Comparison

Activ5 vs Force Board

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

Head to head
About

Activ5

This app coaches you through personalized isometric strength training workouts using a portable device. It measures your strength, tracks progress, and provides detailed stats to help you identify weaknesses and prevent injury. Achieve a full-body workout in minutes, anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized isometric workouts
  • Strength measurement
  • Progress tracking
  • Workout of the day
  • Muscle group stats
  • Exercise streak tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Get in a great workout anywhere with the new Activ5 app! Activ5 is an innovative, portable strength training device and companion application that coaches you through personalized workouts, measures your strength, and tracks your progress over time. Utilizing isometric exercises, Activ5 lets you achieve a full body workout in a matter of minutes. At home, at work, or on-the-go, Activ5 offers a fun, effective and convenient, exercise routine designed to keep you active every day. Activ5 provides you with:: - A workout of the day - Professionally designed, personalized workouts - Automatically adjusted effort levels ensuring the right workout for your strength level - Detailed stats on every muscle group and muscle symmetry, allowing you to easily identify areas of weakness to prevent injury - Exercise streak tracking - Apple Healthkit integration Activ on social media? Keep up with us here: - facebook.com/Activbodies/ - twitter.com/Activbody_ - instagram.com/Activbody_ - linkedin.com/company/activbody-inc. What our users are saying: "I'm used to lifting weights only. I added this into my routine and what a difference. And now, with this virus going around and gyms not open, it's worth its weight in gold to me" - Brian Lacey "Love the program. Easy to use effectively; the App is helpful and encouraging. I think this will really help with strength without getting injured." - Jonathan Schochor

About

Force Board

This app provides a weight-free strength training platform for athletes, focusing on finger and major muscle groups. It allows users to train and track every rep, offering over 600 lbs of resistance for isometric training. The platform is lightweight and portable for on-the-go workouts.

Highlights
  • Weight-free full-body training
  • Lightweight and portable design
  • Rep tracking with the app
  • Over 600 lbs of resistance
  • Isometric training for fingers
  • Muscle group training
Features
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Force Board is a smart, weight-free strength training platform for rock climbers and other athletes to train fingers and major muscle groups. Force Board Offers - Full-body training WITHOUT WEIGHTS - LIGHTWEIGHT & PORTABLE for training on the go - TRAIN & TRACK every rep with the Force Board App - OVER 600 LBS of training resistance - ISOMETRIC TRAINING for fingers and other muscle groups Defy Your Limits with Force Board!

Screenshots

Activ54 screens
Force Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Activ5 at none against Force Board's 4. Activ5 also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8). Force Board's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 44%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Force Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Activ5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Activ5 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Activ5's written reviews are positive against 56% of Force Board's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, Force Board monthly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Activ5 versus Force Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiv5Force Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (44 ratings) — better3.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActivbody, Inc.PitchSix

Customer experience

Activ5

All ratings41 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative38.5%

Force Board

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Activ5

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Force Board

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$249.991 Year

Questions

Is Activ5 free?
Activ5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Force Board free?
Force Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Activ5 or Force Board?
Activ5 is rated higher. Activ5 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Force Board averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Activ5 or Force Board have ads?
Neither Activ5 nor Force Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activ5 or Force Board?
Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, and Force Board monthly. Most recently, Activ5 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Force Board on October 15, 2026.

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