The Chrome Bar vs Studio Nightshade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Chrome Bar
Discover a unique dance and fitness experience focused on flexibility, strength, and confidence. Schedule classes, purchase passes, and gift cards for a full-body workout in an inclusive environment.
- Schedule classes
- Purchase passes
- Gift cards
- Flexibility training
- Strength building
- Dance fitness
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Download The Chrome Bar app now to easily schedule classes, purchase passes, and gift cards, and more! The Chrome Bar is a world-renowned dance & fitness studio headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and offering classes, private instruction, bachelorette parties and more. We create a one-of-a-kind environment that encourages you to awaken and strengthen your inner dancer, connect fully with your body, unleash your bad*ss energy, and live out your cinematic, music-video dreams—all while getting an amazing, full-body workout. Owned and operated by pole dance icon, competition champion, and producer of Miss Pole Dance America Alethea Austin, The Chrome Bar focuses on helping you to find your own unique movement patterns and crush your pole and fitness goals in an inclusive environment with exclusive, dedicated guidance. Our pole dance and fitness classes can help to build and improve: - Flexibility - Fluidity - Grace - Mobility - Balance - Strength - Coordination - Confidence And so much more—whether you’re on the dance floor or a yoga mat, we’ll help you unlock your potential and get your body moving. So what are you waiting for? Download the app and get started with The Chrome Bar today.
Studio Nightshade
This app helps you manage your health and fitness journey by allowing you to book classes, connect with staff, and engage with other members. It integrates with Apple Health to track your daily activity and data from wearable devices.
- Book classes online
- Contact club staff
- Connect with members
- Apple Health integration
- Track steps, distance, calories
- Import wearable device data
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Contact club staff directly - Interact and get to know your fellow members Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Studio Nightshade at 16 against The Chrome Bar's 1. The Chrome Bar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). 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 Chrome Bar against 4.9 for Studio Nightshade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Studio Nightshade has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Chrome Bar ships an update every 3 months, Studio Nightshade every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Chrome Bar | Studio Nightshade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spotbee, Inc. | TeamUp Sports |
Customer experience
The Chrome Bar
Studio Nightshade
In-app purchases
The Chrome Bar
No in-app purchases
Studio Nightshade
No in-app purchases
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