Verified purchaser
Good Concept, But Needs Improvements
Perhaps I made this purchase expecting too much. The tracking is based on a few things - your browsing history (which I simply look at in my Browsing History Tab) at no cost. It doesn't capture the quality of that time tracked or spent. Doesn't map with apps well. My expectation was to have a tool that takes the thinking out of tracking. Yet, I find myself spending more than having to tweak the category type to get an accurate view which is annoying and a waste of time. It's become more of a distraction than a tool for measuring to accountability which diminishes the value, purpose, and investment of the app. Nice concept but a long way to go. That being said, the price for me doesn't justify the below value being delivered here. The UI interface is really nice but I didn't purchase the app for a nice interface. Friendly founders, who are responsive, but other than that? It's not an investment I'd make again. I'm pondering a refund. The focus time needs major improvements. It'd be nice to be able to have more control and set sessions, then once completed, a prompt to ask how well I focused (focused, neutral, distracted) then calculated. Perhaps that part is because of the Session app for Mac I use that does this. It's simple. I guess it just comes down to preference. This app is a great concept but also disappointing. I expected more and a bit better. A roadmap of what they plan to do to improve the app would help build more confidence and trust but they don't seem too open-minded to that stripping the customer feedback away. #3staletacos
Macgill_Rize
May 9, 2024Hey only1dallas,
Thanks so much for taking the time to try out and review Rize. I'm sorry that you had such a terrible experience. We're continuing to work hard to improve the app every day. We hope one day you'll give the app a second chance with better results!
In response to your review, we've also added a Changelog, Roadmap, and Feature Request Board: https://rize.canny.io/feature-requests
We're still populating it with more information but feel free to add any requests if you want! I've gone through and responded to your feedback below. Let me know if you have any questions.
Feedback: "I find myself spending more than having to tweak the category type to get an accurate view"
Response: That's interesting to hear. Most of our users report only have to tweak their categories the first few days of using the app before basically setting them in place and not having to worry about them anymore. We definitely need to expand the number of predefined categories so users spend less time categorizing things and more time getting insights! Thanks for the feedback.
Feedback: "It'd be nice to be able to have more control and set sessions, then once completed, a prompt to ask how well I focused (focused, neutral, distracted)"
Response: Totally agree with you on this and this is definitely in the plans. I've gone ahead and created a feature request here and feel free to add anything if you want: https://rize.canny.io/feature-requests/p/create-a-focus-mode-that-i-can-manually-enable
Thanks again for taking the time to give Rize a shot and hope you have great week!