Comparison

Grow vs Forma

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

Head to head
About

Grow

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Grow is a creative journal for capturing how life feels, what needs to be done, and what you want to remember, all in a space you can draw, shape, and make your own! Add a quick note, mood, task or event as the day unfolds. Attach a photo or drawing to liven things up and make your journal a bit more you! Star important tasks, check things off, carry unfinished tasks forward, and plan ahead with future-dated entries and repeating tasks or events. Gather related entries in project journals, or simply let each day take its own shape. Your plants and drawings can also fill a cozy room you arrange by hand, turning your journal into a place that feels personal. Features: - Notes, moods, tasks, events, photos, and drawings - Tasks that carry forward or repeat - Planning for future days - Habit and mood tracking over time - Day, month, and year views Optional iCloud sync keeps entries, habits, projects, repeating schedules, photos, and drawings up to date across your devices. Grow is quick when you need it, expressive when you want it, and flexible enough to hold both your plans and your life.

About

Forma

This app helps you build lasting routines with a clean, focused interface. Track habits, maintain streaks, and receive gentle reminders. It works offline and offers an optional one-time purchase for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Customizable habit creation
  • Daily habit grouping
  • Streak tracking
  • Gentle reminders and weekly digests
  • Offline functionality
  • Optional one-time upgrade for unlimited habits and cloud sync
Features
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Build a daily routine you can return to. Forma is a habit tracker with the warmth of a paper journal. Choose what matters, cross off today's habits, and see your progress build over time. MAKE TODAY CLEAR Track reading, study, movement, creative practice or everyday self-care. Set daily habits, choose specific days, or aim for a number of times each week. Use checkmarks, counts or minute timers to fit what you're working on. FIND YOUR RHYTHM Create a morning or evening routine and follow it step by step. Timed steps and a Lock Screen timer help you keep your place. Add reminders when you want a nudge, or give a habit a smaller version for busy days. SEE THE DAYS ADD UP Follow your current and best streaks, review your monthly progress, and keep a visual record of the habits you've completed. Your journal gives you something concrete to look back on. START SMALL Start with one free habit and one routine. Track locally without an account. Optional sign-in is available for cloud sync with Pro. GO FURTHER WITH FORMA PRO • Unlimited habits and routines • Home Screen widgets for quick check-ins • Full-year activity maps and past journal pages • Streak freezes and Vacation Mode • Optional Apple Health tracking for steps, exercise, mindful minutes, walking distance and sleep • Insights into patterns across your habits, mood, energy and Health data, when enough information is available • Shareable monthly and yearly recaps • Optional cloud sync and backup Insights describe associations, not causes or medical advice. Apple Health access is optional. CHOOSE HOW YOU UPGRADE Prefer to buy once? Forma Pro offers a lifetime purchase. Monthly and annual subscriptions are also available. Prices and any eligible trial are shown before you purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Choose one habit you'd like to keep. Start your first page today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mosamir01.github.io/forma-privacy/privacy-policy.html Additional terms: https://mosamir01.github.io/forma-privacy/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

Grow4 screens
Forma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grow at none against Forma's 1. Grow also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Forma's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price and ads 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. Forma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow ships an update every 3 months, Forma every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grow versus Forma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowForma
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrairie Dog SoftwareMohamed Aboushady

In-app purchases

None

Grow

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Forma

One-time1
  • Forma Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Grow free?
Grow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forma free?
Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grow or Forma have ads?
Neither Grow nor Forma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow or Forma?
Grow ships an update every 3 months, and Forma every 4 days. Most recently, Grow was updated on October 7, 2026 and Forma on October 21, 2026.

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