Comparison

VBTgo vs Arcus VBT

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

Head to head
About

VBTgo

This app uses your phone's camera to track bar speed, power, and displacement during workouts. It provides live feedback, monitors fatigue, and helps you build a personal Load-Velocity Profile over time. Review your lifts with video and trajectory data for enhanced training insights.

Highlights
  • Measure bar speed, power, and displacement
  • Live feedback after each set
  • Monitor fatigue through velocity changes
  • Build Load-Velocity Profile
  • Review lifts with video feedback
  • Track jump performance
Features
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VBTgo is a phone-based VBT app for bar-speed tracking, LVP archives, and training feedback. Use your phone camera to measure bar speed, power, and displacement. Get live feedback after each set, monitor fatigue through velocity changes, and build your own Load-Velocity Profile over time. With VBTgo, each set becomes useful feedback: - Hear live bar-speed feedback during training - Save training data automatically - Build your personal LVP archive - Compare today's output with your own history - Review lifts with colored trajectory and video feedback - Measure jump performance for explosiveness tracking VBTgo is made for athletes, coaches, and serious lifters who want practical training data without dedicated VBT hardware.

About

Arcus VBT

Analyze barbell training with real-time or imported video analysis. Track key velocity metrics, review reps, and monitor progress over time with detailed charts and cloud sync. Designed for strength athletes and coaches seeking to enhance their training.

Highlights
  • Live camera tracking
  • Video import analysis
  • Barbell velocity metrics
  • Rep-by-rep history
  • Progress charts
  • Cloud sync
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Arcus VBT helps lifters use iPhone video or live camera tracking to analyze barbell training with velocity-based training metrics. Record a lift live, import an existing video, review each rep, compare results, and track progress over time. Arcus is built for strength training and Olympic lifting workflows, with clear metrics, playback, overlays, history, progress charts, and cloud sync. Key features: - Live camera tracking for real-time training feedback - Video import for detailed post-session analysis - Barbell velocity metrics including mean velocity and peak velocity - Rep-by-rep history, playback, and comparison - Progress charts for tracking training trends - Overlay preview and export for sharing or reviewing lifts - Cloud sync for keeping analysis history available across devices - Arcus Pro for full history, advanced metrics, export, and sync features Arcus is designed for athletes, coaches, and serious lifters who want a simple way to bring velocity-based training into everyday barbell work without dedicated hardware. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://api.arcusvbt.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.arcusvbt.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

VBTgo4 screens
Arcus VBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arcus VBT at 100% against VBTgo's 0%. Arcus VBT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). VBTgo's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VBTgo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Arcus VBT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcus VBT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VBTgo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arcus VBT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VBTgo ships an update monthly, Arcus VBT every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VBTgo versus Arcus VBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVBTgoArcus VBT
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB332 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer北京维力速特智能科技有限公司夏雯 姚

Customer experience

VBTgo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Arcus VBT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

VBTgo

One-time5
  • Weekly$1.99
  • Monthly$4.99
  • Quarterly$12.99
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  • Half-year$24.99
  • Yearly$39.99
2 purchases

Arcus VBT

Subscriptions2
  • Arcus Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Arcus Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is VBTgo free?
VBTgo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arcus VBT free?
Arcus VBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VBTgo or Arcus VBT?
Arcus VBT is rated higher. VBTgo averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Arcus VBT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VBTgo or Arcus VBT have ads?
Neither VBTgo nor Arcus VBT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VBTgo or Arcus VBT?
VBTgo ships an update monthly, and Arcus VBT every 8 days. Most recently, VBTgo was updated on September 15, 2026 and Arcus VBT on September 20, 2026.

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