Comparison

Training Today vs DraftForge

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

Head to head
About

Training Today

This app analyzes your Apple Watch health data to provide a daily readiness to train score. It helps prevent overtraining injuries and guides your training intensity, offering insights into your body's recovery and performance potential.

Highlights
  • Calculates daily readiness to train (RTT) score
  • Multi-day RTT score chart
  • Independent Apple Watch app
  • Uses HRV, workout detection, and custom algorithm
  • Automatic data outlier filtering
  • iPhone companion app with tutorial
  • Complication support for quick RTT glance
Features
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Take Readiness to Results. Understand your readiness. Choose training that fits today. Follow your progress over time. Training Today brings readiness and training together for triathletes, runners, cyclists and swimmers. Your Readiness to Train (RTT) score uses HRV readings from Apple Health and your personal baseline to help you decide when to push, keep steady or take it easy. FROM READINESS TO YOUR NEXT SESSION With Premium, explore structured swim, bike and run workouts that adapt to your RTT. Review the session, choose your options and send supported workouts to Apple Watch. Review readiness-based changes on iPhone before updating a workout on your Watch. BUILD YOUR TRAINING WEEK Shape Your Week around your training preferences. Choose sessions, move workouts and review suggestions as your week unfolds. Schedule strength and conditioning alongside your endurance training. CONNECT YOUR TRAINING Share readiness and health metrics with TrainingPeaks, with optional daily sync. Upload completed workouts separately from Workout Analytics after granting workout-upload access. Send supported cycling workouts to ROUVY. Choose power targets when configured, or free ride with heart-rate cues. Connected accounts and the relevant permissions are required. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE Review recorded activities, readiness and HRV history. Use sleep context, Activity Intensity Score and Overall Fitness Index (OFI) trends to better understand your training. OFI is a personal HRV-based trend indicator, not a direct measurement of performance or VO2 max. START FREE. EXPLORE PREMIUM. Start with your readiness score, recent readiness chart, current sleep and resting heart rate, and recent OFI trends. Premium adds workout planning and the library, recorded activity review, deeper history, customization and integrations. Monthly, annual and lifetime purchase options unlock Premium; available options and local prices appear in the app. Training Today needs suitable Apple Health data to calculate readiness. Wear a compatible Apple Watch regularly, including overnight, and allow access to the health data you want to use. Watch workouts and other features depend on compatible devices and software. Your score supports training decisions: consider it alongside how you feel. Training Today does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy: https://trainingtodayapp.com/privacy

About

DraftForge

Features
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Build a cycling training program around the way you actually train. DraftForge creates personalised, periodised cycling programs based on your riding experience, goals, training availability, and current riding volume. Rather than forcing you into a generic training template, DraftForge builds your program around the time you have available and the riding you want to prepare for. PERSONALISED TRAINING PLANS Tell DraftForge about your riding background, current training, goals, available days, and preferred ride times. DraftForge uses this information to create a structured cycling program designed around you. STRUCTURED PROGRESSION Your program is organised into training phases and weeks, with endurance, recovery, and higher-intensity sessions incorporated according to your training profile and progression. A CALENDAR BUILT FOR TRAINING See your entire program in a simple calendar. Open any session for its target duration, intensity, terrain guidance, and workout instructions. TRAIN AROUND YOUR LIFE Choose the days you can ride, how much time you have available, and when you prefer to train. DraftForge builds the program around those constraints rather than expecting your life to fit the plan. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Mark sessions as completed, follow your training progression, and keep your program organised as you work through each phase. CLEAR WORKOUT GUIDANCE Each workout gives you practical guidance on how to complete the session. Endurance sessions prioritise duration and intensity while providing realistic distance guidance based on the session. METRIC OR IMPERIAL Choose kilometres or miles and DraftForge presents your training information in the units you prefer. BUILT FOR CYCLISTS Whether you are building consistency, improving fitness, preparing for longer rides, or working towards a cycling goal, DraftForge gives you a structured training program without unnecessary complexity. DraftForge provides training guidance for informational and fitness purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Screenshots

Training Today4 screens
DraftForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Training Today at 16.0 against DraftForge's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Training Today sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month and DraftForge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Training Today ships an update every 6 weeks, DraftForge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Training Today versus DraftForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraining TodayDraftForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetoli LtdTim Doyle

Bugs and requests

Training Today

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch after purchasing subscription
  • Widgets not working after recent updates
  • Discrepancies between data shown on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Inability to get HRV readings without using the Breathe app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Extend the number of days shown on the chart
  • Add more data points like sleep and oxygen levels
  • Provide more detailed explanations of the metrics and how they are calculated
  • Improve the Apple Watch complication to update more frequently
  • Integrate with other fitness platforms like Garmin and Polar
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  • Add training plans that adapt to HRV data

DraftForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Training Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.951 Month
  • Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Additional charts$5.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

DraftForge

Subscriptions2
  • DraftForge Premium$5.991 Month
  • DraftForge Premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Training Today free?
Training Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DraftForge free?
DraftForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Training Today or DraftForge have ads?
Neither Training Today nor DraftForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Training Today or DraftForge?
Training Today ships an update every 6 weeks, and DraftForge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Training Today was updated on November 3, 2026 and DraftForge on October 28, 2026.

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