Comparison

Exercise vs SetFlow

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

Head to head
About

Exercise

This app helps you build and run custom workout routines hands-free with automatic timers and spoken cues. It logs every set, rep, and weight, offering detailed progress tracking and personal record analysis. Train on your iPhone and Apple Watch with seamless syncing and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Build custom strength workouts
  • Automatic timers and spoken cues
  • Hands-free workout execution
  • Automatic set logging
  • Progress tracking and personal records
  • Apple Watch integration
  • AI workout generation
Features
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Exercise is the workout planner that runs your workouts for you. Build any routine with sets, reps, weights, timed holds, rests, and circuits, then train hands-free with automatic timers on iPhone and Apple Watch while every set is logged for you. No mental math, no guesswork, no watching the clock. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • Plan strength workouts with sets, reps, weights, and custom rests • Add timed holds for stretching, planks, and mobility • Build circuits and interval rounds for HIIT and Tabata training • Describe a workout in plain English and let AI build it and recommend exercises LET EXERCISE RUN IT • Timers and rest countdowns start and advance automatically • Hear spoken cues for the current exercise, rest countdown, and what's next • A Live Activity keeps your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Start with Siri or Shortcuts, or jump in from a widget or Control Center • Adjust reps, weights, equipment, or duration mid-workout without losing your place TRAIN ON APPLE WATCH • Run complete guided workouts from your wrist • See the live timer in the Smart Stack and use widgets and complications • Workouts sync automatically between iPhone and Apple Watch • Sessions record to Apple Health and count toward your Activity rings STAY ON TRACK • Create recurring routines; Smart Reminders learn when you usually train • See your upcoming routine days on the Routine Calendar • Set goals for any exercise and track them on your charts • Log every completed set, rep, and weight in a history searchable from Spotlight • Compare each period with the last, see a year of training on a heat map, and track personal records, estimated 1RM, and weekly streaks • Export a PDF for your trainer, or share a workout file with a friend PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • No ads and no tracking • Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 7 DAYS Installing Exercise starts 7 days of full access to every premium feature — no account or subscription required. Afterward, keep using Exercise for free with up to three custom workouts, workout logging and export, Apple Health integration, and an Activity Overview in Insights. Premium adds AI workout generation and exercise recommendations, routines with reminders and the Routine Calendar, circuits, Exercise Goals, full insights and personal records, workout imports, and unlimited custom workouts. Whether you lift in a gym, train with bodyweight at home, or work through timed stretching and mobility sessions, Exercise adapts to how you actually train. Privacy Policy: https://stanlemon.com/exercise/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SetFlow

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Exercise4 screens
SetFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SetFlow at 15.0 against Exercise's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exercise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, SetFlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Exercise versus SetFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExerciseSetFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStan LemonJohn Saidiya

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Exercise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

SetFlow

Subscriptions3
  • SetFlow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SetFlow Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SetFlow Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Exercise free?
Exercise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetFlow free?
SetFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exercise or SetFlow have ads?
Neither Exercise nor SetFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exercise or SetFlow?
Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, and SetFlow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Exercise was updated on October 30, 2026 and SetFlow on October 31, 2026.

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