Comparison

Forge vs Plank Form Timer

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

Plank Form Timer

Features
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Plank Form Timer counts only the seconds you actually hold good form. Stand your phone at your side and start. The clock runs while your body stays in a straight line and stops the moment your hips sag or pike, so your record is honest. A TIMER GATED BY YOUR FORM • The clock pauses when your form breaks and picks up again when you recover • Instant cues: lift your hips, lower your hips, straighten your body • Voice call-outs every 30 seconds so you never have to look at the screen KEEP THE SESSION AS A VIDEO • Save a video with the skeleton, hold time and pause reasons drawn in • Sound is captured too, so you can hear the cues again later • Date, time and your approximate area are stamped on the video • Recording can be turned off any time in Settings ONE VIDEO FOR THE WHOLE DAY • Join a day's sessions into a single clip at 1x, 2x or 4x • Skip the paused parts so only the time you truly held remains • Save to Photos or share it SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Daily total, longest hold, breaks and calories • A calendar with a grade for each day • Swipe left and right to look back at any day Everything runs on your device. Videos and audio stay on this phone unless you share them yourself, and no account is needed.

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
Plank Form Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Forge at every 5 days against Plank Form Timer's every 2 weeks. 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plank Form Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge ships an update every 5 days, Plank Form Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Forge versus Plank Form Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgePlank Form Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaoufik JabbariHosung Hwang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Forge

One-time1
  • Forge Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Plank Form Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plank Form Timer free?
Plank Form Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forge or Plank Form Timer have ads?
Both Forge and Plank Form Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Forge or Plank Form Timer?
Forge ships an update every 5 days, and Plank Form Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forge was updated on November 10, 2026 and Plank Form Timer on November 5, 2026.

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