Comparison

Stark Bag vs Staka

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

Head to head
About

Stark Bag

This app offers a virtual training experience with HD exercise videos and customizable workout plans. It supports various training styles like Tabata and HIIT, tracks progress, and integrates with Apple Health to log burned calories and completed workouts.

Highlights
  • HD exercise videos
  • Customizable workout plans
  • Tabata, HIIT, and Circuit training timers
  • Progress tracking and scoring
  • Targeted muscle group exercises
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Optimize your results with Virtual Trainer Bag! - Be inspired by 27 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 Bag, is a crescent-shaped exercise equipment used in strength training, plyometric weight training, cardiovascular training, and general physical fitness. Exercises are performed by the professional instructor, Martin Söderblom.

About

Staka

This app allows you to ski real trails on your SkiErg machine. Compete for top ranks, explore at your own pace, and follow guided workouts designed for nordic skiers. Track your power, pace, and heart rate to improve your performance.

Highlights
  • Virtual trail skiing
  • Competitive racing
  • Guided nordic workouts
  • Performance tracking
  • FTP testing
  • Free to use
Features
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But someone else may be faster than you. Compete for KOMs. Free ski. Race to improve your rank. FREE SKI Explore the trail network at your own pace, or chase the segment records. WORKOUTS The sessions nordic skiers actually do. Intensity 1, threshold intervals and sprints, guided on screen with power targets based on your FTP. Find yours with a 20-minute test. TRAIN Every session ends with the numbers. Power, pace, heart rate zones and your peak efforts. RACE About ten minutes per race. Run them back to back like intervals to improve your rank. Races go off every 15 mins. Staka is free. WHAT YOU NEED A SkiErg, and an iPhone or iPad. A heart rate strap is optional.

Screenshots

Stark Bag4 screens
Staka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Staka at Free against Stark Bag's $4.99. Staka also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Stark Bag's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Staka is free to download; Stark Bag costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Staka holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stark Bag has 50 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Stark Bag's written reviews are positive against 100% of Staka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stark Bag ships an update every 17 months, Staka fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stark Bag versus Staka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStark BagStaka
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (50 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB256 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPostra ABStaka, LLC

Customer experience

Stark Bag

All ratings50 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Staka

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stark Bag

No in-app purchases

None

Staka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stark Bag free?
Stark Bag costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Staka free?
Staka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stark Bag or Staka?
Staka is rated higher. Stark Bag averages 4.8 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Staka averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Stark Bag or Staka have ads?
Neither Stark Bag nor Staka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stark Bag or Staka?
Stark Bag ships an update every 17 months, and Staka fortnightly. Most recently, Stark Bag was updated on November 6, 2026 and Staka on November 5, 2026.

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