Comparison

Rings+ vs Custom Rings

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

Head to head
About

Rings+

This app brings the iconic fitness ring experience to any tracker that syncs with Apple Health. Track your daily goals for movement, exercise, sleep, and steps, and visualize your progress with monthly recaps and a history calendar. It offers custom goal setting and AI coaching for personalized motivation.

Highlights
  • Works with any Apple Health synced tracker
  • Track Move, Exercise, Sleep, and Step goals
  • Monthly & yearly fitness recaps
  • Ring history calendar
  • Custom goal-setting
  • AI Coach personas
Features
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Close activity rings with the tracker you already use. Rings+ turns activity data from Apple Health into clear Move, Exercise, and Step rings. Use data from Apple Watch or a compatible fitness tracker that writes to Apple Health. CLOSE YOUR DAILY RINGS See your Move, Exercise, and Step progress in one clear view. BUILD STREAKS THAT LAST Stay consistent, plan rest days, and celebrate new records. SEE YOUR FULL HISTORY Review every ring in a simple calendar and find your strongest days. UNDERSTAND YOUR WORKOUTS Review heart rate, duration, active energy, routes, and workout trends. SET A GOAL THAT MATTERS Create one focused monthly challenge to keep you moving. GET CLEAR INSIGHTS Compare recent activity, follow trends, and see how your routine changes. STAY ON TRACK WITH WIDGETS Check your rings, streaks, trends, and goals from your Home Screen. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Open it to see your rings and your week side by side. Stand it up on a table and the rings stay on top while every button sits on the flat half. RELIVE EVERY MONTH Wrapped turns each month and year into a short story of your activity that you can share. A DAILY COACH NOTE WITH RINGS+ PRO On supported devices, Apple Intelligence writes one short note from your own numbers. Rings+ works with Apple Health. This includes data from Apple Watch and compatible trackers from Fitbit, Garmin, Amazfit, and other services that write activity data to Apple Health. Rings+ Pro includes advanced insights, additional recaps, and other tools that help you understand your progress. Download Rings+ and start closing your rings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Custom Rings

Create and track custom daily goals beyond standard activity metrics. Organize them into sets, sync with Apple Health, and compete with friends. Offers reminders, history, and streaks for motivation.

Highlights
  • Customizable goal rings
  • Auto-tracking from Apple Health
  • Session clusters for manual counters
  • Scheduled rings for specific days
  • Social sharing and challenges
  • Apple Watch support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Make progress on what matters to you. Custom Rings turns your habits and goals into personal rings: reading, water, movement, focus, practice, and more. Choose a name, unit, target, schedule, and color, then check in with a simple +. A SIMPLE DAILY CHECK-IN See your rings together on Today. Use your preferred quick amount, open a ring to enter a custom amount, and undo an accidental entry. Starter templates make it easy to begin. A CLEARER VIEW OF YOUR PROGRESS Your free seven-day overview shows completed goals and a daily tracker. Explore deeper comparisons, thirty-day summaries, full calendar history, and CSV export with Pro. CONNECTED TO APPLE HEALTH Connect compatible data for steps, active calories, exercise minutes, stand hours, walking distance, flights climbed, sleep, water, and time in daylight. Available data depends on your devices and permissions. Raw Health samples are processed on your device. IPHONE, WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Keep goals visible with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Use Quick Track to log progress, or check in from Apple Watch. The Three Rings complication lets you choose a different daily ring for each position in a large rectangular Watch face slot, with totals, percentages, or progress remaining. MORE WAYS TO MAKE IT YOURS Create session counters for goals that should not reset at midnight, such as workout sets or game scores. Use scheduled rings and reminders to fit your routine. Export a local backup of your rings and history, preview a backup before importing, and keep a recovery copy when restoring. OPTIONAL SHARING Sign in with Apple to add friends and share only the rings you choose. Pro adds more social features, including challenges, recurring seasons, and nudges. No account is required to track your own rings. START FREE • One group with up to five rings • Seven-day Progress overview and daily tracker • Up to three friends • Apple Health auto-tracking types • Scheduled rings and session counters • Reminders, widgets, Siri, and Watch complications PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Unlimited groups • Deeper insights and thirty-day summaries • Full calendar history and CSV export • Unlimited friends • Challenges, recurring seasons, and nudges No subscription. No ads. Your rings, your goals, your pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rings+4 screens
Custom Rings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rings+ at 5.0 against Custom Rings's 4.4. Rings+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Custom Rings's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Rings+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Custom Rings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rings+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rings+'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Custom Rings's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rings+ ships an update every 11 days, Custom Rings every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rings+ versus Custom Rings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRings+Custom Rings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMSW Digital LLCChristopher DAdamo

Customer experience

Rings+

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Custom Rings

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rings+

Subscriptions3
  • Rings+ Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Rings Premium$2.991 Month
  • Rings+ Pro Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Pro Lifetime$8.99
1 purchases

Custom Rings

One-time1
  • Custom Rings Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Rings+ free?
Rings+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Rings free?
Custom Rings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rings+ or Custom Rings?
Rings+ is rated higher. Rings+ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Custom Rings averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Rings+ or Custom Rings have ads?
Neither Rings+ nor Custom Rings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rings+ or Custom Rings?
Rings+ ships an update every 11 days, and Custom Rings every 4 days. Most recently, Rings+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Custom Rings on October 25, 2026.

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