Comparison

Abs Smash vs Looking Forward App

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

Head to head
About

Abs Smash

Achieve your dream 6-pack abs and a flatter tummy with this guided core workout program. Follow daily exercises designed to increase intensity over 30 days, suitable for all fitness levels. Track your progress visually with before and after photos.

Highlights
  • 30-day ab fitness challenge
  • Daily core workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Before and after image storage
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • 6 workouts with 15 exercise variations
Features
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Summer is almost here. Get beach body ready with the ultimate ab workout for the 6-pack abs and core you’ve always wanted. Our free ab & core fitness workout is your personal trainer to reaching those 6-pack dreams and getting a flatter tummy. Whether at home or the gyms, AbSmash will lead you through a very detailed core workout. No need to think how to do it... Just follow along and do the daily workouts. AbSmash 30 Day Ab Challenge is a simple 30 day exercise program, where you do a set number of core exercises each day with rest days thrown in! The ab workout increases intensity slowly and day 30 will be the ultimate test at any level for anyone. In total the app has 6 workouts with 15 ab exercise variations. With beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, the workouts and exercises are suitable for both men and women of any age and fitness levels. You can also track your progress and store before and after images to visually see your progress. Please seek medical advice prior to commencement. Subscription pricing and terms: AbsSmash offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $5.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $19.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to the AbsSmash pro features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Looking Forward App

This app helps you focus on positive future events to enhance happiness. It sends timely reminders for things to look forward to in the coming days, weeks, or months. Utilizing the widget is recommended for the best experience.

Highlights
  • Focus on positive future events
  • Receive timely reminders
  • Widget integration
  • Enhance happiness
Features
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I truly believe that on the road to happiness is being able to look forward to things in your life. Something in the next few days, weeks, months etc. I made Looking Forward to focus on those things, and get that reminder when you need it. I highly recommend using the widget as the primary way to use Looking Forward.

Screenshots

Abs Smash4 screens
Looking Forward App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Abs Smash at Free against Looking Forward App's $1.99. Abs Smash also leads on ratings volume (398 vs 4). Looking Forward App's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Abs Smash is free to download; Looking Forward App costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Looking Forward App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abs Smash has 398 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Abs Smash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Looking Forward App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abs Smash ships an update every 4 months, Looking Forward App every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Abs Smash versus Looking Forward App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbs SmashLooking Forward App
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (398 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings398 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerranknoodle LLcSean Clark

Customer experience

Abs Smash

All ratings393 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

Looking Forward App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Abs Smash

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • ERROR 23: Configuration issue
  • Cannot click Pro for intermediate/advanced workouts
  • Progress tracking error
  • Rest days do not complete
  • App doesn't work after update
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  • Login page loop

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow modification of challenges
  • Fix rest day completion bug
  • Improve UI design
  • Fix configuration errors
  • Enable progress tracking without errors
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  • Allow reaching support through the app

Looking Forward App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Abs Smash

No in-app purchases

None

Looking Forward App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abs Smash free?
Abs Smash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Looking Forward App free?
Looking Forward App costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Abs Smash or Looking Forward App?
Looking Forward App is rated higher. Abs Smash averages 4.7 out of 5 from 398 ratings, while Looking Forward App averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Abs Smash or Looking Forward App have ads?
Neither Abs Smash nor Looking Forward App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abs Smash or Looking Forward App?
Abs Smash ships an update every 4 months, and Looking Forward App every 4 days. Most recently, Abs Smash was updated on October 26, 2026 and Looking Forward App on October 28, 2026.

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