Pocket Yoga vs Stark Stretch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Yoga
Practice yoga at your own pace with guided sessions and a comprehensive pose dictionary. Learn proper alignment and benefits, track your progress, and unlock new environments. Integrates with Apple Watch and Health app.
- Guided yoga sessions
- Pose dictionary with explanations
- Over 500 pose illustrations
- Progress tracking
- Customizable music options
- Apple Watch integration
- Health app integration
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With Pocket Yoga you can keep up with your practice at your own pace in the comforts of your own home. Simply roll out your mat, place your device in front, and Pocket Yoga will guide you through your entire session. Choose between 27 different sessions of varying duration and difficulty. Learn the poses with the pose dictionary containing detailed explanations of the correct posture, alignment, and benefits. Features: • Soothing, detailed voice and visual instruction guides you through every pose. • Expertly designed practices by experienced yoga instructors. • Over 500 beautifully illustrated pose images show correct posture and alignment. • Dictionary of poses contains the descriptions and benefits of each pose. • Play music from your music library, Apple Music, or Spotify as an alternative to the default music in the app. • Quickly preview a practice to see if it is right for you before you start. • Unlock new environments as you progress in your yoga journey. • Track your progress with an ongoing log of all your yoga practices. • Accounts sync environments and progress across devices. • Play the practices on your Apple TV through AirPlay. • Integrates with the Health app. Track your workouts, heart rate, and calories burned. Accolades: ‣ Listed among the “15 Best Beauty Apps” - InStyle ‣ Selected by CNN as one of the "10 great mobile health apps" ‣ Featured by Apple in "Get in Shape", "Let's Get Moving", "10 Essentials" and "New and Noteworthy" APPLE WATCH Pocket Yoga works great on your Apple Watch. When you are playing a practice on your iPhone you can get extra information directly on your wrist. See the current pose, time remaining, heart rate, calories burned, and much more. You can even control your practice directly from your Apple Watch. WIDGET The “Pose of the Day” Widget helps you learn the names of the poses by showing you a different pose each day. You can see the name of the daily pose in English, Sanskrit and even in Devanagari script. Also tap on the pose image to launch Pocket Yoga and go directly to that pose.
Stark Stretch
Access a library of 83 HD video exercises for a full-body workout. Create personalized routines with timers for Tabata, HIIT, and circuit training. Track progress by saving workouts and burned calories to Apple Health.
- 83 HD exercise videos
- Personalized workout creation
- Full body workouts
- Step-by-step workout guidance
- Tabata, HIIT, Circuit timers
- Muscle group targeting
- Apple Health integration
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Optimise your results with Stark Stretch! - Be inspired by 83 exercises presented in sharp HD video. - Create your own personal workout. - Get a full body workout with exercises in all ranges of difficulty - While working out, follow the step by step workout-feature which take you through the workout using timers and your chosen specifics. - The timers support different workout types including Tabata, HIIT and Circuit training. - Find exercises targeting specific muscle groups. Integration with Apple Health: Save burned calories and performed workouts. Exercises are performed by, Denice Lundevall
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pocket Yoga at 5.2K against Stark Stretch's 170. Pocket Yoga also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). Stark Stretch's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Pocket Yoga costs $2.99 and Stark Stretch $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Yoga holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Yoga has 5.2K ratings behind it against 170, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pocket Yoga's written reviews are positive against 71% of Stark Stretch's.
Pocket Yoga ships an update every 5 weeks, Stark Stretch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Yoga | Stark Stretch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (170 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 70.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 170 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #98 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rainfrog, LLC | Postra AB |
Customer experience
Pocket Yoga
Stark Stretch
User reviews
Pocket Yoga
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent yoga app
- 👍 Convenient for home practice
- 🧘♀️ Variety of yoga routines
- 🕰️ Multiple practice durations
- 🎨 Customizable backgrounds
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Transitions between poses too fast
- 🗣️ Narration voice not appealing
- 🔢 Limited number of routines
- 🧠 Not suitable for complete beginners
- 🔍 Lack of pose instructions
Stark Stretch
From 170 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Customizable routines
- 👍 Wide selection of stretches
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Effective for flexibility
Room to improve
- 👎 Lack of detailed instructions
- 👎 Videos/images are static or unclear
- 👎 Unilateral exercises not automatically handled
- 👎 Limited exercise selection (for some)
- 👎 Paid app with issues
Bugs and requests
Pocket Yoga
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent voice prompts
- Inaccurate calorie tracking
- Syncing issues with Apple Health
Requested features
7 requests- Create custom yoga sequences
- Add more diverse yoga routines
- Include shorter 15-minute sessions
- Provide option to adjust pace of transitions
- Offer different voice options for narration
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- Improve Apple Watch integration and sync
- Add ability to track progress and unlock new content
Stark Stretch
Reported bugs
7 issues- Videos won't download
- App crashes or won't work
- Server issues for downloads
- Analysis mode transmits data without consent
- Timer/rest period settings are cumbersome
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- Voice countdown stopped working
- Program creation doesn't display exercises
Requested features
13 requests- Add more detailed instructions (text or voice)
- Improve video clarity and motion
- Automatic handling of left/right side exercises
- Expand exercise library
- Add option to add custom stretches
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- Add voice countdown/timer warnings
- Include breathing guidance
- Add alternative exercises for injuries
- Add yoga edition
- Add soothing music
- More pre-made workout programs
- Highlight muscles being worked
- Add animation showing where to feel the stretch
In-app purchases
Pocket Yoga
No in-app purchases
Stark Stretch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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