Comparison

Calistx vs BarC.

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

Head to head
About

Calistx

This app delivers personalized calisthenics programs built by your coach. Track workouts, log progress, and access skill tutorials. It also facilitates direct communication with your coach and includes nutrition logging.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily workout plans
  • Workout logging with rest timer
  • Progress and personal record tracking
  • Video submission for form review
  • Calisthenics skill breakdown library
  • Direct coach messaging
  • Nutrition and macro tracking
Features
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Calistx is the training app for Control Theory Calisthenics coaching clients. Your coach builds your program. Calistx puts it in your pocket — the exact workout for today, the sets and holds to hit, and one place to log every rep. TRAIN • Your coach's program, laid out day by day on your calendar • Log sets, reps and hold times as you go • A rest timer between sets so you're not watching the clock • Personal records and skill progress tracked as you train CHECK-INS • Upload form clips and skill videos for your coach to review • Log bodyweight, measurements and progress photos • Book your 1-on-1 call and read your weekly recap before you get on it THE VAULT • A full library of calisthenics skill breakdowns — planche, front lever, handstand, muscle-up and more • Step-by-step progressions, filmed and explained COMMUNITY • Channels to post wins, get form checks and ask training questions • Message your coach directly, any time NUTRITION • Log food and track calories and macros against your targets Calistx is for active coaching clients of Control Theory Calisthenics — you'll need an invite from your coach to create an account. Questions? Email 801calisthenics@gmail.com

About

BarC.

Features
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BarC turns calisthenics performance into a competitive ranking system. Log your best results across pulling, pushing, static, and legs & core exercises. Your performances are scored using exercise-specific standards and converted into medals ranging from Bronze to Diamond. With BarC you can: • Earn medals for exercises such as pull-ups, dips, muscle-ups, weighted movements, handstands, levers, planche progressions, L-sits, and more • Build category ratings across Pulling, Pushing, Statics, and Legs & Core • Track your best performance for every exercise • Upload proof videos for verified results • Compete on Friends, Country, and Global leaderboards • Compare results within gender divisions • Earn athlete titles based on your strongest categories • Track your activity streak and overall rating BarC uses your profile and performance data to create fairer comparisons between athletes while keeping every exercise challenging and rewarding. Train. Improve. Earn your rank.

Screenshots

Calistx4 screens
BarC.4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calistx and BarC. are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Calistx versus BarC.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalistxBarC.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHunter SteinMohammad Adnan Kamil Shaban

In-app purchases

None

Calistx

No in-app purchases

None

BarC.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calistx free?
Calistx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarC. free?
BarC. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calistx or BarC. have ads?
Neither Calistx nor BarC. shows ads.

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