Pole Icons vs Forth Studio Chicago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pole Icons
Easily book and pay for pole dance classes, manage your schedule, and view real-time updates. Purchase drop-ins, class packs, or memberships directly through the app for a seamless experience.
- Class sign-up
- Spot reservation
- Purchase drop-ins
- Purchase class packs
- Purchase memberships
- View real-time schedule
- Manage personal schedule
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Download our app to easily sign up for classes and reserve your spot. Purchase drop-ins, class packs and/or memberships from the app and view real-time schedule changes. Conveniently manage your personal schedule and account with this specialized app.
Forth Studio Chicago
Easily browse and purchase class packs or memberships. View the class schedule, filter by type, and manage your reservations to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.
- Purchase class packs and memberships
- View class schedule
- Filter classes by type
- Manage reservations
- Track upcoming classes
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Features: -Purchase Class Packs and Memberships: Easily browse and purchase our class packs or membership options -View our schedule: Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your routine. -Manage your reservations: Book your class reservations with ease. Keep track of your upcoming classes and manage your schedule to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Forth Studio Chicago at every 3 weeks against Pole Icons's every 6 months. Forth Studio Chicago also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 4). Pole Icons's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pole Icons against 5.0 for Forth Studio Chicago. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forth Studio Chicago has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pole Icons ships an update every 6 months, Forth Studio Chicago every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pole Icons | Forth Studio Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apex Global Solutions | Forth Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Pole Icons
Forth Studio Chicago
In-app purchases
Pole Icons
No in-app purchases
Forth Studio Chicago
No in-app purchases
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