ProperForm vs Compound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProperForm
This app transforms physical therapy and movement sessions into personalized, easy-to-follow programs. Providers can create custom guidance using recorded movements, helping clients stay consistent and make progress between appointments.
- Personalized exercise programs
- Session-based guidance
- AI-assisted program descriptions
- Video guidance for clients
- Progress tracking between sessions
- Provider documentation tools
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Turn your training, fitness, or rehab sessions into personalized programs you can actually follow. With ProperForm, your trainer, coach, or therapist captures what happens during a session and instantly turns it into clear, personalized guidance, so your progress doesn't stop when the session ends. Instead of relying on generic exercise libraries or one-size-fits-all workout plans, ProperForm gives professionals a faster, more accurate way to build programs, and gives clients a simple way to follow them anytime, at home, at the gym, or on the go. Whether you're coaching clients or following a program yourself, ProperForm makes it easier to stay consistent and see real results between sessions. HOW IT WORKS - Trainers and therapists record exercises during a session - ProperForm builds a structured, easy-to-follow program - Clients follow their program anytime, anywhere FOR TRAINERS, COACHES & THERAPISTS - Save time building programs and documenting sessions - Deliver personalized, session-based guidance - Use AI-assisted tools to generate structured exercise descriptions from recorded videos - Replace generic home programs with ones built from your own sessions FOR CLIENTS - Follow clear instructions in your trainer's or therapist's own words - Use personalized video guidance as a reminder between sessions - Access your program anytime - Stay consistent and keep your progress going ProperForm is designed for personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, athletic trainers, and other movement and rehab professionals, and for the clients they support, to make every session count.
Compound
This app simplifies fitness by focusing on four core movements and two key metrics: calories and protein. It provides personalized workout plans and nutrition targets, with features like meal scanning and progress tracking. Designed for those seeking a sustainable approach to strength and weight management without unnecessary complexity.
- Workout plan based on four movement patterns
- Calorie and protein tracking
- Personalized progression
- Meal scanning and barcode scanning
- GLP-1 user protein target adjustment
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Friends-first social layer
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Stop guessing in the gym. Compound builds your strength training plan and picks the weight for every set, then shows your strength climbing from Iron to Olympian. Hit two food numbers, calories and protein, by snapping a photo of your plate. Compound is for people who are tired of guessing. Tired of starting a program and dropping it in week three. Tired of lifting for months with no idea whether you're getting stronger. Tired of putting in the work and not seeing your body change. What you get - A plan that decides for you. Four movements, squat, hinge, push and pull, sized to the days you can actually train. Open the app and today's workout is ready, weights included. - Strength you can see. Every session is a step up the map, and the sets you log earn your rank on the lifts you already do, from Iron to Olympian. - Two numbers for food: a calorie target and a protein target. Snap a photo of your plate to log it. On a GLP-1, your protein target is set higher to help protect muscle. - The people you train with. Share your workouts and meals with your friends, and see what they're lifting and eating. Private by default. What you don't get A 40-exercise menu, macros of macros, or a program you have to design yourself. Built for the body you want Anyone who wants to build the physique they've been picturing, without turning it into a second job. No splits to design, no spreadsheets, no week spent deciding. Show up, lift what the plan says, hit your two numbers, and watch your strength climb. Try Compound Pro free for a week. Cancel anytime. Stop guessing. Start climbing. Terms of use: https://compoundfit.app/terms Privacy policy: https://compoundfit.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProperForm at none against Compound's 6. ProperForm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Compound's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Compound sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. ProperForm asks for nothing beyond the download.
ProperForm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProperForm | Compound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProperForm, Inc | HIEU HUYNH LUU |
Customer experience
ProperForm
Compound
In-app purchases
ProperForm
No in-app purchases
Compound
- Compound Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Compound Pro Creator Promo (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Compound Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Compound Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Compound Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Compound Pro Lifetime$149.99









