Comparison

Forge vs Fitaway

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 manage screen time by requiring physical exercise to unlock app usage. Earn minutes by doing push-ups or squats, with your phone's camera counting reps. Once your earned time expires, apps are blocked again.

Highlights
  • Exercise-based screen time
  • Camera rep counting
  • App blocking
  • Gamified progress and leaderboards
  • Customizable time allowances
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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Forge is an app blocker that makes you earn your screen time with exercise. Do push-ups or squats, the camera counts every rep on your iPhone, and your apps unlock for the time you earned. Pick the apps that eat your day: social media, video, games. When your daily free allowance runs out, Forge blocks them. Want more time? Do the reps. Effort first, screen after. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that steal your time. 2. Choose how many minutes you want. 3. Do your reps. The camera counts every one on device. 4. Your apps unlock. When time runs out, the shield comes back. WHY FORGE - Exercise-based: your body is the key, not a pause screen you can tap through - Free to start, no subscription - One-time Pro purchase, family sharing included - No account required EARN IT LIKE A GAME Forge Ranks: climb from Spark to Titan of the Forge as your lifetime score grows. Daily streaks keep you honest. A worldwide leaderboard by country. A FORGED stamp every time you finish a set. YOU SET THE RULES Free minutes per day if you want them: strict, balanced, or generous. Everything beyond that is earned. A three stage friction gate stops rage quitting. PRO, ONCE, FOREVER Squats are free forever. Forge Lifetime adds push-up mode, walking mode (100 steps = 1 minute), full statistics, encrypted backup, and removes every ad. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The camera never records: pose detection runs entirely on your iPhone. No video is stored or uploaded. Forge yourself stronger.

About

Fitaway

Features
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What if your screen time had a price — and the currency was reps? Fitaway flips the script on screen time. Instead of mindlessly burning your day on apps that drain you, you earn every extra minute by actually moving your body. Push-ups, squats, jumps — Fitaway's AI counts every single rep through your front camera, automatically. No tapping. No cheating. Just move. NOW WITH REAL SCREEN TIME TRACKING Connect Fitaway to Screen Time and choose which apps need to be earned. When you use those apps, your minutes decrease in real time. When your free minutes run out, the app locks — until you hit the mat and work for more. It turns your phone's attention economy on its head, making screen time feel like something you actually deserve. REP-COUNTED BY YOUR FRONT CAMERA Point your face at the camera and go. On-device pose detection tracks your movement in real time and auto-counts every rep the moment it's completed — no button taps, no manual logging. And because everything runs locally, your camera frames never leave your phone. Privacy by design, not as an afterthought. STREAKS, XP, AND A GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Consistency compounds. Fitaway tracks your daily workout streak on a clean monthly calendar so you can see your habits build over time. Earn XP with every session, level up, and climb the global leaderboard to see how you stack up against movers worldwide. Progress you can actually feel. MINI-GAMES THAT PAY IN MINUTES Not every workout has to feel like a grind. Fitaway's built-in mini-games let you earn bonus screen-time minutes while you move — keeping motivation high and your streak alive. The Home Screen widget puts your remaining minutes and today's stats one glance away, so you always know exactly where you stand. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Available in English, Turkish, and Spanish, with full Light and Dark theme support. Premium unlocks longer base time and the ability to block unlimited apps — so you can go all-in on focus, entirely on your terms. Stop negotiating with yourself. Start earning your screen time. Privacy: https://fitaway.app/#privacy Terms: https://fitaway.app/#terms

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
Fitaway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fitaway at none against Forge's shown. Forge's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fitaway sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge ships an update every 5 days, Fitaway every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Forge versus Fitaway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgeFitaway
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaoufik JabbariHasan Can Keren

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Forge

One-time1
  • Forge Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Fitaway

Subscriptions2
  • Fitaway Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Fitaway Premium (Yearly)$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fitaway Premium (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fitaway free?
Fitaway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forge or Fitaway have ads?
Forge shows ads; Fitaway does not.
Which is updated more often, Forge or Fitaway?
Forge ships an update every 5 days, and Fitaway every 3 weeks. Most recently, Forge was updated on November 5, 2026 and Fitaway on October 31, 2026.

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