Comparison

Riseo vs Shift Meal Timer

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

Head to head
About

Riseo

This app acts as a science-backed circadian coach for shift workers. It transforms your work schedule into a personalized sleep and meal plan to improve recovery, cognitive function, and well-being on days off.

Highlights
  • Smart schedule input for various shift types
  • Personalized circadian sleep planner
  • Metabolic meal timing guidance
  • Light and melatonin recommendations
  • Reduces impact of shift work disorder
Features
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Shift work is wrecking your sleep, your metabolism, and your days off. Riseo helps you take back control. Riseo is a science-backed sleep coach. Tell Riseo your shift schedule. Get a personalized sleep plan, meal timing, and daily score - so you wake up feeling human again. Used by nurses, firefighters, paramedics, pilots, and truckers who can't afford to run on empty. --------------------------------- KEY FEATURES --------------------------------- → Smart Schedule Input - Days, Nights, Swings, rotating shifts → Circadian Sleep Planner - exact sleep and wake windows for your schedule → Metabolic Meal Timing - beat energy crashes and digestion problems on nights → Light & Melatonin Guidance - minimize social jetlag between shift transitions --------------------------------- WHO IT'S FOR --------------------------------- Healthcare: Nurses, RNs, Doctors, Midwives Emergency: Paramedics, Firefighters, Police, EMTs Transport: Pilots, Truckers, HGV Drivers Industry: FIFO workers, Miners, Dispatchers, Security --------------------------------- WHY IT WORKS --------------------------------- Most sleep apps ignore when you work. Riseo doesn't. By syncing your meals, caffeine, and light exposure to your body's internal clock, we reduce the impact of shift work disorder - the real reason you feel exhausted even after 8 hours of sleep. This is the app your occupational health team wishes existed. Download Riseo today. Privacy Policy: https://riseo.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://riseo.app/terms/

About

Shift Meal Timer

Features
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Stop eating breakfast at 4 AM because your shift ended and you have no idea what to call this meal. Shift Meal Timer gives night shift workers and 12-hour shift workers a structured four-meal schedule built around their actual hours. Every night shift worker knows the problem: your body wants food at strange times, you skip meals because you do not know if it counts as lunch or dinner, and the coffee you drank at 3 AM is still keeping you awake at 9 AM. Generic meal apps assume you wake up at 7 AM and sleep at 11 PM. You do not. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your shift pattern: 12hr Night, 12hr Day, 8hr Day, 8hr Evening, Rotating, or Custom. 2. Set your usual sleep time and average sleep duration. 3. Shift Meal Timer calculates four meal windows tuned to your hours: Pre-shift Main, Mid-shift Meal, Late-shift Snack, Post-shift Wind-down. A caffeine cutoff is set six hours before sleep. Set up in under a minute. No account required. No tracking. CORE FEATURES Four-Meal Schedule Each meal slot shows the time, meal type, and food suggestions. Meals falling between midnight and 6 AM are tagged Light protein-focused with a dark background so you can see at a glance which ones are night-shift meals. Caffeine Cutoff A red indicator shows the latest time you should stop caffeine before your sleep window. Protects your daytime sleep on rotating shifts. Work Day and Off Day Toggle Switch between your shift schedule and a fixed off-day schedule (7:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 6:30 PM) with one tap. Next-Up Countdown The bottom bar always shows the next upcoming meal with a live countdown so you know what to grab and when. Notifications Local push notifications fire 15 minutes before each meal. Toggle individual meals on or off. No server, no tracking. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pro for deeper tools: - Check-in: log whether you ate or skipped each meal - Adaptation Report: your schedule shifts based on your hunger signals and skip patterns over 30 days - History: monthly calendar view of your eating record - Custom notification timing (5 to 60 minutes before each meal) - Multiple shift presets and quick switching - Caffeine cutoff adaptation based on your sleep quality PRIVACY FIRST - No account, no login, no email required - All data stored locally on your device using Hive - No tracking, no ads, no third-party analytics - RevenueCat handles subscription transactions only; no personal data sent Shift Meal Timer provides meal-timing guidance based on your shift schedule and general nutrition principles. It is not a substitute for medical or dietary advice from a qualified clinician or registered dietitian. Adapt the suggestions to your personal needs and consult a clinician or registered dietitian for individual recommendations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Riseo3 screens
Shift Meal Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Riseo at weekly against Shift Meal Timer's every 2 months. Shift Meal Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Riseo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shift Meal Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riseo ships an update weekly, Shift Meal Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Riseo versus Shift Meal Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiseoShift Meal Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJEAN-CLAUDE SESSOUJUHWAN PARK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Riseo

Subscriptions2
  • Riseo Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Riseo Plus Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Shift Meal Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro — Full Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Riseo free?
Riseo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Meal Timer free?
Shift Meal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Riseo or Shift Meal Timer have ads?
Neither Riseo nor Shift Meal Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riseo or Shift Meal Timer?
Riseo ships an update weekly, and Shift Meal Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Riseo was updated on September 8, 2026 and Shift Meal Timer on September 10, 2026.

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