Comparison

Strong Rise vs Play Aware

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

Head to head
About

Strong Rise

This app provides a supportive community and essential tools for individuals on their addiction recovery journey. It offers progress tracking, mindfulness exercises, trigger logging, and AI-powered insights to aid in relapse prevention.

Highlights
  • Progress tracking (days, savings, commits, 12 steps)
  • Community feed and engagement
  • AI chat bot for support
  • Mindfulness and wellness exercises
  • Trigger logging and relapse prediction
  • Daily check-ins and confirmations
Features
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The Strong Rise is a community built by recovering addicts, for recovering addicts. For all of us who have gone through this journey, we know the stigma is high and asking for help is hard. That's where TSR comes in. Our goal is to bundle the primary tools for recovery into one simple app. At its basic level, TSR will track your progress, days, and money saved and hold you accountable via daily check-ins and confirmations. Expanding from there, you can find your communities and engage with those who can help; they've been there, done that. We've also built mindfulness and wellness tools to help get to the root causes of your addiction. Lastly, we have trigger inputs. Any time you have a trigger, craving, or desire, log it in the app. We're building AI and ML models that can help predict relapses and get in front of it before they occur. The more you engage and log, the more accurate the app can be. For premium users, you'll have access to Haven, our AI interactive bot that is tuned as your addiction recovery best friend. The core features of The Strong Rise will always be free. Some features do cost quite a bit to maintain (e.g., Haven), so there is a modest but optional subscription for advanced features so that we can continue to innovate. Features in Version One: * Login with email, Google, or Apple * Customized feed with communities and users posts * AI chat called "TSR Haven" - empathetic with no judgment for anytime you need to chat * Progress tracking: Days, savings, daily commits, and 12 steps. Push reminders to pledge and certify each day * Wellness toolkit with mindfulness exercises, audio tracks, and exercises * Trigger logging. Any time you have a desire, log it. We'll use this to predict any future triggers and offer support * v1 of an AI and machine learning model to predict relapses The Strong Rise adheres to Apple's standard Terms of Use that can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Play Aware

Features
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Play Aware helps you build healthier gaming and gambling habits with practical, private tools designed for everyday use. Whether you want to reduce impulsive play, understand your triggers, or stay accountable to your goals, Play Aware gives you a clear, supportive system to stay in control. FEATURES Track Your Patterns - Log sessions, mood, spend, and context to see what drives your behavior over time. Spot Your Triggers - Identify moments, emotions, and environments linked to risky decisions so you can act earlier. Set Personal Boundaries - Create limits for time, budget, and frequency that match your goals. Reflect and Reset - Use check-ins and guided prompts to pause, reflect, and make better next-step decisions. Progress Insights - See trends, streaks, and behavior changes with simple visual summaries. Private by Design - Your data stays personal and protected, so you can focus on progress without judgment. WHO IT’S FOR - People who want to play more intentionally - Anyone building safer gambling habits - Users working toward better self-control and consistency IMPORTANT NOTE Play Aware is a self-management and habit-support tool. It does not provide medical, psychiatric, or emergency services. If you are experiencing severe distress or addiction-related harm, seek professional help from qualified local services. Take back control, one decision at a time, with Play Aware.

Screenshots

Strong Rise4 screens
Play Aware4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play Aware at none against Strong Rise's 2. Strong Rise's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Strong Rise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Play Aware asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Strong Rise versus Play Aware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrong RisePlay Aware
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB15 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStrong Rise, IncLissiland LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Strong Rise

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month premium$3.001 Month
  • 1 year premium$30.001 Year
None

Play Aware

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strong Rise free?
Strong Rise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Play Aware free?
Play Aware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Strong Rise or Play Aware have ads?
Neither Strong Rise nor Play Aware shows ads.

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