Ares vs SetFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ares
This interval timer app uses a voice coach to guide you through workouts, so you can focus on your exercises. It offers pre-made routines, custom workout creation, and detailed progress tracking. Compatible with Apple Watch and AirPods Pro for seamless control and heart rate monitoring.
- Voice-guided countdowns and exercise prompts
- Pre-made and customizable workout routines
- Workout chaining for full sessions
- Exercise library with instructions
- Apple Watch and AirPods Pro integration
- Heart rate and progress tracking
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Ares is an interval timer you don't have to keep looking at. A voice coach counts down the time, tells you which exercise is up and when to rest, so you can stay focused on your workout. Great for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuit training, yoga and stretching—at home, at the gym or outdoors. No ads and no account needed. TRAIN WITHOUT WATCHING THE SCREEN • The voice counts down the final seconds and tells you what's next, so your phone can stay on the floor • Your music keeps playing, and if you want, Ares turns it down while the voice speaks • Work and rest have different colors, and the big numbers are easy to read from across the room • Keeps running with the screen locked: the timer shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and you can pause without unlocking your phone START IN SECONDS • Pick a ready-made workout, like Tabata, HIIT 40/20 or stretching, and go. Choose from 16 workouts and 6 sets, each with instructions on how to do it • Set up your own workout once: rounds, work time and rest time. Then start it with a single tap • With workout sets, chain your warm-up, main workout and stretching into one session that runs by itself from start to finish • Got a workout from your coach or a friend? Add it from a link or QR code ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO DO • 116 exercises with photos and how-to instructions, including dumbbell, kettlebell, resistance band and pull-up bar moves • Mid-workout, tap the exercise name to see how it's done • Add a note to your workout, like tips from your coach, and see it while you train • Working each side separately, like in yoga? Sides mode times the left and right side for you WITH OR WITHOUT APPLE WATCH • Control any workout from your wrist: see your heart rate, heart rate zones and calories live on your watch and iPhone • Pause and skip right from your watch, even with a double tap • No watch? AirPods Pro 3 and Powerbeats Pro 2 can show your heart rate too (iOS 26) • Workouts are saved to Apple Health SEE YOUR PROGRESS • After every workout, a chart shows your heart rate and heart rate zones during work and rest • Weekly summaries and a weekly streak help you make training a habit. One workout a week keeps your streak alive • Show off your result: a ready-made card with your own photo for a story or post MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or automatic appearance • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch ARES PLUS—EVEN MORE • Workouts that change as you go: set the shortest and longest time, and Ares lays out the intervals for you—getting longer, getting shorter, or with shorter and shorter rests. No need to set each one by hand • A different exercise in every interval, like squats, then push-ups, then a plank. The voice announces each one, so you don't have to remember the order • Train without your iPhone: save your workouts to Apple Watch and leave your phone at home or in your locker • Record exercise names or cues in your own voice and hear them during your workout • Extra themes, coach voices and sounds, including the Calm voice for yoga and stretching • Access for your whole family with Family Sharing 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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Turn the workouts you find into workouts you can follow. SetFlow brings a workout timer, gym log and AI planner together. Create a routine with AI, import one from an image or video, or build it yourself. Then time your sets and rest, log reps and weight, and review your progress in one place. TURN VIDEOS INTO WORKOUTS Upload a workout video or paste a supported video link. SetFlow uses AI to identify demonstrated exercises and read instructions shown in the video, turning them into an editable workout. Review the exercises, sets and details, make your changes, and save the routine before you train. IMPORT WORKOUTS FROM IMAGES Turn a screenshot or photo of a written routine or training plan into an editable workout. Review and adjust the result instead of rebuilding the routine from scratch. TIME YOUR SETS AND REST Run timed, rep-based, interval and mixed workouts. Customize work and rest periods for individual sets, switch between elapsed and remaining time, and choose a focused timer or full workout view. Haptics, audio cues and voice coaching help you follow each transition. Optional pickup detection helps manage work and rest transitions. LOG FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Enter reps and weight directly from your Lock Screen on supported iOS devices. Keep your current interval visible with Live Activities and Dynamic Island while you train. PLAN WITH AI OR BUILD YOUR OWN Create a structured workout around your goals, schedule, equipment and training preferences. Use the AI workout planner or guided workout wizard, then review and edit the result. Prefer to build manually? Choose your exercises and customize sets, reps, weight, notes, work time and rest time. TRACK YOUR TRAINING Record reps, weight and notes for each set. Review previous sets and exercise history, track training volume and personal records, and see your progress over time. Save routines as templates and review a summary after each session. FIND THE RIGHT EXERCISES Explore 1,000+ exercises with instructions and movement animations. Filter by equipment or body part, and start your workout from any exercise or set. From strength training and bodybuilding to home workouts, HIIT, Tabata, circuits, EMOM and AMRAP, SetFlow helps you turn workout ideas into structured training you can follow and log. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SetFlow at 15.0 against Ares's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and SetFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ares ships an update every 10 days, SetFlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 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 | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krzysztof Orlowski | John Saidiya |
In-app purchases
Ares
- Ares Plus$1.991 Month
- Ares Plus$9.991 Year
- Ares Plus Forever$24.99
SetFlow
- SetFlow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- SetFlow Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SetFlow Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









