Posture Trainer vs Softly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Posture Trainer
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You never notice the moment you start to slouch. Your head drifts forward, your shoulders round, and forty minutes later your neck is aching. PosturePing catches that moment for you and nudges you upright before the strain adds up. Most posture apps are just a repeating timer that buzzes whether you are sitting tall or folded over your laptop. PosturePing actually measures. You set a baseline in your good, upright position with one tap, and the motion sensors already inside your iPhone watch the angle you drift away from it. Prop the phone up on your desk or slip it in a chest pocket ā no wearable, no camera, no extra hardware. When you cross the tilt threshold you chose, you feel a calm double-tap. Nothing else. No sound, no popup, no shame. WHAT YOU GET - A nudge that fires when you are actually slouching, not on a blind schedule - One-tap calibration that teaches the app your own upright position - A sensitivity dial from Gentle to Active, so you decide how much drift is too much - Quiet hours and an adjustable alert gap, so it never buzzes during a meeting or at midnight - Eleven guided neck, shoulder, chest and back routines that undo the desk hunch in under a minute - Weekly upright-time percentage, daily highlights, streaks and session history so you can watch the habit form PERFECT FOR - Desk workers and remote teams living in back-to-back video calls - Students hunched over laptops through long study blocks - Anyone with tech neck from hours of looking down at a phone - People rebuilding a posture habit after a stiff, painful week WHY NOT JUST SET A PHONE ALARM? Because a timer has no idea what you are doing. It interrupts you when you are already sitting perfectly, then stays silent through the twenty minutes you spent collapsed over your keyboard. A reminder you learn to ignore changes nothing. PosturePing only speaks up when your angle says it should, which is why the nudge still works after week one. PosturePing reads device tilt as a proxy for posture to help you build a healthier sitting habit. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. Sessions, baselines and streaks are stored locally on your iPhone ā no account, no sign-up, nothing to sync. The app works completely offline. FULL ACCESS One purchase unlocks all of PosturePing: every guided stretch routine, custom sensitivity, alert cadence and quiet hours, plus full session history, streaks and weekly posture insights. Choose the weekly plan, the yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase ā yearly and lifetime cost far less over time. Prices appear in your local currency before you confirm. Calibrate once today, work one normal afternoon, and see what your upright percentage really looks like. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com
Softly
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Softly is the place to look after yourself: your cycle, your health and your safety, in one calm, private app. YOUR CYCLE ⢠Period, ovulation and fertile-window predictions ⢠A cycle wheel calendar with phases and the moon ⢠Log flow, pain, mood, symptoms, medicines and more ⢠Log several days in one go ⢠Choose which sections appear when you log ⢠Suspended cycle: if your contraception pauses your cycle, predictions pause and any bleeding stays spotting PIXIE, YOUR LITTLE STAR ⢠A small companion who mirrors your mood, on Apple Watch and in widgets too ⢠Ask Pixie: ask in your own words and she takes you to the right article. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence she shows the exact sentences that answer PARTNER MODE ⢠Share your cycle with the person beside you: you choose what to share and can pause any time ⢠Your partner gets gentle heads-ups and articles written for people who want to support you SAFETY AND SUPPORT ⢠Emergency and anti-violence numbers for your country ⢠Quick exit: one tap, or shake your phone, and Softly is gone ⢠"I don't know what to do": a guide that asks what's happening and points to the right next step ⢠Articles on recognising abuse, staying safe and supporting someone KNOW YOUR BODY ⢠Clear articles on cycles, hormones, conditions and pregnancy, based on sources like the WHO and the NHS ⢠Softly Intelligence reads your data on your phone and gives you personal insights ⢠A PDF report to take to your doctor ALSO ⢠Diary with voice notes ⢠Pregnancy mode ⢠Widgets and Apple Watch ⢠Import from Apple Health and from files YOUR PRIVACY Your data stays on your iPhone. No ads, no tracking, no Softly servers. If you want, sync it to your own private iCloud. Softly is not a medical device and does not replace professional advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Softly at none against Posture Trainer's 3. Softly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Posture Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Posture Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Softly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Posture Trainer ships an update monthly, Softly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Posture Trainer | Softly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | VINCENZO GALLINA |
In-app purchases
Posture Trainer
- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Yearly$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$69.99
Softly
No in-app purchases









