Comparison

Desk Stretches vs Elasta

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

Head to head
About

Desk Stretches

Features
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Sat all day and feel it in your neck, back and hips? Desk Stretches turns "I should stretch" into a 4-minute guided break you actually take. Pick a routine, press play, and follow one clear move at a time — a countdown ring and a simple line-art pose show exactly what to do and for how long. No accounts, no video buffering, no 45-minute classes. Three focused routines of 7 moves each (20-60 seconds per move), built for the moments that matter: waking up, resetting after a long sitting session, and winding down before bed. The timer keeps your screen awake, pauses when you step away, and never fast-forwards through moves you didn't do. WHAT YOU GET • A Desk Reset that undoes hours of sitting in about 4 minutes — wrists, neck, spine and eyes, all doable in office clothes • A Morning Energizer that gets your blood moving before your first coffee • An Evening Wind-Down with floor poses that ease your back before sleep • A day streak that grows every day you finish a routine — miss a day and it resets, so opening the app becomes automatic • Body-part focus sessions: stiff shoulders today? Filter the move library to shoulders and run just those moves • A custom routine builder — pick any moves, set 10-180 seconds each, reorder, save PERFECT FOR • Desk workers whose neck and shoulders are tight by 3 pm • Remote workers who go from bed to laptop without moving • Anyone told by a physio "you should stretch more" who never sticks with it • Restless sleepers who need to unwind their back before bed WHY NOT JUST FOLLOW A VIDEO? A video can't see your clock. You skip around, lose your place, and watch ads between poses. Desk Stretches gives every move its own timer, advances automatically, and logs the session when you finish — so a stretch break takes 4 minutes, not 20 minutes of scrolling for the right video. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your session history and custom routines live only on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, nothing leaves your device. The daily reminder is a local notification. FULL ACCESS Desk Stretches Pro is what runs the app — a purchase is required once setup is done, and it unlocks everything: all three guided routines, body-part focus sessions from the full move library, the custom routine builder and your complete session history. Choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a lifetime one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you commit; subscriptions can be cancelled anytime in Settings. Your neck already knows it needs this. Download Desk Stretches and take your first 4-minute break today. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

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Elasta

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Get into the splits, put your palms on the floor, ease a stiff back or simply move more freely. Pick your goal and Elasta builds you a 30-day stretching plan. A few minutes a day, with Hande Ceren. Start with your goal A short quiz asks about your goal, your tightest areas, any sensitive joints and how many minutes you have. A simple test gives you a starting flexibility score. When you finish, your 30-day plan is ready: an estimate of where you could be and when, plus your first week. It's an estimate; every body opens up at its own pace. My Plan: you always know what's next Open the app and today's stretch is waiting. The plan moves through four parts: open up, go deeper, get strong, reach it. Finish a part and Hande celebrates with you. If your level feels too easy or too hard, the plan suggests a better fit. Coach: message Hande Type "My back is tight, I have 10 minutes." Coach listens, asks a question if it needs to, and drops a routine made for you into the chat within seconds. Ask for a shorter, gentler or no-floor version, get a weekly plan, or ask anything about stretching. A video for every move Hande Ceren shows every move on video. The timer keeps time, Hande's voice counts down the last three seconds and tells you when to switch sides. The next move is always shown at the bottom. It remembers your sensitive joints If your knees, lower back, neck or wrists need care, say so once. Moves that load that joint are flagged, and for most you can switch to a gentler option with one tap. See your progress Measure your score with a weekly flexibility check. Your streak, total minutes, weekly goal and 12 badges live here. Every Sunday evening you get a summary of your week. What's inside • More than 95 move videos: standing, on a chair, seated, kneeling and lying down • 13 body areas, from neck to ankles • 30-day goal plans: 30 Days to Splits, Palms to Floor, Easy Back, 30 Days to Better Posture, Unwind & Sleep • Short routines for mornings, desk breaks, bedtime, running, before and after workouts • Build your own routine: pick moves, order them, set the timing • Daily reminder On your iPhone With your permission, finished stretches are saved to Apple Health as Flexibility workouts; Elasta never reads your health data. A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget shows your streak and your plan day. No account Elasta never asks you to sign up or set a password. Your profile and history stay on your phone. What you write to Coach is sent to our server only with your permission, and only so it can answer. Elasta Plus Take the quiz and see your plan for free. Your plan, Coach, series and routines need Elasta Plus, billed monthly or yearly and renewed automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://app.elasta.app/gizlilik Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Elasta is a general stretching app and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have pain or an injury, talk to a healthcare professional before you start.

Screenshots

Desk Stretches4 screens
Elasta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desk Stretches at none against Elasta's 5. Desk Stretches also leads on ads (none vs shown). Elasta's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Elasta sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.19 per month. Desk Stretches asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desk Stretches ships an update every 4 months, Elasta every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Desk Stretches versus Elasta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk StretchesElasta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDGirisimdi LTD

In-app purchases

None

Desk Stretches

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Elasta

Subscriptions5
  • Elasta Plus Monthly (Invite)$7.191 Month
  • Elasta Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Elasta Plus Yearly$23.991 Year
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  • Elasta Plus Yearly (Invite)$35.991 Year
  • Elasta Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Desk Stretches free?
Desk Stretches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elasta free?
Elasta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Desk Stretches or Elasta have ads?
Elasta shows ads; Desk Stretches does not.
Which is updated more often, Desk Stretches or Elasta?
Desk Stretches ships an update every 4 months, and Elasta every 2 days. Most recently, Desk Stretches was updated on October 31, 2026 and Elasta on November 6, 2026.

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