Comparison

SetGo Timer vs SetGo

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

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About

SetGo Timer

Features
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Your training. Your rules. SetGo Timer is a fully customizable interval timer built for athletes who take their workouts seriously. Whether you train HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds, circuit training, or any other interval-based workout, SetGo Timer adapts to your routine. Configure every detail: exercises, sets, work and rest durations, optional prepare and cool down phases. Save your timers, mark favorites, and get started in seconds. Voice-Guided Workouts Stay focused on your training, not your screen. SetGo Timer announces every phase transition, countdown, and exercise change with clear voice announcements. Choose between two voices. Announcements are in English and work offline because they ship with the app. Apple Watch App SetGo Timer includes a full standalone Apple Watch app. Your timers sync automatically from iPhone to Watch. Start your workout directly from your wrist, no iPhone required. The Watch app runs its own timer engine with live phase display, countdown rings, and haptic feedback on every transition. While a workout runs on the Watch, the iPhone shows it live, speaks the announcements and can pause, skip and stop it. Start on the iPhone and the paired Watch takes over the workout. Completed workouts land in the history on your iPhone automatically. Live Heart Rate & Apple Health Track your heart rate in real time during workouts on Apple Watch. SetGo Timer saves completed sessions to Apple Health, including duration, calories burned, and average heart rate. Review your workout history with detailed stats for every session. Workout History & Stats Every completed workout is saved with full details: date, duration, exercises completed, heart rate, and calories. A weekly goal with a streak keeps you on track and shows your training consistency at a glance. Haptic Feedback Feel every phase change through haptic feedback on both iPhone and Apple Watch. Never miss a transition, even with headphones off. Focused Design SetGo Timer uses a clean interface designed to minimize distractions during training, in dark, light or your system appearance. Color-coded phases (yellow for prepare, green for work, blue for rest, purple for cool down) let you see your current phase instantly. Features at a Glance Fully customizable interval timers HIIT, Tabata, boxing, circuit training and more Voice announcements in English with two voices Standalone Apple Watch app with auto-sync Live view and control of Watch workouts on iPhone Live heart rate monitoring Apple Health integration Workout history with a weekly goal and streak Haptic feedback on iPhone and Watch Color-coded training phases Screen stays on during workouts Accessibility support (VoiceOver, font scaling) One timer is included for free. Unlock unlimited timers with a single purchase.

About

SetGo

Features
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SetGo is a simple, loud and clear interval timer for the gym and for training at home. Plan a workout as a list of exercises. Each exercise has its own number of sets, work time and rest time. Add rest between exercises, repeat everything for several rounds, press Start — and just follow the big colour-coded clock: orange means get ready, green means work, blue means rest. TEN PLANS INCLUDED • Abs: Core Basics, Core Builder, Core Shredder • Full body at home: Home Starter, Home Circuit, Home Burner • Full body at the gym: Gym Starter, Gym Strength, Gym Power • Cardio: HIIT 20/10 Each in a beginner, intermediate or advanced version. Use them as they are, or duplicate and tweak. MADE FOR TRAINING • Big countdown you can read from across the room • Beeps, a 3-2-1 countdown, voice announcements ("Push-ups", "Rest") and vibration • Sounds play over your music and even when the ringer is on silent • Screen stays awake during the workout • Leave the app? A notification tells you about every phase change • Pause, skip ahead, or go back a set with one tap QUICK TIMER Need "8 × 30 seconds, 15 seconds rest" right now? Set it in three taps and go — nothing to save. YOUR OWN PLANS, YOUR WAY • Create and edit workouts in the app with sets, work and rest per exercise • Import plans from simple JSON files (from Files, AirDrop, Mail…) • Share any workout as a file with training partners PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking, no internet connection needed. Everything stays on your device. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH • Your plans sync to the Watch automatically • Big countdown with the same colours: orange get ready, green work, blue rest • A tap on the wrist at every set, rest and the last 3 seconds • Pause, skip or go back without touching your phone • Runs as a workout session, so it keeps going when you lower your arm, and can be saved to Apple Health

Screenshots

SetGo Timer4 screens
SetGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetGo at none against SetGo Timer's 1. SetGo Timer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). 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. SetGo Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SetGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetGo Timer ships an update daily, SetGo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SetGo Timer versus SetGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetGo TimerSetGo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidnite Compile GmbHMohsen Fakhari

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SetGo Timer

One-time1
  • Unlimited Timers$1.99
None

SetGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SetGo Timer free?
SetGo Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetGo free?
SetGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SetGo Timer or SetGo have ads?
Neither SetGo Timer nor SetGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetGo Timer or SetGo?
SetGo Timer ships an update daily, and SetGo every 10 days. Most recently, SetGo Timer was updated on November 9, 2026 and SetGo on November 10, 2026.

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