Comparison

Set/Rest vs Rest Ring

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

Head to head
About

Set/Rest

This app provides a streamlined rest timer for gym workouts, offering visual and audio cues for transitions between sets. Customize rest periods, track progress, and utilize its offline functionality with an interface designed for quick interaction.

Highlights
  • One-tap rest start
  • Pause and extend rest
  • Visual and audio cues
  • Preset and custom durations
  • Track completed rests
  • Offline functionality
  • Portrait and landscape support
Features
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Set/Rest is a focused gym rest timer for stronger, smoother workouts. Start a rest with one tap, pause or extend it when needed, and get clear visual and audio cues when it is time for the next set. Choose a preset or custom rest duration, track completed rests, and keep your session moving with an interface designed for quick glances and easy taps. Set/Rest works offline and supports portrait and landscape layouts, local notifications, accessibility labels, and an optional screen-awake mode. Set/Rest Pro adds the Apple Watch timer, home screen widgets, and an ad-free experience. Restore your purchase anytime across your devices.

About

Rest Ring

Features
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Open. Tap. Train. Rest Ring is a workout timer that stays out of your way. No setup screens — open it and start right away. Spend less time on your phone and more time training. ONE TAP TO START • Open the app and tap "Tap to start" • Finish a set and tap the screen — your rest countdown starts automatically • When rest is over, you get a sound and a vibration BIG AND EASY TO READ • Numbers large enough to read with your phone on the floor • Your reps and what's next, shown big and clear • Adjust rest on the fly with −15 / +15 seconds FAST TO REACH • Tap Start on the Home Screen widget and your workout begins • Time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Rest alerts arrive even with the screen off APPLE WATCH • Leave your iPhone behind and train with just your Apple Watch • Feel a tap at the end of rest, even with your wrist down • Workouts from your Watch show up in your iPhone history WORKOUTS AND HISTORY • 170 exercises, each with a form tip • Ready-made workouts for home, gym, quick sessions, and stretching • A monthly calendar of every workout, plus muscle balance • Body weight and body fat tracking, with an estimate of calories burned PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Create as many of your own workouts as you like (free includes one) • Edit the built-in workouts • Set different weight and reps for each set • Progress charts and personal bests for every exercise • 9 app icon colors and extra accent colors The timer, your history, and the Apple Watch app stay free. NO ACCOUNT. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE. No sign-in, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. Optional export to Apple Health. Lift. Tap. Rest. Calories are estimates. Train within your limits.

Screenshots

Set/Rest4 screens
Rest Ring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rest Ring at none against Set/Rest's shown. Set/Rest's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Set/Rest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rest Ring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Set/Rest versus Rest Ring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet/RestRest Ring
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShubhranshu KumarSoshiro Saito

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Set/Rest

One-time1
  • Set/Rest Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Rest Ring

One-time1
  • Rest Ring Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Set/Rest free?
Set/Rest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rest Ring free?
Rest Ring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Set/Rest or Rest Ring have ads?
Set/Rest shows ads; Rest Ring does not.

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