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Forge: Structured Guides
Continuous Self-Improvement
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Continuous self-improvement through structured practice.
The method of Forge Guides comes from Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, inventor, writer, and statesman who spent years faithfully working on his own character. He identified virtues he wanted to cultivate and worked through them in rotation, focusing on one at a time, week by week, and marking his failures rather than just his successes. Forge Guides is built around that same idea, updated for modern life and expanded into six structured multi-week guides you can work through at your own pace:
- Essential Skills: Core foundations for personal growth, self-management, and meaningful relationships
- Decision-Making Lens: A systematic way to work through a difficult decision
- Boundary Setting: Learning to protect your time and energy with clarity and confidence
- Recovery Fundamentals: Rebuilding your foundation step by step after setbacks, burnout, or difficult periods
- Franklin's Original: Benjamin Franklin's personal 13 virtues in original 18th-century language
- Practical Life Skills: Habits that build self-esteem and a more purposeful life
CELEBRATE YOUR GROWTH OVER TIME
Celebrate over time marking less and less while you progress in virtue, skill, and self-mastery.
"I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it." — Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography
** SECURITY & PRIVACY **
- Your data is stored locally and stays on your device.
- Biometric authentication can be enabled to protect access to your app.
** SUBSCRIPTION & DONATION **
Subscribe to access Widget Studio or to support the app. Most features of the app are free, no subscription required.
Widget Studio ~ Design your own personalized widget and track the virtue or skill of the week on your home screen.
- Color palettes in light and dark mode
- Selection of fonts, including modern, retro, handwritten, chalkboard, casual and formal styles
- In-app live previews
- Change your widget designs anytime
Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage plans and turn off auto-renewal in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Privacy: https://startinjune-apps.github.io/forge-guides/privacy/
Terms: https://startinjune-apps.github.io/forge-guides/terms/
Ratings & Reviews
A new name that better describes our app. The app is now Forge: Structured Guides. This newest version also includes several interface improvements and minor fixes.
The developer, Start in June LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Start in June LLC
- Size
- 20 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly Plan $5.99
- Yearly Plan $39.99
- Copyright
- © Start in June LLC