Comparison

SetSense vs GRAE Studios

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

Head to head
About

SetSense

This app offers intelligent strength tracking for lifters, allowing full control over training. It provides personalized periodized programs, detailed set logging, progress visualization, and step tracking integration. Share programs with others and earn achievements for consistency and personal records.

Highlights
  • Personalized periodized programs
  • Detailed set logging
  • Progress visualization
  • Step tracking with HealthKit
  • Program sharing
  • Achievements and streaks
Features
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SetSense is a lifting app for people who want to think about their training, not just record it. Most fitness apps either treat you like a beginner who needs a robot to tell you what to do, or they treat you like a spreadsheet. SetSense is different. You chat with the SetSense Trainer about your goals, training history, and the gym you have access to, and it builds you a real training block in under two minutes. You review it, edit it, and start lifting. Then every workout, SetSense shows you exactly what you did last time. Same exercise, same set, same week. You decide what to do next. CHAT WITH THE SETSENSE TRAINER Skip the boring questionnaires. Tell the trainer what you want. Strength, hypertrophy, a specific lift, a deadline, and it builds a personalized 4-12 week training block. YOU DECIDE WHAT'S NEXT Other apps tell you to add 5 pounds every week. SetSense shows you what you did last time and trusts you to make the call. Because that's what real lifters do. TALK TO YOUR LIFTING DATA Ask the trainer questions about your own history. "How has my bench progressed?" "Which weeks did I skip the most?" "What's my best 5-rep on squat?" Your full training history is the context. SHARE BLOCKS WITH ONE TAP Built a program your friends should try? Share it as a link. They tap it, the program imports into their app, ready to go. STEPS, NOT CARDIO Daily step tracking from Apple Health. No clunky cardio screens, no fake heart-rate logging — just a passive step goal that pairs with your lifting. PERSONAL RECORDS, ON AUTOPILOT Every set you log gets compared to your history. PR celebrations when you beat them. Pinned 1RM tracking for the lifts you actually care about. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your training data is yours. Account deletion is one tap and permanent. No social feed, no gamified leaderboards, no notifications begging you to come back. SUBSCRIPTION SetSense is $2.99/month, $14.99 every 6 months, or $26.99/year. Two-week free trial on all plans, billed through your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy: setsense.app/privacy-policy Terms: setsense.app/terms-of-service Support: setsense.app/support

About

GRAE Studios

Easily browse and purchase class packs or membership options. View the schedule, filter classes by type, and manage your reservations to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Purchase class packs and memberships
  • Browse class schedule
  • Filter classes by type
  • Manage class reservations
  • Stay organized with fitness goals
Features
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Features: -Purchase Class Packs and Memberships Easily browse and purchase our class packs or membership options -View our schedule Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your routine. -Manage your reservations Book your class reservations with ease. Keep track of your upcoming classes and manage your schedule to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals

Screenshots

SetSense4 screens
GRAE Studios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GRAE Studios at none against SetSense's 3. SetSense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SetSense sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GRAE Studios asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SetSense against 5.0 for GRAE Studios. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SetSense versus GRAE Studios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetSenseGRAE Studios
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandon CurtisPEAK Pilates LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SetSense

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription14 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription14 Days trial$26.991 Year
None

GRAE Studios

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SetSense free?
SetSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GRAE Studios free?
GRAE Studios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SetSense or GRAE Studios?
SetSense and GRAE Studios are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do SetSense or GRAE Studios have ads?
GRAE Studios shows ads; SetSense does not.
Which is updated more often, SetSense or GRAE Studios?
SetSense ships an update every 3 weeks, and GRAE Studios every 3 weeks. Most recently, SetSense was updated on October 5, 2026 and GRAE Studios on September 30, 2026.

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