River NYC vs Disciplines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
River NYC
Stay connected with a diverse church community in Midtown Manhattan. Access sermon audio and video, the latest news, event schedules, and information on lifegroups and volunteer opportunities.
- Sermon audio and video playback
- Latest news updates
- Event calendar
- Lifegroup information
- Volunteer scheduling
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App for River NYC - a diverse church in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Features sermon audio & video, latest news, event calendar, lifegroup info, volunteer schedule and much more!
Disciplines
This system integrates tasks, habits, goals, and focus sessions to prevent anything from being overlooked. It offers app blocking, timed tasks, habit tracking, goal planning, and detailed productivity analytics to help users stay focused and achieve their objectives.
- Focus sessions with app blocking
- Timed tasks and habit tracking
- Customizable app limits
- Goal planning with progress charts
- Productivity score and analytics
- Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch widgets
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Disciplines is the productivity system for people who are serious about getting things done. Most apps track one thing. Disciplines connects your tasks, habits, goals, focus sessions and analytics so nothing falls through the cracks. FOCUS SESSIONS & APP BLOCKER Start a focus session and Disciplines blocks distracting apps the moment it begins. Use it for deep work, a sleep routine or a wind down session. Difficulty modes (Normal, Timeout, Deep Focus) control how strictly you can quit early. TASK & HABIT TIMER Time any task or habit while blocking distractions at the same time. Track exactly where your hours go on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch. APP LIMITS Set a daily time budget or open hours for the apps that steal your attention. Choose Easy limits you can adjust anytime, or Strict limits that stay locked until the window opens or the budget resets. HABIT TRACKER Track daily habits with streaks, completion rates and weekly progress. Every check in compounds. Every streak builds momentum. GOAL PLANNER Break big goals into tasks, assign deadlines and watch your progress with built in charts. Goals aren't just saved, they're worked on every day. PRODUCTIVITY SCORE & ANALYTICS Your daily score is built from four factors: time management, accuracy, efficiency and consistency. No vanity metrics, just an honest read on how locked in you actually were. Disciplines is for the person who doesn't need motivation. They need a system. Privacy Policy: https://www.ken.engineer/disciplines/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.ken.engineer/disciplines/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: River NYC at none against Disciplines's 2. River NYC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Disciplines's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Disciplines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. River NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for River NYC against 5.0 for Disciplines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
River NYC ships an update every 12 months, Disciplines every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River NYC | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | River NYC | NERSISYAN LLC |
Customer experience
River NYC
Disciplines
In-app purchases
River NYC
No in-app purchases
Disciplines
- Disciplines Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Disciplines Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
