Comparison

MacroFactor Workouts vs FORGE

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

Head to head
About

MacroFactor Workouts

This app offers science-based, personalized workout routines and an intuitive tracker for strength training. It automatically adjusts your plan based on progress and allows for custom routines, home gym setups, and detailed progress monitoring.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout routines
  • Intuitive workout tracker
  • Automatic progression adjustments
  • Home gym equipment customization
  • Progress charts and data insights
  • Exercise technique videos
  • Plate and PR calculators
Features
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MacroFactor Workouts combines innovative coaching algorithms with science-based workout routines customized to your goals, fitness level, and gym equipment. Effortlessly track your strength training routines with an intuitive workout planner, and easily monitor your PRs and progress with charts and data insights. MacroFactor Workouts uses progressive overload to automatically adjust your strength training workouts based on your progress, helping you break through plateaus and reach your fitness goals. No gym? No problem. Create routines based on the equipment you have available in your home gym. Download to start your 7-day trial of this premium, ad-free workout tracker app. WORKOUT TRACKER & PLANNER FEATURES - Effortlessly track your workouts with an intuitive interface - Hundreds of strength training exercises with helpful tips and cues, and technique videos by Jeff Nippard - Customizable rest timers - Plate calculator based on available plates and bars - Tracker for supersets, partial reps, and myoreps - RIR tracker - Smart warm-up planner - Track different weights and reps on your right and left sides - Easily swap exercises with smart suggestions - Create new exercises - Notes sections for exercise and workout details - Create gym profiles for each of the places you workout CUSTOMIZED WORKOUT PLANS - Get a personalized workout routine based on your goals, fitness level, the gym equipment you have access to, and more - Built by fitness experts and based on science - Easily import and track popular Jeff Nippard routines - Customize your workouts with smart exercise swaps, custom exercises, and more - Prefer to create your own workouts? Use the workout planner for manual tracking, building, and saving custom routines and workouts SMART AUTO-PROGRESSION FOR STRENGTH TRAINING - Your plan automatically adjusts day-to-day based on your progress - Simply track your strength workouts, and the app will tell you what to do to keep making progress – just like a coach would - Reach your fitness goals efficiently – no wasted time, no guesswork, no pseudoscience REACH YOUR FITNESS GOALS - See your progress over time with beautiful and functional charts, visuals, and graphs - Easily access your workout history - PR tracker - Volume tracker - Progress photos and body metrics tracker - Design your dashboard to feature the insights you value most SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS MacroFactor Workouts is a premium strength training and planner app that offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $11.99 / month $47.99 / half year $71.99 / year (equal to $5.99 a month) MacroFactor Workouts has a free trial, but does not offer a free subscription tier. These prices are for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription to MacroFactor Workouts will automatically renew, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel or manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Terms & Conditions: https://terms.macrofactorapp.com/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.macrofactorapp.com/

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. Free to train. Premium to think. Log unlimited workouts for free, with a preview of suggested weights. Premium unlocks intelligent programming, plateau detection, and recovery-based adjustments. From $0.99/month. 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

MacroFactor Workouts4 screens
FORGE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: FORGE at freemium against MacroFactor Workouts's subscription. FORGE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MacroFactor Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 3) and chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MacroFactor Workouts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 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

FORGE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MacroFactor Workouts has 4.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of MacroFactor Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of FORGE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, FORGE every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MacroFactor Workouts versus FORGE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroFactor WorkoutsFORGE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB53 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStronger By Science Technologies LLCKP Family Investments LLC

Customer experience

MacroFactor Workouts

All ratings4,631 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.0%

FORGE

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

In-app purchases

7 purchases

MacroFactor Workouts

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Semiannual Subscription7 Days trial$47.996 Months
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  • Semiannual Subscription14 Days trial$47.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription Bundle2 variants$89.991 Year
2 purchases

FORGE

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

Questions

Is MacroFactor Workouts free?
MacroFactor Workouts 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, MacroFactor Workouts or FORGE?
FORGE is rated higher. MacroFactor Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while FORGE averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MacroFactor Workouts or FORGE have ads?
Neither MacroFactor Workouts nor FORGE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroFactor Workouts or FORGE?
MacroFactor Workouts ships an update every 10 days, and FORGE every 5 days. Most recently, MacroFactor Workouts was updated on October 13, 2026 and FORGE on October 2, 2026.

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