Explosive Mechanics vs SetRep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explosive Mechanics
This fitness platform connects professional coaches with their clients by simplifying the workout experience. It focuses solely on delivering effective training routines without unnecessary distractions.
- Professional coaching connection
- Simplified workout delivery
- Distraction-free fitness focus
- Client-coach communication
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Professional Training. Simplified. Explosive app is a streamlined fitness platform designed to bridge the gap between professional coaches and their clients. We’ve stripped away the distractions of traditional fitness apps to focus on what matters most: workouts.
SetRep
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SetRep is a workout tracker reimagined with one goal in mind: make training and logging as simple as possible. Start with one of our programs or create your own and let SetRep handle progressive overload for you. Bounce around between different gyms? SetRep allows you to create different locations with different equipment so we can adapt your workouts based on the equipment you have available. SetRep is built to work around programs: weekly routines with workouts that repeat regularly. This ensures consistency over time for a given set of exercises so you can make progress. Training is already physically difficult, it doesn't need to be mentally difficult. Let SetRep handle the logistics while you lift. Features: - Curated program library - Built-in progressive overload - Smart insights into not just "what" you are doing but "how" you're doing - Unlimited custom exercises - Unlimited custom programs - Rest timer - Custom training locations - Rich superset support - Exercise notes - Tag sets as Warm-up, Working, or Failure - Support for both imperial and metric - Import data from other apps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SetRep at daily against Explosive Mechanics's every 5 days. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Explosive Mechanics ships an update every 5 days, SetRep daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explosive Mechanics | SetRep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brandon Bermudez Bolivar | David Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Explosive Mechanics
No in-app purchases
SetRep
No in-app purchases








