MaximumFit vs Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MaximumFit
This app mirrors your active workout to your TV, displaying sets, reps, and rest timers on the big screen. It features an AI coach for personalized training, program building, and nutrition tracking, all designed for home gym enthusiasts.
- Apple TV workout mirroring
- AI-powered training coach
- Customizable program builder
- AI nutrition tracking
- Warm-up and cooldown tracking
- Rest timer with next-up preview
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The only lifting app built for your home gym TV. Mirror your active workout to Apple TV — sets, reps, rest timers, and next-up previews on the big screen. No more squinting at your phone between sets. Built for serious lifters with home gyms. NATIVE APPLE TV APP MaximumFit is the only lifting tracker with a real Apple TV companion. Your active workout mirrors to the TV in real time — perfect for garage gyms, home gyms, and anyone who wants their workout on the big screen instead of squinting at a phone between sets. - Full-screen active workout display - Real-time sync with your iPhone - Rest timer with "Next Up" exercise preview - Music integration WARM-UP & COOLDOWN, DONE RIGHT Bookend any workout with optional warm-up and cooldown phases — built from a curated library of 100+ mobility, activation, and stretching movements, or suggested automatically by your AI coach. Prep and recovery work is tracked like everything else, but kept out of your PRs, volume, and strength trends, so light work never skews your numbers. - Optional warm-up & cooldown sections in any program or quick workout - 100+ curated mobility, activation & stretching movements - Clearly separated on your phone, Apple TV, summary & share card - Excluded from strength analytics — your trends stay honest - AI-suggested prep and recovery you can toggle on or off AI COACH THAT LEARNS YOUR LIFTS Your personal AI coach analyzes every workout and tells you exactly how to train next. It remembers your history, recalibrates your program as you progress, and gives you a Push, Maintain, or Deload readiness assessment after every session. - Post-workout readiness assessment - Smart program recalibration with weight & rep adjustments - Chat anytime with your AI fitness coach - Advice that gets smarter the more you train BUILD OR IMPORT ANY PROGRAM Run 5/3/1, PPL, Upper/Lower, Starting Strength, or any custom plan. The AI Program Builder generates personalized multi-week programs, or paste your existing program from text or JSON and start in seconds. - AI Program Builder for personalized multi-week plans - Import any program from text or JSON instantly - Skip & reschedule program days with a tap - Add exercises mid-workout without losing your place AI NUTRITION TRACKING Snap a photo of your meal or describe what you ate — the AI handles the rest. Track macros, calories, and daily goals with Apple Health sync and Home Screen widgets for quick glances throughout the day. - AI food recognition from photos or text - Automatic macro & calorie calculation - Daily nutrition goals with real-time progress - Home & Lock Screen widgets + Apple Health sync EVERYTHING SERIOUS LIFTERS NEED - Sets, reps, weight, RPE & PR tracking - Warm-up & cooldown phases that stay out of your strength stats - 100+ exercises with custom exercise builder - Detailed progress charts & analytics - Body composition tracking with AI insights - Coach Profile — publish programs & prescribe to trainees - Social challenges & community - Full iPadOS support - Apple Health integration - Offline support WHY MAXIMUMFIT - The only lifting app with a native Apple TV experience - AI coaching that actually adapts to how you train - Prep, train, and recover — all tracked, all in one place - Built by lifters, for lifters - Honest pricing — no hidden upsells, no ads SUBSCRIPTION MaximumFit is free to download. Pro unlocks AI coaching, nutrition tracking, and the full Apple TV experience. Try Pro free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Questions or feedback? We read every message. maximumfit.app/contact Privacy Policy: maximumfit.app/privacy Terms of Service: maximumfit.app/terms
Forge
This AI-powered coaching assistant for personal trainers allows you to log client workouts by simply talking. It automatically transcribes exercises, sets, reps, and weights, eliminating the need for manual data entry. Clients receive instant email summaries of their sessions.
- Voice-powered session logging
- AI classification of workout data
- Session history and client management
- Automatic personal record tracking
- Email session summaries for clients
- Voice editing for corrections
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Forge is the AI-powered coaching assistant built for personal trainers. Just talk during your session — Forge listens, transcribes, and logs every exercise, set, rep, and weight automatically. No more typing. No more clipboards. No more forgetting what your client did last week. HOW IT WORKS • Hit record and coach naturally • Forge's AI separates workout data from small talk in real time • When you're done, get a structured session summary instantly • Client gets an email recap automatically FEATURES • Voice-powered session logging — just talk, Forge handles the rest • AI classification — workout instructions vs. conversation, sorted automatically • Session history — every client's full training history at your fingertips • Personal records — PRs tracked and highlighted automatically • Client roster — manage all your clients in one place • Session email summaries — clients get a professional recap after every session • Voice editing — "move that last set to incline press" and it's done • Activity feed — see all sessions across clients with email status tracking • Background review — sessions parsed while you coach, review when you're ready PRO FEATURES ($19/mo) • Unlimited sessions (free tier includes 10) • Group classes — one recording, every client logged • Full analytics — strength curves, volume trends, PR tracking • CSV & PDF export — share progress reports with clients BUILT FOR THE GYM Forge works best with AirPods or a wireless mic. Designed for noisy environments where typing isn't an option. PRIVACY FIRST Audio is processed for transcription only and never stored. Your clients' data stays yours. Terms of Service: https://trainwithforge.fit/terms Privacy Policy: https://trainwithforge.fit/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MaximumFit at every 5 days against Forge's every 3 weeks. Forge's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. MaximumFit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Forge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MaximumFit against 5.0 for Forge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forge has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MaximumFit ships an update every 5 days, Forge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaximumFit | Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MaximumFit LLC | Lightbox Studios LLC |
Customer experience
MaximumFit
Forge
In-app purchases
MaximumFit
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$79.991 Year
- Pro Monthly$11.99
- Pro Upgrade - Annual$79.99
- Lifetime License$159.99
Forge
- Forge Coach Monthly$9.991 Month
- ForgePro (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- Forge Coach Annual$79.991 Year
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- ForgePro (Annual)$149.991 Year








