Rizen vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rizen
This app helps you get out of bed on time by requiring you to complete a "wake mission" before turning off the alarm. It also offers a feature to block distracting apps for a set period after waking.
- Wake missions (type phrase or scan toilet)
- Blocks distracting apps post-wake
- No snooze button
- Rings through silent/focus modes
- Wake-up streak tracking
- On-device privacy for missions
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You hit snooze five times and still start the day late, groggy, and already three feeds deep. Rizen fixes the one part of your morning everything else depends on: actually getting out of bed. THE PROBLEM Five alarms, five half-asleep swipes - and you're still under the covers. Then you reach for your phone "just to check," and the first 30 minutes of your day vanish into a feed. AN ALARM YOU CAN'T OUTSMART Rizen rings through silent mode and Focus, and keeps coming back until you're actually up. No snooze button to hide behind. No swipe-and-back-to-sleep. GET UP TO TURN IT OFF To kill the alarm, you finish a quick wake mission - half-asleep won't cut it: - Type a wake phrase - Or point your camera at a toilet (verified on-device - frames never leave your phone) You have to physically get up. That's the entire point. KILL THE MORNING SCROLL The second you're up, Rizen Pro locks your most addictive apps - Instagram, TikTok, X, whatever owns your mornings - for the first 15 to 60 minutes. You start the day out of the feed and in your own life. BUILD THE STREAK Every clean wake-up logs a streak. Watch the days stack up and protect the chain. Rizen greets you by name each morning, because this is your routine - not an app's. WHAT'S FREE (FOREVER) - Unlimited anti-snooze alarms - Rings through silent mode & Focus - Wake missions — type a phrase or show a toilet - Per-alarm scheduling, labels, weekday repeats - Wake-up streaks RIZEN PRO - Morning app blocking - shield your chosen apps the moment you wake - Pick exactly which apps to block, for 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes - Custom alarm sounds - Everything in Free, included Try Pro free for 7 days. Then $14.99/year (save 37%) or $1.99/month. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY FIRST No account. No sign-up. Toilet detection runs entirely on-device. App blocking uses Apple Screen Time and only ever sees anonymous app tokens - never your usage. Stop negotiating with the snooze button. Get up. Stay out of the feed. Own the morning. Terms: https://flowstateindustries.com/terms Privacy: https://flowstateindustries.com/privacy
Orbit
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Set a timer, put the phone down, and actually stay off the apps that pull you away. Orbit is a focus timer built for ADHD brains that set timers and then ignore them. Most timers just count down in the background. Orbit shields your distracting apps for real, using iOS Screen Time, so the pull is gone while you work. A single hand-drawn tangle of line sits on a black screen and slowly threads with color as your session runs. It is your clock, your progress bar, and something calm to rest your eyes on instead of a feed. Touch it and the strands spring and swirl back into place. Why it fits an ADHD brain: - One tap to start. Pick a preset and you are focusing, no setup wall. - Real app blocking, not a nag. The apps you choose stay shielded until the session ends. - A calm, no-shame stop. Sessions wind down gently instead of slamming shut on a hyperfocus. - Focused days, not guilt streaks. Orbit counts the days you showed up and never punishes a miss. - Nothing to read while you focus. Black screen, one moving thing, silence. Free forever: - Focus sessions with the live tangle - A basic streak of your focused days Orbit Pro: - Unlimited sessions and full app blocking - Complete history and insight into where your time actually goes - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets No ads. No account. Works offline. Your session data stays on your device. Untangle your time. Terms of Use: https://readbuildship.com/apps/orbit/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbit at weekly against Rizen's every 5 weeks. Orbit also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Rizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Orbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rizen ships an update every 5 weeks, Orbit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rizen | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flowstate Industries LLC | Jan Piotrzkowski |
In-app purchases
Rizen
- Rizen Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Rizen Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Orbit
- Orbit Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Orbit Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Orbit Pro Yearly$29.991 Year








