Callout vs Forge Workout Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Callout
This app acts as a boxing workout assistant, calling out punch combinations during rounds to enhance training. It allows for extensive personalization of workout durations, combination frequency, and coach voice. Track your progress and adapt workouts to your skill level.
- Customizable round and rest durations
- Adjustable combination call-out frequency
- Create custom punch combinations
- Select workout intensity and pace
- Choose coach's voice
- Apple Health integration
- Southpaw mode
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Callout is a simple and easy to use boxing workout timer and coach. Punch combinations are called out during boxing rounds to help push you to the next level! You can personalize the boxing workout to find what works best for you: • Customize the duration of rounds, rest, and warm up • Use ratings to decide how often a combination is called during rounds • Create your own custom combinations • Select the intensity and pace of the workout • Choose your coach's voice • Track your boxing workouts using Apple Health • Southpaw? We've got you covered Callout is for people who already know the basic boxing punches and want a good selection of combinations to be called out during workouts.
Forge Workout Tracker
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Forge is a workout tracker built for lifters who care about getting stronger — not just logging reps. Track every set, weight, and rep across your workouts. Watch your volume grow over time with progress charts for every exercise and muscle group. Get automatic progressive overload suggestions based on your actual history. Features: • Log strength workouts and cardio sessions in seconds • Pre-built workout templates — or build your own • Personal records and estimated 1RM tracking • Volume and average weight charts by exercise and muscle group • Workout consistency heatmap • Calorie burn estimates for cardio and strength sessions • Body weight and waist measurement tracking • Apple Health sync for workouts and calorie data • Most improved exercises over any time range • Session comparison — see exactly how this workout compared to last time • Works without an account — sign up when you're ready
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Callout at Free against Forge Workout Tracker's $4.99. Forge Workout Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On ads, 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
Callout is free to download; Forge Workout Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Callout sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forge Workout Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Callout ships an update every 3 months, Forge Workout Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Callout | Forge Workout Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (117 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zack Bartel | Harry Levy |
Bugs and requests
Callout
Reported bugs
19 issues- Voice boost distorts/doesn't work on newer iOS
- Voice boost broken on iOS 17
- Voice boost is ear rape/joke
- Static noise instead of voice
- Bug with voice boost on iPhone 15 Pro
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- Combination labels disappear on iPad
- Custom combo changes affect all workouts
- Custom combos not showing numbers
- Custom combos erased after workout
- Intensity setting not changeable
- Voice boost distorts heavily
- Voice boost feature stopped working
- App stopped working, static noise
- Voice changes make app unusable
- Voice boost broken on iOS 17
- Voice boost distorts heavily
- Voice boost feature stopped working
- App stopped working, static noise
- Voice changes make app unusable
Requested features
72 requests- Add defensive moves (slips, blocks, rolls, weaves)
- Add body shots (numbers 7-10)
- Display called out combos on screen
- Tie combo frequency to specific workouts
- Adjust bell volume or mute bell
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- Add kicks, knees, elbows
- Save custom combo sets to workouts/rounds
- Add option to create custom callouts (slip, block, roll, step back)
- Add more good voices
- Option to change start/end of round sounds
- Add pause button
- Add more numbers up to 12
- Allow users to upload and vote on combos
- Add option to add kicks
- Add defense callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense callouts
- Add defense moves
- Add defensive callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense to be called out
- Add body hooks
- Add knees, leg kicks, and elbows
- Add custom callouts and prompts
- Show callout numbers on screen
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add our own voice to call out combinations
- Save a selection of combos
- Assign saved combos to workouts or rounds
- Add body shots (7-8 for 1-2, 9-10 for 3-4)
- Add defense to be called out
- Add defense like SL, DR, C, BL
- Add body hooks
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Add custom callouts and prompts like slip, block, roll, step back
- Show callout numbers on screen
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add our own voice to call out combinations
- Add defensive callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense callouts
- Add defense moves
- Add defensive callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense to be called out
- Add defense like SL, DR, C, BL
- Add body hooks
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Add custom callouts and prompts like slip, block, roll, step back
- Show callout numbers on screen
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add our own voice to call out combinations
- Add defensive callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense callouts
- Add defense moves
- Add defensive callouts
- Add body shots
- Add defense to be called out
- Add defense like SL, DR, C, BL
- Add body hooks
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add defense like slips, blocks, ducks
- Add custom callouts and prompts like slip, block, roll, step back
- Show callout numbers on screen
- Assign routines to rounds
- Add our own voice to call out combinations
Forge Workout Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Callout
- Callout Pro$1.99
Forge Workout Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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