Comparison

X3 Force vs Bar

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

Bar

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Bring your existing workout into bar. Bar is the most user friendly workout tracker with large touch areas, big font and a simple and easy to use user interface. *Bar requires subscription, features like tracking workouts, creating workouts require a subscription in order access (All features demonstrated in the app preview and phone screenshots require a subscription to access.) Privacy Policy: https://different-waterlily-be8.notion.site/Privacy-policy-21809f2dc3b4808a8051e5ab90eb3e12 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

X3 Force4 screens
Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bar at every 5 days against X3 Force's fortnightly. X3 Force's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Bar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X3 Force ships an update fortnightly, Bar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
X3 Force versus Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX3 ForceBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaquish Biomedical CorporationBread technologies inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

X3 Force

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

Bar

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly access$4.991 Month
  • yearly access$29.991 Year
  • Yearly access7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is X3 Force free?
X3 Force is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bar free?
Bar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do X3 Force or Bar have ads?
Neither X3 Force nor Bar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X3 Force or Bar?
X3 Force ships an update fortnightly, and Bar every 5 days. Most recently, X3 Force was updated on October 11, 2026 and Bar on October 20, 2026.

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