Comparison

Forge vs Orlyn

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

Head to head
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/

About

Orlyn

Features
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Orlyn helps you quit drinking and stay quit. Track a live sober streak, get through cravings the moment they hit, and lean on a 24/7 AI support coach. No shame, no judgment. In Orlyn, the streak is the stake: the only thing you stand to lose is the run of sober days you have built. YOUR STREAK, ALWAYS RUNNING Watch your sober days count up in real time, from day one. Milestones mark your progress, and your lifetime totals are never erased. If you drink, you reset your current streak without losing your recorded lifetime progress. A setback is a data point, not a verdict. GET THROUGH CRAVINGS Most cravings crest and pass. When one hits, one tap opens the craving toolkit: short, guided exercises that carry you through the wave until it breaks. Built for the exact moment your resolve is thinnest. A COACH AT 3 A.M. The Coach is an AI support companion that answers any hour, with zero judgment. Talk through a hard evening, a trigger you did not see coming, or a win you want to mark. You are always told you are talking to an AI: the Coach is not a human, not a therapist, and not medical care. Messages that mention crisis or withdrawal receive fixed safety resources and emergency numbers first, before any AI reply. CLIMB THE LEAGUE Join a small weekly league of people doing exactly what you are doing. Everyone appears under an assigned pseudonym. Nobody sees your name, your reflections, or your conversations. You are ranked only by the sober days you log that week, and you can hide yourself at any time. CHECK IN DAILY Log your mood and craving intensity in seconds, and add a private reflection if you want. Over time, you see your patterns: when cravings spike, what triggers them, and how far you have come. GROUNDED, NOT GIMMICKY Your plan starts with the AUDIT-C, the World Health Organization's three-question alcohol screening tool, used in Orlyn as a self-reflection prompt, not a diagnosis. Onboarding maps your personal craving triggers and builds your reasons for quitting into the plan you see every day. IMPORTANT HEALTH NOTE Orlyn is a self-help and wellbeing tool. It is not medical care, therapy, or treatment for alcohol use disorder. If you drink heavily every day, stopping abruptly can be medically dangerous; talk to a doctor before you quit. In an emergency, call your local emergency number. SUBSCRIPTION Orlyn requires an Orlyn Pro subscription to use the app: - Weekly: $9.99 per week (no free trial). - Annual: $49.99 per year (no free trial). Prices appear in your local currency at purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Orlyn is for adults 18 and over. Terms of Use: https://orlyn.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://orlyn.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
Orlyn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orlyn at daily against Forge's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and Orlyn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge ships an update every 8 days, Orlyn daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Forge versus Orlyn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgeOrlyn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperForge Labs Limited Liability CompanyLuca Konstantin Diaz Hilterscheid

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
2 purchases

Orlyn

Subscriptions2
  • Orlyn Pro – Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Orlyn Pro – Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orlyn free?
Orlyn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forge or Orlyn have ads?
Neither Forge nor Orlyn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forge or Orlyn?
Forge ships an update every 8 days, and Orlyn daily. Most recently, Forge was updated on October 19, 2026 and Orlyn on October 10, 2026.

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