Comparison

Rive vs Olean

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

Head to head
About

Rive

Enhance focus, relaxation, and sleep with personalized binaural beat soundscapes. This app guides your brainwaves to ideal states using scientifically designed audio, offering customizable experiences for meditation, creativity, and cognitive improvement.

Highlights
  • Binaural beats for brainwave synchronization
  • Programs for focus, sleep, relaxation, meditation, and thinking
  • Customizable soundscapes with curated music
  • Four-quadrant soundscape adjuster
  • Offline availability
  • Countdown timer for sessions
Features
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The Most Hardcore Brainwave Soundscape Application Master your brain's working state with Rive, the ultimate tool for relaxation, sleep aid, and cognitive enhancement. Our app combines binaural beats that influence brainwaves with soothing sounds and music, creating a unique personalized auditory experience that makes it easier for you to master your flow state and even control your brain's working state. Core Features: Binaural beats are a technique that influences brain activity by playing two audio signals with slightly different frequencies. This technology has many potential functions, such as relaxation, focus, meditation, improved sleep, and cognitive enhancement. After extensive literature review and research, combined with the unparalleled hardware capabilities of the iPhone, we've developed a unique progressive brainwave synchronization technology through continuous practice. This gently guides your brainwave frequency to the ideal state through natural frequency progression. Comprehensive Brainwave Programs: Rive offers specialized programs in 5 key categories: Focus: Enhance concentration and productivity. Sleep: Enter deep, restorative sleep. Relaxation: Calm body and mind, reduce stress. Meditation: Improve memory and mental acuity. Thinking: Boost creativity and cognitive function. Customizable Soundscapes: Choose from our carefully curated selection of specialized sounds and music that best suit you. These sounds and music are professionally designed to enhance the effect of binaural beats, allowing users to enter desired states more easily. Professional Customization Adjuster: Rive offers an original four-quadrant brainwave soundscape adjuster, allowing you to fine-tune your auditory experience in four dimensions: intensity, frequency, wave, and sound, creating your perfect auditory sensation. Countdown Indicator: Customize program duration to fit your scenario and preferences. Rive provides exceptional capability for you to enjoy appropriate brainwave soundscape experiences anytime, anywhere. All brainwave soundscapes are available offline, allowing you to enjoy exclusive sounds and music without an internet connection. We've provided detailed and in-depth explanations of Rive's technology and science within the app. Download Rive now to learn more! Elevate your flow state to new heights! Subscription Terms and Conditions - Subscribe to get unlimited access to all premium features. - Subscription length: weekly. - The iTunes account will be charged after the trial period ends. - You should be aware that the subscription will automatically renew unless you close the automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - After purchase, you can turn off automatic renewal at the account settings. For more information: Terms of Use https://riveapp.framer.website/terms-of-service Privacy Policy https://riveapp.framer.website/privacy-policy

About

Olean

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Olean is a calm, quick way to record your blood pressure. Take a reading on your monitor, then dial the two numbers into Olean on a pair of rulers: systolic on the left, diastolic on the right. Tap Add Measurement, and it's saved to the Apple Health app. Snap your Monitor: Rather not dial it in? Take a photo of your blood pressure monitor, and Apple Intelligence reads the systolic and diastolic numbers for you, right on your iPhone. Check the result against your monitor, then save it to Health. The photo is never saved or sent anywhere. (requires an iPhone with Apple Intelligence) Your history, day by day: See your readings grouped by day, each on its stage's colors. Switch between the readings you added in Olean and everything in Health, including readings from your other apps and devices. Added one by mistake? Swipe to delete it. Built for your routine: • Alarms to remind you when a reading is due • Add a reading hands-free with Siri • A Lock Screen widget to open Olean in a tap Private by design: Your readings live in the Apple Health app, and nowhere else. Olean has no accounts, ads, analytics or tracking. Olean is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to your doctor about your readings and what they mean for you.

Screenshots

Rive4 screens
Olean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Olean at every 2 days against Rive's every 2 weeks. Rive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Rive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Olean sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rive ships an update every 2 weeks, Olean every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rive versus Olean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiveOlean
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonewin LLCRimesh Jotaniya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rive

Subscriptions2
  • Rive Premium 1 Week7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Rive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rive Premium Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Olean

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Rive free?
Rive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Olean free?
Olean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rive or Olean have ads?
Neither Rive nor Olean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rive or Olean?
Rive ships an update every 2 weeks, and Olean every 2 days. Most recently, Rive was updated on November 4, 2026 and Olean on October 24, 2026.

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