Comparison

Formed vs Preventing Decline

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

Head to head
About

Formed

This app offers faith-informed content to guide Catholics and those they evangelize toward a fully Catholic life. It provides a comprehensive and customizable platform for spiritual formation and education, accessible anywhere. Empower your curiosity and grow in your faith journey with engaging resources.

Highlights
  • Faith-informed Catholic content
  • Spiritual formation and growth resources
  • High-quality videos and movies
  • Comprehensive and diverse content
  • Customizable learning experience
  • On-the-go learning
Features
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Formed guides Catholics and those they evangelize to a fully Catholic life through faith-informed content. As a faithful authority and helpful guide, which draws people closer to Christ, the Formed platform provides a captivating experience that is comprehensive, customizable, educates, and moves with you wherever you are in your Faith journey. Formed empowers and satisfies curiosity by forming Catholics for life. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Formed on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://watch.formed.org/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.formed.org/privacy

About

Preventing Decline

Access expert insights on longevity, neuroscience, and education through articles, videos, and a community forum. Receive personalized health and wellness content and stay updated with the latest news and notifications.

Highlights
  • Expert longevity insights
  • Neuroscience education
  • Articles and videos
  • Supportive community
  • Personalized health content
  • Latest news notifications
Read full description

Inside the Preventing Decline app, you will have access to: Experts in Longevity. Proven Neuroscience, education, articles, videos and a supportive community. Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates on Preventing Decline Access to all of your personalized health and wellness content without a password Save your favorite information so you can quickly find and share it with others END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Formed4 screens
Preventing Decline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Preventing Decline at none against Formed's 9. Preventing Decline also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Formed's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 2) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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. Formed sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Preventing Decline asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Formed against 5.0 for Preventing Decline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formed has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Formed ships an update every 2 months, Preventing Decline fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Formed versus Preventing Decline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormedPreventing Decline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAugustine Institute, Inc.Excellence in Audiology, Inc.

Customer experience

Formed

All ratings14,039 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,817 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.8%

Preventing Decline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Formed

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • Playback issues when switching between audio and video

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and browsing functionality
  • Ability to save progress and resume content
  • More content in languages other than English
  • Integration with smart TVs and other devices

Preventing Decline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Formed

Subscriptions2
  • FORMED Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • FORMED Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • Formed - 099$0.99
  • Formed - 1499$14.99
  • Formed - 1599$15.99
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  • Formed - 1699$16.99
  • Formed - 1799$17.99
  • Formed - 1899$18.99
  • Formed - 1999$19.99
None

Preventing Decline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Formed free?
Formed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Preventing Decline free?
Preventing Decline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Formed or Preventing Decline?
Preventing Decline is rated higher. Formed averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Preventing Decline averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Formed or Preventing Decline have ads?
Neither Formed nor Preventing Decline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formed or Preventing Decline?
Formed ships an update every 2 months, and Preventing Decline fortnightly. Most recently, Formed was updated on October 16, 2026 and Preventing Decline on October 9, 2026.

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