Comparison

Ares vs Fit Forge

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

Head to head
About

Ares

This app provides a customizable interval timer for various workouts like HIIT, Tabata, yoga, and stretching. It features real-time heart rate zone tracking with Apple Watch integration and allows users to create and save unlimited training sessions and workout sets. Voice cues guide users through workouts, ensuring focus remains on exercise.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timer
  • HIIT, Tabata, Yoga, Stretch modes
  • Apple Watch control and heart rate zones
  • Unlimited training session saving
  • Workout set creation
  • Voice and sound cues
  • Training history tracking
Features
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An interval timer that does the counting for you. Set rounds, work and rest in seconds, and Ares guides you by voice through the whole workout: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, circuits, yoga, stretching and mobility. Heart rate from Apple Watch or earbuds, your workout on the Lock Screen, no ads. INTERVAL TIMER • Work time, rest time and number of rounds, down to the second • Left/Right mode times each side for you. Perfect for stretching, yoga and exercises done one side at a time • Countdown before you start, the option to begin with a warmup and an optional final rest • Pin favorite workouts to the Home Screen and repeat your last one with a single tap WORKOUTS, SETS AND EXERCISES • Save as many workouts as you like, each with its own name and icon, and edit or duplicate them anytime • Workout sets: rounds, custom rests between workouts, edit straight from the list • Exercise library, expanded regularly • Exercise names read aloud during your workout HEART RATE: APPLE WATCH AND EARBUDS • Control your workout from your wrist: pause, skip, resume • Live heart rate and heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone • Heart rate from earbuds too, no watch needed, even on iPad: AirPods Pro 3, Powerbeats Pro 2 or newer (iOS and iPadOS 26 or later) • Train with just your watch: put a workout on Apple Watch and leave your iPhone at home • Calories tracked in every workout • Automatic sync with Apple Health ALWAYS AT HAND • Your workout on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a timer and a pause button, no unlocking needed • Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen • Keeps running with the screen locked and never stops your music, it just turns it down for voice cues • A big, clear timer on iPad that you can read from across the room PROGRESS AND HISTORY • Heart rate chart for every workout: work and rest with the average heart rate of each phase • Weekly trends for number of workouts and training time • Calendar, list and details of every workout • Weekly streak: one workout a week keeps it alive • A reminder when your streak is at risk, at most once a week Privacy Policy: https://ares.eris.one/privacy-policy/ License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fit Forge

Features
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FitForge Take control of your nutrition with FitForge, the smart calorie tracker and fitnes workout planner that makes healthy living effortless. AI Food Scanner Snap a photo of any meal and let AI instantly analyze calories, protein, carbs, and fats. No more manual searching just point, shoot, and track. Smart Analytics Visualize your progress with weekly calorie trends, macronutrient breakdowns, streaks, and AI-powered insights that help you stay on track. Personalized Plans, set your goal lose weight, gain muscle, or maintain and get a custom calorie and macro plan tailored to your body and lifestyle. Weekly Workout plan with detailed workouts set and scheduler. Complete Tracking log meals, water intake, workouts, and weight all in one place. Track every aspect of your health journey. Key Features: • AI-powered food image analysis • Calorie and macro tracking • Water intake monitoring • Workout and activity logging • Weekly analytics and streaks • Personalized fitness plans • Food database search • Weight progress tracking • Clean, modern dark UI Start your transformation today with FitForge.

Screenshots

Ares4 screens
Fit Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fit Forge at none against Ares's 3. Fit Forge also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Ares sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fit Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ares ships an update fortnightly, Fit Forge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ares versus Fit Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAresFit Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof OrlowskiEldar Terzic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ares

Subscriptions2
  • Ares Plus$1.991 Month
  • Ares Plus$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ares Plus Forever$24.99
None

Fit Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ares free?
Ares is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fit Forge free?
Fit Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ares or Fit Forge have ads?
Neither Ares nor Fit Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ares or Fit Forge?
Ares ships an update fortnightly, and Fit Forge every 10 days. Most recently, Ares was updated on October 14, 2026 and Fit Forge on October 5, 2026.

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