Comparison

Simple Groups vs Rizen

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

Head to head
About

Simple Groups

Easily manage groups, send mass texts and emails, and track attendance for any organization. This tool streamlines communication for teachers, coaches, and community leaders, saving time and effort.

Highlights
  • Unlimited group creation
  • Mass texting and emailing
  • Attendance tracking
  • Contact import
  • Reusable message templates
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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The simplest way to manage groups, send mass texts, and track attendance. Perfect for teachers, coaches, team leaders, and community organizers. Stop juggling spreadsheets and contact lists. SimpleGroups lets you communicate with your entire team in seconds—whether it's a sports team, classroom, volunteer group, or family reunion. ORGANIZE ANY GROUP ○ Create unlimited groups for classes, teams, clubs, or families ○ Import contacts instantly from your phone ○ Add members to multiple groups at once SEND GROUP TEXTS ○ Mass text your entire group with one tap ○ Uses your native Messages app (iMessage, RCS, or SMS) ○ Select specific members to message ○ Save time with reusable message templates SEND GROUP EMAILS ○ Broadcast emails to everyone instantly ○ Choose recipients individually when needed ○ Create default templates for common messages TRACK ATTENDANCE ○ Take roll call in seconds—tap to mark present ○ Record attendance for any date, past or present ○ View complete attendance history at a glance ○ Follow up with absent members via text or email SYNC ACROSS DEVICES ○ Free account keeps your data backed up ○ Access your groups from any device ○ Your data stays private and secure Whether you're a yoga instructor managing class sign-ups, a little league coach tracking who showed up to practice, a church leader organizing volunteers or simply trying to keep in touch with a group of family members, Simple Groups makes group communication effortless. LANGUAGES ○ English ○ French

About

Rizen

This app helps you get out of bed on time with unique wake-up missions and prevents you from getting distracted by social media immediately after waking. It builds positive morning routines and streaks for consistent wake-ups.

Highlights
  • Unique wake-up missions (type phrase, scan toilet)
  • Blocks addictive apps post-wake-up
  • Anti-snooze functionality
  • Wake-up streaks
  • Rings through silent and Focus modes
  • On-device toilet detection
Features
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You hit snooze five times and still start the day late, groggy, and already three feeds deep. Rizen fixes the one part of your morning everything else depends on: actually getting out of bed. THE PROBLEM Five alarms, five half-asleep swipes - and you're still under the covers. Then you reach for your phone "just to check," and the first 30 minutes of your day vanish into a feed. AN ALARM YOU CAN'T OUTSMART Rizen rings through silent mode and Focus, and keeps coming back until you're actually up. No snooze button to hide behind. No swipe-and-back-to-sleep. GET UP TO TURN IT OFF To kill the alarm, you finish a quick wake mission - half-asleep won't cut it: - Type a wake phrase - Or point your camera at a toilet (verified on-device - frames never leave your phone) You have to physically get up. That's the entire point. KILL THE MORNING SCROLL The second you're up, Rizen Pro locks your most addictive apps - Instagram, TikTok, X, whatever owns your mornings - for the first 15 to 60 minutes. You start the day out of the feed and in your own life. BUILD THE STREAK Every clean wake-up logs a streak. Watch the days stack up and protect the chain. Rizen greets you by name each morning, because this is your routine - not an app's. WHAT'S FREE (FOREVER) - Unlimited anti-snooze alarms - Rings through silent mode & Focus - Wake missions — type a phrase or show a toilet - Per-alarm scheduling, labels, weekday repeats - Wake-up streaks RIZEN PRO - Morning app blocking - shield your chosen apps the moment you wake - Pick exactly which apps to block, for 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes - Custom alarm sounds - Everything in Free, included Try Pro free for 7 days. Then $14.99/year (save 37%) or $1.99/month. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY FIRST No account. No sign-up. Toilet detection runs entirely on-device. App blocking uses Apple Screen Time and only ever sees anonymous app tokens - never your usage. Stop negotiating with the snooze button. Get up. Stay out of the feed. Own the morning. Terms: https://flowstateindustries.com/terms Privacy: https://flowstateindustries.com/privacy

Screenshots

Simple Groups4 screens
Rizen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rizen at 5.0 against Simple Groups's 4.2. Rizen also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Simple Groups's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price and ads 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. Rizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Simple Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rizen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Groups has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Simple Groups's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rizen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Groups ships an update every 10 days, Rizen monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Simple Groups versus Rizen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple GroupsRizen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAwaken Solutions Inc.Flowstate Industries LLC

Customer experience

Simple Groups

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Rizen

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Groups

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rizen

Subscriptions2
  • Rizen Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Rizen Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Groups free?
Simple Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rizen free?
Rizen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Groups or Rizen?
Rizen is rated higher. Simple Groups averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Rizen averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Groups or Rizen have ads?
Neither Simple Groups nor Rizen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Groups or Rizen?
Simple Groups ships an update every 10 days, and Rizen monthly. Most recently, Simple Groups was updated on September 8, 2026 and Rizen on September 17, 2026.

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