Comparison

Set vs Urge Surfer

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

Head to head
About

Set

Features
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Set-Rest Timer is a simple, customizable interval timer for any timed activity. - Set number of rounds, work time, rest time, and optional preparation time - Shows current phase and countdown with large, readable digits - Plays sound alerts at each transition - Useful for stretching, rehab, circuits, strength training, or similar routines - No ads, no login, no internet required Ready to use on install.

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Urge Surfer

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Cravings are waves. They rise, they peak, they pass. Urge Surfer teaches you to ride them out instead of fighting them. Most quit-and-recovery apps shame you for feeling the urge β€” broken-streak alarms, red banners, guilt calendars. Urge Surfer does the opposite. When you feel the pull, you open the app, name the urge, set a timer, and ride the wave. Every craving has a half-life, usually under five minutes if you don't act on it. That's a mindfulness technique called urge surfing, and this app does one thing well: it helps you wait the wave out. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Pick what you're surfing β€” 12 presets (cigarette, vape, alcohol, coffee, sugar, weed, social media, shopping, and more), or add your own. β€’ Set a timer β€” 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Most waves pass before the bell. β€’ Ride it out β€” an animated breathing circle guides a calming 4-7-8 cycle. Adjust the intensity slider mid-surf. The timer keeps running even if you background or force-quit the app. β€’ Cave without shame β€” one tap logs it, asks what pulled you under (stress, boredom, habit, after a meal…), and offers a retry. No judgment. β€’ Celebrate β€” capture a victory selfie with five overlay styles, save it to a private album, and s hare it if you want. β€’ See your patterns β€” a heatmap by day and hour, your top triggers ranked, and a success rate for every urge. β€’ Honest streaks β€” days since your last slip, not a fragile "log every day or lose it" counter. Silence never breaks your streak. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No backend. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Everything β€” your name, you r urges, your logs, your photos β€” stays in your device's sandbox and never leaves it. The app does not call home. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE Urge Surfer is free and fully open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. You can read every line, fil e an issue, or contribute. Whatever you're trying to quit β€” cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, sugar, doomscrolling β€” the next wave is coming. Learn to surf it. Urge Surfer is a self-help tool and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care.

Screenshots

Set2 screens
Urge Surfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Urge Surfer at 15.1 against Set's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Set versus Urge Surfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetUrge Surfer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLari PartanenAbhay Katheria

In-app purchases

None

Set

No in-app purchases

None

Urge Surfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set free?
Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Urge Surfer free?
Urge Surfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set or Urge Surfer have ads?
Neither Set nor Urge Surfer shows ads.

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