SetGo vs StartIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SetGo
This app provides a customizable interval timer and workout journal to help you track your fitness goals. Set work and rest times, log reps and time-based achievements, and view your progress over time.
- Customizable interval timer
- Workout journal with daily goals
- Rep counter
- Customizable exercises
- HIIT and Tabata modes
- Home screen widget
- Workout history calendar
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Your workout deserves better than a basic countdown. SetGo is a HIIT workout timer and gym journal built for people who like to train, whether at home, outside, with weights, or with bodyweight. Set your work time, rest time, and rounds. Hit play. SetGo handles the transitions so you can focus on your reps. Whether you're doing push ups between sets or holding a plank until the timer ends, the app keeps you on track without getting in your way. But SetGo isn't just a timer. It's also a daily workout journal. Pick any day of the week and set your goals: 50 push ups, 2 minutes of wall sit, 10 pull ups. Start your workout from the journal and your progress updates in real time. Reps-based goals update as you count. Time-based goals update as the timer runs. Close the workout early and your progress is still saved. Open the app the next day and see exactly where you left off. Your calendar tracks every completed goal, every exercise, every day. WHAT YOU GET A fully customizable interval timer with work, rest, and set controls. Adjust everything, start instantly, and let the timer guide your session. A workout journal where you set daily goals for each day of the week. Track reps, track time, and watch your consistency build. A rep counter you can open mid-workout. A small floating box that lets you count reps without leaving the timer screen. It syncs with your journal goals automatically. Custom exercises you create yourself. Name them, configure them, save them as presets. Access your saved workouts in one tap. HIIT and Tabata modes built in. Configure high intensity and low intensity intervals, set your rounds, and go. A home screen widget that shows your daily goals at a glance. See what's done and what's left without opening the app. Full workout history with a calendar view. Tap any day to see what you did, what you completed, and your session summary. Multiple color themes with light and dark mode. Make the app match your style. Available in 22 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malay. PREMIUM Try everything free for 7 days. After that, unlock unlimited workouts with a monthly or annual subscription. SetGo. Set your goals. Start your timer. Go.
StartIQ
Analyze your sprint block starts with on-device body pose estimation. Import a video to receive instant biomechanical feedback on your set position, first push, and drive phase. Get detailed joint angle measurements and coaching cues to improve your performance.
- On-device body pose estimation
- Biomechanical feedback on sprint starts
- Joint angle measurements
- Coaching cues and drill recommendations
- Comparison to elite sprinters
- Private data analysis on device
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StartIQ analyzes your sprint block start using on-device body pose estimation. Import a side-view video and get instant biomechanical feedback on your set position, first push, and drive phase. HOW IT WORKS Film your block start from the side in landscape orientation Import the video into StartIQ Get joint angle measurements at each phase of the start See how you compare to elite sprinters WHAT YOU GET Joint angles for hip, knee, shoulder, and shin at set, first push, and drive phase Priority coaching cues that tell you what to fix first, why, and how it should feel Phase-by-phase mental cues for in the blocks, on the gun, drive, and acceleration A pre-start checklist to use at practice Drill recommendations tailored to your specific issues Elite comparison showing how your positions stack up against world-class sprinters PRIVATE BY DESIGN All analysis happens entirely on your device. No video, pose data, or results are ever uploaded. Your data stays on your phone. 3 free analyses included. Subscribe for unlimited access. StartIQ Pro (auto-renewable): Annual: $19.99/year Monthly: $2.99/month Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: SetGo at 3 against StartIQ's 1. SetGo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SetGo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and StartIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SetGo against 5.0 for StartIQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
SetGo ships an update every 3 days, StartIQ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SetGo | StartIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Yassine Chakour | Chris Younghoon Kim |
Customer experience
SetGo
StartIQ
In-app purchases
SetGo
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
StartIQ
- StartIQ Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- StartIQ Pro Annual$19.991 Year





