds. Create the exact session you want. Designed for focus Clear audio and haptic cues guide you through every phase. The interface stays out of your way β€” bold, legible, and calm. Apple Watch Run workouts from your wrist with full haptic and audio feedback. Apple Health Calories and time session logs automatically to Apple Health and counts toward your Activity Rings (optional) Built to last Battery-efficient timing for sessions of any length. Screen stays on only when you need it. 7 DAY FREE TRIAL FEATURES β€’ Save up to 5 custom workouts β€’ Quick Build workout generator β€’ Apple Watch companion β€’ Apple Health integration FIRETIME PREMIUM Unlock unlimited saved workouts and FireTime templates. β€’ Monthly: Β£2.99/month β€’ Lifetime: Β£19.99 one-time purchase Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy https://thisisfiretime.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support https://thisisfiretime.vercel.app/support.html

Screenshots

Working Sets4 screens
FireTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

Working Sets and FireTime are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Working Sets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FireTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Working Sets ships an update every 9 days, FireTime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Working Sets versus FireTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorking SetsFireTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.026.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarl KochOdin Church

In-app purchases

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
2 purchases

FireTime

Subscriptions1
  • FireTime Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • FireTime Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Working Sets free?
Working Sets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FireTime free?
FireTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Working Sets or FireTime have ads?
Neither Working Sets nor FireTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Working Sets or FireTime?
Working Sets ships an update every 9 days, and FireTime every 5 days. Most recently, Working Sets was updated on November 12, 2026 and FireTime on November 5, 2026.

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