Comparison

Forge vs RepShield

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

RepShield

This app locks distracting applications behind physical exercise. Earn your screen time by completing push-ups, squats, or planks, with your camera counting reps on-device. Reclaim your focus and build strength simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Lock distracting apps
  • Earn screen time with exercise
  • Camera-based rep counting
  • Timed access to apps
  • Track progress and streaks
  • Earn achievement badges
Features
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Your apps, behind a workout. RepShield is an app blocker that makes you earn your screen time. It locks the apps that eat your time — the feeds, the shorts, whatever you choose — until you pay for them in push-ups, squats, a plank, or lunges. Your camera counts the reps on-device. Then the app opens for a timed pass. No willpower required. The scroll urge hits, you drop and do ten, and either way you win: less mindless screen time, or a stronger body. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps to guard: they are shielded by iOS Screen Time - Set your price: 10 push-ups, 15 squats, a 20-second plank - The camera counts reps on-device. Nothing is recorded or uploaded, ever - Earn a timed pass. When it ends, the shield returns WHY IT WORKS In a peer-reviewed trial (PNAS, 2023), friction like this cut social app use by about a third. And every unlock pays your body: at typical usage that is hundreds of push-ups a month. TRACK THE CHANGE - Streaks, daily reps, minutes reclaimed - 15 badges to earn, from First Rep to a 30-day streak - Your 4-week reset plan HONEST BY DESIGN - Your first guarded app is free forever - No trial tricks: prices shown upfront, cancel anytime - No account and no data collection: everything stays on your phone Guard your first app free. Your feed can wait ten push-ups. SUBSCRIPTIONS RepShield Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: Pro Weekly (1 week), Pro Monthly (1 month) or Pro Yearly (1 year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Your first guarded app stays free without a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSHhwlfNj_qGXraS9qfP7g8pnMjd3VKRa8FZ5W0O-wKPZ2sCfX2m_y8xOD1kEfPOA/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Forge4 screens
RepShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RepShield at none against Forge's shown. Forge's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 RepShield sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Forge against 5.0 for RepShield. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forge ships an update every 5 days, RepShield every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Forge versus RepShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgeRepShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaoufik JabbariS3P4 CODE S.R.L.

Customer experience

Forge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RepShield

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Forge

One-time1
  • Forge Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

RepShield

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • RepShield Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RepShield free?
RepShield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forge or RepShield?
Forge and RepShield are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Forge or RepShield have ads?
Forge shows ads; RepShield does not.
Which is updated more often, Forge or RepShield?
Forge ships an update every 5 days, and RepShield every 5 weeks. Most recently, Forge was updated on November 10, 2026 and RepShield on November 6, 2026.

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