# Rizen - Habit Tracker, Planner — To Do List, Daily Task Manager

> Kaizen-inspired habit tracker and task manager for continuous personal improvement. (iPhone/iPad app by Vasiliy Ivanov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rizen-habit-tracker-planner/id1568138188 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vasiliy Ivanov](https://appshunter.io/developer/499826052)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 18 App Store ratings · 81 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian
- Released: 2021-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rizen-habit-tracker-planner/id1568138188/reviews.md

## What is Rizen?

Start your Continuous Change for the Better, Download Rizen App today!

◆ How does it work?
- Use the Eisenhower decision matrix to prioritize your tasks
- Define your Goals
- Build good habits 
that will change your life with Rizen Habit Tracker
- Free your Mind from Routines, the Rizen App will remember all
- Focus on what is really Important
- Organize your Tasks with Kaizen approach kanban boards
- Schedule your weeks and months wisely
- Boost your daily productivity with Throughput Chart
- Share tasks with others with the inbox feature
- Now Available on Mac, iOS, and iPad.  All your data is automatically synced between your devices!

◆ The Rizen App was built on the famous Japanese productivity philosophy Kaizen.  The concept of Kaizen improves everyday procedures, making tasks and achieving goals more fulfilling, less tiring, and more productive.

The inclusion of the word ‘Zen’ encourages several interpretations for individuals interested in achieving goals. The idea is to aim for small and consistent growth each day. Your daily efforts and progress would eventually lead to significant results.

The researchers concluded that Kaizen's philosophy could develop a ‘harmony between body and mind, focus on what is really important, make your life more balanced and successful.

Small things, done consistently, create change. Rizen Habit Tracker is a science-backed approach to making new habits last for good. Master the Kaizen principles for living a better, smarter, and more fulfilling life. 

Rizen App teaches you to navigate through life with an open mind and optimize your daily tasks for continuous improvements. Using this approach gives you a better chance of reaching the desired goals. Otherwise, you cling to traditional techniques and the hope that things will change when you find a secret solution. When, in reality, everything in the natural world progresses slowly to create a significant change.

According to the Pareto Principle, ‘80% of production generates from 20% efforts’. The Kaizen philosophy encourages us to use this same strategy when it discusses the elimination of ‘wastefulness.’ You can do this by identifying futile tasks and time-consuming chores within your daily routine. Once you recognize these tasks, replace them with something meaningful.

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## Key features

- Eisenhower decision matrix for task prioritization
- Goal definition and tracking
- Habit building and tracking
- Kanban boards for task organization
- Weekly and monthly scheduling
- Productivity charts
- Task sharing

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rizen Annual Plan | $9.99 | per year |
| Rizen Premium 1 Month: Habits | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rizen Lifetime: Goals, Habits | $39.99 | one-time |
| Rizen Lifetime Payment | $59.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Rizen?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Clean, minimalist design
- 📊 Excellent habit tracking and analytics
- 🔔 Customizable reminders and notifications
- 💰 Free or affordable pricing model
- 📱 Widget functionality for quick access
- 🎯 Flexible tracking options (daily, weekly, monthly)
- 🚫 No ads in free version
- ⚙️ Highly customizable habit settings
- 🔥 Streak tracking for motivation
- 📈 Visual progress representation
- 🎨 Multiple color customization options

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent syncing issues across devices
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Data loss after updates
- ⚠️ Lack of recent updates and maintenance
- 💳 Deceptive subscription practices
- 🐛 UI glitches with greyed-out screens
- 🐛 Timer inaccuracy in focus feature
- 📱 Limited cross-device synchronization
- 🔧 Poor documentation and in-app guidance
- 🐛 Tasks reappear after marking complete
- 🐛 Widget freezing issues
- ❌ Incomplete feature implementation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Syncing failures between iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Data loss after app updates
- UI freezing with greyed-out screens when opening windows
- Focus timer ending at random intervals instead of set time
- Tasks reappearing after being marked complete
- Edit changes not saving consistently
- Goal-activity linkage disappearing randomly
- Kanban column names cannot be edited
- Widget freezing after period of inactivity
- Best Streaks section not recalculating dynamically
- Tasks deleted unexpectedly during updates
- Free trial forcing annual subscription without trial period
- Unreadable text in premium features page (accessibility issue)
- Done tasks not syncing between devices
- Focus and task features not syncing properly

**Most requested features**

- Cross-device synchronization
- Task grouping/folder organization
- Weekly tracking view option
- Time-based habit tracking (e.g., 30 minutes)
- Partial credit for incomplete goals
- Ability to reorder habits/tasks
- Google ecosystem integration
- Location-based reminders
- Seasonal habit tracking
- Android app version
- Cloud backup functionality
- Advanced analytics and reporting
- Habit duplication feature
- Multiple reminders per day for same habit
- Snooze button for notifications
- Better widget customization
- Goal constraint options (at most/at least)
- Automatic goal date adjustments
- Weekly/monthly progress summaries
- Milestone tracking system

## Recent user reviews (10 of 81)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rizen-habit-tracker-planner/id1568138188/reviews.md

### 1/5 — No pierdas tu dinero

*2025-08-16, version 6.32*

No tienen actualizaciones, no tienen una guía de uso dentro de la aplicación, con engaño te hacen comprar la suscripción

### 5/5 — i NEED this app to work

*2025-07-19, version 6.32*

I love this app. It organizes, clarifies, and streamlines all the different projects going on in the different areas of my life. The only issue is that it hasn’t been updated in a year and I fear this is a dead app :( If the SEO was optimized, I’m sure there’s so many other people out there like me who absolutely NEED an app like this and would love to use it! Please fix the bugs going on and keep Rizen alive!

### 5/5 — Great App - Looking forward to more functionality!

*2025-01-13, version 6.32*

This is a great app to get organized on tasks, it’s got some quirks that need to be worked out by the developers but it’s a nice way to calmly organize yourself in today’s busy world. Looking forward to more features!!

### 1/5 — Please Invest To Fix This App

*2024-08-07*

This app could be amazing. The ideology behind it is great. To see visually where your habits are focused and where they are not is eye opening and can show you how unbalanced your habits are to one area of your life, while another area might be more neglected. The decision matrix and all the features are great but the app functionality is terrible. I found button would not work, the syncing to my iphone would not work. Vasiliy Ivanov, please invest in improving the usability, functionality, and user experience. This app could be a game changer for a lot of people. So much so, that I wrote my first app review in hopes you actually read this and fix it because I wanted to love your app so badly, but I ended up switching to Rise because its design and usage was far more end user friendly. This product feels like an MVP that was never improved.

### 5/5 — Best App for Organizing your life

*2024-03-22, version 6.30*

This is the best app I found for organizing your life. Better than Trello to manage everything. I love it. It could use improvements, not sure the developers are working on it. If there was a button for suggestions to enhance, they could use it to better the app. I believe in Kaizen - continuous improvement. Also love to have this app on Android.

### 1/5 — Scammy setup

*2024-03-09*

They offer a free trial- when you select forces you into the annual without the free trial.

Can’t cancel.

Worse the style of the app is as poorly designed as the purchase scam.  Avoid at all costs!

### 1/5 — Just updated and all my data is gone

*2023-07-11, version 6.8.9*

Very frustrating.

### 1/5 — They said they fixed it and wanted an update

*2023-04-28, version 6.4.6*

That was like a month ago, same stuff continued so I never updated. Just got used to having to reopen app after every task. And now I go on to find all my pending tasks deleted. The only thing listed are my “dones.” This seriously screws me over. I don’t even know how to articulate how upset I am. 

On the one bright side I can now delete this app and restart with another, something I was pushing off doing because I had devoted so much time to getting all my tasks listed. And now they’re gone. Like, awful. Do not download.

### 5/5 — The simpler, the better

*2023-04-11, version 6.4.7.*

Just a simple, intuitive application. Suitable for everyday routine. Thanks for the fact that there are no ads, even in the free version.

### 1/5 — Glitches are Unforgiveable

*2023-03-03, version 6.2.1*

Im on a 2020 Macbook Pro and EVERY TIME a window opens in the app (like adding a new task) that window causes more than half of the screen to be greyed out and the app must be closed to regain full screen. Half the time the edit didn't save. not to mention the work flow hazard this causes with having to close and open the app continuously just to use it. also, when assigning activities to goals, that linkage at somepoint disappears and you hve to reassign activities to tasks multitple times. and then you have to doeal with the greyed out screen for that! its endless. fix this asap.

## Frequently asked questions about Rizen

### What does the Rizen app do?

The Rizen app is a habit tracker and planner designed to help users achieve continuous improvement and personal growth. It utilizes principles of Kaizen and the Eisenhower matrix to prioritize tasks, build good habits, organize schedules, and boost daily productivity.

### What are the key features of Rizen?

Key features include using the Eisenhower decision matrix for task prioritization, defining and tracking goals, building good habits, organizing tasks with Kanban boards, scheduling weeks and months, and boosting productivity with charts. It also offers task sharing and automatic syncing across devices.

### Is Rizen free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with options for in-app purchases. This means core functionalities are available for free, while additional features or content may require a purchase.

### What platforms is Rizen available on?

Rizen is currently available on Mac, iOS, and iPad. All your data is automatically synced between these devices, ensuring a seamless experience across your Apple ecosystem.

### How does Rizen help with productivity?

Rizen helps boost productivity by guiding users to focus on what's truly important using the Eisenhower matrix, organizing tasks efficiently with Kanban boards, and encouraging consistent small improvements through habit tracking, all based on the Kaizen philosophy.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.32 — 2024-05-28

- UI fix

### 6.31 — 2024-05-07

- Bug fix

### 6.30 — 2024-03-14

- Fixed a bug with automatic deletion of tasks from boards

### 6.29 — 2024-03-12

- Bug fix

### 6.28 — 2024-02-28

- UI improvements
- Minor fixes

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