Comparison

LightNeedle vs Setva

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

Head to head
About

LightNeedle

Features
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Take control of your GLP-1 routine with one clean, private tracker. Built for people using tirzepatide, semaglutide, orlistat, and similar weight-management plans, LightNeedle helps you stay consistent, reduce missed doses, and understand your progress over time. What you can do: - Log every injection in seconds - Track dose changes week by week - Set medication reminders that match your schedule - Record weight and body measurements - Track side effects, appetite, mood, and energy - View progress with simple trend charts - Export your history for clinician visits Designed for daily use: - Fast entry flow for shot, dose, and notes - Clean timeline and calendar views - Flexible reminder settings - Structured logs you can actually review later Why users choose LightNeedle: - Built for GLP-1 routines, not generic notes - Easy to keep streaks and stay accountable - Makes follow-ups with your care team easier Important: LightNeedle is for self-tracking and educational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always follow your clinician's guidance. Download now and build a routine you can stick with.

About

Setva

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Setva helps you keep your GLP-1 treatment on track: every dose, every side effect, every week. Log a shot in two taps. See where your medication level sits today. Find out why some days feel harder than others. YOUR LEVEL, DRAWN FROM YOUR OWN DOSES Setva plots an estimated medication level curve from published half-life data and your real dose history. You can see the climb after a shot, the peak, and the long slope down before the next one. It is an educational estimate, labelled as such on every screen that shows it. It is not a blood measurement and it is not medical advice. DOSE DAY, HANDLED A time-sensitive reminder gets through Focus on shot day, and if you have not logged by the evening, it asks again. A Live Activity sits on your Lock Screen until the dose is in. Taking a daily pill instead? Setva tracks oral doses too, with a fasting timer for the wait after you take it. TWO TAPS, AND THE SITE IS PICKED FOR YOU The body map remembers where your last shots went and suggests the next site in the rotation. Tap it, confirm, done. PATTERNS BY CYCLE DAY Log nausea, fatigue, reflux or headache with one tap and an intensity. Setva lines them up against the day of your dose cycle, so instead of "some days are awful" you get "day 2 is your rough one". Weight goes in with a moving-average trend, no drama. ON THE SCREENS YOU ALREADY LOOK AT - Home Screen widget with your curve or a countdown to the next dose - Lock Screen widget with the days to go - Live Activity and Dynamic Island on dose day - Apple Watch app to log a dose and check the curve from your wrist APPLE HEALTH, IF YOU WANT IT Optional weight sync both ways, asked for only when you switch it on. On iOS 26 Setva can also read the medications you log in the Health app. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no sign-up, no server of ours. Everything you log lives on your iPhone and in your own private iCloud, and you can delete all of it from the You tab in one go. WHAT SETVA IS NOT Setva does not suggest doses, does not change your prescription and is not a medical device. Nothing in the app is medical advice. Always talk to your prescriber before you change anything about your treatment. Setva is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly. Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Saxenda and Victoza are trademarks of Novo Nordisk. Mounjaro and Zepbound are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company. Brand names appear only so you can identify the treatment you were prescribed. SUBSCRIPTION Full access to Setva requires an auto-renewing subscription. Plans: 79.99 USD per year or 12.99 USD per week. There is no free trial. The subscription renews automatically until you cancel. You can cancel at any time in your Apple account settings. Terms: https://setva.app/terms Privacy: https://setva.app/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LightNeedle4 screens
Setva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LightNeedle at none against Setva's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Setva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. LightNeedle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
LightNeedle versus Setva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightNeedleSetva
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer志超 杨Jan Daniel Naftanaila

In-app purchases

None

LightNeedle

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Setva

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is LightNeedle free?
LightNeedle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Setva free?
Setva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LightNeedle or Setva have ads?
Neither LightNeedle nor Setva shows ads.

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