Comparison

Ergatta vs UPLIFT Desk App

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

Head to head
About

Ergatta

Plan workouts, track performance, and view detailed historical data. Monitor your progress, rankings, and challenges, even without your rower. Sync data with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness.

Highlights
  • Workout history and breakdown
  • Workout library browsing and filtering
  • Detailed stats and personal records
  • Community and group rankings
  • Challenge progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Enhance your workout and race performance by planning ahead and staying on top of the results. Keep up with the Rankings and see where you stand, browse your workout libraries, see your history, highlights, and progress, even if your Ergatta rower is stored away. The Ergatta Companion App Includes: APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Sync your Ergatta workouts to the Apple Health App, where they will appear as part of your daily activity. YOUR WORKOUT HISTORY • View all our your completed workouts • Get a granular breakdown of each workout • See your monthly distance, time, and calorie totals • Favorite workouts YOUR WORKOUT LIBRARY • Browse through the workout libraries and filter by time, distance, type, and more • See each workout’s details and your projected performance • Favorite workouts for later YOUR STATS • View your dashboard • Personal Records • Monthly, weekly, and daily breakdowns of your stats • Your personal records and highlights RANKINGS • Your full rankings report • Monthly breakdowns of the full community, your age group, gender, and weight group • Sort by distance rowed, best split, and average split CHALLENGES Check in on challenges and track your progress This app is frequently updated with new features and enhancements, just as the Ergatta Experience evolves. Have an input? Email support@ergatta.com and share with the team.

About

UPLIFT Desk App

This app connects to your standing desk to provide sit/stand reminders, track your movement goals, and monitor standing time and calorie expenditure. It offers desk controls and settings to help you move more throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Sit/stand reminders
  • Movement goals
  • Standing time tracking
  • Calorie tracking
  • Desk controls
  • Customizable settings
Features
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1. Control your standing desk plus sit/stand reminders, standing goals, and stats. 2. Connect your UPLIFT Desk for sit/stand reminders, goals, stats, settings, and desk controls. Move more with the UPLIFT Desk App. Get the most out of your standing desk with standing time and calorie tracking. 3. Enjoy most features of an Advanced Keypad regardless of your keypad type.

Screenshots

Ergatta4 screens
UPLIFT Desk App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ergatta at 4.1 against UPLIFT Desk App's 3.5. Ergatta also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). UPLIFT Desk App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ergatta holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Ergatta's written reviews are positive against 51% of UPLIFT Desk App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ergatta ships an update monthly, UPLIFT Desk App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ergatta versus UPLIFT Desk App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterErgattaUPLIFT Desk App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (80 ratings) — better3.5 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings80 — better56
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErgattaSQUARE GROVE, LLC

Customer experience

Ergatta

All ratings80 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral16.1%
Negative25.8%

UPLIFT Desk App

All ratings53 ratings
Positive60.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative34.3%

In-app purchases

None

Ergatta

No in-app purchases

None

UPLIFT Desk App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ergatta free?
Ergatta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UPLIFT Desk App free?
UPLIFT Desk App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ergatta or UPLIFT Desk App?
Ergatta is rated higher. Ergatta averages 4.1 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while UPLIFT Desk App averages 3.5 from 56 ratings.
Do Ergatta or UPLIFT Desk App have ads?
Neither Ergatta nor UPLIFT Desk App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ergatta or UPLIFT Desk App?
Ergatta ships an update monthly, and UPLIFT Desk App every 3 months. Most recently, Ergatta was updated on October 20, 2026 and UPLIFT Desk App on October 21, 2026.

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