Comparison

Stand Up Reminder vs The Light Side

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

Head to head
About

Stand Up Reminder

This app encourages you to stand more throughout your day by providing timely reminders and tracking your standing duration. It helps you build a healthier habit of movement, potentially burning calories and increasing life expectancy.

Highlights
  • Immediate counting start
  • Set daily standing goals
  • Unlimited reminders with multiple sounds
  • Customizable reminder intervals
  • Track daily standing time
  • Calculate calories burned
  • Background mode operation
Features
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According to Harvard Health Publications, more than half of the average person’s waking hours are spent sitting: watching television, working at a computer, commuting, or doing other physically inactive pursuits. But all that sitting could be sending us to an early grave—even those folks who exercise up to an hour a day. If Americans would cut their sitting time in half, their life expectancy would increase by roughly: + 2 years (by reducing sitting to less than 3 hours a day) + 1.4 years (by reducing TV time to less than 2 hours a day) The Stand Up Reminder is the break timer app which helps you to stand more at office, at home, reminds you to stand up at the right time, tracks all the time you stood, calculates calories burned during your standing. And the most important thing: helps you to form a new habit of standing and moving instead of sitting. Features: * Start Counting Immediately * Play Music/Spotfiy along with Stand Up * Set Daily Goal Of Your Standing * Unlimited Reminders With Multiple Sounds * Set Your Own Reminder Interval * Set Your Own Standing Time * Track Daily Standing Time * Record Standing Time In Piece * Multiple Theme Colors * Background Mode

About

The Light Side

Features
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The Light Side of Life helpt jou en je team persoonlijk welzijn te optimaliseren, stress te verminderen en altijd in balans te blijven. Met praktische tools, bewezen technieken en moderne energiehealing vergroot je veerkracht, focus en werktevredenheid. Functies: - Interactieve masterclasses: Leer hoe je brein, lichaam en adem invloed hebben op prestaties en stress. - Groepssessies: Wekelijkse sessies voor meer veerkracht, mindfulness en balans. - 1-op-1 coaching: Persoonlijke trajecten voor slaap, stress, burn-out herstel en welzijn. - Moderne energiehealing & breathwork: Herstel fysiek, mentaal en emotioneel evenwicht. - Flexibel & teamvriendelijk: Programma’s voor teams of individuen, aanpasbaar aan elke organisatie. Start vandaag nog je reis naar beter welzijn. Verminder burn-out, verhoog energie en creëer een gezondere, gelukkiger werkomgeving.

Screenshots

Stand Up Reminder4 screens
The Light Side4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Light Side at none against Stand Up Reminder's 1. The Light Side also leads on ads (none vs shown). Stand Up Reminder's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stand Up Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Light Side asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stand Up Reminder ships an update every 6 months, The Light Side every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stand Up Reminder versus The Light Side: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStand Up ReminderThe Light Side
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (184 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews3.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings184 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThang NguyenThe Light Side Amsterdam B.V.

Bugs and requests

Stand Up Reminder

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Timer stops when app is closed
  • Notifications not accessible
  • Countdown with no setting changes
  • App doesn't refresh properly after a day
  • Tracking uses last opened day
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  • Timer doesn't work in background
  • Won't run on older iPhones
  • Pro version only measures manually started standing time
  • Reminder sounds don't work
  • Stopped reminding me
  • Doesn't sync with iPhone
  • Timer doesn't work in background

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow customization of standing goal duration
  • Integrate with step counters like Fitbit
  • Make the app work in the background
  • Improve sync with iPhone
  • Allow changing simple minutes
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  • Bridge Pebble Time with Apple Health app

The Light Side

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stand Up Reminder

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
None

The Light Side

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stand Up Reminder free?
Stand Up Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Light Side free?
The Light Side is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stand Up Reminder or The Light Side have ads?
Stand Up Reminder shows ads; The Light Side does not.
Which is updated more often, Stand Up Reminder or The Light Side?
Stand Up Reminder ships an update every 6 months, and The Light Side every 12 months. Most recently, Stand Up Reminder was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Light Side on October 30, 2026.

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