Rise+ vs LockCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Rise+
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Your head is not the place to store your day. Rise+ is a planner built for ADHD brains β say what's on your mind and it becomes a scheduled task, meeting, event or routine, so fewer things slip. HOW IT WORKS Tap the mic and talk, or take a photo of a flyer, whiteboard or screenshot. Rise+ listens or reads, and pulls out the date, time, place and reminder. BUILT AROUND HOW YOUR BRAIN ACTUALLY WORKS β’ Voice, text or photo capture β say it once, forget it β’ Tasks, meetings, events and routines together β with a one-tap filter by type β’ A Today view built around "right now," not a wall of everything at once β’ A board on Today: pin quick notes like paper on a corkboard, keep several boards, and turn any task into a note β’ Month view at the top of Week: see at a glance which days are full β’ Miss something? On a new day it loses its time and moves into Later, and a gentle prompt offers to replan it β today, tomorrow, a smaller first step, or let it go. No red "overdue," no guilt β’ Week view shows your real load, flags clashes before they happen, and offers to rebalance the week β’ Steps inside any item β say βadd to the move: book the vanβ and it lands as a step in that item, not as a new task β’ Multiple reminders per item, plus real alarms that actually go off (iOS 26+) β’ Routines with their own alarms, repeating every day, week, month or year β a wake-up alarm, rent day, a yearly check-up β’ Two-way sync with your iOS Calendar; your other calendars show up too β’ Import your Apple Reminders lists β check something off in Rise+ and it's checked off there too β’ Focus sprints with Live Activity and Dynamic Island support β’ A "right now" Live Activity on your Lock Screen β’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your next block, with one tap to capture β’ Think out loud: talk to Rise+ when your head is too full to sort itself, and get a short summary back β’ Break a task into small first steps when starting feels like the hard part β’ Share tasks with people via QR code, a 6-digit code, or nearby β’ Routine streaks and a 14-day view of the days you showed up β’ Profile: your last 7 days in simple charts β what you finished each day, when you flow best, routine streaks and what slipped to Later β’ Read my week: once a week, a short and kind note on your week with one thing to try next β after a few days of use Rise+ is built for adults who recognize themselves in ADHD patterns β remembering things that slip through, starting what keeps getting put off, keeping routines going. It is a planner, not a treatment, and it does not diagnose or replace clinical care. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://apptoic.com/riseplus-policies/
LockCal
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LockCal puts your schedule where you already look all day: on your Lock Screen. YOUR AGENDA AS A LIVE ACTIVITY Start your day's agenda with one tap β it stays visible as a card on the Lock Screen. Use the βΉ βΊ buttons to page through the coming days right on the Lock Screen, without unlocking and without opening the app. FIVE DESIGNS Night Sky, Classic, Retro 2010, Minimal or Timeline β pick the layout that matches your Lock Screen. With calendar color dots, locations and a configurable number of events per page. WIDGETS ON TOP Your next events as a Lock Screen widget above or below the clock β plus a Home Screen widget. AUTOMATIC EVERY MORNING With a Shortcuts automation, your agenda starts into the day by itself and can clean itself up at night. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS LockCal reads your calendar strictly on-device. No servers, no account, no ads, no data collection β the app does not even have internet access. ALWAYS FRESH If you like, LockCal reminds you shortly before iOS ends the Live Activity β one tap on the notification puts your agenda right back on the Lock Screen. FEATURES β’ Day agenda as a Live Activity with paging buttons on the Lock Screen β’ 5 designs, 3β6 events per page, 3 days to 2 weeks range β’ Toggle individual calendars, color dots, locations β’ Hide past events; ongoing multi-day events move to "Today" ("until Fri") β’ Reminder shortly before the Live Activity expires, with one-tap renewal β’ Lock Screen widgets (inline + rectangular) and a Home Screen widget β’ Shortcuts actions for automations ("Agenda to Lock Screen", "End agenda") β’ Dynamic Island glance with your next event β’ Fully localized in English and German
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockCal at none against Rise+'s 2. Rise+'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rise+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. LockCal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rise+ ships an update every 10 days, LockCal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rise+ | LockCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days β better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FURKAN ZEKIRI | Vladimir Popov |
In-app purchases
Rise+
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$54.991 Year
LockCal
No in-app purchases









