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Everything you need to get the most out of Setbound — plus a direct line to a human when you need one.
Getting started
Setbound is ready to use the moment you install it — no account, no sign-up. Here's the fastest path to your first strength route:
- Choose your goal, experience, training days and available equipment.
- Review the actual 8, 12 or 16-mission route before creating it.
- Open Mission 01 and inspect the evidence and rule behind every target.
- Complete all prescribed working sets to advance the next checkpoint.
Tip: Setbound is built for iPhone and Apple Watch on iOS 17 or later. There's no Android version — it's an iOS-first app.
Logging workouts
Fast set entry
Every set you log is remembered, so the next time you do that exercise the weight and reps are pre-filled from last time. Confirm to log, adjust if you went heavier, and move on. You can capture reps, weight and RPE without any clutter.
Plate calculator
Tap the plate calculator on any barbell exercise and Setbound shows exactly which plates to load on each side to hit your target weight.
Exercise catalog & custom exercises
Setbound includes a deliberately focused, independently authored movement catalog with concise setup cues in English and Turkish. Need a machine that isn't listed? Add a custom exercise.
Rest timer & Live Activities
When you complete a set, Setbound can start a rest timer automatically. The countdown appears in three places so you never have to stare at your screen:
- Inside the app, as a large ring timer.
- On the Dynamic Island (on supported iPhones).
- On your Lock Screen as a Live Activity.
If the timer doesn't appear on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, make sure Live Activities are enabled: Settings → Setbound → Live Activities, and Settings → Face ID & Passcode → Allow Access When Locked → Live Activities.
Routines & programs
Your generated four-week route is the primary plan. You can also build a reusable custom routine or repeat a past workout when you want to train outside the current campaign.
Apple Watch
Run the current mission from your wrist. The Watch shows the prescription, next target, completed-set evidence and decision rule; you can log sets, control rest and finish with the phone in your bag.
Not seeing the Watch app? Open the Watch app on your iPhone, scroll to Available Apps, and install Setbound. Make sure both devices are on the latest OS.
Apple Health
With Setbound Pro, finished workouts sync to Apple Health automatically, so your training counts toward your activity and lives alongside the rest of your health data. You'll be asked to grant permission the first time — you can review or change it any time in Settings → Health → Data Access & Devices → Setbound.
Setbound Pro
Setbound Pro is an optional in-app upgrade that unlocks:
- Advanced progress charts — 1RM trends, volume history and personal records for every exercise.
- Unlimited custom exercises — add every machine in your gym.
- Apple Health sync — finished workouts count toward your Health activity.
- Ad-free experience — nothing between you and the bar.
Restoring a purchase
Changed or reset your device? Open Settings inside Setbound and tap Restore Purchases. Your Pro access is tied to your Apple Account. Subscriptions are managed in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your iPhone.
Data & privacy
Your training data is stored on your device. Setbound doesn't require an account and doesn't ask you to hand over your workouts. If you enable Apple Health sync with Pro, finished workouts are written to Apple Health on your iPhone. For the full picture, read our Privacy Policy.
Troubleshooting
The rest timer isn't showing on my Lock Screen
Enable Live Activities for Setbound in Settings → Setbound, and confirm Live Activities are allowed on the Lock Screen. A quick app restart usually does the trick after changing the setting.
My Apple Watch workout didn't sync
Keep your iPhone and Watch nearby and unlocked, on the same Apple Account, and on the latest OS. Opening Setbound on the iPhone will pull in any workouts finished on the Watch.
I upgraded to Pro but don't see the features
Tap Restore Purchases in the app's Settings, and make sure you're signed in with the Apple Account you purchased with.
Still stuck?
Email us at [email protected] with your device model and iOS version, and we'll help you out.
Contact us
Can't find what you need? Send us a message — we usually reply within 1–2 business days.