Comparison

Highness vs Standing Desk Timer

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

Head to head
About

Highness

Log your cannabis experiences with this digital diary. Track strains, feelings, thoughts, and photos from your sessions. Understand your highs better with detailed journaling.

Highlights
  • Log cannabis strains
  • Record feelings and thoughts
  • Add photos to entries
  • Track experiences over time
  • User-friendly diary interface
Features
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Highness is the must-have app for cannabis lovers who want to keep track of their experiences. The easy-to-use diary lets you log your favorite strains, feelings, thoughts, and snapshots from your best trips. Terms of Use: https://highnessapp.eu/terms/

About

Standing Desk Timer

Features
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DeskMode turns the low-intensity movement of a desk day into one honest number. Time how long you sit, stand, walk on a treadmill desk, or pedal an under-desk bike, and see the calories you burn ABOVE just sitting - never inflated, never guilt-tripped. One thing, done well. Not a food logger, not a workout app. Just the four modes you actually switch between at a desk, and the honest math behind them. HONEST, NET CALORIES - Calories are the extra above resting - sitting is your baseline and does not pad the number. Only standing, walking and cycling add to it. - Validated MET values (Ainsworth 2011) x your real body weight, with a plain +/-20-30% disclaimer. Better to be calibratable than fake-precise. - Tap any figure to see a per-activity breakdown and exactly how it is worked out. GLANCEABLE FROM ACROSS THE ROOM - Big timer, one tap to start, one tap to flip sit to stand. A quick-switch strip keeps every mode a thumb away. - A live speed dial for the treadmill desk and a resistance dial for the bike, so calories track your real pace. APPLE WATCH, IN SYNC - Start, flip, pause and stop from your wrist as one shared timer with iPhone. - The same honest "above sitting" calories, a today summary, and a Digital Crown mode switch. COMFORT COACHING AS YOU GO - While a timer runs, DeskMode surfaces a short, activity-specific comfort and mobility tip - calf raises and hip openers for long standing, ankle circles for cycling - rotating every few minutes. Around 70 cues, each cited to a real source (Cornell Ergonomics, OSHA, NIOSH, ACSM, NASM, AHA). Guidance, not medical advice. A WEEK THAT FITS - Build named profiles ("Office" with a desk bike Mon/Wed/Fri, "Home office" Tue/Thu) that scope which modes and reminders show each day. One tap to "Use today" when plans change. - Opt-in stand and sit nudges that offer to switch or snooze - never automatic, never naggy. PROGRESS, WITHOUT THE PRESSURE - Levels, ~40 collectible badges, and a GitHub-style activity heatmap. - A no-shame streak: a quiet day is rest, not a red mark. - Explore every chart - scrub the trends, tap the split, read exact values. APPLE HEALTH - Reads your latest weight for accurate calories and saves sessions as workouts. Syncs when you open the app; nothing is ever duplicated. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Your activity stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Lock Screen Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and Home-Screen widgets keep today's on-feet minutes and calories a glance away. DeskMode Pro unlocks the whole app - every mode, chart, badge, widget, the Apple Watch app and weekly profiles. Start with a 3-day free trial, then choose a monthly or yearly subscription. No free tier, nothing held back behind a second purchase. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Highness4 screens
Standing Desk Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Standing Desk Timer at every 3 days against Highness's every 3 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Highness sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Standing Desk Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highness ships an update every 3 weeks, Standing Desk Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Highness versus Standing Desk Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighnessStanding Desk Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPedro CanelasNICHOLAS LUKE THOMAS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Highness

Subscriptions1
  • Highness Plus Annual2 Months trial$4.991 Year
2 purchases

Standing Desk Timer

Subscriptions2
  • DeskMode Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • DeskMode Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Highness free?
Highness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Standing Desk Timer free?
Standing Desk Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Highness or Standing Desk Timer have ads?
Neither Highness nor Standing Desk Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Highness or Standing Desk Timer?
Highness ships an update every 3 weeks, and Standing Desk Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Highness was updated on November 7, 2026 and Standing Desk Timer on October 31, 2026.

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