What was read
7 companies placed; 0 read during September 2026; 2 never read, counted in nothing below.
- Strongnot read
- Hevynot read
- JEFITOct 1, 2026
- FitbodOct 1, 2026
- StravaOct 1, 2026
- Paywalled basicsOct 1, 2026
- Lifters tracking progressive overloadOct 1, 2026
Gaps closed and opened
No complaint theme was raised about two or more read companies this month. There is no previous month on record to compare against.
Who entered
7 companies placed (Strong, Hevy, JEFIT, Fitbod, Strava, Paywalled basics, Lifters tracking progressive overload); 0 products sighted by a search and not yet read.
Pricing moves
0 of 5 read companies have a pricing entry on record; none recorded a pricing change this month.
What users raised
22 themes raised by users; the most raised: Ads in free tier (1 of 4), Apple Watch sync issues (1 of 4), apps show history but don't decide next weight for you (1 of 4).
- Ads in free tier 1/4
- Apple Watch sync issues 1/4
- apps show history but don't decide next weight for you 1/4
- artificial limitations to push upsell 1/4
- billing/cancellation and unauthorized charges 1/4
- bloated feature sets distracting from core logging 1/4
- cloud sync requires paid subscription 1/4
- Confusing/removed UI shortcuts after updates 1/4
- Elite content seen as unoriginal/widely available elsewhere 1/4
- free tier capped at 3 custom routines 1/4
- full workout history locked behind paywall 1/4
- inaccurate initial weight suggestions 1/4
- lack of true automatic progression 1/4
- No free trial or lifetime purchase option for Elite 1/4
- no injury filter/accommodation 1/4
- no nutrition or broader wellness tracking 1/4
- Points-to-Elite exchange rate changed without notice 1/4
- progress charts locked behind paywall 1/4
- slowed development pace vs competitors 1/4
- subscription fees for AI/advanced features 1/4
- unreliable mid-workout edits (data loss) 1/4
- weak cardio tracking in strength-focused apps 1/4
Funding by quarter
Withheld: something was read in 0 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
The ledger this month
0 observed claims recorded this month.
How big this market is, as its publishers state it
No market-size figure has been recorded for this level yet. Not read is not zero.
Research-house estimates for this sector, carried side by side under each house’s own name. Estimates of one market can differ several-fold; none is averaged, and none is Forge’s.
No publisher is named for this level yet, so there is nothing to read from. Publishers are authored in the taxonomy and arrive with a deploy.