IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3: Which Pod Kit Deserves Your Money
Anyone weighing up IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 is choosing between two pod systems that look similar on a shelf and behave quite differently once you own them. Both are handset plus prefilled pod arrangements. Both let you swap flavours without buying a new device. Where they part company is price, pod cost, flavour selection and how much we can actually tell you about the hardware. This comparison uses only the figures our own catalogue supports, and where a number is not published we say so rather than guess. IGET Vapes Australia Store sells to adults aged 18 and over only.
What each system actually is
The IGET Bar Plus 6000 is sold as a complete kit. You get a handset with a prefilled pod already seated on it, ready to draw on out of the box. Each pod is rated at 6,000 puffs. When that pod is spent you fit a fresh one from the separate Bar Plus Pod 6000 range and keep the same body. Twenty two flavour kits sit in the kit category and twenty two matching pods sit in the pod category, so almost every flavour you can start with is a flavour you can restock.
The IGET Bar Plus S3 follows the same shape but with a different body. The S3 handset carries a 950mAh battery and a USB Type C charging socket, and it ships with a prefilled pod fitted. Replacement pods come from the S3 pods range, which holds twenty six flavours against twenty six kits. That is a slightly wider bench than the older line.
So the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 question is not really disposable against rechargeable. Both are pod systems built around a reusable body. It is a question of which body, which pod, which flavour list and which price ladder you would rather live with for the next year.
IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 on the specification sheet
Here is everything our catalogue confirms about the two lines. The blank cells are deliberate. We do not publish those figures and we are not going to invent them.
| Detail | IGET Bar Plus 6000 | IGET Bar Plus S3 |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Pod kit, body plus prefilled pod | Pod kit, body plus prefilled pod |
| Puffs per pod | 6,000 | Not published by us |
| Battery capacity | Not published by us | 950mAh |
| Charging | Not published by us | USB Type C |
| Nicotine strength | Not published by us | Not published by us |
| Kit flavours in stock | 22 | 26 |
| Replacement pod flavours | 22 | 26 |
| Typical kit price | $59.90 | $69.00 listed, $48.00 current |
| Typical pod price | $39.90 | $55.00 listed, $38.00 current |
| Nicotine free option | Yes, kit and pod | Not in this line |
| Multipack listings | Four | None specific to S3 |
That table is the honest core of IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3. The older line publishes a puff rating and the newer line publishes battery and charging detail, and neither publishes the full sheet. If a puff figure for the S3 matters enormously to your decision, treat its absence as a real limitation rather than assuming it matches the 6000.
IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 kit prices and pod prices
Pricing is the part of IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 where the answer moves depending on when you look. Twenty of the twenty two Bar Plus 6000 kits sit at $59.90, with the Grape Peach Ice kit and the nicotine free kit at $54.90. Replacement pods are $39.90 across the line, with the nicotine free pod at $34.90. Those prices are stable and there is no sale layered on top.
The S3 works differently. Every kit carries a list price of $69.00. Twenty four of the twenty six flavours currently show $48.00, while the Blueberry Raspberry Bubble Gum and Black Forest kits show $52.00. Every S3 pod lists at $55.00 and currently shows $38.00. So at list price the S3 is the dearer system by a clear margin, and at the current sale price it is the cheaper one. That flip is the single most important thing to check before you commit.
One warning that applies to both sides of the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 choice. The three, five and ten item options in the quantity dropdown on any flavour page are flat multiples of the list price, not a volume discount, and on the S3 they are calculated from $69 rather than from the sale price. If you want several, add singles to the cart instead. We set out the full arithmetic in our guide to buying IGET vapes in bulk.
Running cost over a full year
A pod system only makes sense if the maths works over months rather than days, so the fairest way to settle IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 is to price a year of ownership. The table below assumes twelve pods a year, which is roughly a pod a fortnight with a couple of lighter weeks. Year one includes the kit, since the kit arrives with its first pod fitted. Year two is pods only.
| Scenario | Bar Plus 6000 | Bar Plus S3 |
|---|---|---|
| Year one, pods bought singly | $498.80 | $466.00 at sale, $674.00 at list |
| Year one, pods bought in the five pack | $355.80 | No five pack listed |
| Year one, pods bought in the ten box | $344.80 | No ten box listed |
| Year two, pods bought singly | $478.80 | $456.00 at sale, $660.00 at list |
| Year two, pods bought in the ten box | $310.80 | No ten box listed |
| Cost per 1,000 puffs, cheapest route | $4.32 | Cannot be calculated |
The figures come straight from the listings. The Bar Plus 6000 pod five pack is $134.50, which is $26.90 a pod, and the ten pod mixed flavour box is $259.00, which is $25.90 a pod. Nothing equivalent exists for the S3 yet, so an S3 owner restocking twelve pods pays the single pod price twelve times.
Read that table carefully and the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 result reverses depending on how you shop. If you buy one pod at a time and the S3 sale is running, the S3 is around $25 to $35 a year cheaper. If you are willing to buy pods by the box, the Bar Plus 6000 is between $120 and $145 a year cheaper and the gap widens in year two. If the S3 sale ends and list prices apply, the 6000 wins on every line. For a wider view of pod economics against sealed disposables, see our breakdown of disposable vape versus pod kit cost.
Flavour range compared, including the exclusives
Flavour is where a lot of people quietly settle the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 argument, because a system you cannot get your favourite profile in is not a system you will stick with. Ten flavours appear in both lines: Banana Ice, Black Forest, Blueberry Raspberry Bubble Gum, Cherry Pomegranate, Cola Ice, Double Apple, Grape Ice, Passion Fruit Kiwi Guava, Strawberry Kiwi Ice and Strawberry Watermelon Ice. If one of those is your daily, either system will keep you supplied.
Eleven flavours are exclusive to the Bar Plus 6000: Apple Grape Ice, Grape Peach Ice, Kiwi Pineapple Ice, Lychee Watermelon, Melon Ice, Orange Grapefruit Lemon, Orange Lemon, Pineapple Banana, Raspberry Berry, Watermelon Ice and Watermelon Mint Ice. That is a noticeably citrus heavy and melon heavy list, and the 6000 is the only one of the two with a nicotine free kit and a nicotine free pod.
Sixteen flavours are exclusive to the S3: Blackberry Ice, Blackberry Pineapple Orange, Blueberry Mint, Blueberry Pomegranate Cherry, Chupa Chups Grape, Chupa Chups Strawberry, Dynamic Mint, Lemonade Monster, Mango Ice, Mango Monster, Passion Fruit Blueberry Raspberry, Peach Lychee Lime Ice, Peach Ice, Raspberry Grape Mango, Strawberry Pomegranate and Strawberry Raspberry. The S3 clearly owns the confectionery and soft drink end of the shelf, and it is the only line here carrying mango at all. Browse both on the IGET Bar Plus flavours page or across the whole catalogue on the IGET flavours index.
What we cannot tell you about either device
Plenty of pages on the internet will hand you a confident spec sheet for both sides of IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3. We are not going to, because our own product data does not contain those numbers and inventing them would be worse than useless to someone spending real money. Specifically, we do not publish a nicotine strength, an e liquid volume or a coil resistance for either line. We do not publish a puff rating for the S3 pod. We do not publish a battery capacity or a charging method for the Bar Plus 6000 body.
What that means in practice is straightforward. If your decision on IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 hinges on charging, the S3 is the only one of the pair we can confirm recharges over USB Type C, and our USB C vape charging guide covers how to look after that battery. If your decision hinges on total capacity per pod, the 6000 is the only one of the pair with a published figure. Anything else, check the individual product page before you buy and ask us at Contact@igetvapesaustraliastore.com if the answer is not there.
Who each pod kit suits in the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 choice
Buy the IGET Bar Plus 6000 if you want a published puff rating you can budget against, if you want the cheapest possible running cost and are happy buying pods five or ten at a time, if you like citrus and melon profiles, or if you want a nicotine free option inside the same system. It is also the more predictable purchase because its pricing does not move with a sale.
Buy the IGET Bar Plus S3 if you want the confirmed rechargeable body with a 950mAh cell and USB Type C, if the sweet shop and soft drink flavours appeal, if you want mango, or if you are buying while the current sale is running and only ever restock a pod at a time. The full IGET Bar Plus S3 review goes deeper on how the body handles day to day, and the dedicated S3 kit page and S3 pods page list current stock.
Walk away from IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 altogether if you do not want to manage a charger and a pod inventory. Plenty of adult vapers are happier with a sealed device they use and replace, and the IGET Bar Pro 10000 or the IGET One 12000 cover that ground without any of this decision making.
The verdict
On balance the IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 comparison goes to the 6000 for anyone thinking in years, and to the S3 for anyone thinking in weeks. The 6000 has the transparent puff rating, the pod multipacks and therefore the lowest genuine cost per puff we can calculate anywhere in the pod range. The S3 has the better documented body, the bigger and more interesting flavour list, and a sale price that currently undercuts the older line on a single pod basis.
If you are new to pods entirely and want the lowest risk entry, the answer to IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 is to buy one kit, not a bundle, and see whether the format suits you before you commit to a box of pods. Storage matters once you do stock up, and our storage guide applies to sealed pods as much as to disposables. Everything discussed here is browsable from the shop page, delivery timings are on the shipping page, and general queries are answered in the FAQs.
Australian rules on nicotine vaping products continue to change, and the current position is published on the Therapeutic Goods Administration vaping hub. Nothing here is medical advice, and these are adult products, not a cessation treatment.
IGET Bar Plus 6000 vs S3 FAQ
Are IGET Bar Plus 6000 pods compatible with the S3 body?
They are sold as two separate systems with their own pod ranges, and we list them under different categories for that reason. Buy pods from the range that matches the body you own. If you are unsure which handset you have, check the packaging or ask us before ordering.
Which is cheaper to run, the Bar Plus 6000 or the S3?
It depends how you restock. Buying pods one at a time while the S3 sale runs, the S3 costs about $456 a year against $478.80 for the 6000. Buying the 6000 pods in the ten pod box drops it to $310.80 a year, which no S3 route currently matches because the S3 has no pod multipack.
How many puffs does the IGET Bar Plus S3 pod deliver?
We do not publish a puff rating for the S3 pod and we will not estimate one. The Bar Plus 6000 pod is rated at 6,000 puffs. If a published capacity figure is important to your decision, that is a genuine point in favour of the 6000.
Does the IGET Bar Plus 6000 recharge?
Our catalogue does not state a charging method or battery capacity for the Bar Plus 6000 body, so we cannot confirm it. The S3 body is confirmed as a 950mAh unit that charges over USB Type C. Check the individual product page for the current listing detail.
Which has more flavours?
The S3 has 26 kit flavours and 26 replacement pods against 22 and 22 for the Bar Plus 6000. Ten flavours appear in both, eleven are exclusive to the 6000, and sixteen are exclusive to the S3. The 6000 is the only one of the two with a nicotine free option.
Should I buy the kit or just the pods?
Buy the kit first, because a pod is not a working vape on its own and has no battery in it. Once you own a body, restock with pods only. On the Bar Plus 6000 that takes the cost from $59.90 a time down to $25.90 a pod in the ten pod box.