Comparison

Progressive Overload Workout vs Forma

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

Head to head
About

Progressive Overload Workout

Log your gym reps and weights to track progress and know when to increase intensity for muscle growth. Integrates with the Health app to log workout sessions. Requires an Apple Watch to complete exercises.

Highlights
  • Track reps and weight
  • Progressive overload guidance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Health app logging
  • Supports linear fitness programs
Features
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Keep track of your gym progress by entering the reps and weight used at every exercise. This will tell you when to increase the weights to progressively overload your muscles. Works well with linear fitness programs like PHUL and PHAT. You will need an Apple Watch to complete exercises. This app integrates with the Health app by logging your workout sessions.

About

Forma

This app offers an AI-powered physique scan and personalized hypertrophy training plans. It tracks weekly sets for each muscle group, suggests macro and calorie targets, and adjusts your plan based on logged workouts. Calorie banking and personalized maintenance estimates are also included.

Highlights
  • AI Physique Scan
  • Personalized Hypertrophy Plans
  • Weekly Set Tracking per Muscle
  • Macro and Calorie Tracking
  • Calorie Banking
  • Adaptive Workout Adjustments
Features
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Start with a free AI physique scan, then train on a hypertrophy plan built around you: weekly sets for every muscle, plus macros and calories, in one app. FREE AI PHYSIQUE SCAN Take three photos: front, side and back. Forma suggests which upper-body areas to prioritize and gives a rough body-fat range, before you pay. It is an estimate, not a measurement. Photos are sent for analysis only with your consent, and you can withdraw consent at any time. A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU Tell Forma your training days, your equipment and the muscles you want to bring up. It turns them into one weekly split. WEEKLY SETS FOR EVERY MUSCLE Every muscle gets its own weekly set target, and compound lifts count partly toward the muscles they also train. Side and rear delts, lats, traps and erectors are tracked separately, not lumped into "shoulders" and "back". A PLAN THAT RE-DECIDES EVERY WEEK From the sets, reps, load and RPE you log, Forma decides muscle by muscle: add a set, cut a set, or add weight. MACROS AND CALORIES IN THE SAME APP Search foods or scan a barcode, hit your protein target, and see your macros next to today's workout. CALORIE BANKING Eat at maintenance on up to three days a week, like weekends, with the deficit spread across the other days. Same weekly deficit, more freedom. YOUR REAL MAINTENANCE Forma estimates your maintenance calories from your weigh-ins and food log, not just a formula. Steps from Apple Health are shown on your day, and they never inflate your calorie target. BUILT ON PUBLISHED RESEARCH Mifflin-St Jeor for energy, 1.6 to 2.0 g of protein per kg of bodyweight, and evidence-based weekly volume ranges. FORMA PRO Forma Pro is required to use the app after onboarding. The yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Prices are shown before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://app.trainwithforma.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.trainwithforma.app/privacy

Screenshots

Progressive Overload Workout1 screens
Forma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forma at 5.0 against Progressive Overload Workout's 3.0. Forma also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 34 months). Progressive Overload Workout's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Forma sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Progressive Overload Workout asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progressive Overload Workout ships an update every 34 months, Forma every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progressive Overload Workout versus Forma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressive Overload WorkoutForma
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthood ABNada Aitbelarbi

Customer experience

Progressive Overload Workout

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Forma

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

In-app purchases

None

Progressive Overload Workout

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Forma

Subscriptions2
  • Forma Pro – Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Forma Pro – Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forma Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Progressive Overload Workout free?
Progressive Overload Workout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forma free?
Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progressive Overload Workout or Forma?
Forma is rated higher. Progressive Overload Workout averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Forma averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Progressive Overload Workout or Forma have ads?
Neither Progressive Overload Workout nor Forma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progressive Overload Workout or Forma?
Progressive Overload Workout ships an update every 34 months, and Forma every 10 days. Most recently, Progressive Overload Workout was updated on November 3, 2026 and Forma on October 31, 2026.

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