Comparison

Setly vs Grif

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

Head to head
About

Setly

This app helps you train smarter and lift heavier by tracking your workouts and providing AI-powered weight suggestions. It logs your sets, offers coaching notes, and estimates your one-rep max, adapting to your progress.

Highlights
  • AI weight predictions
  • Workout logging with guided slots
  • Coaching notes after each set
  • 1RM estimates with confidence tracking
  • Progress charts
  • Session history breakdown
Features
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Setly is a smart workout tracker that learns your strength and helps you train with purpose. Log your sets, track your progress, and get AI-powered weight suggestions based on your actual performance. Setly tells you exactly what to lift next, so you never have to guess. FEATURES - Log workouts with guided exercise slots for every training split - AI weight predictions that adapt to your progress - Coaching notes after every set - 1RM estimates with confidence tracking - Bodyweight and strength progress charts - Session history with full set-by-set breakdown - Push, Pull, Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body splits, and more - Custom rep range overrides per movement type - Exercise how-to guides for proper form Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grif

Log your exercises, sets, and progress with this intuitive workout tracker. Build custom routines, monitor your performance over time with detailed analytics, and utilize a rest timer. Share workout summaries and export local backups.

Highlights
  • Record exercises and sets
  • Build custom programs and templates
  • Rest timer with reminders
  • Edit completed workouts
  • View charts and personal records
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Share workout summaries
Features
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Grif is a workout log. Record exercises and sets while you train, revisit your history, and see how your results change over time. With Grif, you can: • start a workout without a program or build your own programs and workout templates; • record reps, working weights, and notes; • use a rest timer and optional reminders; • edit completed workouts and search your history; • explore charts, personal records, and analytics summaries; • follow an active workout on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices; • share a workout summary card; • export a local backup. No account is required. Workout data is stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

Setly4 screens
Grif4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grif at none against Setly's 2. Grif also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Setly's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Setly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grif asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grif holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setly has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Setly ships an update every 4 days, Grif every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Setly versus Grif: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetlyGrif
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander HageRINAMIKA, OOO

Customer experience

Setly

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grif

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Setly

Subscriptions2
  • Setly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Setly Pro$39.991 Year
None

Grif

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Setly free?
Setly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grif free?
Grif is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Setly or Grif?
Grif is rated higher. Setly averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Grif averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Setly or Grif have ads?
Neither Setly nor Grif shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Setly or Grif?
Setly ships an update every 4 days, and Grif every 2 months. Most recently, Setly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Grif on October 31, 2026.

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