LiftKit vs NextSet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiftKit
This app provides a straightforward way to log your gym workouts and track your progress. It focuses on essential features like PR tracking and volume trends, with a privacy-first approach keeping your data on your device. It's designed to be a no-nonsense tool for serious lifters.
- Workout logging
- Personal record tracking
- Progress visualization
- Volume and overload trends
- Privacy-focused data storage
- Simple 3-tab interface
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You go to the gym to lift, not to manage subscriptions or fight with cluttered apps. I built LiftKit to be a gritty, no-nonsense tracker that gets out of your way so you can focus on what matters: moving weight. WHY LIFTKIT IS YOUR NEW TRAINING PARTNER Own Your Tools: Stop renting your workout history. One fair price gets you a lifetime of tracking, with no monthly bill. Built for the Gym Floor: Start a saved plan in one tap, or freestyle it and add exercises as you go. One exercise at a time, big buttons, and a rest timer that starts on its own after each set. Know What to Lift: Every set shows what you did last time, so progressive overload is easy. Never Unlock Your Phone Mid-Set: A Live Activity puts your rest timer and a Log Set button on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Track What Matters: A training heatmap, recent PRs and per-exercise progress charts, all in three tabs. No menus to dig through. Hands-Free With Siri: "Start my Push Day workout in LiftKit." "What's my bench PR in LiftKit?" Widgets: See your training heatmap at a glance, or let the LiftKit mascot tell you if today's lift is done. Exercise Lab: Tap a muscle on the body map to find exercises for it. Privacy First: This mattered to me the most. Your data lives on your device. Turn on iCloud Sync if you want it on all your devices, and it goes to your own private iCloud, never to me. Apple Health is optional too. No tracking, no data selling, no creeping. My Guarantee: LiftKit is built by a solo developer college student, not a tech giant trying to squeeze you for profit. I use this app every day, so if you ever need help or want a new feature, you can talk directly to me through the request form. (Give me some time to respond.) Simple. Strong. Yours. Download LiftKit today and replace your notebook forever. Privacy First: This mattered to me the most! Your data lives on your device, not on a server. No tracking, no data selling, no creeping. My Guarantee: LiftKit is built by a solo developer college student, not a tech giant trying to squeeze you for profit. I built this to serve you. I also use this app everyday so If you ever need help or want a new feature, you can talk directly to me through the request form. (Give me some time to respond) Simple. Strong. Yours. Download LiftKit today and replace your notebook forever.
NextSet
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NextSet is a simple rest timer for your sets. Tap one of your quick timers and your rest starts. You feel and hear the last seconds on your wrist or iPhone – then it’s time for your next set. ONE TAP TO REST • One or two big quick timers on the start screen (1:30 and 3:00 to begin with) • Up to 12 more timers below, each started with a single tap • Tap another timer during a rest to switch straight to it • ±15 seconds, pause and resume, or end your rest early • When the rest is over, “GO!” counts the time you’ve gone over, and “Repeat rest” starts the same rest again A COUNTDOWN YOU CAN FEEL • Signal in the last 3, 5 or 10 seconds – or turn it off • Strong haptics on iPhone, the Taptic Engine on Apple Watch • Three sounds: Beep, Chime and Digital. On iPhone they play over your music, which is briefly lowered, and even in silent mode • Mute the sounds right from the start screen MADE FOR APPLE WATCH • Big quick timers right on the start screen, more timers below • Full-screen ring with countdown, ±15 s, pause and “Repeat rest”, also on the Always On display • Keeps running with your arm down, so the countdown taps and the end signal reliably reach your wrist • Timers sync with your iPhone and can be edited on both devices ALWAYS IN VIEW • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch • A notification when your rest is over while the app is in the background • The display stays on during a rest (optional) SIRI, SHORTCUTS & ACTION BUTTON • “Start Quick Timer”, “Start Rest Timer” with any number of seconds, and “End Rest” • Start a rest hands-free with Siri or the Action button YOUR TIMERS, YOUR WAY • Rename timers, for example “Squats” • Reorder or delete them – long-press a timer for more options • Light and dark mode, large rounded digits, Liquid Glass design PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your timers and settings stay on your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LiftKit at 18.0 against NextSet'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LiftKit ships an update weekly, NextSet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiftKit | NextSet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Kyce Harper | Mario Kernich |
In-app purchases
LiftKit
No in-app purchases
NextSet
No in-app purchases









