Comparison

Rizen vs Focal

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Focal

Features
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See the time you have left. Focal is a visual timer: it turns a countdown into something you can look at: a colored disk that shrinks as your time runs out — the same idea as the timer on a classroom wall, in your pocket, on your lock screen, and on your desk while the phone charges. ONE THING AT A TIME A routine in Focal is a chain of short steps, each with its own length. Focal shows you the step you are on and nothing else, then moves to the next one by itself. Morning launch, shutdown, cleaning sprint, a study block — start with ten ready-made routines or build your own. TIME YOU CAN SEE, EVERYWHERE • Full-screen timer in three shapes: disk, bar, or pie • Live Activity and Dynamic Island — the countdown keeps running on your lock screen • Home and Lock Screen widgets for your next routine • Put the phone on its side while charging and StandBy becomes a desk timer • Start from Siri, the Action Button, or Control Center BUILT FOR THE WAY ATTENTION ACTUALLY WORKS • Designed around ADHD time blindness — for when "five more minutes" quietly becomes an hour • Gentle haptics at the halfway mark and in the final minute • When time is up the clock keeps counting, and Focal taps you on the shoulder at five and fifteen minutes — the alarm for when you fall into something too deep • Add a minute without losing your place • Eight themes, including high-contrast and a quiet monochrome one NO INTERNET NEEDED. No account. No cloud. Nothing you make ever leaves your phone — the timer works in airplane mode, because it never needed the internet. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rizen4 screens
Focal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focal at weekly against Rizen's every 5 weeks. Focal also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Focal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rizen ships an update every 5 weeks, Focal weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rizen versus Focal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRizenFocal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlowstate Industries LLCHo Van Dai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rizen

Subscriptions2
  • Rizen Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Rizen Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Focal

Subscriptions2
  • Focal Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Focal Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focal Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Rizen free?
Rizen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focal free?
Focal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rizen or Focal have ads?
Neither Rizen nor Focal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rizen or Focal?
Rizen ships an update every 5 weeks, and Focal weekly. Most recently, Rizen was updated on November 6, 2026 and Focal on November 7, 2026.

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