Standland vs Runance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Runance
Easily track your runs with this privacy-focused app designed exclusively for Apple Watch. Monitor live metrics, view workout history on your iPhone, and store your data securely in Apple Health. No account or ads required.
- Live workout metrics (heart rate, distance, tempo)
- Always-On display support
- Auto-pause and resume workouts
- Music control via media player
- Workout history browsing
- Workout route mapping
- Privacy-focused data storage in Apple Health
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EXCLUSIVE FOR APPLE WATCH Looking for an easy and privacy-focused way to track your runs? Look no further than Runance for Apple Watch. This simple app lets you record your runs through your watch and gets detailed information about your workouts through the iOS app. Runance is free and requires no account registration. With its easy-to-use interface and privacy-focused design, Runance is the perfect app to help you record and monitor your progress. And best of all, it's free! So why not give it a try today? WHY YOU WILL LOVE RUNANCE - Runance is completely free. No hidden in-app purchases. - No Ads. No annoyances. - No Membership. No registration. - Privacy Focused: Your data will be stored in securely in Health. RUNANCE FOR APPLE WATCH: FEATURES - View live metrics during your workout, such as: heart rate, training zone, distance, tempo, and elapsed time. - Never miss out on relevant information using the Always-On display on newer watch models. - Switch between rolling and average tempos by tapping on the metric. - Pause and resume workouts. Runance also supports auto-pause. - Control your music with the media player. - Browse the most recent workouts FEATURES OF THE IOS APP - Browse your workout history. - Get information about your workouts, such as heart-rate, pace-splits, and energy burned. - Take a look back at your workout route through the map. NO LOGIN REQUIRED Tired of creating an account for everything? You can use Runance right away without having to create a membership. PRIVACY FIRST Runance is designed for privacy. Your data will only be stored in Apple Health, which securely stores all your health and fitness data you already have on your device. No data will be shared with 3rd party services. So, what are you waiting for? Put your shoes on and start your journey to a healthier you! SUPPORT Any questions or feature requests? Contact me at josh@runanceapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runance at none against Standland's 10. Runance also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Standland's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Standland sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Runance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Runance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Standland has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Standland's written reviews are positive against 100% of Runance's.
Standland ships an update every 5 weeks, Runance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Standland | Runance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flask LLP | Joshua Brunhuber |
Customer experience
Standland
Runance
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
Runance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Standland
- Weekly/Monthly Report$1.99
- Snowy Village$1.99
- Library$1.99
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- 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
Runance
No in-app purchases









