Comparison

Standland vs Stepics

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

Head to head
About

Standland

This app encourages regular standing with adorable virtual pets. Earn new creatures and explore vibrant worlds by meeting your daily standing goals. Track your progress with detailed reports and bring your companions to your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Collect 15 adorable 3D companions
  • Unlock companions via 15 achievements
  • Explore 9 beautiful 3D worlds
  • Track progress with 10-day stats and reports
  • Integrates with Apple Watch for at-a-glance updates
  • Counts stands based on Health app activity data
Features
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Sitting too long has health risks, but building a habit of standing regularly isn’t easy. In Standland, adorable creatures motivate you to stand up more. When you stand up and move around a little, they wake up. Otherwise, they fall asleep. You can unlock new creatures by reaching your goals. ------------------------ ◎ FEATURES: • Move around for more than 1 minute per hour. This counts as 1 stand. (You can get 1 stand per hour. The maximum number of stands per day is 24) • 15 adorable 3D companions that motivate you to stand regularly. • 15 achievements to unlock new companions. • 9 beautiful 3D worlds. • 10-day stats and weekly/monthly reports to see your progress in detail. • Your favorite companions on your Apple Watch! ------------------------ ◎ COUNTING STANDS: This app reads activity data from Apple's Health app (HealthKit) to count your stands. Stand Hours data is used when available; otherwise, Steps data is used. ------------------------ ◎ APPLE WATCH Bring your favorite companions to your Apple Watch! You can see whether you’ve already stood during the current hour at a glance. • Change companions and worlds. • Rotate the Digital Crown to look around the world. • Add a complication to your watch face to see your favorite tiny companion anytime. ------------------------ ◎ PRIVACY This app does not send your health data anywhere. All data remains safely on your device.

About

Stepics

This app transforms your daily steps into game energy to solve unique illustrated puzzles. Unlock new puzzles, earn rewards like iMessage stickers, and track your weekly activity with Apple Watch integration. It encourages reaching daily step goals to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Solve illustrated puzzles with steps
  • Unlock new puzzles and stickers
  • Track weekly step activity
  • Apple Watch integration
  • HealthKit data synchronization
  • Daily step goals and motivation
Features
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Stepics is a uniquely illustrated activity tracker where puzzles are solved by using your daily steps as game energy. Solving puzzles will bring the illustrations to life, unlock new puzzles and reward you with new Stepics iMessage stickers. ***Solve puzzles and get rewarded*** -Solve a variation of unique picture puzzles. Flip and drag pieces to build a picture that matches with the word hint associated with the puzzle -Get rewarded with animated Stepics iMessage stickers -Earn gems by solving puzzles -Earn additional gems by reaching the daily Stepics goal of 7000 steps -Unlock new puzzles with gems ***Follow your weekly activity*** -View your 7 days steps graph and share it with your friends in iMessage -All steps gathered by HealthKit is available in Stepics. Please note that there can be small delays before steps recorded by for example your Apple Watch are available in HealthKit ***Apple Watch *** -Apple Watch extension to boost your motivation and activity levels -Complications that shows your daily steps count. Illustrated activity level complications designed especially for the Infograph watch faces -Receive dynamic notifications when reaching daily activity levels -The first and the most important goal is not to close your day in the lowest activity level (the dreadful sock-level of less than 4000 steps) -5 different daily activity levels and average daily steps count that can be tracked on the long-term -Try to reach higher activity levels, raise your average daily steps count and stay motivated -Stepics for Apple Watch can be used completely independently of the iPhone app ***Privacy*** -In order to work, Stepics needs access to your HealthKit and Motion & Fitness Steps Data -Steps Data is used as game energy and in graphs shown on your iPhone and Apple Watch -Your personal data is only stored and used locally on your devices

Screenshots

Standland4 screens
Stepics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepics at none against Standland's 10. Stepics also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). Standland's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 18). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. Standland sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Stepics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Standland holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Standland has 2.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Standland's written reviews are positive against 75% of Stepics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Standland versus Stepics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandlandStepics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better4.2 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB66 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlask LLPSydvesti Oy

Customer experience

Standland

All ratings2,123 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.4%
Negative15.6%

Stepics

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Standland

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stands not being properly recorded
  • Issues with time zone changes disrupting progress
  • Companion characters not displaying correctly on Apple Watch
  • Gems disappearing or not being awarded correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent updates with new lands, characters, and missions
  • Ability to manually log stands
  • Customizable stand reminders
  • Syncing progress across devices
  • Ability to view all collected characters at once

Stepics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Standland

One-time10
  • Weekly/Monthly Report$1.99
  • Snowy Village$1.99
  • Library$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Beach$1.99
  • Winter Land$1.99
  • Spring Garden$1.99
  • Halloween Land$1.99
  • Mission: Egg Animals$1.99
  • Mission: Summer$1.99
  • Night Camp$1.99
None

Stepics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Standland free?
Standland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepics free?
Stepics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Standland or Stepics?
Standland is rated higher. Standland averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Stepics averages 4.2 from 18 ratings.
Do Standland or Stepics have ads?
Neither Standland nor Stepics shows ads.

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