Arise vs Forma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arise
This app transforms your fitness journey into a gamified adventure. Answer lifestyle questions to receive a custom workout plan, complete daily quests, and earn rewards to level up your real-life physique and strength.
- Gamified workout generator
- AI-powered custom workout plans
- Daily quests and rewards
- Real-life leveling system
- Fitness progress tracking
- Lifestyle assessment for plan building
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Arise is the world's #1 gamified workout generator and tracker. HOW TO USE ARISE: 1) Answer lifestyle questions to build your plan 2) Get your custom workout plan* 3) Complete daily quests and earn rewards Arise will help you achieve your dream physique faster than any traditional fitness app. We aren't another complicated fitness app. We're building a system that transforms your fitness journey into an epic adventure where you level up in real life, gain real strength, aura farm, and evolve with each completed quest. Join our Discord server with any questions or ideas for future updates! SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED: Arise requires a subscription to access workout plans, quests, and app features. Subscription options and pricing are displayed in the app. NOTE: We do not offer medical advice. Any and all recommendations should be viewed as suggestions, please consult with a professional and do your own research before trying a new workout plan. *CUSTOM WORKOUT PLAN REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION. TERMS: https://www.digitallionssl.com/TermsOfUse.html PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.digitallionssl.com/privacy-policy-apps.html
Forma
This app helps you master calisthenics skills with personalized workout plans. It breaks down complex movements into manageable steps, creating a clear roadmap for your progress. Track your achievements and watch your strength grow as you climb the skill trees.
- Personalized workout plans
- Skill tree progression
- Roadmap for 11 calisthenics skills
- Progress tracking
- Goal-oriented training
- Workout evolution
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Level up your body. Pick any calisthenics skill you want, whether you are starting from zero or chasing the planche, and Forma breaks it into steps and builds personalized workouts that get you there. Master an exercise and your program evolves on its own: the next step in the skill tree takes its place, and you keep climbing. LEARN COOL CALISTHENICS SKILLS A program built around your level and goals. Pick long-term goal skills and your training points toward them. A ROADMAP FOR EVERY SKILL Eleven skill trees cover pull-ups, rows, push-ups, dips, squats, hinge, core, planche, muscle-up, handstand push-ups and barbell squat. Every skill is a foundation for the next, so you can see the whole route from your first assisted pull-up to a weighted or one-arm variation. Reach your goals skill by skill. TRACK PROGRESS Watch your strength climb toward elite skills. The skill wheel shows how far you have come in every tree and which skill you are closest to leveling up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tryforma.co/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forma at none against Arise's 10. Arise's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Arise sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Forma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arise ships an update fortnightly, Forma every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arise | Forma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DIGITAL LIONS APPS | MARKUSS RENCIS |
Bugs and requests
Arise
Reported bugs
2 issues- Quest progress not logging
- Timer not continuing when phone is turned off
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to indicate exercise names and number of sets
- Calorie and macro tracking
- In-depth health analysis based on workouts and macros
Forma
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arise
- Arise Pro$4.997 Days
- Arise Pro$12.991 Month
- Arise Yearly @ 1499$14.991 Year
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- Arise Pro$14.991 Month
- Arise Pro$17.991 Month
- Arise Pro$19.991 Year
- Arise Pro$29.991 Year
- Arise Pro$39.991 Year
- Arise Pro$49.991 Year
- Arise Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Forma
No in-app purchases









