SetReady vs Workout Sets & Rest Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SetReady
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Know exactly when to start your next set. SetReady is the gym rest timer for weights that turns your Apple Watch into a recovery coach: it tracks your heart rate between sets and tells you when you are ready. Requires Apple Watch. Stop guessing your rest. Finish a set, tap it on your Watch, and SetReady tracks elapsed rest, remaining rest, the peak heart rate from your last set and how many beats you recover. A haptic tells you when it is time to get back under the bar. BUILT FOR THE GYM β’ Rest timer between sets on Apple Watch, with haptic cues β’ Live heart-rate recovery: peak, beats recovered and target β’ Profiles for strength, hypertrophy, very heavy work or conditioning β’ Big iPhone controls: next set, pause and end β’ Keep your music or podcast playing while you lift YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE β’ New home screen with your week, streak, last workout and rest profile β’ Monthly calendar with time, set and calorie rings β’ Training load charts and recovery trends β’ Every session in detail: timeline, heart-rate zones and set-by-set rests β’ Import workouts from Health, including runs, walks and rides with their route β’ Shareable performance report OPTIMIZED FOR IPHONE DUO On the inner display, home, live workout, history and summary flow into two columns, and nothing is split by the fold. SETREADY PRO Unlock unlimited history, recovery and load trends, advanced rest window tuning, workout automation and shareable reports. Without Pro you can still train with Apple Watch, use the core rest timer and see your recent history. SetReady uses HealthKit, with your permission, to read heart rate and save workouts started on Apple Watch. SetReady provides workout timing guidance only and is not medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://litoarias.github.io/landing-setready/privacy/index.html Terms of Use: https://litoarias.github.io/landing-setready/terms/index.html
Workout Sets & Rest Timer
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Keep your workout moving, one set at a time. Workout Sets & Rest Timer helps you count sets and time the breaks between them, right on your Apple Watch. SET YOUR WORKOUT Choose 1β20 sets and a rest period from 15 seconds to 9 minutes. Your preferred settings are remembered for next time. TIME YOUR REST Tap Start Rest after a set to begin a clear, easy-to-read countdown. See how many sets remain and feel a haptic alert when your rest is over. FOLLOW YOUR HEART RATE With your permission, view live heart rate during your session. The finishing summary shows your maximum and current heart rate, set count, and selected rest duration. SIMPLE WATCH CONTROLS Use a single rest countdown or move through multiple sets. Need to finish a break early? Triple-tap the countdown to skip the remaining rest. Built for Apple Watch. Requires watchOS 26 or later. Heart-rate features use Apple Health access. Workout sessions are not saved to Apple Health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Sets & Rest Timer at none against SetReady's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SetReady sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Workout Sets & Rest Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SetReady | Workout Sets & Rest Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Lito arias | Matthew Robert Zajac |
In-app purchases
SetReady
- SetReady Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- SetReady Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- SetReady Pro Lifetime$49.99
Workout Sets & Rest Timer
No in-app purchases
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