Apps like Arise: 6 level-up alternatives for 2026

Which app like Arise should you pick?

The best apps like Arise depend on what you want more of: the same workout game, real gym logging, or a game that covers your whole life. Arise: Level Up Workout Game, by DIGITAL LIONS APPS, builds a custom workout plan from your answers and turns it into daily quests and rewards. It has 4.8 stars from 20,991 ratings on the U.S. App Store (14 Nov 2026), and its listing says a subscription is required for plans and quests.

People who search "Arise level up in real life" and then look for alternatives usually want one of these:

We make Zenith (Level Up in 21 Days: Zenith on the App Store), so we've placed it where it fits, not at the top. Every rating and price here is from the U.S. App Store on 14 Nov 2026. For a head-to-head, see Zenith vs Arise.

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Where	What	Detail
Planned for you setup, Training focus	LEVELING: Fitness	Workout missions with daily quests that adapt to your level. Arise sits here too.
Planned for you setup, Whole life focus	Life Reset or Zenith	Both start with an assessment. Life Reset builds a 66-day program; Zenith a 21-day plan.
You set it up setup, Training focus	Liftoff	You log your own sets and reps, then get ranked and see charts.
You set it up setup, Whole life focus	Lock In or Habitica	You build your own habits and goals. Lock In gives one score; Habitica is a free RPG.

Before you leave: what Arise does well

Arise plans your training for you, which few habit apps do. It works with bodyweight or home equipment, according to reviewers, and many like the stakes of losing XP for a missed daily quest. The developer runs a Discord server for questions and ideas. In the most-helpful U.S. App Store reviews, the main complaints are paying before trying it and sign-in or lost-progress problems after updates, not the workouts themselves.

The six alternatives at a glance

1. LEVELING: Fitness

The closest like-for-like if you enjoy Arise's quests but want to try a different take. LEVELING, by developer Tom Sasia, turns workouts into missions with daily quests that adapt to your level, experience points, ranks and surprise "urgent" quests. Its listing says no equipment is required, and it covers cardio, strength and flexibility.

What stands out:

• Lower listed prices. The U.S. App Store showed a $4.99 monthly pass and a $39.99 annual pass.
• More languages. English plus 12 others.
• iPhone and iPad.

Watch out for: it's a much smaller app, with 4.7 stars from 857 U.S. ratings, so there's less public feedback to judge it by. Its App Store age rating is 13+.

2. Liftoff - Ranked Gym Workouts

The pick if you train in a gym and want to log every set yourself. Liftoff, by Liftoff Labs, ranks your gym performance and gives feedback across 600+ exercises, according to its listing. You log exercises, sets and reps, see charts and body graphs, and earn ranks, streaks, quests and achievements. It has 4.8 stars from 102,641 U.S. ratings, the most in this list.

What stands out:

• Real logging with custom exercises and adjustable presets.
• Competition. Follow friends, join community challenges and climb global leaderboards.
• Apple Watch app, plus iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro.

Watch out for: you need to know roughly what to do in the gym; it's a tracker more than a coach. Pro features are paid, with "Liftoff Pro" purchases listed from $3.99 to $79.99.

3. Life Reset: 66 Day Habit

The pick if you want the quest feel across your whole life, not just workouts. Life Reset, by Savvy Tech Limited, builds a 66-day program from a short assessment and turns it into daily quests with XP, levels and streaks. It has 4.7 stars from 13,101 U.S. ratings.

What stands out:

• Whole-life quests, with a workout counter, focus timer, meditation and a screen blocker among its mini tools.
• Optional Hard Mode: miss a day and you restart from Day 1, per its help centre.
• iPhone and Android.

Watch out for: a subscription is required for all features (listed purchases $12.99–$59.99), and it won't build a detailed workout plan the way Arise does. Full breakdown: Zenith vs Life Reset.

4. Lock In - Reset Your Life

The pick if you want to track everything yourself, with one score to chase. Lock In, by Omega Labs, turns habits and goals into XP and an Overall Rating (OVR). Recent updates added calorie tracking, badges, attributes, and Duos and Squads. It has 4.7 stars from 27,769 U.S. ratings.

What stands out:

• Wide tracking: habits, goals, workouts, calories, quit-habit timers, journaling.
• Community: squads, forums and leaderboards.
• iPhone, iPad and Android.

Watch out for: its listed features need a subscription (Pro Access $17.99–$34.99, Lifetime $59.99), and its terms say users must be 18 or older. See Zenith vs Lock In.

5. Zenith: Level Up in 21 Days

The pick if you liked Arise's daily rewards but want them across your whole routine, in a short plan. Zenith starts with a free check-in on your priorities and how much you can take on. A planner on your phone, using fixed rules rather than AI, then shows a 21-day plan of real-world daily challenges. Each one shows its time and XP (like "Easy lap · Fitness · 5 min · +30 XP").

What stands out:

• A character that evolves: the XP you earn moves one original character through public ranks, from E Initiate (0 XP) to S Ascendant (1,000 XP).
• A mountain, not a list: your 21 days appear as a 3D mountain, Day 1 at the base and Day 21 at the summit, with a toggle to a day timeline.
• Flexible: skip or undo a challenge; edit the challenges ahead each week, while today and past records stay protected.
• Clear stats: completed and skipped challenges, best streak and a six-pillar radar of earned XP (a record, not a fitness test).
• Earned rewards: achievement cards and packs are earned, never bought; an optional private photo on a finished challenge adds +5 XP once and stays on your iPhone.
• Private: friends join a private Circle and compare signed weekly scorecards shared by hand.

Watch out for: Zenith doesn't plan workouts, track exercise automatically or connect to Apple Health; its workout log is filled in by you. It's available to pre-order on the App Store (Apple expects Nov 20, 2026) but has no ratings yet, is iPhone-only (iOS 18+), has no free trial and no cloud sync. U.S. prices: $12.99 a month, $59.99 a year or $69.99 once.

6. Habitica: Gamified Taskmanager

The pick if you want an RPG for your habits and don't want to pay. Habitica's listing describes it as free and open source: you create an avatar, add habits, dailies and to-dos (including fitness ones), and earn gold, experience and items. Its code is on GitHub.

What stands out:

• Free core app; optional subscription from $4.99 a month or $47.99 a year.
• Everywhere: iPhone, iPad, Android and web, synced across devices.
• Parties with friends for accountability.

Watch out for: it won't build a workout plan, and the retro pixel style is very different from Arise. U.S. rating: 4.3 from 3,690.

How to choose

Decide whether you want the app to plan your training or your day, then commit to one for two weeks.

1. Want Arise, but cheaper or different: LEVELING: Fitness.
2. Already lift and want data: Liftoff.
3. Want the game across your whole life: Life Reset (66 days), Lock In (open-ended) or Zenith (21 days).
4. Want free: Habitica.

For broader lists, see our best gamified habit trackers and best self-improvement apps for men. To see where you'd start in Zenith, take the free starting rank test.