For iPhone
Setbell: Interval Timer
Every workout free, forever. No ads. No subscription. No account. Set your work and rest, hit start, and Setbell keeps the time on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in Control Center, while your music keeps playing.
Free to download. Circuits and a few extras are in an optional one-time Plus.
- No ads
- No subscription
- No account
- Works offline
Modes
Pick a mode. Press start.
Work in coral, rest in mint, so you can read the phase from across the room.
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Intervals
Set the work time, the rest time and the number of rounds. Setbell counts them through.
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Tabata
The Tabata starting point is ready to go: 20 seconds of work, 10 of rest, 8 rounds.
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EMOM
Every minute on the minute: a new round starts each minute, for as many minutes as you set.
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Rest timer
One countdown for the rest between sets, started in a tap.
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Circuits
Chain several exercises into one workout. Circuits are part of Setbell Plus.
Everywhere you are
Phone in your pocket. Timer still in view.
You shouldn't have to unlock the phone to see the countdown or to pause.
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Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- A Live Activity for the running workout: the phase, the countdown, the round and what comes next
- Pause and skip without unlocking the phone
- The same timer in the Dynamic Island while you use another app
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Control Center and Siri
- Controls for Control Center: start a workout or a rest timer
- The same controls fit on the Lock Screen and the Action button
- Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Tabata in Setbell", "Pause my workout in Setbell"
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Your music keeps playing
- Setbell's beeps mix over your music. Your playlist is never paused or turned down
- Your own playlist, your own podcast, your own pace
- Everything works offline
Free, and an optional Plus
Pay once, if you want more.
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The timers are free
Intervals, Tabata, EMOM and the rest timer, with the Lock Screen Live Activity, the Dynamic Island, Control Center and Siri, cost nothing. No time limit, no ads, no subscription.
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Setbell Plus
A one-time unlock, not a subscription. It adds unlimited saved workouts, circuits, widgets, sound styles and weekly stats. Family Sharing is included.
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No pressure mid-workout
The purchase screen opens only when you tap a Plus feature or the Plus entry in Settings. Never while a workout is running.
Private
Your workouts stay on your iPhone.
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No account, no servers of ours
Your workouts and history are saved only on your iPhone. There is nothing to sign up for, and we never receive them.
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No ads, no analytics, no tracking
No ad networks, no analytics tools, no tracking. One thing is recorded: when you buy Plus, Apple processes the payment and our purchase service, RevenueCat, records the purchase against an anonymous ID so we can verify and count it. Privacy policy
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Delete it in one place
Settings → Delete all data removes your workouts and history. Deleting the app removes everything on the iPhone.
Questions
FAQ
What is free, and what costs money?
The timer modes (intervals, Tabata, EMOM and the rest timer), the Live Activity, Control Center, Siri and the beeps over your music are free, with no time limit and no ads. Setbell Plus is a one-time unlock that adds unlimited saved workouts, circuits, widgets, sound styles and weekly stats. There is no subscription. The App Store shows the price for your country.
Will it stop my music?
No. Setbell's beeps mix over whatever you are playing. Your music or podcast keeps going at its own volume.
Does it work with the screen locked?
Yes. A running workout shows as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Pause and Skip.
Where is my data stored?
Only on your iPhone. There is no account and no server of ours. The privacy policy has the details, including what the purchase service records.
Which devices?
iPhone with iOS 26 or later. The app speaks English, German, Spanish, French and Japanese.
More answers on the support page.
Work. Rest.
Repeat.
Set the rounds, press start, and put the phone down.
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