RigRite vs Risk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RigRite
This app provides interactive vector force calculations for complex rope rigging systems. It allows users to visualize forces with multipoint anchors, redirects, and slopes, and even overlay diagrams onto photos of their setups. Supports various load units and offers saving and sharing capabilities.
- Interactive vector force calculations
- Multipoint anchor support
- Visual diagrams with drag-and-drop
- Photo overlay for angle measurement
- Supports diverse load units
- Save, copy, and share diagrams
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Interactive vector force calculations for rope rigging. RigRite allows you to calculate the forces in a rope system with multipoint anchors, redirects, tripods, highlines, slopes and more. Features: • Visual diagrams - drag point around to change angles. • Three simple yet powerful diagram types that are flexible enough to calculate nearly anything. • Photo overlay - Take or select a photo of your rigging and overlay a diagram to measure the angles and calculate the forces. • Works with any load and units, for example: 100%, 80kg, 2kN, 200lb, 3 people, 8 fat cats, even emoji icons. • Tension and Compression • Save diagrams to your device, copy, open in other apps • Share to Email, Facebook, Twitter and more
Risk
This app provides search and rescue responders with tools to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in the field. It offers industry-standard frameworks like PEACE and ORMA, along with a visual Risk vs. Gain Matrix for decision-making. Designed for offline use, it supports customizable agency parameters.
- Offline risk assessment tools
- PEACE framework
- ORMA / GAR model
- Risk vs. Gain Matrix
- Customizable agency parameters
- SPE calculator
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The Risk app empowers search and rescue responders to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in dynamic environments. Built for offline use, it includes industry-standard risk assessment frameworks used by USCG, NPS, and NASAR. Tools: • PEACE: A modern, simplified risk assessment tool. Includes a Risk vs. Gain Matrix to visually guide decisions. • Operational Risk Management Analysis (ORMA / GAR): The classic Green-Amber-Red organizational risk model with agency-specific definitions (NPS, USCG, FWS). • Assessment of Specific Risks (SPE): A targeted calculator for Severity, Probability, and Exposure, for evaluating specific hazards like a rappel or water crossing. Features: • Customizable agency parameters • Visual Risk vs Gain decision matrix This is not a substitute for proper leadership, supervision, or comprehensive search and rescue training. In an emergency, call 911 or your local public safety authority.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Risk at 100% against RigRite's 33%. Risk also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.9 vs 1.2). RigRite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, 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
Risk is free to download; RigRite costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Risk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of RigRite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Risk's.
RigRite ships an update every 3 months, Risk every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RigRite | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.2 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | P22 Limited | California Search and Rescue |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
RigRite
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









