Comparison

Resist Together vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

Resist Together

This app introduces a brief pause before you access social media, helping you regain focus and reduce usage. It offers features to track your progress, monitor time saved, and connect with friends also using the app.

Highlights
  • Breathing screen before social media access
  • Progress tracking for daily/weekly resists
  • Estimate of time reclaimed
  • Community feature to see friends resisting
  • Fast setup via Apple Shortcuts
  • User autonomy with no hard blocks
Features
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Save time and quit doomscrolling with Resist. Resist blocks your most distracting apps with a "Resist Screen", which gives you a chance to Resist. Resist users save up to 67% of total screen time after 3 weeks. FEATURES - Resist screen: appears before a protected app opens. You choose how long you hold. - Time saved: each resist counts as 3 minutes back, shown by day and by week. - Journey: levels that move as your resists add up. - Community: your friends' resists, and where you stand worldwide. PRO - Protect every app, not just one - Night Mode: your apps stay closed from 9pm to 8am - Block Mode: pick a length. Your apps stay closed and you can't stop it early - Time Limit: cap how long an app gets in one sitting, then get a notification or a full-screen stop - App Switching: Resist notices when you're moving between apps for work and offers to step aside for a few minutes BACKGROUNDS Two optional purchasable packs change how your Resist screen looks. SETUP Under a minute, with Apple Shortcuts. FREE AND PRO Free protects one app. Pro protects all of them and adds everything above. 7 days free, then it renews yearly. Cancel any time. Prefer not to subscribe? Lifetime access is available as a single payment. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Forge

Features
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Free for 7 days, then $49.99 a year. Or $12.99 a month with no trial. Cancel anytime. Forge turns the things you said you would do into a day you earn. Finish today's list and the sword in the stone comes loose. Then you pull it free. That pull banks the day. SIX STATS, REAL NUMBERS Physical, Intellect, Discipline, Mental, Relationship and Ambition, each scored out of 100, with an overall score. Seven questions set where you start. After that, the numbers move only with what you actually do. SEE WHERE YOUR PLAN GOES Before you begin, Forge shows your stats now, in 7 days, in 30 days and at full potential, worked out on the plan you choose if you keep five days in seven. A projection, never a promise. ARCS Programs with a start and an end. Winter Arc: 90 days through the dark months, in four phases. Monk Mode 30, Discipline 66, and Lock In 7 to start. An Arc shows what it adds to your week before it adds anything, asks before each phase raises the bar, sets a trial every week, and leaves a mark on your record when you finish. A BLADE FOR EVERY STRETCH Nine blades, from Rough to Enduring at 180 days kept, then a temper mark for every ninety days after that. Days you have kept are never taken away. A CHALLENGE EVERY DAY One small challenge a day. Finish it and it counts toward its stat. CHECKED BY APPLE HEALTH Steps, workouts, sleep and mindful minutes can tick themselves off. Read-only and on your iPhone: Forge never writes to Health, and nothing it reads leaves the phone. Optional; you can always tick anything yourself. ASK FORGE AND PLAN A coach that reads your record. Ask why a stat is slipping, which Arc fits your week, or how to make next week harder. It can propose changes to your week, and nothing changes until you review them and apply them. Written by AI, labelled as such, and used only after you allow it. Not medical advice. Plan works your week around the hours you cannot move, and changes nothing until you apply it. ONE EVENING A WEEK Your week in numbers, one observation drawn from your own record, and two questions. With Forge Pro, a written Weekly Reading, checked against your record before you see it. YOURS, ON YOUR IPHONE No account, no sign-in, no ads. Your record stays on your iPhone, and you can export it as a backup file and import it on a new one. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets and a Live Activity for the day. FORGE PRO Annual: free for 7 days, then $49.99 a year. Monthly: $12.99 a month, no trial. Lifetime: $129.99 once, in Settings. Forge can remind you two days before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm, or when the free week ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Prices are US prices; the App Store shows yours before you confirm. If you stop, your record stays readable: history, blades, stats, reviews and widgets. Keeping new days, Arcs, the daily challenge and Ask Forge need Forge Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://forgebetter.app/privacy

Screenshots

Resist Together4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Resist Together at 18.2 against Forge's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Resist Together sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Forge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resist Together ships an update every 9 days, Forge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Resist Together versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResist TogetherForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrien LongDavyd Bubnov

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Resist Together

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Resist Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time3
  • Backgrounds Colors$2.99
  • Backgrounds Illustrations$6.99
  • Resist Pro Lifetime Offer$39.99
4 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions3
  • Forge Pro — Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Forge Pro — Annual Offer7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Forge Pro — Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forge Pro — Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is Resist Together free?
Resist Together is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Resist Together or Forge have ads?
Neither Resist Together nor Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resist Together or Forge?
Resist Together ships an update every 9 days, and Forge fortnightly. Most recently, Resist Together was updated on October 25, 2026 and Forge on October 9, 2026.

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