Comparison

Drift vs LumApps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drift

Connect with prospects and customers instantly through live chat and personalized video messages. Never miss an opportunity to engage, schedule meetings directly from conversations, and track customer interactions on the go.

Highlights
  • Live chat with customers and leads
  • Record and share personalized videos
  • Real-time notifications for website visits
  • Schedule meetings from live chat
  • View chat and video history
  • Track video views
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Take your customer conversations and video outreach on the move. Your prospects and customers don’t want to wait. With Drift, it’s easy to connect with them, now. - Never miss an important conversation - chat live with your customers and leads anywhere, anytime. - Record and share personalized videos when you’re away from your desk. - Get notified immediately and start conversations when a key account visits your website or when an important prospect views your video. - Automatically schedule meetings from live chat while your customer is engaged. - See all your recorded videos and chat history in one place. DRIFT VIDEO: Record quick personalized videos on the go. Easily share videos via email, social, or messaging apps. Track views & get notified on your phone. Chat live while customers watch your video. 100% free to use. DRIFT CHAT: Talk to your customers, anywhere, anytime. Track conversations & get notified on your phone. Drop your calendar to automatically book meetings. See all your contact details and conversation history. Filter for the conversations that matter most. Assign participants, manage tags, and add notes. ABOUT DRIFT: Drift is the Conversational Marketing platform that combines chat, email, video, and automation to remove the friction from business buying. With Drift, you can start conversations with future customers now, on their terms – not days later. There are over 50,000 businesses that use Drift today to generate more revenue, shrink sales cycles, and make buying easy. Our mission is to use conversations to make business buying frictionless, more enjoyable and more human.

About

LumApps

This app provides a mobile hub for corporate communication and collaboration. Access company news, business tools, documents, and social communities from anywhere. Stay connected with colleagues and manage team projects on the go.

Highlights
  • Corporate news and targeted information streams
  • View detailed content with comments and attachments
  • Real-time reactions: like and comment on posts
  • Community browsing and activity feed
  • Create community posts with tags
  • Quick access to help page
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LumApps intranet solution now has a mobile companion, designed for mobile! Our innovative platform provides everything you need to work in one central hub: corporate news, business tools, essential documents and social communities. Streamlining communication and collaboration is our game. A huge success with organizations from all industries, our award-winning intranet is now available for customers on-the-go! So whether you’re travelling or just away from your desktop, you can follow relevant internal news, keep working on team projects and stay connected to your coworkers, wherever you go. LumApps Mobile app* provides two main views, for targeted information and communities. Thanks to an intuitive interface, you won’t need a tutorial! The LumApps App includes many of our best features: - Browse listed content, including company news and targeted information streams - View detailed content and comments with attached files - React to content in real time: like and comment on posts - Like and respond to comments - View all communities at a glance and follow your favorites - Check your preferred communities’ activity: posts (including links, images, docs) and comments - Interact with your communities: like, comment and discuss content - Create your own community post with attached files like images, docs and links - and organize using relevant tags! - Quick access to LumApps Help page *To use our app, your company’s active subscription plan to LumApps must include the mobile option, with valid login credentials.

Screenshots

Drift4 screens
LumApps2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drift at 69% against LumApps's 21%. Drift also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 9). LumApps's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drift has 1.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Drift's written reviews are positive against 21% of LumApps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drift ships an update every 3 weeks, LumApps every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drift versus LumApps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftLumApps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better21.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrift.com, Inc.LumApps

Customer experience

Drift

All ratings1,135 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.8%

LumApps

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.9%

Bugs and requests

Drift

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to see chat history
  • Unread message notifications not clearing
  • App crashes when uploading media
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Issues with saved replies and formatting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Better message management tools
  • iPad/tablet app support
  • More advanced analytics and reporting
  • Improved integration with CRM systems

LumApps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Drift

No in-app purchases

None

LumApps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumApps free?
LumApps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drift or LumApps?
Drift is rated higher. Drift averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while LumApps averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Drift or LumApps have ads?
Neither Drift nor LumApps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drift or LumApps?
Drift ships an update every 3 weeks, and LumApps every 11 days. Most recently, Drift was updated on October 23, 2026 and LumApps on October 24, 2026.

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