FORGE vs Strong
FORGE is built for the experienced lifter who wants to keep fast logging, switch safely, and gain a more useful long-term training system.
If Strong is your baseline, FORGE is the next step.
The job is not to reinvent how you train. The job is to give serious lifters a better place to keep their training life.
| If you want... | FORGE gives you... |
|---|---|
| A routine-first home screen | Saved routines sit on Today so you can start in one tap and stay in a repeatable training flow. |
| A safer switch path | Import support helps you move over without rebuilding your past by hand. |
| A better Watch role | Apple Watch is part of set logging, rest timing, and workout continuity. |
| More useful review | FORGE adds quiet intelligence, analysis, and recap depth after the workout instead of trying to coach every set live. |
| Less noise around the workout | No feed, no social fitness theater, and no beginner-coaching voice layered over your program. |
| Feature | Strong | FORGE |
|---|---|---|
| Fast set logging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rest timer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-filled weights | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSV export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routine-first Today screen | — | ✓ |
| One-tap routine start | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple Watch with phone sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import from other apps | — | ✓ |
| Workout generation | — | ✓ |
| Post-workout insights | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited free routines | — | ✓ |
| Data stored in your iCloud | — | ✓ |
Move over without changing how you train.
FORGE is for the lifter who already has a split, already has favorite movements, and wants the app to feel like a serious tool from day one.
- Saved routines on Today
- One-tap start for recurring sessions
- Import support for Strong history
- Switching without an identity reset
A better Watch experience is part of the upgrade.
For serious lifters, Watch is either useful in the gym or it is irrelevant. FORGE treats it as useful by design.
- Set completion from the wrist
- Rest timing inside the workout loop
- Phone-watch continuity instead of duplication
- Built for barbell and machine sessions, not novelty
Fast logging stays familiar
You still get a routine-first product built for lifters who already train consistently.
Import reduces switch cost
Bring your history over and keep moving instead of rebuilding your logbook from zero.
Watch is part of the upgrade
FORGE uses Apple Watch for set logging, rest timing, and phone continuity during the workout.
Free stays credible
The core logbook stays useful on Free so you can switch before deciding whether deeper analysis is worth paying for.
Bring your history. Start today.
If you want Strong-level logging with better switching, Watch support, and more depth over time, FORGE is the better next step.