Dial vs Forged Genetics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dial
This app helps you achieve your health and fitness goals by providing macro tracking, body fat analysis, and personalized goal setting. It offers smart food logging, weekly check-ins, and AI-powered adjustments to optimize your plan.
- Body fat analysis
- Smart goal setting
- Photo-based food tracking
- Smart search and logging
- Weekly check-ins
- AI-powered adjustments
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Hit your protein goal with less effort. Dial helps you track protein, calories, and macros in a way that fits your day. Search for food, scan a meal, enter nutrition yourself, or connect Claude and describe what you ate. LOG MEALS THROUGH CLAUDE Connect your Dial account to Claude to log meals by conversation. Review the proposed foods, portions, and nutrition before saving. Reuse recent foods, check your remaining macros, correct an imported item, or undo an imported meal. Nutrition estimates and assumptions are yours to review. KEEP PROTEIN IN VIEW See your daily protein target alongside calories, carbohydrates, and fats. Compare foods with Protein Score, which shows protein per 100 calories, and follow your progress throughout the day. CHOOSE HOW YOU LOG Search foods, scan a barcode or nutrition label, analyze a food photo, or enter nutrition manually. Adjust the portion and choose the meal before adding it to your log. SAVE YOUR EVERYDAY RECIPES Create a recipe directly from My Recipes. Add ingredients and their portions, or enter the nutrition yourself. You can also save an existing meal as a recipe. Reuse your saved recipes and recent foods when you eat them again. FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS Set nutrition goals, track weight, and review your food history. Optional Apple Health integration lets you view supported health and activity information in Dial. Claude is a separate service. Connecting a Dial account and access to Claude are required for conversational logging. Availability depends on your Claude account. Some Dial features require Dial Pro. AI scans are subject to your available scan allowance. See current options and prices in the app. AI-generated nutrition is an estimate. Review foods and portions before saving.
Forged Genetics
This app offers advanced physique coaching focused on achieving fitness goals while prioritizing overall health. It caters to various needs including lifestyle adjustments, weight loss, bodybuilding off-season training, and contest preparation.
- Physique coaching
- Health-focused approach
- Lifestyle modification
- Weight loss guidance
- Bodybuilding off-season
- Contest prep
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Forged Genetics is a high-level physique coaching without sacrificing health. - Lifestyle - Weight Loss - Bodybuilding Off-Season - Contest Prep
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forged Genetics at none against Dial's 3. Forged Genetics also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Dial's advantage is ratings volume (814 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Dial sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Forged Genetics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Forged Genetics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dial has 814 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dial ships an update every 9 days, Forged Genetics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dial | Forged Genetics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (814 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 814 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MacroMatic LLC | Daylon Ball |
Customer experience
Dial
Forged Genetics
Bugs and requests
Dial
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to upload photos
- Inconsistent unit conversions
- Onboarding steps not marked as completed
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with health apps
- Expanded micronutrient tracking
- More affordable pricing options
- Improved onboarding experience
Forged Genetics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dial
- Pro Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual Membership7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 50 Scans$2.99
Forged Genetics
No in-app purchases
