BrightId vs Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightId
This app provides a unique, self-issued personal identifier to prove human uniqueness for rights and benefits. Verification is achieved by connecting with known individuals, ensuring privacy as personal data is not shared centrally. It allows users to prove they are a unique person without revealing sensitive government information.
- Self-issued personal identifier
- Prove human uniqueness
- Verified by connections
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Access rights and benefits
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A BrightID is a personal identifier that allows you to receive rights and benefits based on your ability to prove that you're a unique person.* Unlike a government identifier such as a Social Security Number, a BrightID is self-issued and verified by close friends or relatives. Personal data is not shared with a central organization. To become verified and receive a BrightID score, make connections with the people you already know well. *To see which organizations are participating in BrightID benefits, visit the BrightID website at https://www.brightid.org PRIVACY The name and photo you enter in BrightID are only shared with people in your personal connections list. Your name and photo are not stored or used by BrightID outside of your device.
Drop
Connect with friends through messages tied to real-world locations. Discover messages waiting at specific places and create meaningful moments by leaving your own location-based notes.
- Location-based messaging
- Unlock messages at specific places
- Leave messages for friends
- Set location-based reminders
- Explore a map of drops
- Relive memories at locations
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Drop is a messaging app that brings conversations back to the real world. Instead of endlessly swiping through feeds, you and your friends connect through messages that can only be unlocked by traveling to actual locations. When you send a drop, location becomes part of the message. Relive old memories by leaving drops where they happened. Send yourself reminders that only unlock when you arrive at the right spot. Imagine the potential of messages that live in the real world, waiting for the perfect moment and place to be discovered. Every drop is more than a notification. It is an experience waiting for you in the real world. You’ll receive messages that stay locked until you reach their location, explore a map of drops waiting to be found, unlock them only when you arrive, and send your own to turn everyday places into meaningful moments with your friends. No more endless scrolling. No more empty notifications. Every message is intentional, tied to a place, and meant to be lived, not just read. Make your conversations more authentic. Make your messages matter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drop at 100% against BrightId's 20%. Drop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). BrightId's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of BrightId's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drop's.
BrightId ships an update every 3 weeks, Drop every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightId | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Stallard | Jacob Brown |
Customer experience
BrightId
Drop
In-app purchases
BrightId
No in-app purchases
Drop
No in-app purchases









