Comparison

Stark Barbell vs myGlucoDog

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

Head to head
About

Stark Barbell

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

Highlights
  • 51 HD exercise videos
  • Customizable workout creation
  • Step-by-step workout guidance
  • Timers for Tabata, HIIT, Circuit
  • Muscle group targeting
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Optimise your results with Virtual Trainer Barbell! - 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. Exercises are performed by the professional instructors, Benjamin Sällström & Jenny Ahlin.

About

myGlucoDog

Features
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Tracking your diabetes can be easy—and even fun. myGlucoDog is a diabetes tracking app that’s fun to use. You log your glucose levels, insulin, meals, and physical activity, share the data with your doctor, and learn through play. Your GlucoDog is there to guide and motivate you—but you have to feed him, too… YOUR DIABETES DIARY Track all your important information in one place and use it to feed your GlucoDog. And enjoy the gifts he gives you... • Glucose levels and CGM data • Short- and long-acting insulin • Meals, carbohydrates, BE, KHE, and FPE • Exercise and physical activities • Medications, how you’re feeling, and personal notes ENTER YOUD DATA EASILY Enter your diabetes readings or import them from compatible Bluetooth blood glucose meters. You can also connect Nightscout or Dexcom Share. These services are optional—you decide which connection to use. SCAN FOOD ITEMS USING BARCODES Scan a food item’s barcode. Using the Open Food Facts database, you’ll get information on carbohydrates, fat, protein, calories, fiber, and the Nutri-Score, among other things. Enter your serving size, and myGlucoDog automatically calculates the corresponding nutritional values and FPE. LEARN ABOUT DIABETES THROUGH GAMIFICATION Learn with: • 100+ varied quiz questions • 100+ easy-to-understand diabetes tips • a comprehensive glossary with 180+ terms YOUR PERSONAL GLUCODOG Milo is included for free. Optionally, you can buy PREMIUM in the AppStore to unlock Luna, Flocke, or Bruno. Each GlucoDog has its own colors, reactions, and animations. Collect cookies, discover new content, and get immediate feedback on your entries. REMINDERS, EMERGENCIES, AND SCHOOL Scheduled reminders help you with blood glucose checks, insulin, meals, and your personal routines. You can also save a personal emergency card, contacts, and important notes for hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Information for teachers, preschool staff, and caregivers helps ensure others are well-prepared. SHARE DATA SECURELY Export your diabetes data, share clear graphs, or use secure data transfer to your doctor via DIABASS SecureSend. With SnapShot, you can also create personalized images and animations featuring your GlucoDog. FREE, NO REGISTRATION, AND NO CLOUD Your GlucoDog keeps your data safe: You can use all the important features of myGlucoDog for free and without registration. The diary, analyses, quiz, glossary, SnapShot, and local reminders work offline and stay on your smartphone. An internet connection is only required for online features that you actively enable. IMPORTANT NOTICE: myGlucoDog is intended solely for retrospective documentation and motivation and has no medical intended purpose. It does not replace manufacturer apps, approved alarm systems, diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. Do not use myGlucoDog to make treatment or dosing decisions. Medically relevant values must be verified using the approved measurement system or manufacturer app. In addition to using this app, consult a physician before making any medical decision. MEDICAL HARDWARE JURISDICTION: Regulatory conformity and market authorization of the supported glucose meters are the responsibility of the respective device manufacturers. The regulatory clearance documentation submitted to Apple relates to the EU/EEA. Availability and regulatory clearance of supported blood glucose meters outside the EU/EEA may vary by manufacturer and country. myGlucoDog does not represent that the supported medical hardware is authorized or marketed in every country in which the myGlucoDog app itself is available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stark Barbell4 screens
myGlucoDog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: myGlucoDog at Free against Stark Barbell's $4.99. myGlucoDog also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Stark Barbell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support 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

myGlucoDog is free to download; Stark Barbell costs $4.99 up front. myGlucoDog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Stark Barbell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stark Barbell ships an update every 2 months, myGlucoDog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stark Barbell versus myGlucoDog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStark BarbellmyGlucoDog
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPostra ABmediaspects Beratungsgesellschaft fuer neue Medien mbH

In-app purchases

None

Stark Barbell

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

myGlucoDog

Subscriptions2
  • PREMIUM monatlich$3.991 Month
  • PREMIUM jährlich$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Stark Barbell free?
Stark Barbell costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is myGlucoDog free?
myGlucoDog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stark Barbell or myGlucoDog have ads?
Neither Stark Barbell nor myGlucoDog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stark Barbell or myGlucoDog?
Stark Barbell ships an update every 2 months, and myGlucoDog every 3 days. Most recently, Stark Barbell was updated on October 29, 2026 and myGlucoDog on October 24, 2026.

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