Ares vs SetFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ares
This app provides a customizable interval timer for various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and stretching. It features real-time heart rate zone tracking with Apple Watch integration and allows users to create and save unlimited training sessions and workout sets. Voice cues guide users through workouts, ensuring focus remains on exercise.
- Customizable interval timer
- HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Stretch modes
- Apple Watch control and heart rate zones
- Unlimited training session saving
- Workout set creation
- Voice and sound cues
- Training history tracking
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An interval timer that does the counting for you. Set rounds, work and rest in seconds, and Ares guides you by voice through the whole workout: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuits, yoga, stretching and mobility. Heart rate zones on Apple Watch, your workout on the Lock Screen, no ads. INTERVAL TIMER • Work time, rest time and number of rounds, down to the second • Left/Right mode times each side for you. Perfect for stretching, yoga and exercises done one side at a time • Countdown before you start, the option to begin with a warmup and an optional final rest • Pin favorite workouts to the Home Screen and repeat your last one with a single tap WORKOUTS, SETS AND EXERCISES • Save as many workouts as you like, each with its own name and icon, and edit or duplicate them anytime • Combine several workouts into one set • Exercise library, expanded regularly • Exercise names read aloud during your workout APPLE WATCH AND HEART RATE ZONES • Control your workout from your wrist: pause, skip, resume • Live heart rate and heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone • Calories tracked in every workout • Automatic sync with Apple Health ALWAYS AT HAND • Your workout on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a timer and a pause button, no unlocking needed • Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen • Keeps running with the screen locked and never stops your music, it just turns it down for voice cues • A big, clear timer on iPad that you can read from across the room PROGRESS AND HISTORY • Weekly trends for number of workouts and training time • Calendar, list and details of every workout • Weekly streak: one workout a week keeps it alive • A reminder when your streak is at risk, at most once a week Privacy Policy: https://ares.eris.one/privacy-policy/ License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SetFlow
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SetFlow is the simplest way to time your sets and rests in the gym. Start a set, tap once when you rack the weight, and SetFlow logs the set and counts down your rest — then automatically starts the next one. No fiddling, no menus. Just lift. Built for people who want a clean, glanceable timer and an honest log of every session — with nothing to sign up for. WHY SETFLOW • One-tap flow — start set, tap Rest, repeat. Your next set starts automatically (or turn that off for manual control). • A timer you can read across the gym — a big clock-face set dial and a colour-coded rest ring. • Group by exercise — name what you're doing (Squat, Bench, Deadlift) and SetFlow counts your sets per exercise. Set a per-exercise target and it nudges you on to the next one when you hit it. • Knows your rhythm — set a default rest time and an optional target number of sets. • Heads-up cues — beeps, a 3-2-1 countdown and haptics. Cues play over your music instead of stopping it. • Stays accurate — lock your phone or switch apps and the timer never drifts; a notification fires the moment rest ends. • Honest history — every workout is saved with total time, work time, rest time, average set, and a breakdown of each exercise. • Coaching tips — after every workout, SetFlow turns your numbers into plain-language suggestions on targets, rest discipline and pacing. • See your progress — current and longest streaks, lifetime totals, an activity heatmap, a sets-per-day chart, work-vs-rest and sets-by-exercise breakdowns, workouts by weekday, and personal bests. • Export anytime — share your full history as CSV or JSON. PRIVATE BY DESIGN SetFlow works fully offline. No accounts, no third-party ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your data lives on your device and never leaves it unless you choose to export it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap Start workout. 2. (Optional) Tap the "+" ring to name your exercise. 3. Tap Start set — the dial counts up. 4. Tap Rest — your set is logged and the rest countdown begins. 5. Rest ends → the next set starts automatically. 6. Tap Finish for your report and tips, saved to history. Great for weight training, calisthenics, and any set-and-rest routine. No subscription. No catch. A timer that gets out of your way. SetFlow is a workout timer, not medical advice. Consult a doctor before starting any exercise programme and stop if you feel unwell — you train at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetFlow at none against Ares's 3. SetFlow also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Ares sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SetFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ares ships an update fortnightly, SetFlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ares | SetFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krzysztof Orlowski | Ian Hulme |
In-app purchases
Ares
- Ares Plus$1.991 Month
- Ares Plus$9.991 Year
- Ares Plus Forever$24.99
SetFlow
No in-app purchases









