Comparison

Max vs TrackForge

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

Head to head
About

Max

This app creates personalized workout and nutrition plans tailored to your goals and equipment. It provides daily exercise guidance, tracks your progress with clear charts, and simplifies nutrition logging by estimating calories and macros from meal photos.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • AI-driven nutrition guidance
  • Progress tracking and charting
  • Simple exercise checklist
  • Meal photo logging
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Max builds your personalized workout and nutrition plan, shows you what to lift each day, and helps you track your progress over time. YOUR WORKOUT, MADE SIMPLE See today's exercises, sets, and reps as a simple checklist. Max remembers what you lifted last time so you always know what to aim for today. PROGRESS, MADE CLEAR Your weight, body fat, and lean mass trends are charted with a goal range so you can see if you're on track. A plain English summary explains what's happening and what to focus on. NUTRITION TRACKING IN SECONDS Snap a photo of your meal, enter it manually, or pull from history. Max estimates your calories and macros so you can stay on track without slowing down. BUILT AROUND YOU - Personalized training and nutrition plans based on your goals, equipment, and experience - Apple Health integration for weight, body fat, lean mass, and step tracking - Daily greeting with coaching guidance Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TrackForge

Log workouts and track strength and cardio progress with a clean, efficient system. Monitor body weight, view performance insights, and build routines for faster training sessions. Stay motivated with streaks and milestones to forge consistency.

Highlights
  • Log workouts and rest days quickly
  • Track sets, reps, weight, time, and distance
  • Monitor body weight and training progress
  • View strength, volume, and performance insights
  • Build and reuse workout routines
  • Stay motivated with streaks and milestones
Features
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TrackForge is a workout tracker built for lifters who want to train consistently, log faster, and actually see progress. Log workouts in seconds, track strength and cardio in one place, and keep your training organized with a clean system that stays out of your way. Whether you’re pushing for new PRs, building better habits, or just trying to stay consistent, TrackForge helps you stay locked in. With TrackForge, you can: Log workouts and rest days quickly Track sets, reps, weight, time, and distance Monitor body weight and training progress over time View strength, volume, recovery, and performance insights Build routines you can reuse for faster training sessions Stay motivated with streaks, milestones, and unlockable cards See your training history clearly and keep momentum going TrackForge is designed to make training feel rewarding, focused, and easy to stick with. Train with intention. Track your progress. Forge consistency. Privacy Policy: https://www.estebanmcodes.com/policy

Screenshots

Max4 screens
TrackForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TrackForge at 15.1 against Max's 17.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Max sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TrackForge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 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 — 5.0 for Max against 5.0 for TrackForge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max ships an update every 3 days, TrackForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Max versus TrackForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxTrackForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperScott BarrowEsteban Machuca

Customer experience

Max

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrackForge

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Max

Subscriptions2
  • Max Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Max Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Max Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

TrackForge

Subscriptions1
  • TrackForge Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Max free?
Max is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrackForge free?
TrackForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Max or TrackForge?
Max and TrackForge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Max or TrackForge have ads?
Neither Max nor TrackForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Max or TrackForge?
Max ships an update every 3 days, and TrackForge every 5 days. Most recently, Max was updated on October 30, 2026 and TrackForge on October 24, 2026.

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