Form Coach vs FORMA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Form Coach
This AI-powered fitness app uses your phone's camera to track your workouts in real-time. It automatically counts reps, provides instant form feedback, and offers personalized coaching to improve your technique. All analysis is done on-device for complete privacy.
- Real-time form scoring
- Automatic rep counting
- Live coaching cues
- Session replay with skeleton overlay
- Extensive exercise library
- On-device processing for privacy
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Form Coach is your AI workout coach that watches every rep through your phone camera and tells you exactly how to fix your form, in real time and fully on-device. No account, no subscription. Set your phone down, step back, and start moving. Form Coach counts your reps and scores each one on form. A live skeleton turns green when your form is dialed in and yellow when something slips. NEW IN 3.1: MEET COACH MELISSA - A real coach's voice. Coach Melissa now talks you through every workout: your counts, form fixes, encouragement, setup and the whole Fitness Check. Recorded, warm and natural, with no robotic voice anywhere in the app. - She coaches all 500+ exercises and every program, from First Pull-up to Post-partum Core. - She moves with your set: calm early reps, more energy on the last few, "Nineteen. One more!" and a big finish on your goal rep. - Coach Melissa speaks English in every language of the app; menus and text stay in your language. - Say hello in the welcome tour, or any time in Settings > Voice & cues > Hear the coach. BUILT FOR THE HABIT - Today: a 4-week plan built for you on first run; each day shows the session, your last fix and Start. - Calibration rep before each set, with an "I can see you" meter, so every rep gets counted. If the camera loses you, the coach says why and can count on your Apple Watch instead. - Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, plus a Live Activity with the rest timer and your last score. - Form Report every Sunday: one number per exercise, a before-and-after clip pair and next week's adjustment. - Crew: train with friends over Game Center, with a shared streak and weekly form-score leaderboards. - Siri and Shortcuts, and a Watch complication with your next session. EVERYTHING INCLUDED - Replay+: side-by-side before/after with per-rep slow motion and joint angles, unlimited highlight reels - Five programs: First Pull-up, Pain-free Squat, 21-day Posture Reset, Runner's Strength, Post-partum Core - Ask the Coach: questions about your last session, answered on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence - Apple Watch heart-rate zones and readiness trends, report history with PDF export No subscription, no unlock, no ads. 500+ EXERCISES YOUR CAMERA CAN COUNT Push-ups, squats, lunges, planks and burpees, plus dumbbell, kettlebell and band work, Pilates, barre, yoga, mobility, cardio, HIIT, boxing, 80+ stretch holds, chair, balance and rehab, dance and tai chi. Every exercise has form cues, a placement guide and its own tracker. WHAT YOU GET - Form scoring on every rep from your actual range of motion: no tapping, no manual logging - Live cues mid-rep ("go deeper", "elbows tighter") with voice and haptics, so you can train eyes-up - Session replay with the skeleton synced to your video, plus a per-rep breakdown - After each workout: one strength, one fix and a form score, plus streaks and weekly goals - Build your own workout, follow guided routines, or take the 8-minute Fitness Check YOUR VIDEO STAYS YOURS All camera work happens on your device. No sign-in. Your videos, pose data and workouts never leave your device, and you can delete everything from Settings. A routine is uploaded only when you choose to share it. Usage statistics are pseudonymous and never include your video or name; in the EU, UK and Switzerland they are off unless you turn them on, and a child's setup sends none. No ads, no tracking across apps. Exercise carries inherent risk. Choose exercises suitable for your age, fitness level and health, and consult a physician before starting a new program. Children use Form Coach only with a parent or guardian. Privacy policy: https://allthingsn.com/apps/form-coach/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://allthingsn.com/terms/
FORMA
This app offers AI-powered fitness coaching, including real-time form correction using your phone's camera and personalized workout plans. It also features meal logging by photo and tracks your recovery and readiness to train.
- AI form check with live skeleton overlay
- Photo-based meal logging with calorie/macro tracking
- Personalized workout plans
- Interactive muscle map
- Daily readiness assessment (Life-Load)
- Progress tracking and recaps
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Your camera is your coach. Film a set and FORMA scores your form rep by rep — depth, bar path, knee tracking, tempo — with 47 movements supported. It all runs on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and it works with no signal. Point it at a meal instead and you get calories, macros and a score out of 10, graded against the goal you actually set. WHAT YOU GET FREE • AI Form Check on 47 lifts, on-device • A 3D muscle map — tap any muscle to see how to train it • 106 exercise guides with technique, common mistakes and demos • Lock In: a plan built around your days, equipment and experience • Stride: GPS run and walk tracking with shareable route cards • Life-Load: a daily readiness score from your sleep, stress and schedule • Recovery map showing which muscles are ready today • 13 calculators — one-rep max, TDEE, macros, body fat and more • Food Scan, three photos a day • Workout logging with plate maths and next-weight suggestions NEW: TRAIN WITH PEOPLE Message the people you train with. Text, photos, voice notes and calls that ring like a phone call. Post to a feed only your friends can see. A run carries its distance and pace. A meal carries the macros FORMA scanned. Watch short clips of your friends' lifts in Reels. There is no public feed, no follower count and no way for a stranger to reach you. Someone has to be connected to you first. Report and block sit on every message, post and comment. NEW: WATER THAT KNOWS YOUR DAY Your target is not a flat two litres. It comes from your bodyweight and then moves with what you actually did — a logged session and a run both raise it. Reminders stop the moment you hit the goal. PREMIUM Everything above is free. Premium removes ads and raises Food Scan from 3 to 50 photos a day. £3.99 a month with a week free, or a one-time lifetime purchase. No feature is locked behind it. Fourteen languages. Your data is yours — delete your account and everything goes with it. FORMA Premium FORMA is free to use. Premium is optional — it removes ads, raises the daily Food Scan limit, and supports a solo builder. FORMA Premium — $3.99 per month, with a 7-day free trial FORMA Premium Lifetime — $69.99, a single payment with no renewal Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A monthly subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://formabuild.net/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FORMA at 5.0 against Form Coach's 4.8. FORMA also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Form Coach's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FORMA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Form Coach | FORMA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | All Things AI, Inc | RAB NAWAZ |
Customer experience
Form Coach
FORMA
In-app purchases
Form Coach
No in-app purchases
FORMA
No in-app purchases









