Comparison

Handstand Lab vs Handstand Pro

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

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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.

About

Handstand Pro

This app provides a personalized program to learn and improve handstand skills. It assesses your current level and offers tailored drills, focusing on safety and consistent progress. Achieve your handstand goals with guided sessions and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized level assessment
  • Skill tree progression
  • Safe bail-out training
  • Guided warm-ups for wrist protection
  • Timed sessions with spoken cues
  • Progress tracking and personal bests
  • Consistency rewards (streaks, badges)
Features
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Learn how to hold a handstand. For real. Handstand Pro teaches you to balance on your hands with a real program, not random tutorials watched out of order. You take a 2-minute level test, the app finds exactly where you're at, and gives you the drills you need. Never too hard, never useless. 15 minutes a day is enough. Every session counts, every second you gain is logged, and you see your progress in black and white. WHAT MAKES HANDSTAND PRO DIFFERENT - One test, your level. The app assesses your base (core, wrists, balance) and builds a progression made for you. - A clear path. A skill tree guides you from your very first hold at the wall to a freestanding handstand. You unlock what's next by mastering the step you're on. - Fear of falling, treated as a skill. The "Cartwheel bail out" module teaches you to come down safely before you ever attempt freestanding balance. It's the number one blocker for adults, and it's solved in two sessions. - Wrists protected. Every session starts with their guided warm-up: 5 minutes that prevent the vast majority of pain. - Guided sessions. Timer, spoken countdown, coaching cues and a video demo for every drill. - Your records tracked. The app times your best holds and celebrates every new personal best. Handstand progress is invisible day to day and spectacular month to month: seeing it is what keeps you going. - Your consistency rewarded. You choose your weekly pact, the app helps you keep it. Streaks, badges, shareable progress cards. WHO IS IT FOR? Adults. Whether you've never left the floor or you already hold a few seconds against a wall, the program starts from YOUR starting point and takes you further. And no, 30 or 40 is not too late: Handstand Pro was built by an adult who rebuilt their handstand at 40, on a gymnastics foundation. WHAT YOU'LL TRAIN - Wrist strength and mobility, the base of every solid handstand - Core and alignment - Balance at the wall, then away from it - The safe bail out, so you can practice without fear - The hold, second after second FREE TRIAL, NO TRICKS The full program is included in the Handstand Pro subscription: 7-day free trial on both the yearly and monthly plans, or lifetime access as a one-time purchase. You're reminded before the trial ends, and you can cancel in 2 taps in Settings. No commitment. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account to create. Your progress lives on your iPhone. Ready to get upside down? Take the test, and start today. Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.handstandpro.app

Screenshots

Handstand Lab4 screens
Handstand Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handstand Lab at 4.9 against Handstand Pro's 3.7. Handstand Lab also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (38 vs 3). Handstand Pro's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Handstand Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Handstand Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handstand Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handstand Lab has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Handstand Lab's written reviews are positive against 100% of Handstand Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handstand Lab ships an update every 8 days, Handstand Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Handstand Lab versus Handstand Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandstand LabHandstand Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Mac DonaldStephane, Robert,Jean PERRIN

Customer experience

Handstand Lab

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

Handstand Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Handstand Lab

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Handstand Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly special offer1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$99.99

Questions

Is Handstand Lab free?
Handstand Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handstand Pro free?
Handstand Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handstand Lab or Handstand Pro?
Handstand Lab is rated higher. Handstand Lab averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Handstand Pro averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Handstand Lab or Handstand Pro have ads?
Neither Handstand Lab nor Handstand Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handstand Lab or Handstand Pro?
Handstand Lab ships an update every 8 days, and Handstand Pro every 5 days. Most recently, Handstand Lab was updated on November 9, 2026 and Handstand Pro on November 13, 2026.

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