Comparison

UPLIFT Desk App vs WalkingPad+

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

Head to head
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.

About

WalkingPad+

Enhance your treadmill experience with personalized workouts, real-time progress tracking, and music synchronization. Achieve your fitness goals with guided programs and stay motivated with custom reminders.

Highlights
  • Customized workouts for all models
  • Real-time stats tracking
  • Personalized goal setting
  • Guided cardio, stretching, and strength programs
  • Music tempo synchronization
  • Workout reminders and notifications
  • Health app integration
Features
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Unlock the full potential of your WalkingPad with the official WalkingPad+ app. Take complete control of not only your WalkingPad, but your health and fitness as well. • Track your stats and progress, • Generate custom walking and running workouts for any model of WalkingPad, • And combine strength training and stretching with your cardio for your ultimate fitness solution. Whether you're aiming to lose weight, increase strength, improve longevity, or just squeeze in some light exercise during a break, WalkingPad+ offers everything you need to stay motivated, track your progress, and make the most of every step. FEAUTRES: • Customized for Every Model: Guidance for every WalkingPad Model, whether you're looking a a light walk or a high-energy HIIT run. • Real-Time Stats: Monitor your speed, distance, time, steps and calories with precise real-time data. Get insights to improve your workouts and hit your fitness goals. • Personalized Goals: Set custom goals based on steps, distance, or calories, and track your progress daily, weekly, or monthly. • Guided Workouts: Choose from 20 progressive programs combining cardio, stretching and strength training. Every day is a new challenge. Whether you're looking for weight loss, athletic performance, relaxation and recovery, or sweat-free office workouts to squeeze some fitness into a busy day, you'll find everything you need to hit your personal goals. • BEAT-SYNC Music Integration: Shift the tempo of your music to perfectly match the pace of your feet. Sync your favorite playlists and let your music keep you moving. Perfect for productive power walks or relaxing strolls. • Reminders & Notifications: Set custom workout reminders to stay consistent and motivated. • Completely Interactive: Change your workout at anytime and your coach — and your music — will respond! • Sync with Health: Completed workouts sync to the Health app, including distance, calories burned and duration. WHY WALKINGPAD+? Designed exclusively for WalkingPad users, WalkingPad+ is the easiest way to stay active at home or in the office. No matter your fitness level, WalkingPad+ provides the motivation and tracking tools to help you get fit, stay on track, and enjoy your walking routine like never before! BEAT-SYNC BEAT-SYNC analyzes the BPM (Beats Per Minute) of your music, selects the best songs from your iPod playlist to fit the intensity of your workout, then changes the beat on the fly, perfectly matching the pace of your feet on the treadmill or road. • You will work harder without trying (or without even feeling the difference), • You will get better results from the increased effort, • And most importantly, the time will fly by! SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING TERMS We offer 2 premium subscription plans: Monthly (1 month) or Annual (12 months). Unless canceled or auto-renew is turned off 24-hours before the end of subscription term or the 7-day trial period, you will be billed automatically based on your chosen subscription plan at the end of the free trial or on your subscription renewal date. Manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase or trial start. Read our full Terms and Conditions as well as Privacy Policy: https://app.getterms.io/view/OvBNs/privacy/en-us Terms of Service: https://app.getterms.io/view/OvBNs/tos/en-us Acceptable Use Policy: https://app.getterms.io/view/OvBNs/aup/en-us Try a 7-day trial of Premium Access!

Screenshots

UPLIFT Desk App4 screens
WalkingPad+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UPLIFT Desk App at 56% against WalkingPad+'s 11%. UPLIFT Desk App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). WalkingPad+'s advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. WalkingPad+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. UPLIFT Desk App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WalkingPad+ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WalkingPad+ has 267 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of UPLIFT Desk App's written reviews are positive against 11% of WalkingPad+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UPLIFT Desk App ships an update every 3 months, WalkingPad+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
UPLIFT Desk App versus WalkingPad+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPLIFT Desk AppWalkingPad+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (53 ratings)4.1 (267 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings53267 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB287 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSQUARE GROVE, LLClolo

Customer experience

UPLIFT Desk App

All ratings53 ratings
Positive60.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

WalkingPad+

All ratings267 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative20.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative84.1%

In-app purchases

None

UPLIFT Desk App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WalkingPad+

Subscriptions2
  • WalkingPad+ 1 Month Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • WalkingPad+ 1 Year Access7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is UPLIFT Desk App free?
UPLIFT Desk App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WalkingPad+ free?
WalkingPad+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UPLIFT Desk App or WalkingPad+?
WalkingPad+ is rated higher. UPLIFT Desk App averages 3.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while WalkingPad+ averages 4.1 from 267 ratings.
Do UPLIFT Desk App or WalkingPad+ have ads?
WalkingPad+ shows ads; UPLIFT Desk App does not.
Which is updated more often, UPLIFT Desk App or WalkingPad+?
UPLIFT Desk App ships an update every 3 months, and WalkingPad+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, UPLIFT Desk App was updated on September 19, 2026 and WalkingPad+ on September 22, 2026.

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