Comparison

Gongfu vs Chen Tai Chi Forms

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

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About

Gongfu

Track your martial arts and meditation practice, syncing data like duration and calories burned to Apple Health. Offers a simple timer for various practices and real-time workout stats on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Syncs workout data to Apple Health
  • Simple timer for practice
  • Real-time workout stats on Apple Watch
  • Lap tracking for Taolu
  • Mindfulness minute tracking
Features
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Want to see your Martial art practice show up inside Apple’s Health app? Want to add mindfulness minutes from Yoga, Zen, and other meditation practice? Get a scientific insight into them with Apple's Health app! After each workout session, you can check the data from Apple’s Health App. Improve your training utilizing energy burned, heart rate pattern and laps! The iPhone app: provides a simple timer user interface to add workouts and mindfulness minutes. It can’t track the vitals and energy burned. We recommend you to use the Apple Watch app to record more health data. Everything made it easy for use on your wrist: - Provides timer for beginner to practice JingZhuo, and Qigong, helps you conquer the chaotic mind and sense of urgency in life. - Follow along with your workout from your wrist. Get details about your workout stats in real-time on your Apple Watch. - Integration with Apple Health: add the details of your workout, like duration and calories burned, to your Apple Health Application. - Provide Lap when you practice Taolu, so you know the time you spend one each repetition. Please send me an email if you have good ideas to add to this app! Luc.alexander.sun@icloud.com "The application made for you to enter Asian culture's meditation and martial art. Kungfu simply means the result of time spent on practicing a skill, within the process, it will n=just the skill elevated aslo the person is transformed. Hope you get enough self-control, you can throw away the app, find your self. Keep training." Notice: All the health record will be deleted if you decide to remove the app from your phone. It's the limitation of the Apple Health app.

About

Chen Tai Chi Forms

Learn traditional Chen-style Tai Chi forms with step-by-step guidance from Master Chenhan. Progress at your own pace with individual form purchases. Offers low-impact exercise for improved circulation, vitality, and mental alertness.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step form instruction
  • Learn Lao Jia Yi Lu (First Form)
  • Learn Cannon Fist (Second Form)
  • Learn combined 56-movement form
  • Low-impact whole-body exercise
  • Improve circulation and vitality
  • Develop mental alertness
Features
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Stream or download these complete form lessons with Master Chenhan. Learn the first three forms of traditional Chen-style Tai Chi with step by step detail. You choose how quickly you want to progress with the training, with a separate In-App Purchase (IAP) for each form as you’re ready to learn more. Lesson One: "First Form, Lao Jia Yi Lu, is the first form learned in Chen Tai Chi (or "First Road", Yi Lu, 陈氏太极老架一路). Chen-style tai chi can be traced back to the 1400's in an unbroken lineage and has become one of the most popular internal martial arts in the world. In this program, Master Chenhan Yang teaches you the first form, the standard 74-posture "Old Frame" (Lao Jia) Chen style, also known as the "First Road" (Yi Lu). Master Chenhan demonstrates the form multiple times, guiding you with step-by-step instructions and explaining the purpose of each movement. The postures of traditional Chen-style tai chi still possess their martial arts roots, but they are often practiced slowly as a form of gentle whole-body moving meditation. • Learn the form step by step, and understand the purpose of each movement. • Enjoy low-impact whole-body exercise, good for all fitness levels. • Master the popular 74-posture First Form for demonstrations and tournaments. Tai chi will increase your circulation, resulting in improved vitality and longevity, and it will develop your mind's alertness, awareness, and concentration. Most importantly, as you practice, pay attention to the feeling within the movements, so you may appreciate the profound essence of tai chi chuan. Lesson Two: Cannon Fist, Pao Chui, is the second form learned in Chen Tai Chi (or "Second Road", Lao Jia Er Lu, 炮捶 俗称二路). Chen-style tai chi can be traced back to the 1400s in an unbroken lineage and has become one of the most popular internal martial arts in the world. In this program, Master Chenhan Yang teaches you the standard 43-posture "Old Frame" (Lao Jia) second form of traditional Chen style, known as Cannon Fist (Pao Chui). Master Chenhan demonstrates the form multiple times, guiding you with step-by-step instructions and explaining the purpose of each movement. The postures of traditional Chen-style tai chi still possess their martial arts roots, but they are often practiced slowly as a form of gentle whole-body moving meditation. • Master the powerful Cannon Fist 43-posture form for demonstrations and tournaments. Lesson Three: Combine forms 1 & 2 with the standard Chen-style 56-movement form, with step-by-step instructions explaining the purpose of each movement. Chen tai chi is one of the most popular tai chi styles in the world, and it is practiced by millions of people every day. The movements still possess their martial arts roots but are often practiced slowly as a form of gentle whole-body exercise. • Popular 56-form for demonstrations and tournaments Tai chi relaxes the mind and body deeply, a key to maintaining and improving health. Your natural healing abilities are most effective when you are calm and centered. Regular practice can benefit your strength, flexibility, bone density, and muscle mass. The low-impact exercise has been shown to improve symptoms of depression and insomnia and promote the healing of chronic conditions. Tai chi is an excellent way to relieve stress, lower your blood pressure, and develop a positive attitude toward life. Thank you for downloading our free app! We are striving to make the best possible video apps available. Sincerely, The team at YMAA Publication Center, Inc. (Yang’s Martial Arts Association) CONTACT: apps@ymaa.com VISIT: www.YMAA.com WATCH: www.YouTube.com/ymaa

Screenshots

Gongfu2 screens
Chen Tai Chi Forms2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gongfu at none against Chen Tai Chi Forms's 3. Gongfu also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chen Tai Chi Forms sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gongfu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gongfu against 5.0 for Chen Tai Chi Forms. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gongfu ships an update every 4 days, Chen Tai Chi Forms every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Gongfu versus Chen Tai Chi Forms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGongfuChen Tai Chi Forms
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翔宇 孙YMAA Publication Center, Inc.

Customer experience

Gongfu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chen Tai Chi Forms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gongfu

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Chen Tai Chi Forms

One-time3
  • Unlock Section 1$9.99
  • Unlock Section 2$9.99
  • Unlock Section 3$9.99

Questions

Is Gongfu free?
Gongfu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chen Tai Chi Forms free?
Chen Tai Chi Forms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gongfu or Chen Tai Chi Forms?
Gongfu and Chen Tai Chi Forms are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Gongfu or Chen Tai Chi Forms have ads?
Neither Gongfu nor Chen Tai Chi Forms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gongfu or Chen Tai Chi Forms?
Gongfu ships an update every 4 days, and Chen Tai Chi Forms every 14 months. Most recently, Gongfu was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chen Tai Chi Forms on November 4, 2026.

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