Comparison

STRETCHIT vs The Chrome Bar

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

Head to head
About

STRETCHIT

This app offers guided flexibility and mobility training to improve athletic performance, reduce pain, and increase range of motion. It provides personalized recommendations, curated programs, and challenges to help users build a consistent stretching habit and achieve their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Flexibility training for splits and backbends
  • Mobility exercises for athletic performance
  • Personalized training recommendations
  • Curated flexibility and mobility programs
  • Flexibility challenges
  • Competition feature with leaderboards
  • Extensive video instruction library
Features
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FLEXIBILITY TRAINING & CONDITIONING - Get your front, middle, and standing splits - Improve your backbends - Gain strength to support your increased ROM - Accelerate your flexibility progress - Break through a flexibility plateau - Finally make stretching a habit - Join a flexibility challenge to reach your goals faster MOBILITY TRAINING - Improve athletic performance - Increase strength (at the end range of your motion) - Reach your full movement potential - Eliminate muscle stiffness - Fix muscular imbalances - Improve your overall agility - Decrease risk of injury - Function normally and pain-free through your daily activities FEEL-GOOD STRETCH SESSIONS - Recover sooner - Sleep better - Eliminate lower back pain, neck pain, and hip pain - Increase energy levels - Reduce stress, recharge, rewind - Improve posture PERSONALIZED TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS STRETCHIT will recommend a class or a personal program based on your goals and training history. We'll ask your feedback after each class and guide you to the next one to help you safely push your flexibility thresholds. FLEXIBILITY & MOBILITY PROGRAMS Join one of the curated training programs to finally make stretching a habit and reach your full movement potential. COMPETITIONS A new competition feature that allows users to compete by taking classes, earning points, and climbing the leaderboard. ALL SKILL LEVELS Our users range from those who never stretched before to cheerleaders, dancers, gymnasts, martial artists, surfers, CrossFit lovers, bodybuilders, trick riders, cyclists, runners, aerialists, personal trainers, golfers, moms, athletes, desk sitters, and yogis. All agree: if you want to get more flexible, STRETCHIT works. 100+ HOURS OF VIDEO INSTRUCTION New classes are released weekly. The classes are 5-45 min long. FULLY LOCALIZED AND TRANSLATED TO SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, ITALIAN, GERMAN, FRENCH. The app and all its content (including video classes) are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and French. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: www.stretchitapp.com/terms-of-service CONTACT US Email: support@stretchitapp.com Training tips, daily inspiration, and weekly live streams: Instagram - @stretchitapp, @stretchitapp-espanol Facebook - STRETCHIT YouTube - @stretchitapp, @stretchitapp-espanol Hashtag #stretchitapp. We'd be happy to see your progress and feature you.

About

The Chrome Bar

Discover a unique dance and fitness experience focused on flexibility, strength, and confidence. Schedule classes, purchase passes, and gift cards for a full-body workout in an inclusive environment.

Highlights
  • Schedule classes
  • Purchase passes
  • Gift cards
  • Flexibility training
  • Strength building
  • Dance fitness
Features
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Download The Chrome Bar app now to easily schedule classes, purchase passes, and gift cards, and more! The Chrome Bar is a world-renowned dance & fitness studio headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and offering classes, private instruction, bachelorette parties and more. We create a one-of-a-kind environment that encourages you to awaken and strengthen your inner dancer, connect fully with your body, unleash your bad*ss energy, and live out your cinematic, music-video dreams—all while getting an amazing, full-body workout. Owned and operated by pole dance icon, competition champion, and producer of Miss Pole Dance America Alethea Austin, The Chrome Bar focuses on helping you to find your own unique movement patterns and crush your pole and fitness goals in an inclusive environment with exclusive, dedicated guidance. Our pole dance and fitness classes can help to build and improve: - Flexibility - Fluidity - Grace - Mobility - Balance - Strength - Coordination - Confidence And so much more—whether you’re on the dance floor or a yoga mat, we’ll help you unlock your potential and get your body moving. So what are you waiting for? Download the app and get started with The Chrome Bar today.

Screenshots

STRETCHIT4 screens
The Chrome Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Chrome Bar at none against STRETCHIT's 11. The Chrome Bar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). STRETCHIT's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. STRETCHIT sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Chrome Bar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Chrome Bar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STRETCHIT has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STRETCHIT ships an update every 8 days, The Chrome Bar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STRETCHIT versus The Chrome Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTRETCHITThe Chrome Bar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB86 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStretchIt, Inc.Spotbee, Inc.

Customer experience

STRETCHIT

All ratings15,143 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative31.4%

The Chrome Bar

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

Bugs and requests

STRETCHIT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video playback issues (freezing, crashing)
  • Inaccurate class difficulty labeling
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view to track progress
  • Ability to replace scheduled classes
  • More beginner-friendly and modified exercises
  • Handstand and other advanced skill training
  • Personalized recommendations based on feedback

The Chrome Bar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

STRETCHIT

Subscriptions11
  • Full Body Stretch$4.991 Month
  • Full Body Stretch (trial)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Get Your Splits$4.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • Get Your Splits (trial)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bendy Back$4.991 Month
  • Bendy Back (trial)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Middle Split Stretch$4.991 Month
  • Middle Split Stretch (trial)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stretching flexibility Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$144.991 Year
  • Flexibility. Yearly7 Days trial$179.991 Year
None

The Chrome Bar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STRETCHIT free?
STRETCHIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Chrome Bar free?
The Chrome Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STRETCHIT or The Chrome Bar?
The Chrome Bar is rated higher. STRETCHIT averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while The Chrome Bar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do STRETCHIT or The Chrome Bar have ads?
Neither STRETCHIT nor The Chrome Bar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STRETCHIT or The Chrome Bar?
STRETCHIT ships an update every 8 days, and The Chrome Bar every 3 months. Most recently, STRETCHIT was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Chrome Bar on October 13, 2026.

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