Comparison

X3 Force vs Rubber Bands

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

Head to head
About

X3 Force

This application works with a smart resistance bar to track your exercise sessions in real time. It displays force data, quantifies workout quality, and helps you monitor progress to maximize results. Focus on improving your performance metrics for enhanced growth.

Highlights
  • Real-time force tracking
  • Quantify workout quality
  • Record workout duration
  • Monitor rep consistency
  • Calculate time under tension
  • View peak forces
Features
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We are pleased to announce the new Jaquish Biomedical X3® Force! X3 Force is an electronic, force tracking X3 bar that works with a smartphone application to display and record real time data about each exercise session. With X3 Force, you can get the benefits of a smart home gym, combined with the superior X3 variable resistance workout methodology. With every workout, you'll compete with your previous Total Force, a performance metric that uses real-time force data to calculate time under variable tension and overall workout quality. This way you will always know you're stimulating more growth. X3 Force combines force data with time and rep count information to calculate a Total Force exercise rating, that helps to summarize the difficulty and quality of each exercise session, so that you can more conveniently track your improvement. Focusing on improving your Total Force for each exercise is a great way to confirm that you are maximizing your results and adhering to X3 best practices. Maximize your results with data-driven workouts to help you push harder and perform better each time. With X3 Force you can: * View Peak Forces For Every Exercise * Quantify Overall Workout Quality * Record Workout Duration * Monitor Rep Consistency * Calculate Time Under Variable Tension Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rubber Bands

This app provides personalized resistance band workouts for strength, mobility, and muscle building. It features a comprehensive exercise library with video guidance, progress tracking, and support for various band types and popular systems.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Video-guided exercises
  • Resistance band manager
  • Progress tracking
  • Supports various band types
  • Integration with fitness trackers
Features
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Rubber Bands builds resistance band workouts around the bands you own. It picks the band and reps for every set, and tells you when to move up. Add your bands once. Every workout after that is built from them. THE BAND AND REPS FOR EVERY SET • Each exercise comes with the band to use and the reps to hit, matched to your level and your goal • Automatic mode builds a workout from the muscle groups you pick and the bands you have • Build your own workouts too, or start from routines like Push/Pull/Lower and Upper/Lower KNOW WHEN TO MOVE UP • Progression reads your recent sessions of each exercise • Hit the top of your rep range in two of your last three sessions, and it suggests the next band up • When the next band is too big a jump, it can suggest stacking two bands instead MADE FOR RESISTANCE BANDS • Bands are first-class equipment, each with its own resistance range, not an afterthought on a gym plan • Gym profiles for home, hotel and office, each with the bands and anchors you have there • Built for loop bands, and it works with tube bands and loop bars like X3 and Harambe too • Bands from any brand, from the built-in catalog or added as your own • Band-assisted moves like pull-ups and dips TRACK EVERY REP • Sets, reps and the band you used, logged as you go • Personal records, including the first time you use a new band • Charts, streaks and a full workout log • Log sets from your Apple Watch with your phone in your pocket • A rest timer between sets • Works offline: your workouts and history are stored on your phone • Syncs with Apple Health and Strava FREE TO START Add your bands, try full workouts and track every set for free. Rubber Bands Pro unlocks unlimited workouts, AI workouts and exercise guide videos. Subscriptions are monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Privacy policy: https://rubberbands.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://rubberbands.app/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

X3 Force4 screens
Rubber Bands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rubber Bands at 4.7 against X3 Force's 4.1. Rubber Bands also leads on ratings volume (134 vs 21). X3 Force's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X3 Force sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Rubber Bands sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rubber Bands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rubber Bands has 134 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of X3 Force's written reviews are positive against 68% of Rubber Bands's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X3 Force ships an update fortnightly, Rubber Bands every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
X3 Force versus Rubber Bands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX3 ForceRubber Bands
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (21 ratings)4.7 (134 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better67.7% of reviews
Number of ratings21134 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaquish Biomedical CorporationRubber Bands LLC

Customer experience

X3 Force

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Rubber Bands

All ratings134 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative25.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

X3 Force

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Yearly$164.991 Year
2 purchases

Rubber Bands

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlock all features7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is X3 Force free?
X3 Force is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rubber Bands free?
Rubber Bands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X3 Force or Rubber Bands?
Rubber Bands is rated higher. X3 Force averages 4.1 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Rubber Bands averages 4.7 from 134 ratings.
Do X3 Force or Rubber Bands have ads?
Rubber Bands shows ads; X3 Force does not.
Which is updated more often, X3 Force or Rubber Bands?
X3 Force ships an update fortnightly, and Rubber Bands every 10 days. Most recently, X3 Force was updated on October 11, 2026 and Rubber Bands on October 23, 2026.

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