Comparison

Set vs Urge Surfin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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.

About

Urge Surfin

This app helps you quit habits by tracking clean days and offering a "urge surfing" game to manage cravings. It also includes a guided breathing exercise to help you calm down quickly.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Clean day counter
  • Urge surfing game
  • Guided box breathing
  • Daily check-ins
  • Pattern analysis
Features
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Urge Surfin tracks one thing: how many days you've stayed clean. Choose the habit you need to quit. Start your count. When a craving hits, you have somewhere to go. Urge Surf — draf the surfer to stay balanced on a wave. Urge surfing is a real DBT technique: cravings peak and pass, usually within minutes. The game holds your attention while that happens. Box Breathing — a guided breathing exercise for when you need to come down fast. Four counts in, hold, out, hold. Clinically simple. Actually works. Track your clean days with honest timestamps. Log daily check-ins so you can see patterns, not just streaks. No grace days. No second chances built into the math. Just your real count.

Screenshots

Set2 screens
Urge Surfin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Set at daily against Urge Surfin's every 3 months. Set also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set ships an update daily, Urge Surfin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Set versus Urge Surfin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetUrge Surfin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLari PartanenCTXA LLC

In-app purchases

None

Set

No in-app purchases

None

Urge Surfin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set free?
Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Urge Surfin free?
Urge Surfin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set or Urge Surfin have ads?
Neither Set nor Urge Surfin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set or Urge Surfin?
Set ships an update daily, and Urge Surfin every 3 months. Most recently, Set was updated on September 12, 2026 and Urge Surfin on September 29, 2026.

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