Arise User Reviews

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One of a kind!

It’s too bad this app is no longer being developed. It has become an essential for me especially as an ADHDer.

Hope it’s still supported

Needs work and the last update was 5 yrs ago, but love it and hope it is maintained! The screen after identifying blocker lets you share the task and set a reward, but if you share it, you can’t return to set the reward, for instance. Also the text in the input field is hard to read as it’s too light. Please fix! 🤞
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Love it! .... so far

I just started using this app, yesterday. I’ve looked at/tried many apps that I think would be helpful. I definitely have ADHD and some anxiety. I struggle with perfectionism. Working from home has been difficult for me, because I need routine and accountability. Also, I tend to put things off due to “all or nothing” thinking. This app targets the underlying causes of procrastination... the payoff. I’m giving 4 stars because there seems to be a “glitch” when I attempt to message someone for accountability. It froze on me, a few times, and I had to close the app and start over.
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Do Not Waste your Money or GB

First, this should be offered with instructions, as a 7-day trial. Second, this was a complete waste of my time and money! There are zero directions, it is basically a fancy demotivating timer.

Great app!

I truly like this app in that it allows you to process what is happening related to your procrastination. I only wish it would allow you to look back at the demons you’ve conquered and their associated entries and dilemmas, like an archived journal to see your own progress. Other than this I am so grateful to this app and am excited to see how it will continue to help me to stay on track and not get bogged down by so much anxiety!
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Feeling Overwhelmed? This helps me get going...

I love that I can just start somewhere, anywhere. The first timer is 5 minutes so I pick something small and feel accomplished right away. Then I just keep choosing other small chunks and take the built in break times.

The reason for taking away 1 Star is because an audible feature when the break or work time is up would take it to the next level.
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Amazing!

This app is sooo good. Take it from me. If your like me and get really scared to do something that takes awhile, you should download this app, it splits it up from 5 min to another 20 and keeps going and you can chose to take a break. I was cleaning my room for like an hour and I thought it was just like 30 min it’s amazing. Did I mention that you could pick a reward! Just download this app
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Works

Works.

Absolute junk

How does this stupid app get all these positive reviews? Looks like it was knocked out in about five minutes, totally useless.

Don’t know what to do with it

Really can’t find an explanation of how to use it

Great for getting out of procrastination ruts

I usually don’t write reviews but I have had this app for 3 years and been using it all the time as a student and for getting my work done. It’s better than any pomodoro app I’ve tried and is really engaging with the demons and making yourself write a reward before you start each session. Amazing, love the first 5 minute sprint, I usually say I’ll just do one small thing like read one paragraph and you are always surprised how much you can actually accomplish in 5 minutes of focused work. Helps me stop thinking and just start doing.
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This works for me

This simple app helps me identify my demons and crush all my excuses. It warms you up to getting started, which can be my biggest road block. Very helpful!

Not a lot of reuse

The different monsters are helpful at naming the different psychological blocks on procrastination. I was excited by that. I was disappointed to discover that the result of selecting each unique monster is essentially the same. If the author updates this app I might re-download it and adjust my review.
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Glorified timer

There is no way to store tasks, but it requires you to input one which makes no sense. There is even a bug where if you go back the task is erased. It uses the term "sprint" but there is no backlog or anything else that adheres with the concepts of agile.

Great

Love this app. Like your own mini, portable therapist.

cool

it help

Excellent concept

Really enjoy the app!

Better than pharmaceuticals for ADD

As an adult with ADD, nothing has helped me be more productive. This is a rare life-changing app!

Make sure your rewards are good enough to motivate you to stay on task for the set duration. 10 min of a MMO strategy game for every 30 min of productive, focused, disciplined sprints makes me more productive than several hours of non-structured work.
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Most Fun Procrastination Buster.

This app makes me dig into why I'm "just not doing _____." Fun graphics, casual writing, and insightful questions that make you start to think about how to get the task done. Love it!!!!

This cool

This cool