Comparison

RepCount vs FORGE

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

Head to head
About

RepCount

This app helps you track and analyze your strength training workouts. Log unlimited exercises and programs for free, with an optional premium subscription for advanced features like supersets and detailed progress charts.

Highlights
  • Workout logging
  • Exercise creation
  • Workout program creation
  • Rest timer
  • Supersets
  • Advanced statistics
  • Health app integration
Features
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RepCount is a workout tracker for strength training. It's free, with no ads and no limit on workouts, routines or exercises. Premium adds charts, personal records, supersets, drop sets and export. Every workout starts with the weights and reps from last time, so you always know what to beat. Use it for whatever you train: a 5x5 or upper/lower program, a bodybuilding split, calisthenics, or a home gym with a pair of dumbbells. IN THE GYM • Log more than weights and reps: bodyweight exercises (assisted or weighted), timed holds, farmer's walks, and cardio with time, distance and calories • Warm-up sets, and notes on any set, exercise or workout • A rest timer that can start when you check off a set, with the countdown on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island • Start a workout or routine with Siri or Shortcuts • Share a finished workout as an image ROUTINES AND EXERCISES • Build your own routines, save any workout as a routine, or repeat a past workout • Add your own exercises. Built-in exercises show a demo and the muscles they work YOUR DATA • Sign in with Apple, Google or email, and your workouts are backed up and synced between iPhone and Android • Works offline, even in a basement gym • Saves workouts, active calories and body weight to Apple Health PREMIUM • Your estimated one-rep max from every set, charted over time, so you can see your strength go up without testing a true max • Charts of heaviest weight, volume, sets and reps per exercise, plus workout frequency, duration and body weight • Personal records for every rep range, all-time and for each year • Exercise history and charts right from the workout screen • Supersets and drop sets • Export your workouts to Excel (CSV) QUESTIONS Can I see my progress without Premium? Yes. Every workout you've logged stays free to look back through, month by month, and each set starts from last time's numbers. Premium adds the charts, personal records and exercise history inside a workout. Is it good for beginners? Yes. Start with one of the built-in routines and build your own when you're ready. RepCount has been downloaded more than 2 million times on iPhone and Android. It's been on the App Store since 2013, with several hundred updates so far, and it keeps getting better. Questions or ideas? Email feedback@repcountapp.com. We read and answer every message. SUBSCRIPTION RepCount Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. If a free trial is offered, any unused part of it ends when you subscribe.

About

FORGE

This app simplifies strength training by automatically generating your workout sessions based on your history, goals, and recovery. It adapts to your progress and available time, offering effective training without unnecessary features. Import your data from other apps easily.

Highlights
  • Automated workout generation
  • Adaptive training based on recovery
  • Time-efficient workout scheduling
  • Seamless data import from other apps
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Intelligent programming (Premium)
Features
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FORGE is strength training for people who make decisions all day and don't want to make another one at the gym. Today is already decided. Open the app and your session is ready. Built from your history, goals, and how you're recovering. No browsing workouts. No paralysis by choice. Adapts without asking. The system learns from every rep. Miss a week, it eases you back. Feeling strong, it progresses. You never configure anything. Your data, always safe. iCloud sync keeps your workouts, routines, and personal records across every device. Sign in with Apple for seamless subscription restore. Quiet competence. No streaks. No leaderboards. No social features. No notifications guilting you into working out. Just effective training that respects your time and trusts you to show up. Time you can trust. 30 minutes means 30 minutes. Your workout fits the time you have, not the other way around. Switching is easy. Import your training history from Strong, Hevy, or FitNotes. Years of data, preserved. All current features are free, including workout generation, training insights, advanced logging, scheduling, and gym profiles. No subscription required. Built for people who want to stay strong without making fitness their whole personality. Terms of Service: https://forgetrainer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://forgetrainer.app/privacy

Screenshots

RepCount4 screens
FORGE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: RepCount at 13K against FORGE's 3. FORGE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. RepCount sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FORGE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RepCount against 5.0 for FORGE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepCount has 13K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of RepCount's written reviews are positive against 100% of FORGE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RepCount ships an update weekly, FORGE every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RepCount versus FORGE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepCountFORGE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiper Apps ABKP Family Investments LLC

Customer experience

RepCount

All ratings13,455 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews708 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.4%

FORGE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RepCount

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Issues with adding exercises and selecting categories

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to share routines and exercises
  • Calendar view to see workout history
  • Option to track RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion)
  • Ability to track time-based exercises
  • Folders or grouping for routines
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  • Integration with fitness tracking devices

FORGE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

RepCount

Subscriptions6
  • RepCount Premium$4.991 Month
  • RepCount Premium$6.991 Month
  • RepCount Premium$29.991 Year
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  • RepCount Premium1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • RepCount Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • RepCount Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

FORGE

Subscriptions2
  • Forge Premium$0.991 Month
  • Forge Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is RepCount free?
RepCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORGE free?
FORGE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RepCount or FORGE?
FORGE is rated higher. RepCount averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while FORGE averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do RepCount or FORGE have ads?
Neither RepCount nor FORGE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RepCount or FORGE?
RepCount ships an update weekly, and FORGE every 2 days. Most recently, RepCount was updated on November 1, 2026 and FORGE on October 24, 2026.

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