Comparison

Fitsession vs Forma

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

Head to head
About

Fitsession

Log your gym workouts with this comprehensive training journal. Plan custom routines, track exercises, and monitor progress with detailed stats and charts. Syncs with Apple Health and supports Apple Watch for a seamless fitness tracking experience.

Highlights
  • Plan any workout type
  • Create custom exercises
  • Track weight, reps, time, distance
  • Group exercises into supersets/circuits
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Progress stats and charts (PRO)
Features
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Fitsession is a free, simple and powerful training journal. Create any workout – strength training, bodyweight, functional training, circuit training, cardio, HIIT, stretching – and let Fitsession guide you through it step by step on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Key features: • Plan any workout • Create any exercise or quickly add one from catalog of 280+ exercises • Track weight, reps, time or distance • Group exercises into supersets and circuits • Add timers and rest • Organize workouts with templates • Live Activity and Dynamic Island • Live heart rate from Apple Watch, AirPods and other devices • Sync with Apple Health Best of all – the above features are completely free to try and use for as long as you want, with no pressure or nagging offers. And if you really like the app, please consider subscribing to Fitsession PRO to support development and unlock additional features: • Results section with stats, charts, records and measurements • Progress photos • Advanced tracking • Workout variations • Warm-up and drop sets • Set notes • Skip exercises and sets • Custom exercise categories • Family Sharing • And more Terms of use: https://www.fitsession.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.fitsession.app/privacy/

About

Forma

This app provides a minimalist and intuitive way to track your workouts, whether at the gym or at home. You can create and customize your own exercises, log your results quickly, and monitor your progress. The free version has a limit on the number of workouts, which can be removed with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and intuitive interface
  • Offline functionality
  • Create custom exercises
  • Log results in few clicks
  • Track progress
  • Form your own exercise database
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When developing Forma, I paid special attention to minimalism. As a result, I got a fully functional workout tracker, which works completely offline and has no extra functions at all. The interface is so intuitive that it is impossible to get lost. I’ve honestly tried my best to make it nice & simple! The app is great for both gym and at home workout, because the list of exercises is created by you. Instead of hundreds of preset workout programs (invented by nobody knows who), you form your own database - leave only what is important for you personally. ‣ Create any exercise: from yoga to strength training. ‣ Customize them: workout with dumbbells, barbells or with your own weight. ‣ Log your results in a few clicks. ‣ Keep track of your progress: stay toned, gain or lose weight. Together with other users who regularly write great reviews, we strive to keep the app simple. As a result, as many superfluous elements as possible have been eliminated from the app, but functionality has been retained. However, if you do miss something, you can always contact me directly from the app and I will try to implement your ideas. The only limitation of the free version is the maximum amount of 8 workouts. You can ignore this limit by deleting old workouts, or remove the restriction completely with a premium subscription at a reasonable price. This kind of support, as well as honest feedback, helps me grow the project. I promise, I do not and will not have any advertising and unnecessary purchases. Everything is extremely transparent. I am using it myself, so I do not want to make another Frankenstein out of the app. Policy: http://gymtracker.tilda.ws/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: http://gymtracker.tilda.ws/terms-of-use Thank you for reading to the end, so it was not in vain!

Screenshots

Fitsession4 screens
Forma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fitsession at none against Forma's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Fitsession sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Forma sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fitsession against 4.8 for Forma. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 173 and 269 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Fitsession's written reviews are positive against 94% of Forma's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitsession ships an update every 10 days, Forma weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fitsession versus Forma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitsessionForma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (173 ratings)4.8 (269 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings173269 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitsession LtdPavel Chernikov

Customer experience

Fitsession

All ratings169 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.9%

Forma

All ratings269 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

Fitsession

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Forma

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional data loss or sync issues
  • Inconsistent user interface elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a notes section for each exercise
  • Implement a timer or rest timer feature
  • Expand exercise database with more options
  • Include a dark mode option
  • Improve data export and backup capabilities

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fitsession

Subscriptions1
  • Fitsession PRO7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Thanks$1.99
  • Double Thanks$3.99
  • Triple Thanks$6.99
4 purchases

Forma

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy forever$49.99

Questions

Is Fitsession free?
Fitsession is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forma free?
Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fitsession or Forma?
Forma is rated higher. Fitsession averages 4.8 out of 5 from 173 ratings, while Forma averages 4.8 from 269 ratings.
Do Fitsession or Forma have ads?
Forma shows ads; Fitsession does not.
Which is updated more often, Fitsession or Forma?
Fitsession ships an update every 10 days, and Forma weekly. Most recently, Fitsession was updated on November 6, 2026 and Forma on November 7, 2026.

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