Comparison

Pole Dance Pose vs Gym High Bar

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

Head to head
About

Pole Dance Pose

Perform striking poses and dance elegantly on a pole to overcome challenges and reach the finish line. Collect in-game items to unlock new models, pole designs, and accessories. Enjoy hours of fun with this unique adventure game.

Highlights
  • Striking pose challenges
  • Elegant pole dancing mechanics
  • Obstacle navigation
  • Collect diamonds, keys, and bonuses
  • Unlock new models and accessories
  • Twerk for extra points
Features
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Ever dreamt of becoming a Pole Dancer? In this adventure - you are an exotic pole dancer! Your goal is to complete mind blowing challenges with your striking poses! Dance elegantly on the pole and make up the perfect pose in order to pass right through the obstacles. Collect diamonds, keys and multiplier bonuses to reach safely to the finish line! Twerk it at the end for extra points! When you complete levels and challenges, you also unlock new models, pole designs and accessories - becoming the ultimate Pole Dance Hero! Hours of fun guaranteed! Join our community of gamers! Enjoy.

About

Gym High Bar

Experience realistic gymnastics physics with various apparatus, customizable maps, and online multiplayer. Master complex moves, build your own challenges, and compete with friends in this physics-based simulator.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Multiple gymnastics apparatus
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Customizable map builder
  • 18+ tutorials for learning moves
  • Themed maps and seasonal events
  • Outfit and accessory customization
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Physics decides every swing and every release. Release too late and your gymnast drops to the mat. Time it right and you land on your feet. Version 2.0 adds the pommel horse. Spin circles and flairs, travel along the horse and hold a straddled handstand, with 3 tutorials to learn the moves. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Open an online room for everyone or for friends only. Your friends list shows which friends are in a room, and you can join them from there. Room chat translates messages and has 8 quick messages ready to send. BUILD YOUR OWN MAPS Place bars, rings, a beam, trampolines, springboards, boosters, water and a pommel horse. Change the gravity, sky, background, bar tension and colors. Keep a map private, share it with friends or make it public. Search other players' maps and save your favorites. 8 APPARATUS High bar, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, uneven bars, beam, vault and tumbling. Themed maps add Ancient, Classic, Diving, Lava, Parkour, Playground and Space. 18 TUTORIALS Begin with the kip and the tucked position. Move on to giant swings, twists and release moves, then to flairs on the pommel horse. Put it all into a routine, watch the replay and save it as a video. OUTFITS AND EVENTS Dress your gymnast as a cowboy, an astronaut or a stickman, and pick a hairstyle, grips and a backpack. Seasonal events run for Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Spring Blossom and Autumn Leaves, each with its own decorations. Buy items with in-game money or with in-app purchases. Some items unlock after a rewarded ad. Made by one developer.

Screenshots

Pole Dance Pose3 screens
Gym High Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gym High Bar at 4.8 against Pole Dance Pose's 2.0. Gym High Bar also leads on ratings volume (2.6K vs 5). Pole Dance Pose's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pole Dance Pose sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Gym High Bar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gym High Bar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym High Bar has 2.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pole Dance Pose ships an update every 2 weeks, Gym High Bar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pole Dance Pose versus Gym High Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPole Dance PoseGym High Bar
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings)4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—89.3% of reviews
Number of ratings52.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPP CENTRAL LTDSamuel Belanger

Customer experience

Pole Dance Pose

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Gym High Bar

All ratings2,604 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Pole Dance Pose

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Gym High Bar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Arm mobility issues after recent update
  • Clouds clipping through the map
  • Inconsistent bar physics and kip/clear hip functionality
  • Inability to save user settings (e.g., gravity, color)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more gymnastics events (e.g., beam, floor, trampoline)
  • Implement scoring and competition modes
  • Expand customization options (e.g., hair colors, leotard designs)
  • Introduce slow-motion and camera controls
  • Implement cloud saving and cross-device progress sync

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pole Dance Pose

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Item & Remove Ads2 variants$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Gym High Bar

One-time3
  • Astronaut$1.99
  • Animated Man$1.99
  • Animated Woman$1.99

Questions

Is Pole Dance Pose free?
Pole Dance Pose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym High Bar free?
Gym High Bar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pole Dance Pose or Gym High Bar?
Gym High Bar is rated higher. Pole Dance Pose averages 2.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Gym High Bar averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Pole Dance Pose or Gym High Bar have ads?
Both Pole Dance Pose and Gym High Bar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pole Dance Pose or Gym High Bar?
Pole Dance Pose ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gym High Bar every 4 weeks. Most recently, Pole Dance Pose was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gym High Bar on November 12, 2026.

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