Comparison

OutGrind vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

OutGrind

This app uses real money to motivate you to hit your fitness goals. Create or join leagues with friends, set weekly gym targets, and stake money on your commitment. Successfully meeting your goals means you win and split the pot with other consistent participants.

Highlights
  • Create or join fitness leagues
  • Stake money on gym goals
  • Location-verified gym check-ins
  • Compete with friends for motivation
  • Track workout streaks
  • Split winnings with consistent members
Features
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Your gym versus a nearby gym. Two-week matches. Workouts count when you check in on site — GPS, a 30-minute timer, and a photo. Join your gym’s roster. Hit three people and you get paired. Every verified session scores for your side. Live standings. That is Gym Wars. Between matches, Rivals is head-to-head with the same check-in. GYM WARS • Your gym is the team • A nearby gym is the rival • Two-week matches with live standings • Invite friends until the roster qualifies RIVALS • 14-day head-to-head • Same verified check-ins • Play between Gym Wars matches CHECK-IN • GPS at your registered gym • 30+ minutes on a session timer • Check-in photo • Walk out and the session ends • Optional Apple Health for rings and Watch OutGrind is free on iPhone. Showing up is the sport.

About

Forge

This app helps you break free from harmful habits like drinking, vaping, or excessive online activity. It offers tools such as a streak tracker, a journal, an AI coach, and structured plans to support your recovery journey. Features include milestone celebrations, mood tracking, and optional integration with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Multiple habit tracking
  • Milestone celebrations
  • Journal with mood and trigger tagging
  • AI-powered recovery coach
  • Money saved calculator
  • Accountability partner feature
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Forge is a recovery app built around one idea: cravings pass. The urge you're feeling right now will be gone in 90 seconds. Forge gets you through those 90 seconds — and every one after that. STREAK TRACKING A live clock counts every hour, minute, and second you've stayed clean. No rounding, no approximation. Real time. AI COACH A private recovery coach that knows your addiction, your patterns, and where you are in your journey. Talk through a craving, plan your week, or just have someone there at 2am. RECOVERY GAMES Three science-backed mini-games that train the exact mental skills sobriety demands — impulse control, pattern interruption, and sitting with discomfort without acting on it. DAILY TRIO Three actions every day: check in, play a game, write in your journal. Hit all three and earn bonus coins. Small wins compound. BOSS BATTLES Every weekend, a Pro-tier challenge drops. Beat the week's Boss and earn coins. Miss it and it's gone until next Friday. VICE GRIP PLAN A personalized recovery protocol built from your intake answers. Clinical-grade structure, without the clinical price tag. SOS MODE When a craving hits hard, one tap opens breathing exercises, urge surfing, and your personal coping toolkit — ranked by what's actually worked for you. MONEY SAVED Tell Forge what you used to spend per week. Watch it become months of rent, a vacation, a guitar — the thing you actually want. YOUR COHORT See how many people who started the same addiction in the same week as you are still going. You're not doing this alone. TREE GARDEN Your sobriety grows a tree. Water it daily. Let it wilt and it shows. A living metaphor you can see. BADGES, XP & COINS Every action earns something. Missions, daily challenges, streaks, milestones — all tracked, all rewarded. Works for: nicotine, alcohol, weed, pornography, gambling, gaming, sugar, caffeine, opioids, and more. Forge Pro unlocks the AI Coach, Boss Battles, Vice Grip advanced days, and unlimited game levels. Free trial available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OutGrind4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OutGrind at none against Forge's 4. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. OutGrind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OutGrind against 5.0 for Forge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OutGrind ships an update every 5 days, Forge every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OutGrind versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutGrindForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB40 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDillan BarlowForge Labs Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

OutGrind

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forge

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OutGrind

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions4
  • Forge Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Forge Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Vice Grip Plan7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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  • Forge Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is OutGrind free?
OutGrind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OutGrind or Forge?
OutGrind and Forge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do OutGrind or Forge have ads?
Neither OutGrind nor Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OutGrind or Forge?
OutGrind ships an update every 5 days, and Forge every 8 days. Most recently, OutGrind was updated on October 5, 2026 and Forge on October 2, 2026.

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