FeelConnect 3 vs BARQ!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeelConnect 3
Connect with friends and family globally through video calls, interactive videos, and messaging. Explore haptic device integration for a more immersive experience and discover interesting facts on the app feed.
- Video calls
- Interactive videos
- Bluetooth device control
- Text messaging
- User profiles and friend finding
- Long-distance touch connectivity
- App feed with facts
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Easy and quick way to connect with friends and loved ones anywhere in the world. Make video calls, watch interactive videos, control Bluetooth-enabled devices and text one another all in the same app. Features of the FeelConnect app include: Create your profile and find friends to connect with Long-distance connectivity: Connect with friends and feel their touch when you are apart Short-distance connectivity: Connect with friends in the same room Video chat with friends Send text messages to your friends Learn new and interesting facts on our app feed Learn about Bluetooth-enabled haptic devices that connect lovers and friends anywhere in the world *FeelConnect to FeelConnect calls are free.
BARQ!
Connect with the furry community through a next-generation social app. Discover local furries, join interest-based groups, and find information about meetups, events, and conventions. The platform is continuously evolving with new features and an expanding user base.
- Connect with local furries
- Join communities
- Discover meetups and events
- Attend conventions
- Growing feature set
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Join barq, the next generation social app for furries! Find furries around you, join communities and attend meetups, events and conventions. barq is currently in active development and our user base and feature set is growing constantly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://barq.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://barq.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BARQ! at 3.0 against FeelConnect 3's 1.9. BARQ! also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 8%). FeelConnect 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. BARQ! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FeelConnect 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
BARQ! holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 298 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of FeelConnect 3's written reviews are positive against 33% of BARQ!'s.
FeelConnect 3 ships an update fortnightly, BARQ! monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FeelConnect 3 | BARQ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (119 ratings) | 3.0 (298 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 33.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 | 298 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.8 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Feel Robotics B.V. | BARQ! |
Customer experience
FeelConnect 3
BARQ!
User reviews
FeelConnect 3
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to connect devices
- 👍 Seamless PC content viewing
- 👍 Good interactive synchronization
- 👍 Sharing function works well
- 👍 User interface is easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 Videos don't load
- 🐛 Cannot link third-party toys
- 🐛 Usability is awful
- 🐛 Doesn't scale to newer iPhones
BARQ!
From 298 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤝 Found local furry friends
- 💕 Met partner through the app
- 👍 Good app design
- 🔍 Able to find nearby furries
- 🎨 Customizable profile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes often
- 🔇 Notification issues
- 🚫 Accounts getting deleted/banned
- 🔒 Unsafe login methods
- 🚫 Allows problematic content/users
Bugs and requests
FeelConnect 3
Reported bugs
87 issues- App doesn't work
- Videos don't load
- Cannot link third-party toys
- Usability is awful
- Doesn't scale to newer iPhones
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- Connect feature is janky
- Buttons are cut off
- Video controls are terrible
- Multi-device pattern recording removed
- Voice/video call not working
- Impossible to play any video
- Really bad app
- App never found device
- Never received verification code
- Device died after five minutes
- Cannot restart device
- Useless app
- App no longer connects to devices
- Svakom Vick Neo unsupported
- Horrible product
- Over complicated
- Pulse solo interactive worthless app
- Dead ends in app options
- Cannot get off button screen
- Form letter response from developer
- Not all phones supported
- App stopped working recently
- VR screen inverts 180 degrees
- No option for iPhones after XR
- Image is upside down
- App makes VR unusable
- Issues updating devices
- Half functional
- Control section useless
- Video calling doesn't work on iPhones
- VR content upside down
- App doesn't open or work
- Cannot make an account
- Videos in 140p
- When both are using iPhone, app doesn't work
- Connection drop outs
- Bluetooth drops out frequently
- Syncs with Keon-kiiroo, but has bugs
- Adding others shows accepted but not in list
- Cannot chat with added contacts
- Video call is touchy
- App is a rip off
- Device keeps disconnecting
- Losing business due to disconnections
- New update not working
- Escape keeps getting disconnected
- Garbage app
- App crashes whenever opened
- Cannot sign in or sign in as guest
- App automatically closes out
- Cannot startup on iOS 12.1
- Firmware not downloading
- Cannot use product or app
- Cannot connect partner
- Screen is blank after adding partner
- Won't detect Bluetooth
- App breaking bug with underscore in username
- QR code never loads
- Very buggy app
- Limited features
- Crashes
- Devices don't stay connected
- Vibration patterns ok, touch sensors not good
- Sporadic touch sensor response
- Randomly starts working without touch
- Poor results in separate rooms
- Killed the mood
- Doesn't link up with any videos
- Unable to signup
- Next screen is blank/black/inoperable
- Useless until a fix
- Needs video download function
- VR function broken
- No playable video source found
- App doesn't let me sign in
- Cannot create new account
- Cannot join as guest
- Experience falls apart on phone
- Cannot get ANY setting to work on phone
- Does not interact full screen
- Small window showing above app screen
- Things that should work smoothly don't
Requested features
12 requests- Add SVAKOM Edeny to FeelConnect
- Update to Google Cardboard XR Plugin for Unity
- Add video download function
- Fix VR function
- Fix phone-only experience for interactive devices
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- Improve full-screen interaction for interactive content
- Add disclaimer for shared control link screen
- Fix VR screen inversion
- Add iPhone options for newer models
- Fix upside down VR image
- Allow changing video quality
- Add more SVAKOM products
BARQ!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login/sign-up issues
- Profiles not loading
- Inability to change settings
- Disappearing accounts
- Broken image uploads
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to delete chats
- Custom sexuality options
- Improved moderation and safety features
- Better notification system
In-app purchases
FeelConnect 3
No in-app purchases
BARQ!
- Silver Supporter$4.991 Month
- Gold Supporter$9.991 Month
- Diamond Supporter$24.991 Month
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- Silver Supporter$54.991 Year
- Gold Supporter$109.991 Year
- Diamond Supporter$274.991 Year
