SetDeck vs Pinch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
SetDeck
This fitness companion app helps you structure and track your workouts, hydration, and energy goals, providing a clear and measurable path to improving your fitness. With features like customizable routines, set-by-set tracking, and trend analysis, you can stay on top of your progress and build strength over time.
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SetDeck: Plan the week. Log every set. Watch the numbers climb. SetDeck is a strength training companion for people who want structure without friction. Build a weekly routine, work through it set by set, and let SetDeck keep the history, the stats, and the streaks. Then check in on hydration and calories with a swipe, right alongside your training. BUILD YOUR WEEK Plan up to seven training days, each with its own ordered list of exercises. Add notes, equipment, and a reference video to any exercise. Type an exercise name and SetDeck can suggest the muscle groups it works, entirely on device. TRAIN SET BY SET Every exercise holds the sets you plan to do: reps and weight, as many as possible, timed, or freeform. As you train, log what you actually did, add an RPE if you want, and swipe on to the next card. Start a strength workout and a Live Activity keeps the elapsed time on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. SEE REAL PROGRESS SetDeck records a history entry every time you finish a set. The Stats tab turns that history into volume trends, personal records, a muscle heatmap, balance analysis, and intensity breakdowns so you can see what is working and what needs attention. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock badges for consistency, volume, variety, strength milestones, and a fully built routine. Hit a plate milestone or a month-long streak and SetDeck celebrates with you. HYDRATION AND ENERGY Log water and calories with a swipe, and see today's totals against your goals. Everything is written to Apple Health, and Home Screen widgets show hydration and energy at a glance. APPLE WATCH See today's routine on your wrist, log sets as you finish them, and follow a guided rest timer between sets. Start or stop a workout from the Watch, and keep today's session on your watch face with a complication. WORKS WITH YOUR IPHONE - Ask Siri "What's my workout today?" or start a workout hands-free - Start and stop workouts from Control Center - Find any exercise from Spotlight - Sync privately across your devices with iCloud - Available in English, Spanish, French (Canada), and Japanese PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your training data lives in your private iCloud database and in Apple Health. There are no accounts, no ads, and no tracking. Download SetDeck and take control of your training, one set at a time.
Pinch
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Pinch is a no-fluff food and macro tracker. Free forever, no ads, no accounts, no upsells, no engagement tricks. Every meal, food, and weight you log stays on your device. LOG A DAY ⢠Free-form named meals ā Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, or anything you want to call it. ⢠Each meal holds a list of food entries with their amounts and per-meal totals. ⢠Optional time of day per meal ā sort by time, or by drag-to-reorder when you don't care. FOOD LIBRARY ⢠Each food stores its per-100 g or per-100 ml nutrient values, plus an optional named serving (1 slice = 30 g, 1 cup = 240 ml). ⢠Adhoc entries for one-off foods that don't earn a library spot ā type the name and nutrients straight into the meal. NUTRIENTS YOUR WAY ⢠Default macros ā Protein, Carbs, Fats, Calories. ⢠Add your own ā Sodium (mg), Vitamin C (mg), Fiber (g) ā any unit. ⢠Each nutrient gets a badge color of your choice. ⢠Optional per-nutrient daily goals with a direction: reach-or-exceed for protein, stay-under for everything you want to limit. DAILY BUDGET ⢠When goals are on, a Budget card at the top of Today shows how much you have left of each goal-tracked nutrient. ⢠Pastel green when you're meeting the goal, pastel red when you've drifted past it. ⢠Trophy + streak counter for days you hit every goal. CALENDAR ⢠Month view with a logged-day dot and a trophy mark for days you met every goal. ⢠Tap any past day to see the same Today layout for that day. ⢠Current and best streaks at the bottom. ANALYTICS ⢠Per-nutrient line charts over 1W / 1M / 3M / 1Y / custom ranges. ⢠Body weight chart with a per-week trend line for ranges over two weeks. ⢠Per-meal filter (only count breakfast, only count dinner, etc.). ⢠Drag-reorder chart order. Hide what you don't care about. BODY WEIGHT ⢠One tap to log your weight on any day. ⢠Surfaces in Analytics alongside your nutrients. YOUR DATA, OUT OR IN ⢠Export everything to a single JSON file via the share sheet. ⢠Import a JSON export to restore on another device or after a reinstall. ⢠No cloud, no account migration dance. You own the file. WHAT PINCH WILL NEVER DO ⢠No ads. ⢠No "Pro" upgrade. ⢠No accounts. ⢠No analytics or telemetry. ⢠No network requests. ⢠No engagement loops beyond the optional streak you opted into.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pinch at 13.0 against SetDeck's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SetDeck ships an update every 11 days, Pinch every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | SetDeck | Pinch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days ā better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Molargik | Arvind Sasikumar |
In-app purchases
SetDeck
No in-app purchases
Pinch
No in-app purchases









