Comparison

NForge vs Coachvana

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

Head to head
About

NForge

Features
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NForge provides free software for fitness coaches and studios: client management, live online and in-person classes, AI-generated workout and nutrition programmes (Forge AI), a public marketplace for coach profiles and training plan sales, and automated payments. 7.9% platform fee on successful transactions — no monthly fees. One app instead of a stack of subscriptions: clients, programs, nutrition, classes online and in person, invoicing, and a storefront that sells your plans. There are no client limits and no feature gates. NForge takes 7.9% when a client pays you, and payouts typically reach your bank within 24 hours. Earn nothing in a month, pay nothing. FORGE AI: PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN MINUTES Answer a short intake about your client: goals, experience, injuries, allergies, equipment and weekly schedule. Forge AI drafts the whole program, up to 12 weeks of progressive training with sets, reps, tempo and rest, plus optional nutrition with daily macro targets and meals portioned to hit them. Every plan passes layered safety checks and an independent AI safety review, and anything that needs a professional eye arrives flagged with specific notes. You review, edit and send. It goes out under your name. Included free: one generation per client per day, up to ten a day per coach. PROGRAMS THAT LOOK PROFESSIONAL Build reusable workouts with sets, reps, tempo, rest and prescribed load, including supersets. Combine training and nutrition into week-by-week programs, assign them to a client, set your price, and NForge delivers a polished PDF when they pay. NUTRITION THAT ADDS UP Create meal plans with automatic calorie and macro calculation. AI-generated days carry daily targets for calories, protein, carbs, fat and water, with meals sized so the day actually meets them. CLASSES, ONLINE AND IN PERSON Host HD video classes for up to 50 from your phone, or run bootcamps, park sessions and studio schedules on the same rails. You get five recurrence patterns, timezone-aware scheduling, and a public booking page for every class. Clients book, pay and join from a link, with nothing to download on their side. Mark an in-person session done and session credits are consumed automatically. GET PAID WITHOUT CHASING Invoicing runs on Stripe in multiple currencies: one-off invoices, scheduled invoices, program invoices and class memberships with session credits. Clients top up from the same link, with card details saved at checkout. SELL YOUR PLANS, GET DISCOVERED Open your public storefront at your own handle, list your programs for sale, and get found in the NForge coach directory. When a plan sells, the same 7.9% applies. There is no extra marketplace commission. CLIENTS IN ONE PLACE Unlimited client profiles with goals, health notes, emergency contacts and full program history. Built for independent PTs, online coaches, hybrid coaches, group fitness instructors, yoga and pilates teachers, nutrition coaches and small studios. Download NForge and send your first program this week. No card details, no monthly fee. Built in the UK by Quantum Craft LTD.

About

Coachvana

This app centralizes your fitness program, including training, nutrition, and habit tracking, all managed by your coach. Log workouts with video demos, track meals, monitor progress, and communicate directly with your coach. It also integrates with health data and allows you to find a coach.

Highlights
  • Personalized training programs with demo videos
  • Nutrition tracking with meal logging and barcode scanning
  • Progress tracking for weight, measurements, and photos
  • Direct messaging and feedback with your coach
  • Integration with Apple Health data
  • Coach discovery and application
  • Client management tools for coaches
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CoachVana is the app your coach's whole program lives in. Training, nutrition, habits, check-ins and your coach's feedback, all in one place instead of scattered across a spreadsheet, a notes app and a DM thread. TRAIN Your coach builds the program, you open the app and it is there. Every exercise with its sets, reps, prescribed load and rest, plus a demo video so you are never guessing at form. Log each set as you go, with a rest timer that starts itself and a plate-jump stepper for the weight. Swap an exercise when a machine is taken and your coach sees what you changed and why. EAT See your coach's meal plan for the day, portioned and counted. Log food from a catalogue of over 400,000 items, scan a barcode, or photograph the plate and let the app estimate it. Water, protein, carbs and fat, tracked against the targets your coach set rather than a number an app made up. TRACK Weight, measurements and progress photos over time. Personal records as you hit them. Training volume week over week. A streak for the days you showed up, and an adherence figure that tells you the truth about the month. STAY CONNECTED Message your coach directly. Fill in your weekly check-in and get real feedback on it. Session reminders, booked calls, and everything your coach is waiting on in one inbox. CONNECT YOUR HEALTH DATA Link Apple Health and your steps, active energy, distance, exercise minutes, sleep, heart rate variability and workouts flow in on their own. Nothing is shared until you connect it, and you choose exactly which categories to allow. FIND A COACH Not working with anyone yet? Browse coaches by specialty, read real reviews from their clients, and apply in a tap. FOR COACHES Run your whole book of business from your phone: your roster, your programs, check-ins to review, your calendar and your inbox. Build a program, write a meal plan, answer a check-in and message a client, all from the same app your clients use. Your data is yours. Export everything you have logged at any time, and delete your account and its data from inside the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NForge4 screens
Coachvana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NForge at none against Coachvana's 10. NForge also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Coachvana's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coachvana sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $45.00 per month. NForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NForge ships an update weekly, Coachvana every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NForge versus Coachvana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNForgeCoachvana
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQuantumCraft LtdTampa Bay Solutions

In-app purchases

None

NForge

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Coachvana

Subscriptions10
  • Up to 15 clients$45.001 Month
  • Up to 30 clients$69.001 Month
  • Up to 50 clients$100.991 Month
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  • Up to 150 clients$149.001 Month
  • Up to 200 clients$164.991 Month
  • Up to 300 clients$196.991 Month
  • Up to 5 clients$309.991 Year
  • Up to 15 clients$484.991 Year
  • Up to 30 clients$739.001 Year
  • Up to 50 clients$1000.001 Year

Questions

Is NForge free?
NForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coachvana free?
Coachvana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NForge or Coachvana have ads?
Neither NForge nor Coachvana shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NForge or Coachvana?
NForge ships an update weekly, and Coachvana every 2 days. Most recently, NForge was updated on October 28, 2026 and Coachvana on October 29, 2026.

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