Comparison

Rise vs OhSofia! AI Self

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

Head to head
About

Rise

This app offers guided meditation and breathwork sessions, along with a flexible timer to support mental clarity and emotional balance. Track your progress, utilize calming sounds, and integrate with health apps for a holistic wellness experience.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation and breathwork sessions
  • Flexible meditation timer
  • Session tracking and consistency building
  • Sunrise and sunset themes
  • High-quality ambient sounds
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Rise is a simple meditation timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, and a meditation tracker that shows what each session did for your mind and body. Sit in silence with a singing bowl or a gentle vibration. With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you sit and turns it into clear insights: how still your mind was, how calm your body became, and how your practice grows over time. No guided voices, no music, no distractions. Just you, the timer and your progress. HOW IT WORKS • Set your time, add a Delay to settle in, and let the singing bowl mark the start and the end. • Want to keep sitting? Extra Time keeps counting after the final bell. • Turn the volume down and the bell becomes a vibration you can feel through your clothes. • Start from iPhone or Apple Watch. Sessions are saved to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. SEE WHAT EACH SESSION DID With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you meditate and shows how the session affected you: • Mind: Stillness, from how steady your heart rate stays. Drifting, Gathering, Present, Immersed, Absorbed. • Body: Calm, compared with your own resting heart rate from Apple Health. Settled, Softened, Relaxed, Restored, Released. • Calm Time, a heart rate chart, session and lowest heart rate, and heart rate variance. No Apple Watch? Rate how your mind and body feel after each session. Rise builds the same progress from your reflections. TRACK YOUR PRACTICE • Weekly calendar, streaks, total sessions and average session length • Best Session of the week, month and year • Practice Depth: Mind, Body and Rhythm, how regularly you sit • Smart hints that find your patterns: the time of day and session length that take you deepest, and how fast your body calms • Practice Trend: every session as a dot, with a smooth line that shows how your practice changes • A full meditation log: add, edit or delete sessions by hand LEARN WITH A TEACHER Video courses with meditation teacher Haejung Ocean, including Bongwoo: Tao Breathing Meditation, plus articles and wisdom quotes. APPLE WATCH A full Rise app on your wrist: meditation timer with the Digital Crown, singing bowl, your live heart rate as you sit, and, with Rise Premium, Mind and Body results right after you sit. Sessions reach your iPhone on their own. WIDGETS AND SIRI • Watch face and Lock Screen widgets: today's minutes, your streak, and one-tap Quick Start • A Rise button for Control Center and the Action button • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Rise", "Set Rise timer", "Show Rise stats", "Stop Rise" ALSO Practice reminders on the days you choose, Sunrise and Sunset themes, and iCloud sync and backup with Rise Premium. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: the meditation timer, vibration, the Apple Watch app with heart rate recording, reminders, courses and articles, weekly stats and Apple Health. Rise Premium: Mind and Body insights from Apple Watch (Stillness, Calm, Calm Time, heart rate variance), monthly, yearly and all-time stats, Practice Depth and Trend, session summaries, offline courses and iCloud sync. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial and supports Family Sharing: $49.99 per year. Monthly: $8.99 per month. Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.risemeditation.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.risemeditation.app/privacy-policy Support: info@risemeditation.life

About

OhSofia! AI Self

This AI companion offers 24/7 emotional support and personal growth guidance. Explore your inner world with specialized AI characters and metaphorical cards, and track your emotional progress over time. It's a private space for self-discovery and comfort.

Highlights
  • 24/7 AI emotional support
  • Specialized AI chat characters
  • Metaphorical Associative Cards (MAC)
  • Session archive and activity journal
  • Emotional growth tracking
  • Personalized self-discovery tools
Features
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OhSofia! — your 24/7 AI companion for emotional support and personal growth. At the center of the app is Sofia, an empathetic AI companion powered by advanced language models. After a stressful day, in the middle of a hard week, or when you simply need someone understanding to talk to — Sofia is there to listen. She isn't a substitute for therapy or professional care; she's an accessible companion for comfort and clarity in everyday life. AI CHAT CHARACTERS: DIFFERENT VOICES, DIFFERENT ANGLES — ALL FREE Beyond Sofia, you'll find a collection of AI chat characters, each with its own tone and focus: a life coach for motivation and structure, a creative guide for fresh ideas, a mindful companion for calm, a mentor for guided reflection. Pick the voice that fits your moment. METAPHORICAL CARDS: A DOOR TO YOUR INNER WORLD The heart of OhSofia! is the Metaphorical Associative Cards (MAC), designed by psychologists and artists. Ask a question, pick a card, and let your own associations lead the way. The imagery works like a mirror: it helps you notice what you already feel but haven't put into words. Sofia stays at your side as a supportive guide. TRACK YOUR PATH: FROM CHAOS TO CLARITY Save your card readings in the archive, keep a journal, and watch how your inner state changes from week to week. It's a simple way to notice patterns, catch emotional triggers early, and see your own progress — at your own pace. SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION, NOT THERAPY OhSofia! is not psychotherapy or medical treatment. It's a self-help tool: a private space to work through everyday stress, sort out difficult feelings, and reconnect with yourself — whenever and wherever you need it, with no waiting lists and no complicated procedures. SOFIA PRO Unlock the full experience with a Sofia Pro subscription — monthly or yearly, cancel anytime. OhSofia! isn't tarot, and it isn't therapy. It's a personal companion for the slow, rewarding work of understanding yourself. Begin today. Terms of Use: ohsofia.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: ohsofia.com/privacy IMPORTANT: OhSofia! is not a crisis helpline or a medical service. Sofia is an AI, not a human and not a licensed professional. The app does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment and is not intended for treating mental disorders or other conditions. If you are in crisis, please contact a licensed professional or local emergency services. In the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

Screenshots

Rise4 screens
OhSofia! AI Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rise at 4.8 against OhSofia! AI Self's 4.0. Rise also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). OhSofia! AI Self's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 $1.99 per month and OhSofia! AI Self sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rise holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rise's written reviews are positive against 86% of OhSofia! AI Self's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rise ships an update monthly, OhSofia! AI Self fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rise versus OhSofia! AI Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiseOhSofia! AI Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better4.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better12
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB133 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYauheni BarkouskiGrotek, Inc.

Customer experience

Rise

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OhSofia! AI Self

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rise

Subscriptions4
  • Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rise Annual Premium14 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • Rise Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
15 purchases

OhSofia! AI Self

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual subscription3 Days trial$71.991 Year
One-time13
  • Images$0.99
  • Sage$0.99
  • 9 personalities$0.99
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  • Black Box$0.99
  • You are Not Guilty!$0.99
  • Tandem Deck$1.99
  • Calma Deck$1.99
  • Guilt Deck$3.99
  • Maskaradas Deck$3.99
  • Rada Deck$3.99
  • Moneta Deck$3.99
  • Black Box Deck$4.99
  • 8 Decks Bundle$7.99

Questions

Is Rise free?
Rise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OhSofia! AI Self free?
OhSofia! AI Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rise or OhSofia! AI Self?
Rise is rated higher. Rise averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while OhSofia! AI Self averages 4.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Rise or OhSofia! AI Self have ads?
OhSofia! AI Self shows ads; Rise does not.
Which is updated more often, Rise or OhSofia! AI Self?
Rise ships an update monthly, and OhSofia! AI Self fortnightly. Most recently, Rise was updated on October 20, 2026 and OhSofia! AI Self on October 3, 2026.

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