Comparison

Formly vs Train with Pasta

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

Head to head
About

Formly

This app helps you plan and track your strength training routines. Log sets, reps, and weight, review your form with photos and videos, and monitor body changes and progress over time. Share your achievements with custom cards.

Highlights
  • Personalized routine builder
  • Set, rep, and weight logging
  • Rest timer and Live Activity
  • Exercise form video recording
  • Body measurement tracking
  • Progress trend visualization
  • Customizable performance cards
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Train with a plan. Record what matters. See how you improve. Formly is a focused strength-training planner and gym workout tracker built for lifters who want structure without clutter. Plan your training, log every set, review your form, track body changes, and turn consistent work into visible progress. BUILD A PLAN THAT FITS YOU • Create a personalized routine around your goal, experience, weekly schedule, available equipment, and session length. • Review each training day and adjust exercises, sets, reps, weight, and rest. • Follow your plan or start a free workout, then quickly reuse exercises from your previous session. STAY FOCUSED IN THE GYM • Log sets, reps, and weight without breaking your flow. • Use the built-in rest timer and Live Activity to stay on pace. • See previous performance when it matters most. REVIEW YOUR FORM • Capture photos and videos during a workout or add them from Photos. • Associate media with a specific exercise and set. • Review your exercise media on a chronological timeline. • Scrub videos, jump backward or forward, change playback speed, add notes, share, save, or delete. TRACK BODY CHANGES • Record weight, body fat percentage, waist, chest, hips, upper arm, and thigh measurements. • Explore interactive daily, weekly, monthly, six-month, and yearly trends. • Choose metric or imperial units and manage every entry. • Optionally sync weight, body fat percentage, and waist circumference with Apple Health. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Review workout summaries and your complete training history. • See exercise trends, training volume, best sets, previous performance, and accumulated work. • Use Home Screen widgets to check weekly progress, your next workout, training volume, or your latest body status. SHARE THE WORK YOU’RE PROUD OF • Create polished performance or photo cards after a workout. • Share an individual exercise’s progress, trend, best performance, and training totals. • Choose Story or square formats and share through the iOS share sheet. • Cards are generated on your device, and selected photos are not uploaded by Formly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data is stored on your device by default. • Optional iCloud backup uses your private iCloud account. • Apple Health access is optional and requested only when you enable it. • No Formly account is required. Formly is available in English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, and Spanish. Two completed workouts are included. Formly Pro unlocks unlimited workout logging and ongoing history. Privacy Policy: https://hill0326.github.io/formly-privacy/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Train with Pasta

Features
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Pasta builds a workout or plan for you. Hold to talk ("Let's work on legs today") and let go. You get a full session: exercises, sets, reps, rest. Don't like the lunges? Say so and Pasta swaps them. Found a workout on YouTube or on a web page? Paste the link and Pasta tries its best to turn it into a session. WHILE YOU TRAIN Voice guidance during your workout, on every set and rest. Timers work on Live Activity as well as home screen Widgets. Check your heart rate using Apple Watch or any supported Bluetooth heart rate monitor. PLANS Tell Pasta what you're training for. "A half marathon in December" or "a Hyrox event in 6 weeks". It plans selected workouts around days you can train. Use Personal Context or connect Apple Health for more personalized plans. PROGRESS Workouts save to Apple Health and count toward your rings. Insights shows heart-rate zones, active minutes and training load, plus a readiness check from your latest HRV. SIRI Say "Create workouts on Pasta", or ask what's on today or whether you're ready to train. Siri answers out loud, card included. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No tracking. Apple Intelligence builds your workouts on your iPhone, and everything you track stays on your device. REQUIREMENT Requires an iPhone with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer). WHY PASTA? Al dente means "to the tooth". Firm, with a bit of resistance. That's the whole idea. Also, you've earned a plate after leg day. MEMBERSHIP The first 7 days are free. Then $9.99 a month, $99 a year, or $299 once. Prices vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pasta Terms: https://pppasta.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pppasta.com/privacy

Screenshots

Formly4 screens
Train with Pasta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Formly at 17.0 against Train with Pasta's 27.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Formly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Train with Pasta 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

Formly ships an update every 9 days, Train with Pasta weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Formly versus Train with Pasta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormlyTrain with Pasta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓山 汪AI OR DIE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Formly

Subscriptions2
  • Formly Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Formly Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Formly Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Train with Pasta

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$99.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$299.00

Questions

Is Formly free?
Formly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train with Pasta free?
Train with Pasta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Formly or Train with Pasta have ads?
Neither Formly nor Train with Pasta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formly or Train with Pasta?
Formly ships an update every 9 days, and Train with Pasta weekly. Most recently, Formly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Train with Pasta on October 31, 2026.

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