Comparison

Stark Kettlebell vs Pood

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

Head to head
About

Stark Kettlebell

This app provides a comprehensive guide to kettlebell training with HD video demonstrations of 51 exercises. Users can create custom workouts, track progress, and utilize built-in timers for various training styles like Tabata and HIIT. It integrates with Apple Health to log workouts and burned calories.

Highlights
  • 51 HD video exercises
  • Custom workout creation
  • Step-by-step workout guidance
  • Tabata, HIIT, and Circuit timers
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Targeted muscle group exercises
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Optimise your results with Stark Kettlebell! - Be inspired by 51 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. - Challenge yourself, get rewards and keep track of your score. - Find exercises targeting specific muscle groups. Integration with Apple Health: Save burned calories and performed workouts. The Kettlebell is well known for the ability to build strength, endurance and explosiveness. Basic exercises like “Swing”, “Snatch” and “Get Up” activate all of your body to give you a great workout! Exercises are performed by the professional instructor, Andreas Lanker.

About

Pood

Log and monitor your kettlebell swing and Turkish get-up workouts. Track progress with a clean interface, workout history, and customizable weight selection. Designed for serious practitioners aiming for specific fitness goals.

Highlights
  • One-tap set logging
  • Built-in workout timer
  • Full workout history
  • Customizable weight selection
  • Right/left hand tracking for get-ups
  • Share workout summaries
Features
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A pood is the old Russian unit of weight — the native language of kettlebells. A 16 kg bell is one pood; a 32 kg bell is two. Pood is the tracker for people who take kettlebell training seriously — whatever unit their bells are stamped in. Most kettlebell apps are workout-video libraries with a rep counter bolted on. Pood is the opposite: tracking first. Log sets one-handed mid-session, watch your volume build across months, and follow structured minimalist programs without the bloat. LOG WITHOUT FRICTION • Giant one-handed controls — your other hand is holding a bell • Reps, sets, left/right sides, and the exact bell you used • Rest timer with a quiet haptic pulse • Session summary with a clean shareable card SEE YOUR STRENGTH ADD UP • Cumulative poods lifted — lifetime training volume in the unit that started it all • Every number in your unit, totals included: kilograms, pounds, or poods, your choice • Volume trends, personal records, session density, streaks • Interactive charts you can scrub FOLLOW A PROGRAM, NOT A FEED • Daily Minimalist: the classic hundred swings and ten get-ups, free • Press Ladders, Two-Bell Builder, the 10,000 Swing Challenge, Snatch Foundations • Enroll once and the home screen knows your next session YOURS, LOCALLY • No account, no feed, no ads • Works fully offline — your data stays on your device • Saves finished workouts to Apple Health • Log in kg, lb, or poods — switch anytime, everything converts, always free The free tier is complete: unlimited logging, your full history, a full daily program, and core progress charts. Premium adds the complete analytics suite and every program — $3.99/month, $34.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $89.99 once. Bought the unlock in Kettlebell Tracker v1? Premium is yours for good. Pood — the original unit of strength. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pood.fit/privacy/

Screenshots

Stark Kettlebell4 screens
Pood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pood at Free against Stark Kettlebell's $4.99. Pood also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Stark Kettlebell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pood is free to download; Stark Kettlebell costs $4.99 up front. Pood sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Stark Kettlebell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stark Kettlebell holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stark Kettlebell has 537 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Stark Kettlebell's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pood's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stark Kettlebell ships an update every 3 months, Pood every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Stark Kettlebell versus Pood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStark KettlebellPood
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (537 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings537 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPostra ABSVO Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Stark Kettlebell

All ratings537 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.7%

Pood

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Stark Kettlebell

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Videos not downloading properly
  • App crashing on launch for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • More pre-built workout options
  • Ability to rearrange custom workouts
  • Audio cues for exercises and timing
  • Improved workout customization options
  • Integration with music/fitness apps

Pood

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stark Kettlebell

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Pood

Subscriptions2
  • Pood Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pood Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Kettlebell Tracker Premium$7.99
  • Pood Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Stark Kettlebell free?
Stark Kettlebell costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pood free?
Pood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stark Kettlebell or Pood?
Stark Kettlebell is rated higher. Stark Kettlebell averages 4.7 out of 5 from 537 ratings, while Pood averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Stark Kettlebell or Pood have ads?
Neither Stark Kettlebell nor Pood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stark Kettlebell or Pood?
Stark Kettlebell ships an update every 3 months, and Pood every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stark Kettlebell was updated on September 30, 2026 and Pood on September 21, 2026.

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