Comparison

TabSet vs Repvian

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

Head to head
About

TabSet

Features
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A gym tracker that runs on your Apple Watch. Tap the ring to log a set and the rest timer starts by itself, so your phone stays in your bag for the whole session. TabSet does not plan your workouts. You already know what you are doing. It counts your sets, times your rest, remembers what you lifted, and tells you what to load on the bar. Free for 14 days. Then one purchase, and that is the end of it. No subscription, ever. THE WORKOUT RUNS ON YOUR WRIST Most trackers put the watch app second. TabSet puts it first. Your routine is on the watch, so the phone stays in your bag for the whole session. - Tap once to bank a set. The rest timer starts on its own. - Two rings you never have to decode: the outer one is always the clock, the inner one is always the count. - Live heart rate, calories, and a heart-rate zone bar along the bottom. - Swipe up to switch exercise mid-set when someone is on the machine you wanted. - Swipe down to undo a set you logged by mistake. - A complication on your watch face, so training starts in one tap. MORE THAN SETS AND REPS A strength session is rarely all barbell work, so warm-ups and conditioning are first-class here, not an afterthought. - Sets: sets by reps, with weight, the way you already train. - Duration: one timed block for a warm-up, a stretch, or steady cardio. It counts down and finishes itself. - Intervals: HIIT work and recovery rounds that say "speed up" and "slow down" out loud, with haptics, so you never look down to catch the switch. KNOW WHAT TO LOAD - Plate calculator: for barbell lifts, TabSet shows exactly what to load per side. Set the bar weight once and the breakdown appears on the watch. - Your working weight carries forward. What you lifted last session is already filled in next time, so progressive overload takes no data entry. - Rest is set per exercise, so heavy squats can rest three minutes while curls rest sixty seconds inside the same routine. BUILD ROUTINES ON IPHONE OR IPAD - More than 80 built-in exercises covering barbell, dumbbell, cable, machine and bodyweight work, plus any you add yourself. - Six built-in training days to start from, or build your own from scratch. - Order a training day however you like, then start it from the watch in one tap. - Import and export whole multi-week programs as JSON, so a plan can be shared or backed up. YOUR DATA IS YOURS - No account. No sign-up, no password, no server, because there is nothing to sign in to. - History with per-exercise weight charts, time in your heart-rate zones, and logged sets you can still edit afterwards. - Export your training log as CSV or as a JSON backup, and import it back. - Finished workouts save to Apple Health, so they close your Move and Exercise rings and show up in Fitness. PAY ONCE Free for 14 days with nothing held back and nothing to cancel. If you keep it, you buy it once. There is no higher tier, no pro version, and no feature waiting behind a monthly fee. Every future update is included. WHAT TABSET IS NOT Some of this will rule it out for you, and it is better to know now. - Not a workout planner. It will not write your program or tell you what to train today. - Not a coach. No form tips, no nudges, no motivational notifications. - Not a social network. No feed, no followers, no leaderboards. - Not a nutrition app. No macros, no meal plans, no barcode scanner. - Not a cloud service. Your training lives on your devices, not on a server. If you want an app to decide your training for you, there are good ones. TabSet assumes the deciding is already done.

About

Repvian

This app helps you manage your strength training by creating customizable 12-week plans, logging every set with optional camera assistance, and tracking food intake and body metrics. It keeps your data private and on-device, with optional cloud features for food estimates and coaching.

Highlights
  • Customizable 12-week training plans
  • Camera-assisted rep counting
  • Manual set logging with rest timer
  • Food and body metric tracking
  • On-device data storage and export
  • Optional cloud coaching and food estimates
Features
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Repvian brings your strength training plan, set records, food entries and progress together. EDITABLE 12-WEEK PLAN Generate a 12-week schedule from your goal, experience, available equipment and session length. See the next session, swap exercises, and adjust weight, repetitions and sets per exercise. LOG EVERY SET Supported exercises offer camera-assisted rep counting, and manual logging is always available. Review repetitions and weight after each set, add optional reps in reserve, use the rest timer, and see a summary when you finish. An unfinished session is kept on device so you can continue it. FOOD AND BODY Record calories with protein, carbohydrate and fat, with separate training-day and rest-day targets. Log body mass, waist, sleep and energy, and see trends built from your own records rather than sample data. OPTIONAL CLOUD FEATURES A food photo or text description can be sent for an estimate, and the estimate must be reviewed before it saves. Cloud coaching receives only the question you explicitly consent to send; it never reads your workout records or Apple Health data automatically. YOUR DATA Workout camera frames are processed on your device; they are not uploaded and not recorded as video. Training, food and body records stay on device and can be exported or deleted in Settings. Apple Health is optional and denying it does not block manual logging. No accounts, no ads, no third-party analytics. PLEASE NOTE The app interface is currently in Simplified Chinese. Repetition counts and food estimates are estimates, may be inaccurate, and need your review before saving. Repvian offers general fitness logging tools. It is not a substitute for professional instruction and does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. Choose weights within your ability, and stop and seek appropriate help if you feel pain.

Screenshots

TabSet4 screens
Repvian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Repvian at none against TabSet's 1. Repvian also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. TabSet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Repvian asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TabSet ships an update every 3 weeks, Repvian every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TabSet versus Repvian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabSetRepvian
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperdotOrangezhijun li

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TabSet

One-time1
  • Unlock TabSet$8.99
None

Repvian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TabSet free?
TabSet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Repvian free?
Repvian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TabSet or Repvian have ads?
Neither TabSet nor Repvian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TabSet or Repvian?
TabSet ships an update every 3 weeks, and Repvian every 4 days. Most recently, TabSet was updated on October 6, 2026 and Repvian on October 8, 2026.

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