Comparison

Forge vs PowaLifta

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

Head to head
About

Forge

This app unifies strength, endurance, and mobility tracking into a single timeline for smart progress. It adapts its interface to various training types and offers advanced bio-metrics and AI-powered progression. Offline functionality ensures you can train anywhere.

Highlights
  • Unified training log
  • Offline first functionality
  • Advanced bio-metrics
  • AI-powered progression
  • Adaptive interface
Features
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Forge is the single source of truth for human performance—unifying strength, endurance, and mobility into one "log-fast, progress-smart" timeline. Whether you are lifting heavy, running a 5K, or doing a CrossFit WOD, Forge adapts its interface to the task. Why Forge? • Unified Logging: Seamlessly track Weight/Reps, Time/Distance, and AMRAPs. • Offline First: Train anywhere, sync silently when you're back online. • Advanced Bio-metrics: Pulse sync and training load analysis. • AI Architect: Adaptive progression and personalized workout generation. Forge Elite (Subscription) Unlock the full potential of your training with Forge Elite: • Unlimited Protocols • Advanced Analytics & Cloud Sync • AI Coach & Form Analysis Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PowaLifta

Features
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POWALIFTA is a powerlifting app built for the barbell. Log every set by weight, reps and RPE, watch your total climb, and train with your club and your coach in one place. TRAIN - The next set is always the first thing you see. Logging it is one tap. - Log by RPE. Your e1RM updates automatically, competition-equivalent across squat, bench and deadlift variants. - Smart rest timer: heavier and harder sets rest longer, and it keeps counting on your Lock Screen. - No coach? Build an 8-week block from your best lifts, or write your own program. PROGRESS - e1RM over time for every lift, your PRs, DOTS, IPF GoodLift score and weight class. - Weekly volume, a training calendar, lift balance and meet results. - Plan meet day: openers, seconds and thirds from your real numbers. CLUBS - Join your gym team, uni club or barbell crew. Find clubs by name or city, or join with a code. - Share any set, PR or whole session to your club's feed. - Climb your club's leaderboard, ranked by DOTS or this week's training. - Clubs can be public or private. Private clubs approve who joins. - Your club sees what you share and your stats, never your program or logs. COACHING - Get your program from your coach, message them, send form-check videos and do weekly check-ins. - Coaches: manage your roster, see who trained and who's stalling, build RPE programs, save templates and give one program to many athletes at once. - Free for coaches with up to 3 athletes. Bigger rosters are available as in-app subscriptions. Free for lifters. Built for the barbell. Terms of Use: https://www.powalifta.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.powalifta.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
PowaLifta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PowaLifta at none against Forge's 3. PowaLifta also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Forge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PowaLifta asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forge versus PowaLifta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgePowaLifta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh JarrettKishore Gurnani

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Access$9.991 Month
  • Forge Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Forge Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

PowaLifta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PowaLifta free?
PowaLifta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forge or PowaLifta have ads?
Neither Forge nor PowaLifta shows ads.

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