Tonal vs FORME Personal Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tonal
This app provides a smart home gym experience with digital weight that adapts to your workouts. Access programs, track progress, and enjoy a variety of on-the-go exercises led by expert coaches. Connect with a community for motivation.
- Adaptive digital weight
- Expert coach-led workouts
- Personalized fitness programs
- Progress tracking by muscle group
- On-the-go workout library
- Custom workout creation
- Community motivation features
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With the Tonal mobile app you can be your strongest—from home, on your own schedule. Tonal is the smartest home gym and personal trainer. Unlike traditional dumbbells, barbells, and exercise equipment Tonal uses advanced digital weight that continually adapts workouts so they’re most effective for you—all led by our expert coaches. Loved by beginners, exercise enthusiasts, and professional athletes alike, Tonal is reimagining the landscape of at-home fitness. Get stronger, faster with the Tonal app - Join a program: No matter where you are in your fitness journey, Tonal has individual workouts and multi-week programs to help you reach your goals. - Track your progress: See your strength grow. Tonal’s A.I. keeps track of your workouts, measuring your progress and breaking it down by muscle group and workout type. - Work out on-the-go: From high-intensity, to restorative yoga flows, Tonal has hundreds of workouts for you to try. Filter by focus, trainer, or time. - Create your own workout: Work out your way with Custom Workouts. Choose your favorite movements, reps, sets, and advanced weight modes, like Burnout and Eccentric to maximize your results, then save for later. - Get stronger, together: Connect with friends and stay motivated to get stronger while cheering on other members in the Tonal community. Tonal uses HealthKit to export your Tonal workouts into the Health app and to sync your weight and height.
FORME Personal Training
Receive personalized workout plans and live training sessions from a dedicated personal trainer. Build a strong relationship with your trainer to achieve your fitness goals, including weight loss, strength, and mobility. Train anywhere with expert guidance and feedback.
- Dedicated personal trainer
- Live training sessions
- Personalized weekly plans
- Message trainer anytime
- Track progress
- Train anywhere
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EXCEPTIONAL PERSONAL TRAINING Make a commitment to your health and train live weekly with your own personal training. You’ll form a real relationship training live with your trainer and together you’ll hit your goals. Your trainer will be there to give you expert guidance and feedback every step of the way. Our expert trainers specialize in areas like weight loss, strength training, nutrition, and increased mobility to name a few. As a FORME Member you'll get: - Your very own trainer dedicated to your success - Message your trainer anytime - Train live with your trainer - Receive a personalized plan every week - Easily change your trainer, anytime - Track progress towards your goals - Train anywhere Learn more at formelife.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: FORME Personal Training at free against Tonal's free with in-app purchases. Tonal's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 42) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tonal against 4.9 for FORME Personal Training. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tonal has 11K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Tonal's written reviews are positive against 78% of FORME Personal Training's.
Tonal ships an update every 3 weeks, FORME Personal Training every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tonal | FORME Personal Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 4.9 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tonal Systems, Inc. | Forme Life |
Customer experience
Tonal
FORME Personal Training
Bugs and requests
Tonal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Membership activation and login issues
- Inconsistent performance and app crashes
- Syncing problems with Apple Health and other devices
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar function to plan workouts
- Ability to track and filter custom workouts
- Customizable movement options and exercise libraries
- Injury/condition-specific workout recommendations
- Ability to use without subscription or disable features
FORME Personal Training
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tonal
No in-app purchases
FORME Personal Training
No in-app purchases
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