Comparison

Standup vs Backlog by Time Engine

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

Head to head
About

Standup

This app helps you track your goals and report progress for daily standup meetings. Easily create and manage tasks for different days, view your history through a calendar, and get a quick overview of past, present, and future tasks.

Highlights
  • Create and manage tasks
  • Track daily progress
  • Calendar history view
  • Task preview for yesterday, today, tomorrow
  • Goal tracking
Features
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Welcome to Standup. Standup helps you to track your goals and report progress on your daily standup meetings. Main features: * Create and manage tasks for different days; * Browse history throug calendar, which helps you to see what you did on a specific day; * Preview Yesterdays Todays and Tomorrows tasks at a glance. We can't wait for you to try it out!

About

Backlog by Time Engine

Features
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Backlog is a time based todo list, add an backlog, add items and subitems to it, associate it with a time amount representing a how much it will take to be done with it. Backlog adds all your items time and show how much workload you have. Simply check and uncheck items, move them to prioritize them or delete them.

Screenshots

Standup4 screens
Backlog by Time Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backlog by Time Engine at none against Standup's 1. Backlog by Time Engine also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Standup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backlog by Time Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Standup ships an update every 3 months, Backlog by Time Engine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Standup versus Backlog by Time Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandupBacklog by Time Engine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarolis Raiselis100-8 Studio

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Standup

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Backlog by Time Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Standup free?
Standup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backlog by Time Engine free?
Backlog by Time Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Standup or Backlog by Time Engine have ads?
Neither Standup nor Backlog by Time Engine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Standup or Backlog by Time Engine?
Standup ships an update every 3 months, and Backlog by Time Engine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Standup was updated on August 12, 2026 and Backlog by Time Engine on September 19, 2026.

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