Awaken vs Arise
Arise and Awaken both turn your workouts into an anime-inspired RPG with a personalised plan, daily quests and levels. Arise is the bigger, more established app; Awaken goes deeper on the System itself. Here is how they compare.
We make Awaken. Everything below about Arise comes from its Google Play listing as of 23 October 2026; if something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
Side by side
| Awaken | Arise: Workout & Fitness RPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Style | System manhwa: status window, Ranks F to SSS | Anime-inspired solo training adventure |
| Workout plan | Four-week plan for your class, goal, schedule and equipment; free | AI plan for your goals, experience, schedule and equipment; requires a subscription |
| Equipment | Full gym, dumbbells or bodyweight | Home, gym, bodyweight or weights |
| Progression | Level, six stats, Rank F to SSS re-evaluated on long-term consistency | XP, stats, character levels, achievements |
| Quests | Daily, weekly, urgent, hidden, and penalty quests for skipped training days | Daily quests with rewards |
| Classes | Berserker, Assassin, Ranger, Monk, Scholar | Not mentioned in its listing |
| Social | Guilds with weekly missions, four leaderboards with seasons, chat, feed; Discord | Discord community |
| Fairness | Every session is scored on the server; impossible sessions earn nothing | Not described in its listing |
| Track record | New: launched on Google Play in October 2026 | 1M+ downloads, 4.6 stars on Google Play |
Choose Arise if…
- you want the most established app of the genre, with a large community and many reviews behind it;
- you mainly want an AI plan and daily quests, and are happy to subscribe for the plan.
Choose Awaken if…
- you want your training plan for free, and pay only if you want extras (Ascendant is €4.99 a month and buys no XP, stats, rank or leaderboard place);
- you want the System to push back: penalty quests for skipped training days (never for rest days), hidden quests, and a Rank that takes months to raise;
- you want to train with others: guilds, shared missions, and leaderboards that can't be topped with made-up numbers;
- you want a class that changes how you train, not only how you look.
Can I switch?
Yes. Awaken starts every hunter at Rank F. Your first session, the Awakening Trial, takes ten minutes with no equipment, and the System forges your full plan right after. Awaken is an independent app and is not affiliated with Arise or with Solo Leveling.
Start your climb from Rank F
Awaken is free on Google Play. Log your first session today; the Awakening Trial takes ten minutes and needs no equipment.
Get Awaken on Google Play