Wolkup vs Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wolkup
This app automatically counts your push-ups, squats, and plank duration using your phone's camera. It also tracks walks and runs with GPS, and features an RPG-style character progression system based on your workouts. Build streaks, earn achievements, and explore a virtual city as you get fitter.
- Automatic camera-based rep counting
- GPS tracking for walks and runs
- RPG-style character growth
- Soft streak system with grace window
- City exploration and zone claiming
- Achievements and badges
- Friend profiles and activity feed
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Put your phone on the floor — Wolkup counts your push-ups, squats and plank seconds by itself, using the camera. No tapping, no manual input, no cheating. Every workout levels up your character: strength, endurance, core and more grow RPG-style with each session. Keep a daily streak with a grace window — one missed day doesn't burn your progress. WHAT'S INSIDE ● Camera workouts: push-ups, squats and plank counted automatically, entirely on-device ● Walks & runs: GPS route, pace, calories — works in the background and on the lock screen ● City exploration: a fog-covered map, discover new places and claim zones as you walk ● Character growth: your workouts feed real attributes — strength, endurance, core, speed ● Soft streaks: a grace window instead of instant resets ● Achievements: unlock badges for streaks, training volume, exercise mastery and exploration ● Friends: a public profile, friends by mutual follow, and a feed where their achievements and streaks show up ● Apple Watch: live heart rate right on the workout screen ● Apple Health: workouts saved with route and calories, activity imported back Your camera data never leaves the phone — pose recognition runs fully on-device. Start with 5 minutes a day. Wolkup makes it hard to stop.
Forge
This app helps you manage screen time by requiring physical exercise to unlock app usage. Earn minutes by doing push-ups or squats, with your phone's camera counting reps. Once your earned time expires, apps are blocked again.
- Exercise-based screen time
- Camera rep counting
- App blocking
- Gamified progress and leaderboards
- Customizable time allowances
- Privacy-focused on-device processing
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Forge is an app blocker that makes you earn your screen time with exercise. Do push-ups or squats, the camera counts every rep on your iPhone, and your apps unlock for the time you earned. Pick the apps that eat your day: social media, video, games. When your daily free allowance runs out, Forge blocks them. Want more time? Do the reps. Effort first, screen after. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that steal your time. 2. Choose how many minutes you want. 3. Do your reps. The camera counts every one on device. 4. Your apps unlock. When time runs out, the shield comes back. WHY FORGE - Exercise-based: your body is the key, not a pause screen you can tap through - Free to start, no subscription - One-time Pro purchase, family sharing included - No account required EARN IT LIKE A GAME Forge Ranks: climb from Spark to Titan of the Forge as your lifetime score grows. Daily streaks keep you honest. A worldwide leaderboard by country. A FORGED stamp every time you finish a set. YOU SET THE RULES Free minutes per day if you want them: strict, balanced, or generous. Everything beyond that is earned. A three stage friction gate stops rage quitting. PRO, ONCE, FOREVER Squats are free forever. Forge Lifetime adds push-up mode, walking mode (100 steps = 1 minute), full statistics, encrypted backup, and removes every ad. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The camera never records: pose detection runs entirely on your iPhone. No video is stored or uploaded. Forge yourself stronger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wolkup at none against Forge's 1. Wolkup also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Forge's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wolkup asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wolkup against 5.0 for Forge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Wolkup ships an update every 3 weeks, Forge every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Wolkup | Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Zaborskikh | Taoufik Jabbari |
Customer experience
Wolkup
Forge
In-app purchases
Wolkup
No in-app purchases
Forge
- Forge Lifetime$39.99









