Rysing vs Skillorum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rysing
Transform self-improvement into a fantasy RPG adventure. Create vows for habits and goals, earn XP for real-life actions, and advance through a world shaped by your progress. Integrate with Apple Health for supported activities.
- Fantasy RPG gamification
- Habit and goal creation
- XP and character progression
- Story-driven campaigns
- Focus session tracking
- Apple Health integration
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Rysing turns self-improvement into a fantasy RPG and requires a Rysing Premium subscription after onboarding to access the full app experience. Rysing Premium includes a 7-day free trial, then renews monthly through Apple In-App Purchase. Subscription purchase, renewal, cancellation, and management are handled through your Apple ID settings. Create vows for the habits, routines, and goals you want to keep. Complete real-life actions to gain XP, strengthen your character, and move through a world shaped by your progress. Build daily routines, track focus sessions, follow story-driven campaigns, and earn rewards as your consistency grows. Optional Apple Health integration lets supported real-world activity contribute to your journey. Rysing is built for people who want productivity to feel less like a checklist and more like an adventure. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rysing.vercel.app/privacy
Skillorum
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You can spend hundreds of hours leveling up a game character. So why does real life rarely give the same satisfaction? Skillorum is built to close that gap: turning your time into XP and your goals into quests. The RPG feedback loop you've been missing, built for real life. Create a skill called "Guitar," "Coding," or "Spanish", whatever you want to master. Start the timer when you begin, and you're earning XP. It's the part most productivity apps skip entirely: the feeling that what you're doing is making you measurably better at something real. Every hour logged is progress on the record. Every level gained is proof of your effort. Features: - XP System: Turn your time into experience points — immediate feedback that makes the effort feel worth it. - Custom Skill Building: Track any skill you're developing and watch your mastery grow session by session. - Quests and Tasks: Turn your goals into structured objectives with clear progress. Something to follow, something to finish. - Progress Graphs and Analytics: Visualize your growth with XP charts, skill breakdowns, and quest-specific data. - Time Tracking: Find out exactly where your hours go so you can put them toward what actually matters. - Leveling System: Level up individual skills and your overall profile as you build consistency over time. - Weekly Dashboards: A clear view of every win, every logged hour, and all your work across the whole week. - Fantasy-Crafted UI: Designed to look and feel like an RPG, not another todo app dressed up in grey boxes. Most productivity apps treat tracking as a chore. Skillorum treats it as part of the work, something that actually motivates you to keep showing up. Whether you're building a coding habit, pushing through a creative project, training consistently, or finally working toward a goal you've put off — every session gets logged, every skill gets stronger, and every week tells a story you can look back on. It's built for flow. No lengthy setup or steep learning curve. Open the app, log what you're working on, and get back to it. A year from now, you'll want proof that you started today. — Skillorum is a free app, developed by a small team. Your data is private and will never be sold to third parties. Reach us at contact@skillorum.com with any questions or feedback, we want to make this the best app we can, and we love hearing about your progress. Turn your life into an RPG. Download Skillorum now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skillorum at none against Rysing's 2. Skillorum also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Rysing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Skillorum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rysing ships an update weekly, Skillorum fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rysing | Skillorum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Oliveira | Lucere Acuity Ltd |
In-app purchases
Rysing
- Rysing Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Rysing Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Skillorum
No in-app purchases





