Comparison

CU Trails vs RISE

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

Head to head
About

CU Trails

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CU Trails is a fitness activity mobile application (app) devised for students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK): - To promote physical activity participation for the students; - To build a healthier life style through fitness activity for the students; - To introduce and well utilize the newly established CUHK walking trails to all new students every year. The app will be introduced to all year 1 CUHK students during the Required and Elective Physical Education (PE) courses of different sports events. CUHK staffs are also welcomed to use this app to enhance health conditions within the CUHK campus. Features: - Provide 3 sport types for recording: Running, walking/jogging & hiking - Allow user to choose among 3 preset CUHK trails (based on the distance and difficulty of each trail. It will pass through all 9 colleges and some beautiful and unique landmarks of CUHK ) - Also allow user to define their trails within or outside CUHK campus for exercises - Measure the walking distance, number of steps, walking/jogging/hiking time and speed - Mark walking/jogging/hiking path on map via Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker - Calculate calories burned while walking/jogging/hiking - Provide the “Top 10” of the calories burned (accumulated) based on the CUHK participants - Provide tips for users about apps usage and the trials. - Serve as the Personal fitness activity log to monitor their own progress and fitness level - Students will be invited to fill in survey on regular basis to collect feedback and evaluation over the effectiveness of regular exercising. Apple HealthKit Integration By allowing this app to access Apple HealthKit, we can display your heart rate data recorded in HealthKit in your sports session history, alongside with your speed, calories consumed, etc. Instruction is available at Settings -> Heart Rate Monitoring. Access to the phone's location is required by this app in order to record the location, altitude and course. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

RISE

This app helps you track your reading progress, build a digital library, and reduce phone screen time by gamifying reading. Earn back time to access distracting apps by completing reading quizzes. Compete with friends and discover new books.

Highlights
  • Track books chapter by chapter
  • Build a digital book library
  • Gamified reading challenges
  • Reduce distracting app usage
  • Compete with friends
  • Curated reading recommendations
  • Screen time tracking
Features
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RISE is a reading tracker for people who love books but keep losing them to their phone. Everything in RISE is free. Forever. No trial, no paywall, nothing held back. TRACK YOUR READING • Every book, chapter by chapter • Build your library — search or add any book, even niche ones • Photograph a cover for self-published titles • Stats: books this month, this year, reading streaks • Set a yearly goal and watch it climb TURN READING INTO YOUR UNLOCK KEY Block Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — the apps that eat your evenings. Read a chapter, pass a 5-question quiz, and earn 30 minutes back. That's the only way to open them. Stack chapters to bank more time. Everything resets at midnight. Don't want the blocking? Skip it. RISE still works as your library, recommendations and stats. COMPETE WITH YOUR FRIENDS See who read the most today, this week and this month — globally, or in a private group. Share a code or an invite link and bring your friends in. Streaks show next to every name. THE READ2RISE READING GUIDE 50 books I actually recommend, across 19 categories, each with a note on why it's worth your time. Add any of them to your library in one tap. SEE YOUR SCREEN TIME DROP Your daily screen time charted over 7 days, 30 days, 90 days or a year, measured against where you started. Hours reclaimed. And the number that matters most — how much less you scroll on the days you read. WHY RISE EXISTS The average person spends 4 hours a day on their phone. That's 60 days a year. Gone. RISE is for people who want those hours back, and who know reading is what they'd do with them. SUPPORTING RISE (COMPLETELY OPTIONAL) It's just me — no company, no investors. If you want to back the project you can, at $5/month or $10/month, and you'll get an exclusive app icon and a supporter badge. That's the entire difference. Nothing in RISE is locked either way. Terms: https://flycricket.io/terms.html Privacy: https://flycricket.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

CU Trails3 screens
RISE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CU Trails at none against RISE's 4. CU Trails also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). RISE's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, ads and device support 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. RISE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CU Trails asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CU Trails ships an update every 9 months, RISE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CU Trails versus RISE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCU TrailsRISE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Chinese University of Hong KongChristopher Kriel

In-app purchases

None

CU Trails

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

RISE

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter$0.991 Month
  • RISE Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Founding Member$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • RISE Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is CU Trails free?
CU Trails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RISE free?
RISE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CU Trails or RISE have ads?
Neither CU Trails nor RISE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CU Trails or RISE?
CU Trails ships an update every 9 months, and RISE fortnightly. Most recently, CU Trails was updated on October 7, 2026 and RISE on October 11, 2026.

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