Comparison

Forge vs Solid Ground

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

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Forge

Features
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Quit vaping, drinking, smoking, weed or gambling, with a sober day counter and a private AI coach in your pocket. Count every day you stay clean, get through cravings in the moment, and watch the money you save add up. Forge is an AI-powered recovery app built for anyone trying to quit an addiction or compulsive habit โ€” regardless of what it is. Alcohol. Nicotine and vaping. Cannabis. Gambling. Compulsive social-media scrolling. Sugar bingeing. Shopping. Gaming. Whatever your pattern is, Forge gives you the same science-backed toolkit: a daily streak tracker, urge survival tools, and a private AI coach that actually challenges you when you need it โ€” no sycophantic "you're doing amazing" fluff. FEATURES - Universal coverage โ€” pick your addiction on day one; Forge adapts to it. - One AI recovery coach โ€” grounded in motivational interviewing and CBT, direct when you need it, never preachy. - Week-one program โ€” one short, concrete technique to try each day for your first seven days. - Urge shield โ€” interruption tools for the 15-20 minute peak of a craving. - Daily streak tracker with milestones โ€” 7, 14, 30, 60, 90 days and beyond. - Neuroscience-backed content โ€” dopamine, neuroplasticity, and receptor recovery explained in plain English. - Private by default โ€” no account, no public profile, no social feed. Your journal stays on your device; coach messages are sent securely to our AI provider only to generate replies. - Journaling + relapse analysis โ€” learn from slips instead of shame-spiralling. Forge is designed for long-term recovery, not quick fixes. Every feature is built on one thesis: the brain that built the addictive pattern is the same brain that can rewire out of it. FORGE PLUS โ€” SUBSCRIPTION Forge is free to download and includes core streak tracking and a limited amount of AI coaching. Forge Plus is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the full experience: unlimited AI Recovery Coach, the complete Brain Recovery timeline and science library, Streak Shield, trigger analytics, and unlimited workout logging. - Forge Plus is offered as a Monthly plan and an Annual plan. The exact price is shown in the app, in your local currency, before you confirm any purchase. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your App Store account settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.thepledgeapp.com/forge/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thepledgeapp.com/forge/privacy Forge is a self-help companion for recovery and habit change. It is not medical treatment and does not replace professional care.

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Solid Ground

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Solid Ground is a bet-free counter with a recovery coach attached. Name what you are quitting, set the moment you stopped, and the app counts your clean time to the second and totals the money you did not stake. Count the bet-free days. Watch the money add up. When an urge arrives, the tools and the coach are already there. COUNT YOUR BET-FREE TIME - A live counter, to the second, since your last bet - Milestones at 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 180, 365 and 730 bet-free days - Money kept, from your own stake and how often you used to bet - Bets avoided, recovery markers and 30 achievements - Slipped? Log it in one tap with the trigger. Your history stays and your longest streak survives - Counters, milestones and history live on your device and work offline, so a lost signal never costs you a day WHEN THE URGE HITS - Craving SOS, one tap from home: a breathing guide, an optional urge timer, things to try - Your own reasons for quitting, in your own words - A personal support contact you can reach from the same screen, one tap to call - Six short reads: urge surfing, the chase trap, playing the tape forward, the first bet - The SOS tools are free and never locked BARRIERS THAT HOLD - A protection checklist of the steps that work: blocking software, self-exclusion, a bank gambling block, telling one person - Solid Ground itself blocks nothing. It walks you through the barriers that do YOUR AI RECOVERY COACH - Chat with a coach that has read your own record: counters, streaks, triggers and check-ins - Ask what to do tonight, how to restart after a slip, or why one trigger keeps winning - Weekly Insight: a written read on your week, what held and what slipped - Patterns across triggers, moods and streaks: which form you slip on, and when - Never a generic tip. Your coach needs an internet connection to reply PROGRESS AND DAILY PRACTICE - Total bet-free days, money kept, your longest streak, streak charts and the triggers behind your slips - A daily pledge, a mood check-in, an evening review and a reasons board - A guided program, bet-free missions, and a gambling check-in with a risk trend - Home-screen widgets: your day count, next milestone and progress 33 LANGUAGES The interface and the coach are localized into 33 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese. PRIVACY-FIRST - No account, no sign-up, nothing to set up - Counters, pledges, moods and chats live in a local database on your device - The coach receives an anonymized summary of your recovery data plus the messages you type, over HTTPS, after a one-time consent, and is not used to profile you - App lock and encrypted backup included. No ads, no third-party analytics, no tracking across apps FREE AND PREMIUM Solid Ground is free to start. The free version gives you one bet-free counter with milestones, money kept, bets avoided and slip history, the full Craving SOS, the protection checklist, all 30 achievements, the Progress tab, both widgets, app lock, encrypted backup, and 5 coach messages a week. Premium adds: - Unlimited counters, one for each form you are quitting - Unlimited coach chat, plus Weekly Insight and pattern detection - The guided program, the bet-free missions and the gambling check-in - Savings goals, personal targets, the growing companion, all recovery markers, an unlimited reward wishlist, the weekly recap, CSV export Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions. Solid Ground is a self-help tool, not medical care and not a crisis service. If you need help now, look up your local problem-gambling helpline or support service. Terms of Use: https://miladapps.pro/terms Privacy Policy: https://miladapps.pro/privacy Questions or feedback: hello@miladapps.pro

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
Solid Ground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Forge at every 4 days against Solid Ground's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Forge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Solid Ground sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge ships an update every 4 days, Solid Ground fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Forge versus Solid Ground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgeSolid Ground
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size68 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAbdulla EhsanMilad Atef

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions3
  • Forge Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Forge Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Forge Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Solid Ground

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solid Ground free?
Solid Ground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forge or Solid Ground have ads?
Neither Forge nor Solid Ground shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forge or Solid Ground?
Forge ships an update every 4 days, and Solid Ground fortnightly. Most recently, Forge was updated on November 13, 2026 and Solid Ground on November 14, 2026.

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