Comparison

Fitness for the Fighting Man vs Cise

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

Head to head
About

Fitness for the Fighting Man

This app provides a performance-driven training system for building strength, endurance, and work capacity. It offers structured programs, custom workout creation, and detailed metrics to track progress. Users can log workouts, recovery, and nutrition, with optional Apple Watch integration and health data import.

Highlights
  • Performance-driven training system
  • Structured and custom workout programs
  • Workout logging with timers and guidance
  • Strength, endurance, and work capacity tracking
  • Recovery and nutrition logging
  • Military performance standard reference
  • Apple Health and Apple Watch integration
Features
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Know your score before test day. FFM runs the official 2026 scoring tables for every branch: Army AFT, Marine Corps PFT and CFT, Navy PRT, Air Force PT, Coast Guard PFT, and the FBI and law enforcement PFT. Enter your reps and times, get your class, and see exactly what it takes to max. Built by an active duty Marine officer who takes the same tests you do. FFM is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department of Defense or any military service. TEST CALCULATORS, CURRENT STANDARDS - Army Fitness Test (AFT), the five-event standard that replaced the ACFT - USMC PFT and CFT - Navy PRT - Air Force PT - Coast Guard PFT - FBI and law enforcement PFT - Age and gender brackets, event minimums, and max targets TRAIN FOR THE TEST - Military workout programs built around the events: run, ruck, deadlift, plank, push-ups, pull-ups - AI workout generation for the days you have 30 minutes and half a gym - 1,300+ exercise library ROCKY, THE AI COACH - Ask by voice: "log my weight at 185" or "build me a lower body session" - Siri Shortcuts for hands-free logging mid-set - Undo a mislogged entry with one command - On-device by default. Optional Cloud AI sends your training inputs, plus sleep, HRV and resting heart rate read from Apple Health, to AWS Bedrock for chat and workout generation. READINESS AND RECOVERY - HRV and sleep feed a daily readiness score - Know when to push and when to back off, before the dip becomes an injury FUEL - Macro targets and daily nutrition logging APPLE WATCH - Log workouts from your wrist without touching your phone YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - No accounts. No ads. Your log is encrypted on your device and stays there unless you turn on Cloud AI, explicitly allow PCC, send feedback, enable AI quality telemetry or turn on FFM's encrypted iCloud backup. WHO IT IS FOR Soldiers prepping for the AFT. Marines chasing a 300 PFT. Sailors who want the PRT handled before the CFL shows up with a clipboard. Airmen, Coasties, agents, and cops who need one app that scores the test and builds the training. Download FFM and put a number on it. Feedback you send is marked to expire after 365 days. Quality telemetry is off by default; new records are marked to expire after 90 days and some earlier records after one year. Expired records may remain until deletion. Cloud AI limits: 50 requests/day; Premium/Lifetime, 999 model calls/month; Standard, 5 model calls/month. Devices sharing an IP address share 100 requests/day. Cached workouts use 0 model calls; fallback may use 2. Monthly allowances count attempted model calls, including failed calls. PCC sends your messages, workout selections, selected lift maxes, nutrition totals and targets, and sleep, HRV and resting heart rate to Apple when needed for the selected mode. Stored cycle context and your profile name and email are not added automatically. Anything you type is sent verbatim. Apple controls PCC software. Google Cloud infrastructure hosts some PCC workloads. Apple says PCC request data is used only to fulfill your request and is not stored. FFM can save generated workouts locally. If you submit feedback, the text you send goes to FFM's AWS feedback service. If PCC is unavailable or reaches its limit, FFAI uses on-device System AI when available. It never switches to paid Cloud AI automatically. SUBSCRIPTIONS FFM Full Access Monthly (1 month, auto-renewable). FFM Premium AI Monthly (1 month, auto-renewable). FFM Premium AI Annual (1 year, auto-renewable). FFM Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not auto-renew. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://roxykovu.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cise

This app helps users create and log custom workout plans for strength training and weightlifting. It focuses on personal growth and consistency, avoiding gamification and competition to encourage users to push themselves safely into a growth zone.

Highlights
  • Custom workout plans
  • Fast swipe-based logging
  • Strength training progress tracking
  • Exercise editing
  • Superset support
  • Workout history and graphs
Features
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Cise is a workout tracking app designed to be quick, effective, and easy to use in the gym. Create workout plans, log workouts, track progress, and stay consistent with a streamlined swipe-based platform built for strength training and weightlifting. Cise focuses on helping users build long-term consistency rather than chasing streaks, rankings, or social comparison. Fitness is you vs. you. Features include: • Multiple Workout Programs (Pro) • Workout Variations (Pro) • Cloud Backup • Fast swipe-based set logging • Live Activities for Lock Screen workout tracking • Custom workout plans and training sessions • Strength training and weightlifting progress tracking • Exercise editing and workout customization • Linked Exercises and Supersets • Auto Progression tools • Workout history, calendar, and progress graphs • Quick Adjust for temporary or permanent workout changes • Deload support • Built-in tutorial and FAQ guidance The Cise philosophy is centered around personal growth through weightlifting. Instead of encouraging competition with others, Cise helps users focus on consistent progress over time. Comparison is the thief of joy, and meaningful improvement comes from showing up, training intelligently, and pushing beyond your comfort zone. Be All You Can Be with Cise. Veteran Owned and Operated. Subscription required to access certain premium features. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Cise-Privacy-Policy-3280ad9b625780faaddef9b06677bd43?source=copy_link Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Cise-Terms-of-Service-3290ad9b625780b8837ef5c76a39192a?source=copy_link

Screenshots

Fitness for the Fighting Man4 screens
Cise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Fitness for the Fighting Man at free with in-app purchases against Cise's subscription. Fitness for the Fighting Man also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). Cise's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fitness for the Fighting Man sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitness for the Fighting Man has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Fitness for the Fighting Man's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitness for the Fighting Man ships an update every 6 days, Cise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fitness for the Fighting Man versus Cise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitness for the Fighting ManCise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.616.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoxyKovu LLCBRANDON THOMAS LIMA

Customer experience

Fitness for the Fighting Man

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

Cise

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fitness for the Fighting Man

Subscriptions3
  • Full Access Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium AI$9.991 Month
  • Premium AI Annual$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Cise

Subscriptions2
  • Cise Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Cise Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Fitness for the Fighting Man free?
Fitness for the Fighting Man is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cise free?
Cise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fitness for the Fighting Man or Cise?
Cise is rated higher. Fitness for the Fighting Man averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Cise averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Fitness for the Fighting Man or Cise have ads?
Neither Fitness for the Fighting Man nor Cise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fitness for the Fighting Man or Cise?
Fitness for the Fighting Man ships an update every 6 days, and Cise every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fitness for the Fighting Man was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cise on October 31, 2026.

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