Standly is a standing desk timer and reminder that helps you follow a simple routine during the workday. Set your schedule, choose your durations, and get gentle reminders to stand up, sit, walk, stretch, and take long breaks. It works well for adjustable desks and sit stand desks, and it is useful if you want to reduce sedentary time during desk work.
Standly is used by developers, teachers, students, and anyone who works at a desk. Many people use it to support better posture and reduce discomfort that can build from long sitting, including back pain.
Create your routine
• Choose the order you want: standing, sitting, walking, stretching, and long breaks
• Set how long each step lasts (durations)
• Add transition time between steps
• Take a longer rest after 2 to 10 cycles
Reliable timers and controls
• Start, pause, resume, restart
• Skip to the next step, go back, or jump to a specific step
• Timer stays accurate even if you lock your phone or switch apps
• Timer can recover after closing the app for up to 24 hours
Gentle reminders
• Quiet notifications when it is time to switch
• Optional sound alerts
Track progress and streaks
• See time spent by step type
• View Today and Last 7 Days
• Track your streak and best streak
• Use it as a simple stand tracker for your workday
Desk movement support
Standly can help you build movement into your day, including desk workouts and workplace exercise breaks, without needing complicated settings.
Standly is a game changer. I've been using it for a few weeks, and it's really helped me stay active and focused. The app's super simple to use, and I love how it reminds me to get up and move at just the right moments. It's made my day feel a lot less sedentary, and I’m feeling a boost in energy. Highly recommend giving it a try if you want to shake up your routine!
Nice looking app, does the job, some improvements to be desired
Justinwiddaj
I found this app from a redditor who mentioned Standly on a standing desk subreddit and so far this app has been of perfect use for me. After reading so many articles about standing desks and how long you should really stand for, I really needed some sort of timer dedicated to sit, stand, and breaks. At its core, Standly achieves this, however it’s not without its flaws. I feel like the notification behavior can be improved especially for those who aren’t using this on Mac and instead using it on an iPhone to compliment a work setup that isn’t very Apple friendly. I find myself constantly missing the cues to sit or stand or take a break because Standly doesn’t vibrate the phone or really push to notify me. I hope the developer keeps refining this so that users like me who use this as a companion app to my work life, can benefit fully from what Standly has to offer
Developer Response
Thank you for using Standly. We recently made a few improvements to the notification system. Version 2.80 will have those changes soon. We're looking into using time-sensitive notifications to better inform about switching intervals.
Simple and effective
Jaingoo
I’ve tried other standing desk reminder apps, but Standly is the only one with a clean UI and no clutter. It doesn’t just remind me—it actually helps me build a habit of switching between standing and sitting.
Notifications Don’t Work – Defeats the Purpose
metallifan5691
I really wanted to like Standly because the concept is exactly what I need for managing sit/stand intervals throughout my workday. The interface is clean and simple, and setup is straightforward.Unfortunately, the app does not send notifications when it’s time to switch intervals. I’ve double-checked notification permissions in iOS settings, made sure background app refresh is enabled, and confirmed alerts are allowed — but I still receive no alerts when it’s time to switch.Since the entire purpose of a sit/stand timer is to notify you when to change positions, this makes the app essentially unusable for me. If notifications were reliable, this would be a great productivity and health tool.Until this is fixed, I can’t recommend it.
Bug fixed and improvements.
Version 2.92
The developer, Design Park LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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