Comparison

Setuply vs Within

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

Head to head
About

Setuply

Gamify your focus sessions by building a virtual desk. Earn rewards for staying on task and use them to customize your workspace. Compete on leaderboards and track your productivity streaks.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Virtual desk building
  • Earn XP and coins
  • Customizable workspace items
  • Pomodoro timer
  • To-do list integration
  • Weekly leaderboards
Features
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Setuply turns your focus time into a desk you build. Start a session, stay on task, and earn XP and coins as you go. Spend them on lamps, keyboards, plants and tables, and place every piece on your own 3D desk. Pick 15 to 120 minutes or run a Pomodoro with blocks and breaks. Keep your to-dos on a notebook page, keep your streak alive, climb the weekly leaderboard and see who is focusing right now. Pro adds unlimited app blocking during sessions, detailed focus analytics and exclusive items. Privacy Policy: https://elifcodes.wixstudio.com/setuply/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Within

Features
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Your phone should be a choice, not a reflex. How often do you open Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, or another distracting app without even thinking about it? Within creates a mindful pause between the urge to open an app and what happens next. Pause. Notice. Choose. PAUSE BEFORE YOU OPEN Choose the apps and categories that tend to pull you in. When you try to open one, Within steps in first with a reflection and gives you a moment to reconsider. Sometimes you'll continue. Sometimes you'll decide not to. Either way, the choice becomes intentional. BREAK AUTOMATIC SCROLLING One quick check can easily become twenty minutes of scrolling. Within interrupts that automatic loop before it begins, helping you notice the impulse instead of immediately following it. Use Within to: • Reduce screen time • Stop doomscrolling • Block distracting apps • Spend less time on social media • Reduce compulsive app checking • Break automatic scrolling habits • Protect your attention • Build healthier phone habits • Use your phone more intentionally MAKE THE PAUSE PERSONAL Within includes a growing collection of thoughtful reflections designed for the exact moment you're about to open a distracting app. You can also write your own pause messages. Remind yourself why you wanted to stay away, what you were doing before reaching for your phone, or anything else that helps you make a conscious choice. Your own words appear alongside Within's reflections during future pauses. CONTINUE WHEN YOU MEAN TO Within isn't designed to punish you for using your phone. If you still want to open an app after pausing, you can. Choose how long apps stay unlocked before Within protects them again. The goal isn't perfect restriction. It's intentional access. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Look back at how your choices change over time. See your mindful decisions, moments you turned back, distraction-free periods, recent moments, and patterns in how you interact with distracting apps. Within keeps this experience reflective rather than turning your phone use into another productivity score. LESS AUTOPILOT. MORE INTENTION. You don't have to delete the apps you enjoy. You don't have to give up social media. And you don't have to feel guilty every time you use your phone. Within simply gives you a moment between impulse and action. Sometimes that moment is all you need. Pause. Notice. Choose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Setuply4 screens
Within4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Setuply at every 3 days against Within's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Setuply sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Within sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Setuply ships an update every 3 days, Within every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Setuply versus Within: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetuplyWithin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElif Bilge ParlakAyca Badem Ergin

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Setuply

Subscriptions2
  • All Access7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Boost$1.99
  • Get 200 Coin$2.99
  • Get 500 Coin$5.99
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  • Get 1000 Coin$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
2 purchases

Within

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly subscription$1.997 Days
  • Yearly subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Setuply free?
Setuply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Within free?
Within is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Setuply or Within have ads?
Neither Setuply nor Within shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Setuply or Within?
Setuply ships an update every 3 days, and Within every 4 weeks. Most recently, Setuply was updated on November 12, 2026 and Within on November 9, 2026.

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