Comparison

Ski vs FORMD

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

Head to head
About

Ski

Enhance your indoor skiing performance with this comprehensive workout companion. Track every movement, set personal challenges, and gain detailed insights into your training. Seamlessly integrates with Apple Watch and iPhone for real-time stats and convenient control.

Highlights
  • Precise workout tracking
  • Personal best challenges
  • iPhone and Apple Watch integration
  • Convenient workout control
  • GameCenter leaderboards
  • Export to Strava & Concept2
  • Bluetooth SkiErg monitor connection
Features
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Reach your peak performance on the ski ergometer with Ski Workouts for Apple Watch. Ready to take your skiing training to the next level? The all-new Ski Workouts app for your Apple Watch is here! This isn’t just an app for tracking your workouts – it’s your ultimate companion for every glide and pull on the indoor ski ergometer. Features: Precise Tracking: Monitor every skiing session with pinpoint accuracy. The app captures your movements, calculates estimated distances, and provides detailed insights into your training. Track your daily or weekly meters skied and refine your technique with live feedback. Personal Challenges: Push your limits by competing against your personal bests. Share your progress, beat your records, and draw motivation from your training milestones. Seamless iPhone and Apple Watch Integration: While you train with your Apple Watch, your iPhone serves as a sleek, real-time display for all your key stats. Keep track of your activity rings, calories burned, heart rate, strokes per minute, speed, and more – all on your iPhone screen. Convenient Control: Start, pause, or stop your workout effortlessly from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Need a quick breather? Your workout will pause automatically and resume seamlessly when you’re ready. All your data is securely stored in HealthKit for a complete view of your fitness journey. GameCenter Integration: Compete with others on leaderboards for achievements like the fastest 1000m and 2000m times, the longest distance skied over 14 days, and more. Challenge friends or test yourself against the global best and celebrate your victories. NEW! Export your workouts to Strava & Concept2 Logbook Take your training data with you wherever you go. You can now export your completed workouts directly to Strava and the Concept2 Logbook—including distance, time, heart rate, and all essential metrics. Keep your progress synchronized across the platforms you love and stay motivated by tracking your achievements everywhere. Connect Your SkiErg Monitor via Bluetooth: Enjoy precise and detailed data tracking by pairing your SkiErg monitor with the app via Bluetooth. Access key metrics such as distance and stroke rate with unparalleled accuracy. With this integration, the app works even without an Apple Watch – just connect your skiing machine and dive into your training. Introducing Optional Subscription Benefits: Detailed Analyses: Access in-depth performance insights with graphs and stats. Visualize metrics like strokes per minute, power output, and split times for a deeper understanding of your progress. Advanced Stats & Comparisons: Compare training sessions over time, track your improvement, and gain actionable insights to achieve your fitness goals. Download Ski Workouts now and start your journey to becoming a fitter, stronger skier – one stroke at a time! Be Aware: Ski Workouts requires an Apple Watch to track your movements and training data unless you connect an SkiErg with PM5 Monitor via Bluetooth. Health App Integrations: Ski Workouts integrates with the Health App (HealthKit) to display your calories burned, record your workouts, and monitor your heart rate in real-time. Privacy Policy: http://apps.gogolith.com/privacy Terms and Conditions: http://apps.gogolith.com/ski-terms

About

FORMD

This app creates personalized training plans for HYROX races, adapting to your goals and availability. It focuses on race-specific sessions, strength, and conditioning to build confidence for race day.

Highlights
  • Personalized HYROX training plans
  • Goal-based race preparation
  • Strength & conditioning for race demands
  • Weekly progress benchmarks
  • Identification of limiting stations
  • Race-day performance predictions
Features
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FORMD is a goal-based training app built for HYROX — designed to take you from where you are today to race day confidence. Instead of guessing your prep, FORMD builds a personalized training plan around your race, your goal time, and your training availability — so every session moves you closer to peak performance. FORMD adapts to first-time racers and experienced competitors alike, for singles or doubles. Train with purpose — not guesswork. FORMD programs your week with: • Training sessions built for HYROX race demands • Strength & conditioning designed for competition performance • Weekly benchmarks that show real progress As you train, FORMD identifies your limiting stations and shows where you’re losing minutes — not seconds — so you know exactly what to fix before race day. No generic workouts. No random programming. No hoping it works. FORMD is built around HYROX race standards, real-world race demands, and competition-level fatigue Why athletes use FORMD: • Follow a clear daily plan with no decision fatigue • Train to peak — not just train harder • Identify the stations most likely to break them • Earn race-day predictions based on real training data If you care about how you perform on race day, you don’t need more workouts. You need certainty. FORMD requires a subscription to access training plans and personalized features. Plans start at $19.99/month with a 3-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription terms: Annual: $139.99/year ($11.67/month) Quarterly: $49.99/quarter ($16.67/month) Monthly: $19.99/month 3-day free trial available Payment charged to Apple ID at purchase confirmation Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Service: https://tryformd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tryformd.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ski4 screens
FORMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FORMD at 4.8 against Ski's 4.0. FORMD also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (117 vs 4). Ski's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ski sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FORMD sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FORMD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FORMD has 117 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ski's written reviews are positive against 78% of FORMD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ski ships an update every 2 weeks, FORMD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ski versus FORMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkiFORMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (117 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB111 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChristoph GogolinAdam Aboelmatty

Customer experience

Ski

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

FORMD

All ratings113 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ski

Subscriptions2
  • All Pro features (monthly)$1.991 Month
  • All Pro features (yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
8 purchases

FORMD

Subscriptions6
  • FORMD Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • FORMD Pro (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • 12-Week HYROX Prep3 Months trial$19.991 Month
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  • FORMD Pro Quarterly3 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • FORMD Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • FORMD Pro Annual3 Days trial$139.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlimited Plan Refreshes$3.99
  • Doubles Team Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Ski free?
Ski is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORMD free?
FORMD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ski or FORMD?
FORMD is rated higher. Ski averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FORMD averages 4.8 from 117 ratings.
Do Ski or FORMD have ads?
FORMD shows ads; Ski does not.
Which is updated more often, Ski or FORMD?
Ski ships an update every 2 weeks, and FORMD weekly. Most recently, Ski was updated on October 25, 2026 and FORMD on October 28, 2026.

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