Comparison

Standland vs Arena

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

Arena

Features
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Arena records your runs and gets out of the way. Tap Start, run, tap Finish. Distance, pace, time, elevation and heart rate, with splits and charts, on a map you can share to Instagram Stories in one tap. WORKS WITH ANY WATCH Runs from Apple Watch, Garmin, Polar, Coros, Suunto, Huawei and Xiaomi arrive through Apple Health. Live heart rate comes from any watch or chest strap that broadcasts over Bluetooth. Apple Watch gets its own Arena app with GPS and heart rate, no phone needed. BUILT FOR RUNNING • Auto-pause at traffic lights • Voice cues every kilometer or mile • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Start a run from Control Center, the Action button or Siri • Personal records, weekly goal and streak • Heart rate zones, calories and cadence • GPX and FIT import and export YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no server, no tracking. Everything lives on your phone and in Apple Health. Export all your runs as GPX whenever you like.

Screenshots

Standland4 screens
Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arena at none against Standland's 10. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Standland versus Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandlandArena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlask LLPAleksandr Pozharov

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

Arena

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

Arena

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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