Comparison

Derive vs Get Lost

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

Head to head
About

Derive

This app offers a unique navigation experience by providing direction and distance without pre-set routes. It encourages spontaneous exploration and allows users to share custom adventures with friends, adding an element of surprise.

Highlights
  • Direction and distance guidance
  • Spontaneous route discovery
  • Shareable custom adventures
  • Surprise destination mode
  • Focus on local exploration
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Dérive, it is an address, a direction, a distance, and nothing more! Look up, turn your head, zigzag: Dérive is micro-adventure around the corner! The certainty of arriving at your destination, but without any suggested or imposed route. The arrow gives you the direction, but you are the one choosing your path according to your intention (avoiding crowded roads, discovering a new street, daring to get lost...) rather than always opting for the most optimised route. Intuition, surprise, confidence: rediscover what the algorithms try to make you forget. Dérives can be shared! A meeting point, a cool exhibition, a restaurant to try? Send a dérive to your friends and guide them to your favourites. Leave them a note to discover when they arrive at the place you chose! Surprise mode! Wanna play? Share a surprise dérive with your friends by hiding the exact address from them. Let them strive to discover the spot where you are taking them. On arrival, the address and your secret message will be revealed. Ideal for a first date, a birthday party or a little thrill in your daily life! So download the app, discover your city and share your adventures! Need more reasons to use Dérive? Dérive is committed to intimate, human, local and responsible travel: - Intimate: Dérive does not collect your personal data, because it does not need it to work, and because your private life is none of our business. Even if many other applications would say the opposite ;) - Human: Moving around all the time optimizing your way is for robots, not for humans. No need to look for speed and efficiency when you just want to enjoy the ride. Dérive just helps you rediscover the pleasure of strolling. - Local: London is not New York, Paris is not Los Angeles and Rome is not Atlanta. Our cities are not gridded and designed for cars. They are full of hidden spots and are a paradise for pedestrians. So why use the same navigation app to get around? - Responsible: Dérive is a lightweight application. It doesn't need to constantly optimize your journey time and display a map full of information to work. As a result, there is less CO2 emitted and less impact on your battery! Dérive requires a working compass on your smartphone. Dérive is a project created by Hérétique.

About

Get Lost

Explore new and familiar places with randomized directions that take the decision-making out of your adventures. Save beautiful spots, share their locations, and navigate back to your starting point.

Highlights
  • Randomized directions
  • Save favorite spots
  • Share locations
  • Navigate back to start
  • Multiple backgrounds
  • English and Italian language support
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DISCOVER NEW BEAUTIFUL PLACES THROUGH RANDOMIZED DIRECTIONS Get Lost - Discover helps you visit new and familiar places in a fun and unpredictable way! Thanks to its randomized directions it takes the decision-making factor out of your explorations. MAIN FEATURES: - Spin the needle of the compass to reveal your next direction - Save all the most beautiful spots you find during your adventures - Share the position you have saved - Navigate back to your starting point once you finish exploring OTHER FEATURES: - Different beautiful backgrounds - Available in English and Italian REMINDER: Always be mindful of your surroundings when using the app. Whether you're traveling to a new city or trying to find something new in a city you're familiar with, Get Lost - Discover is your new best friend, here to guide you out of your comfort zone and into new experiences and adventures. So get out there and start a new adventure with Get Lost - Discover!

Screenshots

Derive4 screens
Get Lost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Derive at 5.0 against Get Lost's 3.8. Derive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Get Lost's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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. Get Lost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Derive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Derive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Get Lost has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Derive ships an update every 2 months, Get Lost every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Derive versus Get Lost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeriveGet Lost
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeretiqueGiada Ciotola

Customer experience

Derive

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Get Lost

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Derive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Get Lost

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Derive free?
Derive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Get Lost free?
Get Lost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Derive or Get Lost?
Derive is rated higher. Derive averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Get Lost averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Derive or Get Lost have ads?
Get Lost shows ads; Derive does not.
Which is updated more often, Derive or Get Lost?
Derive ships an update every 2 months, and Get Lost every 3 months. Most recently, Derive was updated on September 4, 2026 and Get Lost on June 3, 2026.

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