Comparison

Forma vs iFORMA

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

Head to head
About

Forma

Features
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Stop guessing your workouts at the gym. Forma is your AI personal trainer that builds your workout plan and fitness routine - and adapts it daily to your life. No rigid programmes. No starting over when plans change. No personal trainer? Forma gives you everything you'd expect from one. How it works: → Tell Forma your goals, schedule, and fitness level → Get a personalised workout plan built around you → Adjust any session in seconds - shorter, easier, or skip entirely → Forma rebuilds the rest of your week automatically What makes Forma different: YOUR PLAN CHANGES WHEN YOUR LIFE DOES Busy day? Low energy? Travelling? Tell Forma, and your plan adjusts instantly - no lost progress, no starting over. A PERSONAL TRAINER YOU CAN MESSAGE ON WHATSAPP Use the Forma app for your workouts - and message your coach on WhatsApp to adjust sessions, ask questions, or get guidance anytime. Like texting a PT who actually replies. CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERY WORKOUT Every workout is structured and easy to follow. Step-by-step exercise instructions and video guidance so you never feel lost in the gym or at home. BUILT BY REAL COACHES Whether your goal is to build strength, lose weight, or stay consistent - Forma builds your plan and routine around it. Grounded in proven training principles, developed with coaches and athletes. Not random workouts - structured, effective training. Built for real life, not perfect weeks Most people don’t quit because they lose motivation. They quit because life gets in the way and the plan stops fitting. Forma is designed for that reality. Less planning. Fewer skipped workouts. Real progress. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.forma.life/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.forma.life/privacy-policy

About

iFORMA

This AI-powered fitness coach creates personalized training plans for over 88 sports. It offers sport-specific workouts with illustrated exercises, smart nutrition guidance, and progress tracking. Your data is kept private by design.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI workout plans for 88+ sports
  • Sport-specific exercises with illustrations
  • AI-generated meal ideas with calorie/macro tracking
  • Progress tracking (PRs, strength, body metrics)
  • Apple Health integration
  • Adaptive training plans with deloads and recovery
Features
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iFORMA builds your training program the way a strength and conditioning coach would — periodized, sport-specific, structured around your goals. Not a rep counter. Not a workout-of-the-day. A real program. WHAT MAKES iFORMA DIFFERENT Most fitness apps give you the same workouts whether you do Brazilian jiu-jitsu, archery or powerlifting. iFORMA doesn't. Choose from 98 sports and iFORMA builds a program for your discipline — day types, training phases and session lengths calibrated to what your sport actually demands. PERIODIZED TRAINING THAT PROGRESSES Six-week cycles, built on ACSM and NSCA periodization guidelines: • Foundation — build your base • Volume — increase training capacity • Hypertrophy — muscle development • Variation — prevent plateaus • Strength — peak performance • Deload — structured recovery Each cycle flows into the next. Your training advances instead of repeating. TRAIN WITH GUIDANCE, NOT GUESSWORK • Audio coaching through your headphones, hands-free • Start and end positions with full written form guidance • Instructions, form tips and target muscles for every exercise ASK DJINN Djinn is your in-app coach. Ask it to adjust today's workout, reshape your meal plan around what you actually eat, or explain why a session is built the way it is — answered in the chat, in your language. ON YOUR WRIST Pair iFORMA with Apple Watch and train hands-free. Your day's workout, exercise images, form guidance and audio coaching — on your wrist. Heart rate and Apple Health are built in, and everything syncs back to your phone. NUTRITION THAT MATCHES YOUR TRAINING Tell iFORMA how you eat and it never suggests otherwise: • 12 dietary preferences — Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Paleo, Keto, low-carb, low-fat, low-sodium, diabetic-friendly and FODMAP-free • 12 allergies — gluten, dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, sesame, sulfites, fructose and more. Tick it once and it is never suggested again • 9 fasting protocols — 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, 14:10, evening windows, Ramadan and custom • Daily calorie and macro targets aligned to your training phase • Water tracking, eating windows and meal history TRAINS AROUND YOUR BODY Lower back pain. Knee, shoulder, neck or wrist injury. Hip replacement. Heart condition. High blood pressure. Pregnancy. Epilepsy. Diabetes. Osteoporosis. Asthma. Tell iFORMA and your program is built around it. WEARABLES — FREE TO CONNECT iFORMA reads your data through Apple Health — nothing extra to buy. Connect Garmin, Whoop, Oura, Fitbit, Polar, Withings, Coros, Amazfit, Ultrahuman, Wahoo or Suunto and your sleep, heart rate and recovery feed into your training. Optional — iFORMA works fully without one. BUILT FOR EVERY ATHLETE, IN YOUR LANGUAGE iFORMA speaks 44 languages, switchable any time in your profile. The App Store lists pages in a limited set, so this page appears in 34 — the other ten are fully supported in the app: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Right-to-left supported. EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE iFORMA runs a scholarship program for athletes who need support. If cost is the only thing between you and training, reach out — no promotion required, no strings. FEATURES • Equipment-aware — filters exercises to what you actually have • Rest timer, personal records, and habit tracking • Morning check-ins — sleep, energy and readiness before you train • Family plans — everyone gets their own program. Pick 2 plans: each member trains two sports SUBSCRIPTION iFORMA PRO unlocks the full training engine: • Monthly: $9.99/mo • Annual: $109.99/yr Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://formaapp.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://formaapp.co/terms

Screenshots

Forma4 screens
iFORMA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iFORMA at none against Forma's shown. iFORMA also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Forma sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and iFORMA sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forma ships an update every 10 days, iFORMA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Forma versus iFORMA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormaiFORMA
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperButtn Global LimitedFORMA LABS LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forma

Subscriptions3
  • Forma Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Forma Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Forma Annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
10 purchases

iFORMA

Subscriptions9
  • Family (2 Members)7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Family (3 Members)7 Days trial$25.991 Month
  • Family (4 Members)7 Days trial$32.991 Month
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  • Elite Bodybuilder7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Family (2 Members) (Annual)7 Days trial$214.991 Year
  • Postnatal Recovery (Annual)7 Days trial$249.001 Year
  • Family (3 Members) (Annual)7 Days trial$309.991 Year
  • Family (4 Members) (Annual)7 Days trial$394.991 Year
  • Elite Bodybuilder Annual7 Days trial$399.991 Year
One-time1
  • FORMA Access$9.99

Questions

Is Forma free?
Forma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iFORMA free?
iFORMA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forma or iFORMA have ads?
Forma shows ads; iFORMA does not.
Which is updated more often, Forma or iFORMA?
Forma ships an update every 10 days, and iFORMA every 4 days. Most recently, Forma was updated on October 7, 2026 and iFORMA on October 12, 2026.

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