The Bar Method vs SquatLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bar Method
Schedule and book your favorite barre workout classes. View upcoming schedules, check for promotions, and find studio locations and contact details. Access convenient total-body barre workouts anytime.
- Schedule barre classes
- Book classes
- View class schedules
- Check promotions and offers
- Find studio locations
- Studio contact information
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Download The Bar Method Mobile app to schedule your favorite Bar Method total-body barre workout classes. You can view upcoming class schedules, book classes, check out Bar Method promotions and offers, as well as studio location and contact information. Convenient classes right at your fingertips, download the app today!
SquatLock
This app encourages physical activity by requiring users to perform squats to unlock their chosen applications. It uses on-device camera technology for rep counting, ensuring privacy, and helps build healthy habits by replacing screen time with movement.
- Lock chosen apps and categories
- Earn app access with squats
- On-device camera rep counting
- Privacy-focused, no video storage
- Build daily goals and streaks
- Optional Apple Health integration
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Put a squat between you and the scroll. SquatLock locks the apps that pull you in — social feeds, games, anything you choose — and makes you earn them back with real squats. When you reach for a locked app, SquatLock asks for a set. Do the reps, unlock the app for a while, and get moving instead of doomscrolling. Your camera counts every rep on-device. Nothing is recorded and no video ever leaves your phone. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps (or whole categories) you want to protect using Apple Screen Time. • Reach for a locked app and SquatLock steps in with a squat challenge. • Stand up, do your reps, and the app unlocks for the time you set. • Hit your daily goal and build a streak you won’t want to break. WHY SQUATLOCK • Real movement, not willpower. Trade mindless taps for a quick set. • On-device rep counting. Pose detection runs entirely on your phone. • Private by design. No video is stored, and there’s no ad tracking. • Progress that motivates. Daily goal, streaks, weekly trends, and milestones. • Apple Health (optional). Save your sessions as workouts with minutes and calories. MADE FOR HABITS, NOT SHAME SquatLock is built to encourage, not punish. Friendly nudges, a clear daily goal, and a streak to protect — small wins that add up. Choose your apps. Earn them back. Move a little more, every day. Note: SquatLock uses Apple Screen Time (Family Controls) to shield the apps you select. You stay in control and can change your protected apps at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Bar Method at 8.9K against SquatLock's 1. SquatLock's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 The Bar Method against 5.0 for SquatLock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bar Method has 8.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | The Bar Method | SquatLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Bar Method | Michael Lu |
Customer experience
The Bar Method
SquatLock
Bugs and requests
The Bar Method
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Login problems
- Issues with class scheduling
Requested features
3 requests- Video library for online classes
- Improved app notifications
- Seamless calendar sync
SquatLock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Bar Method
No in-app purchases
SquatLock
No in-app purchases
