Comparison

Strongify vs Forrest

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

Head to head
About

Strongify

Easily log your weightlifting sessions by recording reps and weight lifted. Customize exercises and routines, then track your progress over time with motivating charts and a workout calendar. Share your achievements on social media.

Highlights
  • Log reps and weight in few taps
  • Create custom routines and exercises
  • Track progress with charts
  • Workout calendar view
  • Share workouts on social media
  • Support for time-based exercises
Features
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Meet Strongify, the easiest workout tracker app. Enter the number of reps and the weight you lifted in just a few taps. Create any exercise and track your progress over time. Set up now the gym routine you deserve. EASY You can name your routines and exercises as you want. Don't spend that much time trying to find the official (long and boring) name of your workout in an endless list of exercises. Create a routine, create an exercise in it, and you are ready to go! You know what needs to be done for your body, and an app shouldn't make it difficult FAST Tracking your progress should be fast. In fact, Strongify does it in a few taps only! Are you going to the gym to look at your workout app? We don't think so! That's why Strongify will remember the last weight and reps you entered, which makes adding a workout fast and convenient. Focus on the gains; we take care of the rest. STAY MOTIVATED Check your progress over time with our charts. Nothing is more motivating than seeing your own improvement. Every time you go to the gym, you will know how well you performed last time. Outperform yourself week after week. SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES Share your workout with your social networks. You can also directly add them to your Instagram Story! We think you should be proud of what you accomplish (especially if you broke your previous bench press max weight). Share that with style with our different cards: - Total volume lifted - Best set - Progress over time - Reps Only - Duration TIME-BASED EXERCISES You can also track your planks, stretching exercises, or yoga sessions. CALENDAR Another way to get motivated is to see how often you've worked out this week or month. We included a calendar that shows exactly that. You can quickly overview your past workouts and see exactly what exercises you performed on a specific day. THEMES Everyone has different tastes, we are totally fine if you don't like the default theme. That's why we included others. Prefer pink? Maybe black? We've got you covered! APP FEATURES: - Easy and simple UI - Fast, no more wasted time at the gym - Efficient tracking of your workout - Log your reps and weight in a few taps. - Create any custom routines you want - Support for imperial and metric units - Track your progress - Get relevant stats on your progress - Multiple charts - Reach your fitness goals - Analyze your performance - Share your workout on your Instagram Story - See all your past workouts on a calendar - Try themes before trying the Premium version - Get your dream body A note from the developer: I could never remember how much weight I lifted during my previous workouts. I wanted an easy way to track my workouts without spending too much time on it. I tried to create a simple, yet effective way to track my progress without bloating the app with useless features; I hope you like it! Feel free to consult our privacy policy here: https://astrochimp.framer.website/privacy and our terms of use here: https://astrochimp.framer.website/terms Keep it Strong!

About

Forrest

Turn your runs and cycling into exciting races against virtual opponents, your personal bests, or friends worldwide. Get real-time race insights and audio prompts to stay motivated. Review your performance with maps and graphs, and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Race against virtual opponents (ghost racers)
  • Compete against personal bests or previous races
  • Challenge friends globally
  • Real-time race position insights
  • Audio prompts for race progress
  • Export data to Strava or Apple Health
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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Forrest is an innovative fitness tracking app designed for iOS users who want to add a fun and challenging twist to their running and cycling workouts. Forrest gives your usual workouts a new competitive dimension. Your runs and rides are no longer solitary endeavours, but exhilarating races against virtual opponents (ghost racers) or your personal bests and previous races. In the latest Version 2.0, we’ve amplified the excitement by enabling you to challenge your friends wherever they are in the world, infusing social connectivity into every stride. The purpose built race screen provides real-time insights into your position during the race, while audio prompts keep you focused on your goal even when your iPhone is locked, empowering you to fully embrace the race, whether you’re on foot or two wheels. It turns your runs and rides into races by giving you someone to compete against. Here's how it works: 1. Choose from a variety of preloaded race options or craft your own custom race event according to your preferences. 2. Add virtual opponents in the form of ghost-racers that'll run or ride at a speed you choose. 3. Add your personal best times or previous race results to race against yourself. 4. Add your friends. Take the challenge to the next level by racing against your friends wherever they are in the world. 5. Race! 6. Hear audio prompts on your race progress while you run or ride: • "You've overtaken your personal best to take 1st place." • "That's 30 minutes. You've completed 5.3km." • "Your target ghost racer is 12 seconds ahead of you in 2nd place." 7. Win! Get faster and fitter. 8. Review your race with maps, graphs, and export to Strava or Apple Health. 9. Share your achievements on social media with integrated social sharing. Forrest for Apple Watch gives you the freedom to race without your phone. Enjoy the same fun race experience from your wrist with live stats, race progress, and opponent times; hear the same audio prompts you’re used to hearing on iPhone; and listen to and control your favourite workout music. Unlock a host of exclusive features designed to amplify your workouts and enhance your overall experience with Forrest Pro: • Race against your friends — Embrace healthy competition by challenging your friends to races. Elevate your motivation and achieve more together. • Expand your competition — Engage in races with up to 10 opponents, allowing you to set higher goals and experience more exhilarating races. • Exclusive Pro profile badge — Stand out from the crowd with the exclusive Forrest Pro profile badge. Showcase your commitment to fitness and achievement. • Ad-Free racing — Enjoy an uninterrupted workout session with an advert-free experience throughout the Forrest app. Immerse yourself in your fitness goals without distractions. • Fresh app icons — Customise your app experience to match your personal preference with a collection of new and eye-catching home-screen app icons. Adding a touch of visual flair to your fitness journey. Forrest Pro is more than just a subscription; it’s a gateway to a more dynamic, engaging, and personalised fitness journey. Elevate your runs and rides, compete with friends, and reap the rewards of your hard work with Forrest Pro. Privacy Policy: https://forrest.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://forrest.app/terms

Screenshots

Strongify4 screens
Forrest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Strongify at none against Forrest's shown. Strongify also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Forrest's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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. Strongify sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Forrest sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 — 4.5 for Strongify against 4.6 for Forrest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 288 and 231 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Strongify's written reviews are positive against 74% of Forrest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strongify ships an update every 11 days, Forrest monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strongify versus Forrest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrongifyForrest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (288 ratings)4.6 (231 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings288 — better231
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstrochimp SRLForrest & Sons Ltd

Customer experience

Strongify

All ratings286 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral12.9%
Negative15.3%

Forrest

All ratings160 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%

User reviews

Strongify

From 288 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth and clean interface
  • 💡 Customizable workouts
  • 👍 Helpful for tracking progress
  • 👍 Great for basic workout tracking needs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs causing data loss after updates
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features (e.g., notes, folders, custom exercise library)
  • 🔍 Limited data visualization and reporting
  • 🔍 Inability to change measurement units within the app

Forrest

From 231 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Highly motivating and encouraging
  • 🏃‍♀️ Great for racing against yourself
  • 🤝 Enables competition with friends
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
  • ✨ Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • ❌ Account creation fails
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 💾 Runs cannot be saved
  • ❓ Password recovery issues
  • 🤥 Misleading 'free lifetime pro' claims

Bugs and requests

Strongify

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workout data getting deleted after updates
  • Scrolling issues and screen freezes
  • Inconsistent Apple Watch integration
  • Incorrect workout data display

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to pre-plan workouts
  • Implement dark mode
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Add notes section for each exercise
  • Allow rearranging and organizing of exercises
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  • Provide more comprehensive data tracking and visualization

Forrest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Account creation error
  • Frequent crashes
  • Inability to save runs
  • Password recovery email not sent
  • Pro lifetime not unlockable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Translate to French
  • Add heart rate on Watch
  • Larger numbers on the first screen
  • Support for other sports (inline skating, walking)
  • Add more sports

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Strongify

Subscriptions4
  • Strongify Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Strongify Premium One Month$7.991 Month
  • Strongify Annual Plan$24.991 Year
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  • Strongify Premium One Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Strongify Premium$8.99
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
7 purchases

Forrest

Subscriptions6
  • Forrest Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Forrest Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Forrest Pro — Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Forrest Pro Family — Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Forrest Pro — Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Forrest Pro Family — Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forrest Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Strongify free?
Strongify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forrest free?
Forrest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strongify or Forrest?
Forrest is rated higher. Strongify averages 4.5 out of 5 from 288 ratings, while Forrest averages 4.6 from 231 ratings.
Do Strongify or Forrest have ads?
Forrest shows ads; Strongify does not.
Which is updated more often, Strongify or Forrest?
Strongify ships an update every 11 days, and Forrest monthly. Most recently, Strongify was updated on November 2, 2026 and Forrest on November 3, 2026.

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