Comparison

SaltStack vs Upright

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

Head to head
About

SaltStack

Features
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Keep your POTS day in one clear timeline. SaltStack brings symptoms, hydration, medications, possible triggers, interventions, standing-session observations, and electrolytes together. Without diagnosing or telling you what caused what. Check in quickly from iPhone or Apple Watch, add optional Apple Health context, review cautious patterns in your own records, and create a clinician-friendly report for appointments. POTS DAILY • Record symptoms and flares with optional severity, posture, and notes • Log fluids, medications, interventions, possible triggers, recovery moments, and freeform notes • See health events and electrolyte intake together in one daily timeline • Choose favorite events for faster check-ins • Use Calm Mode for a quieter daily experience PERSONAL STANDING-SESSION RECORDS • Record resting and standing observations • Add optional heart rate, blood pressure, and symptom notes • Keep a personal record without pass/fail scores or diagnostic conclusions • Stop immediately if standing feels unsafe ELECTROLYTES AT A GLANCE • Track sodium, potassium, and magnesium against daily targets • Quick-log common electrolyte products and foods • Adjust serving sizes or add custom entries • Scan supported product barcodes • Choose POTS, keto, endurance, fasting, general, or custom targets PATTERNS AND REPORTS • Review cautious summaries based only on what you recorded • See sample sizes and data coverage instead of black-box conclusions • Create a clinician-friendly PDF with symptoms, events, standing sessions, and missing-data notes • Export records for your own files or care-team conversations APPLE HEALTH AND APPLE WATCH • Add authorized heart-rate and wellness context from Apple Health • Save supported nutrition data to Apple Health • Check in or quick-log from Apple Watch • Control optional health permissions at any time BUILT FOR REAL DAYS SaltStack is designed to make useful records possible even when energy and focus are limited. Save the important moment quickly and add more context only when you want to. Free and Pro options are available. Pricing and feature access are shown before purchase. SaltStack is not a medical device and does not diagnose POTS, identify causes, recommend treatment, or replace medical care. Always follow guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Privacy policy: https://saltstackapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://saltstackapp.com/terms Support: https://saltstackapp.com/support

About

Upright

Features
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Upright turns the chaos of POTS and dysautonomia into a pattern you can see, and hand to your doctor. POTS is invisible and exhausting: dizziness, brain fog, racing heart and fatigue that come and go with no obvious cause. Upright tracks the things that actually move the needle, in one simple daily loop. STANDING HEART RATE TEST Record your NASA lean test: resting heart rate lying down and peak heart rate standing. Upright flags the rise of 30 bpm or more used to define POTS and charts your trend. SALT, FLUIDS & ELECTROLYTES One-tap logging toward your daily sodium and fluid targets, with progress rings. SYMPTOMS & TRIGGERS Log episodes, severity and triggers such as heat, standing, meals and your menstrual cycle. On a bad day, ask Siri to log a symptom in Upright without opening the app. MEDICATION REMINDERS Add midodrine, fludrocortisone, salt tablets or beta blockers with their dose times. Upright reminds you when each dose is due and tracks your adherence. HISTORY & TRENDS Browse every day you logged and see how your symptoms line up with low-salt days. DOCTOR-READY REPORT Standing heart rate trends, symptom frequency, medication adherence and salt and fluid compliance: the evidence that changes an appointment. YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account, no cloud, fully offline. For everyone managing POTS, dysautonomia, MCAS, EDS, long COVID and chronic illness. UPRIGHT PRO PDF and CSV doctor reports, heart rate from Apple Health for your stand test, full trigger correlations and unlimited history. Start with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Invite a friend and you both get 30 days of Pro free. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Upright is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Always consult your doctor or a qualified healthcare professional before changing your salt, fluid or medication routine. If you faint and are injured, have chest pain or feel seriously unwell, seek emergency care. Terms of Use: https://adelyons.com/apps/upright/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/upright/privacy.html

Screenshots

SaltStack4 screens
Upright4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Upright at 15.0 against SaltStack's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads 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. SaltStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Upright sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SaltStack ships an update every 2 weeks, Upright every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SaltStack versus Upright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaltStackUpright
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaBounty Labs, LLCAdelyons Software LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SaltStack

Subscriptions2
  • SaltStack Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • SaltStack Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • SaltStack Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Upright

Subscriptions2
  • Upright Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Upright Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upright Pro (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is SaltStack free?
SaltStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upright free?
Upright is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SaltStack or Upright have ads?
Neither SaltStack nor Upright shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SaltStack or Upright?
SaltStack ships an update every 2 weeks, and Upright every 9 days. Most recently, SaltStack was updated on September 24, 2026 and Upright on September 21, 2026.

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