Comparison

Handstand Timer MJ vs Handstand Lab

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

Head to head
About

Handstand Timer MJ

This app uses your device's camera to automatically detect and time handstands and other poses. It's ideal for tracking progress in disciplines like yoga, calisthenics, and hand balancing.

Highlights
  • Automatic pose detection
  • Camera-based timing
  • Records handstand times
  • Supports yoga and calisthenics
  • Tracks progress
Features
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Automatically time your handstands and other poses using your camera. The app will detect and record your times for hand balancing, yoga, calisthenics, and other disciplines.

About

Handstand Lab

This app automatically times, scores, and creates video clips of your handstand holds. It analyzes your form, tracks your progress, and allows you to compete with friends. Upload clips to Google Drive for backup and analysis.

Highlights
  • Automatic handstand timing and scoring
  • Video clip generation for each hold
  • Joint angle analysis for form correction
  • Workout logging with rest timers
  • Built-in and custom workout routines
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Head-to-head battles with friends
  • Google Drive integration for backup
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Every handstand is automatically timed, scored, and turned into its own clip. Recording handstands used to be a whole ritual: press record, kick up, come down, press stop. Scrub back to find where the hold started and ended. Work out the duration. Watch it eat up your storage. Reposition the phone, press record, go again — every single rep. Not anymore. Set your phone down once, train straight through, and don't touch it again. Handstand Lab catches every hold, times it, and files each one as its own clip — while you just keep training. IMPORT THE HANDSTANDS YOU'VE ALREADY FILMED Pick any video from your camera roll. Every handstand in it is found, timed, scored and saved as its own clip. STRAIGHTEN UP YOUR HANDSTAND Handstand Lab measures the angles at your joints and shows you exactly where your handstand's going wrong and what to clean up. TRACKS EVERY SHAPE YOU HIT For every handstand, Handstand Lab reads the shapes you move through — straddle, tuck, split, stag, and more — and measures how long you spend in each. Time on one arm is tracked the same way. A COMPLETE TRAINING SYSTEM • Log full workouts — sets, reps, rest timers, and holds timed automatically • Use our built-in routines and exercises, or create custom ones WATCH THE NUMBERS CLIMB Watch your longest holds climb, keep your weekly streak alive, and see how often your kick-ups stick — real proof you're getting better, week after week. BATTLE YOUR FRIENDS Go head-to-head with up to 10 players. Handstand Lab runs the battle for you — compete at longest hold or straightest line! UPLOAD YOUR CLIPS TO GOOGLE DRIVE Send your clips to your own Drive so a coach can review your form and give you feedback — and your whole training history stays backed up. • Auto-upload and organize every session, hands-free • Or upload one session at a time, whenever you want SAVE STORAGE SPACE Only your handstands are saved — never the waiting in between. • Choose your recording quality • Record in high quality, but let Handstand Lab compress only your old clips to free up space — so you get the best of both worlds • Effortlessly remove clips that have already been backed up to Google Drive • Bulk-delete the clips that don't matter, filtered by length, form and more YOUR VIDEO STAYS YOURS Your training video stays on your device by default. Sign-in is optional — and when you do, only your records sync across your devices: times, dates, and form stats, never your video. Analytics are anonymous, and there are no ads. Handstand Lab is a personal training tool — not a medical device, and not a replacement for good coaching. Train within your ability.

Screenshots

Handstand Timer MJ4 screens
Handstand Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Handstand Lab at none against Handstand Timer MJ's shown. Handstand Lab also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Handstand Timer MJ's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Handstand Timer MJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handstand Lab has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handstand Timer MJ's written reviews are positive against 91% of Handstand Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handstand Timer MJ ships an update weekly, Handstand Lab every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Handstand Timer MJ versus Handstand Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandstand Timer MJHandstand Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB175 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGilroy DigitalMichael Mac Donald

Customer experience

Handstand Timer MJ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handstand Lab

All ratings32 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Handstand Timer MJ

No in-app purchases

None

Handstand Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handstand Timer MJ free?
Handstand Timer MJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handstand Lab free?
Handstand Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handstand Timer MJ or Handstand Lab?
Handstand Timer MJ is rated higher. Handstand Timer MJ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Handstand Lab averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Handstand Timer MJ or Handstand Lab have ads?
Handstand Timer MJ shows ads; Handstand Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Handstand Timer MJ or Handstand Lab?
Handstand Timer MJ ships an update weekly, and Handstand Lab every 8 days. Most recently, Handstand Timer MJ was updated on September 17, 2026 and Handstand Lab on October 8, 2026.

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