Treadmill Assistant vs Forma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treadmill Assistant
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Your treadmill, but smarter. Connect via Bluetooth, control speed and incline from your phone, and see every workout as a chart — all for free, no account required. No ads, no videos, no gimmicks — just you and your workout. Go further with Premium: custom programs, heart rate zones, Live Activity, Apple Health sync, and more. CONNECT & CONTROL • Instant Bluetooth pairing — remembers your treadmill for next time • Adjust speed and incline directly from your phone • Export and import workouts and programs — share or back up your data SUPPORTED TREADMILLS • Built for FitShow. • FTMS-compatible treadmills are supported, but FTMS implementations vary by manufacturer. Some allow full control (speed, incline, start, stop) and rich data; some allow data only, with no control over the belt; some restrict third-party apps almost entirely. FTMS itself doesn't relay every metric — steps, for example, aren't part of it. We can't guarantee every FTMS treadmill will work — support depends entirely on what the manufacturer permits over Bluetooth. • Live compatibility list before you buy: https://treadmill-assistant.com/docs/compatibility/ • Treadmill not on the list? Get in touch via email or Discord (links on https://treadmill-assistant.com) for guidance on adding support, where possible. TRACK EVERY WORKOUT • Real-time stats: speed, distance, time, calories, steps, heart rate • Workout charts — see your heart rate, speed, and incline across the whole run, with touch scrubbing in landscape • Automatic workout recording and history • Heart rate monitoring from treadmill grip sensors • Static incline for flat treadmills and walking pads • Metric and imperial units — incl. body weight & height LANGUAGES • English • French • Polish • German (machine-translated) • Spanish (machine-translated) PREMIUM — 14-DAY FREE TRIAL Take your workouts further. Try everything free for two weeks. CUSTOM PROGRAMS • Build multi-segment workouts with speed and incline per phase • Segments by duration or distance — your choice • Automatic transitions — the treadmill adjusts for you • Pause and resume mid-workout without losing progress AD-HOC TARGETS • Set a distance, time, or calorie goal and go • Auto-stop when you hit your target LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND • Track your workout from the lock screen • Real-time speed, distance, and time in the Dynamic Island HEART RATE ZONES • Connect any Bluetooth heart rate monitor (chest strap, armband) • See your current zone in real time during workouts • Review time spent in each zone in your workout summary • 5 zones from Recovery to Maximum, calculated from your age APPLE HEALTH & iCLOUD • Auto-sync workouts to Apple Health • Back up everything to iCloud — workouts, programs, settings EQUIPMENT TRACKING • Track belt lubrication, belt replacement, and shoe mileage • Warnings when maintenance is due COMPANION TOOLS • Web program editor — build, edit, and share programs in your browser, no account required: https://treadmill-assistant.com/editor.html PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no ads. Optional iCloud sync uses your personal iCloud storage — we never see your data. DEVICE SUPPORT • Optimized for iPhone • iPad supported REQUIREMENTS • FitShow or FTMS-compatible treadmill • iPhone or iPad with Bluetooth • iOS/iPadOS 15.0 or later SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://treadmill-assistant.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://treadmill-assistant.com/privacy.html This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by any treadmill brand or manufacturer. Treadmill control is off by default — enable it in settings. Always stop immediately if something seems wrong. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you!
Forma
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Forma turns your Apple Health workouts into streaks, goals, and records — automatically. No setup. No logging. Open the app and your sports are already there: Forma reads your workout history, detects what you train, and builds a tile for every sport with realistic goals based on what you actually do. KEEP YOUR STREAK ALIVE • Weekly streaks for every sport — train and they grow, week after week • This-week dots show exactly where you stand today • Consistency rate shows the share of weeks you trained over the past year GOALS THAT MATCH YOUR LEVEL • Monthly and yearly volume goals in km or minutes, suggested from your own history • Add your own challenges: distance, duration, elevation, pace, or workout count • Ahead/behind pace hints tell you what it takes to stay on track YOUR RECORDS, AUTOMATICALLY • All-time personal bests: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, longest ride, best climb • Year-over-year comparison shows whether you are faster than last year • Monthly review with highlights: longest workout, best pace, biggest climb, busiest day, and new records — shareable as an image WIDGETS • Sport Tile — streak and weekly progress for the sport you choose • Sport Rotation — cycles through all your sports; tap to switch instantly • Summary — total time, distance, or elevation for today, this week, this month, or the year • Lock Screen widgets included PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All data stays on your device — Forma never uploads your health data • No account, no ads, no subscription — free Works with workouts from Apple Watch and any app that saves to Apple Health (Strava, Garmin, Nike Run Club, and more). Supported sports include running, cycling, swimming, walking, hiking, strength training, HIIT, yoga, pilates, tennis, soccer, basketball, climbing, skiing, and 40+ more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forma at none against Treadmill Assistant's 2. Treadmill Assistant's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Treadmill Assistant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Forma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Treadmill Assistant ships an update every 3 weeks, Forma every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treadmill Assistant | Forma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kolto Tech Piotr Koszur | Tomas Zacha |
In-app purchases
Treadmill Assistant
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Premium Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
Forma
No in-app purchases
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