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Rize

A web app for focus timers and live co-working focus rooms, with a PWA mobile version in progress.

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
rize.roggy.site
Built by
Tech Nerd

Bloat

235/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

Rize is a working focus app with a dashboard, live rooms, custom timer themes and a mobile PWA on the way, shipped steadily for two months. It has no working way to charge yet, because the pricing page shows a broken Polar error, and it has no privacy policy, terms or support contact. The idea is easy to copy, and the project is mid-rename, with the site showing the name Nuzz.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Staying focused is a real need, and live rooms give people a reason to come back. There's no working path to payment yet: the pricing page errors out and no plans or prices are visible.

38/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (3)

  1. The creator reports daily users opening the app, a self-reported sign of real use.

    “brooo we’re at 150 daily active users on Rize 😭🔥 ... like 150 people are opening the app and locking in every single day. that’s actually crazy. the mobile app is definitely gonna help even more people lock in 🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 6 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The pricing page shows a Polar 401 error instead of plans, so nobody can pay today.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site/pricing (opens in a new tab)

  3. A working focus room exists, which is the core thing users would value.

    “and with that, we’ve got a working focus room on Rize🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 30 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Focus timers and study-together rooms are common, and nothing in the dossier shows local depth, proprietary data or hard technology. The live-room community could compound, but that isn't evident yet.

15/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (3)

  1. People compare it to another existing focus product, which suggests it overlaps with others.

    “some people are saying Rize is slowly turning into Nerdspace 😁 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 3 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Custom timer themes are a nice feature but easy to replicate.

    “we now have custome themes for focus timer ui on Rize 🔥🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 6 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The site shows only a name and nothing that points to a defensible edge.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Worked on across two months with updates in both, and the latest activity was the day before the review. The cadence of features, rebrand and PWA work looks steady, though the history is still short.

59/100

  • Sustained shipping19/60

    Worked on across 2 months.

  • Consistency40/40

    Updates in 2 of 2 months.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “if you don't have access to Rize, send me a DM on the channel @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 10 Aug 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “41 people are working live on Rize rn 🔥👌 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 6 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real focus app exists, with a dashboard, live rooms and themes, and it's live on its own domain over HTTPS. The pricing page is broken, and the site still shows the old or new name inconsistently with the posts.

81/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://rize.roggy.site responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The posts show a dashboard, working live focus rooms, themes and a PWA in progress, so it's usable. The crawler couldn't see accounts or much beyond the name on the page, so I'm treating it as working but thin.

  • Own home10/10

    Lives on its own domain (rize.roggy.site).

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-10-06.

  • Operations6/15

    Live rooms and a mobile PWA imply a backend, and a pricing page tries to integrate Polar. But there are no docs, no status page, no detected accounts and no API, and the billing integration is broken.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://rize.roggy.site responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site (opens in a new tab)

  2. A dashboard is shown.

    “this is Rize dashbaord 🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 26 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator says the focus room is working.

    “and with that, we’ve got a working focus room on Rize🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 30 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Custom timer themes shipped.

    “we now have custome themes for focus timer ui on Rize 🔥🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 6 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The pricing page shows a misconfigured Polar integration.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site/pricing (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's a web app on its own domain with a believable audience of focus-minded users, but payments aren't working and no plans or prices are stated. There's no privacy policy, terms or support contact, and it rests on one builder.

42/100

  • Distribution25/30

    A web app on its own domain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing10/10

    A pricing page or stated prices on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No post mentions paying customers or revenue, and the crawler found no working payment provider.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment7/20

    One builder has shipped steadily for two months, kept a promised mobile update on the roadmap and bought a new domain for the rebrand. There's no team, funding or dedicated project community, since posts go through a personal channel.

Receipts (5)

  1. A web app on its own domain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site (opens in a new tab)

  2. The checkout setup is returning an error, so no payments can be taken.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · rize.roggy.site/pricing (opens in a new tab)

  3. A new brand name was chosen and the domain bought.

    “finally landed on the official new brand name for Rize and bought the domain 🔥 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 3 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The creator commits to improving the mobile experience.

    “i’m gonna make sure yall have a great mobile experience on Rize, i promise 🔥💪 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 5 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The creator recruits testers for the Room feature, showing active iteration.

    “I need 3 more people who wanna lock in live with cameras on and test the Room feature with me on Rize 🔥 Lmk in the comments if you’re down 👌 @selfmadecoder”

    Post · @selfmadecoder · 29 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)