Comparison

Handstand Pro vs Upright

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

Head to head
About

Handstand Pro

Learn to hold a handstand with a personalized program. It assesses your current level and provides tailored drills to build strength, balance, and confidence. Track your progress and achieve your goals with guided sessions and consistent practice.

Highlights
  • Personalized level assessment
  • Skill tree progression
  • Safe bail-out training
  • Wrist warm-up routines
  • Guided timed sessions
  • 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

About

Upright

This app provides a structured, step-by-step program to learn a freestanding handstand. It offers daily sessions with clear progression criteria, tracking your progress and helping you build consistency. The app focuses on dedicated training without distractions.

Highlights
  • Structured 8-level handstand program
  • Daily 10-20 minute sessions
  • Hands-free hold timer
  • Progress tracking chart
  • Streak tracking
  • Wrist warm-up ritual
Features
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Learning a handstand without structure feels random: you kick up when you remember, hold for however long, and months pass without knowing if you're closer. Upright replaces that with a path. THE PATH Eight levels from your first wall walk to a freestanding handstand. Each level is a short daily session — 10 to 20 minutes — with clear criteria for moving up. No guesswork about what to do today: open the app, the session is ready. THE LOOP — Every session starts with a wrist ritual. Wrists carry everything in this skill; they warm up first, every time. — A hands-free hold timer counts your seconds out loud — a beep every 5 seconds while you're upside down, tap anywhere to stop. — Your best hold lands on a chart. A tape line marks the goal. Watch the gap close. — Chalk tally marks track your streak. Miss a week and the app suggests stepping back a level, not starting over. THE LEVELS 0 Foundation — wrists and pike, three sessions 1 Wall Walk 2 Chest-to-Wall Hold — own the line 3 Wall Taps 4 Toe Pulls & Catches — first moments of free balance 5 Bail & Kick-up — learn to fall before you fly 6 First Float — five seconds without the wall 7 Consistency — three holds of ten seconds BUILT FOR TRAINING, NOT SCROLLING No account. No feed. No ads. Your data lives on your phone and nowhere else — we can't see it and don't want to. Deload weeks are built in. Everything is drawn in chalk on a dark floor, because that's where the work happens. FREE AND PRO Levels 0–1 and your last 7 days of history are free. Upright Pro unlocks the whole path and unlimited history: $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $6.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed in Settings. Terms: https://klooder.github.io/upright-site/terms.html Privacy: https://klooder.github.io/upright-site/privacy.html Handstand training carries risk, especially for wrists and shoulders. Progress at your own pace and consult a physician if unsure.

Screenshots

Handstand Pro4 screens
Upright4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Upright at 5.0 against Handstand Pro's 3.7. Handstand Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Upright sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Upright holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handstand Pro ships an update every 6 days, Upright every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Handstand Pro versus Upright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandstand ProUpright
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephane, Robert,Jean PERRINIvan Borovets

Customer experience

Handstand Pro

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

Upright

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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$89.99
2 purchases

Upright

Subscriptions2
  • Upright Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Upright Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Handstand Pro free?
Handstand Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upright free?
Upright is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handstand Pro or Upright?
Upright is rated higher. Handstand Pro averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Upright averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Handstand Pro or Upright have ads?
Neither Handstand Pro nor Upright shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handstand Pro or Upright?
Handstand Pro ships an update every 6 days, and Upright every 2 weeks. Most recently, Handstand Pro was updated on October 28, 2026 and Upright on October 17, 2026.

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