Stud Finder vs Upright
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stud Finder
Turn your iPhone into a stud and metal detector. Accurately locate studs, pipes, wiring, and metal objects behind walls with real-time feedback and customizable settings. Perfect for DIY projects and home improvement.
- Professional-grade stud detection
- Advanced metal detector functionality
- Real-time visual, haptic, and audio feedback
- Automatic magnetic field calibration
- Customizable sensitivity settings
- Offline functionality
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Stud Finder: Wall Detector Transform your iPhone into a powerful stud finder and metal detector with our premium wall scanning tool. Designed for DIY enthusiasts, contractors, and home improvement professionals, this app delivers accurate and reliable detection of studs, metals, and wiring hidden behind walls. Key Features: Professional-Grade Stud Detection: Precisely locate wooden studs behind drywall, plaster, and other wall materials with exceptional accuracy. Advanced Metal Detector Functionality: Easily identify metal pipes, wiring, nails, and metal studs with our sensitive magnetometer technology. Real-Time Feedback: Experience responsive visual gauge display, customizable haptic vibrations, and audio alerts when metal or studs are detected. Calibration Technology: Automatic magnetic field calibration ensures accurate readings in any environment. Customizable Settings: Adjust sensitivity thresholds to match different wall types and detection needs. User-Friendly Interface: Simple, intuitive design makes finding studs and metal objects effortless. No Internet Required: Works completely offline for use anywhere. Perfect for hanging pictures, mounting TVs, installing shelves, and any project requiring precise location of studs and metal objects. Download Stud Finder: Wall Detector today and tackle your home improvement projects with confidence! This app is using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Upright
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Get reminders to check your position and record activities you complete. This app does not use sensors to measure posture or assess health. Open a reminder to check your neck, shoulders and feet in one picture, then save with a single tap. In a meeting? Pause reminders for 30 minutes from Home and see when the next one is scheduled. Features: - One-picture check-in and one-tap record - 30-minute pause and next reminder time on Home - Reminder intervals of 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour or 2 hours, with active hours - Sound preferences, Do Not Disturb, weekend exclusion and standing reminders - Custom messages, daily record goals and current goal streak - Activity score based on the last 7 days of records and daily statistics - Home stretch: 4 steps, 60 seconds; Guide stretch: 5 steps, 3:30 - Share or copy an activity summary; dark mode and larger text support Activity scores reflect record counts, not measured posture or treatment results. Move within a comfortable range and stop if uncomfortable. Permissions, Focus and battery settings may delay reminders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upright at none against Stud Finder's 3. Upright also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Stud Finder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Upright asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stud Finder ships an update every 10 months, Upright weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stud Finder | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 金红 李 | HeungYeol Kim |
In-app purchases
Stud Finder
- Unlimited access$4.997 Days
- Unlimited access$24.991 Year
- Unlimited access$49.99
Upright
No in-app purchases









