Comparison

Rings+ vs RivalRings

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

RivalRings

Turn your daily activity into friendly fitness contests with friends. Compete on steps, workouts, and more using data from Apple Health and Apple Watch. Track progress on leaderboards and enjoy private challenges.

Highlights
  • Compete on steps, distance, calories, and workouts
  • Private groups and head-to-head competitions
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards
  • Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch
  • User-controlled privacy settings
  • Optional daily activity reminders
Features
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RivalRings turns your everyday activity into a friendly competition with the people who keep you moving. Connect Apple Health and your steps, workouts, distance, calories, and Apple Watch rings become points on a shared leaderboard. Start a competition with friends or a private group, pick the categories you want to compete on, and see who comes out on top each day, week, or month. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Compete on what you care about — steps, distance, Move, Exercise, Stand, flights, and workouts. • Private groups and head-to-head competitions with friends. • Daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards with medals and championships. • Works with Apple Watch — and with other trackers via Apple Health. • A clean "You" view of your own activity and recent workouts. • Optional daily reminders to close your rings. BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Your health data is read from Apple Health and used only to power the app's stats and competitions. It's never used for advertising and never sold. • Share your stats with friends, or keep them private — your choice. • Block or report anyone, and delete your account and all your data anytime. Add friends, start a rivalry, and make moving more fun. Apple Health and Apple Watch are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Rings+4 screens
RivalRings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RivalRings at none against Rings+'s 4. RivalRings also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). Rings+'s advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.5). On price, rating, 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. Rings+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RivalRings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rings+ against 5.0 for RivalRings. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rings+ has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rings+ ships an update every 11 days, RivalRings every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rings+ versus RivalRings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRings+RivalRings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMSW Digital LLCCasey Waters

Customer experience

Rings+

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

RivalRings

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

RivalRings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rings+ free?
Rings+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RivalRings free?
RivalRings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rings+ or RivalRings?
Rings+ and RivalRings are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rings+ or RivalRings have ads?
Neither Rings+ nor RivalRings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rings+ or RivalRings?
Rings+ ships an update every 11 days, and RivalRings every 5 days. Most recently, Rings+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and RivalRings on October 19, 2026.

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