Custom Chime vs Drifta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Chime
This app allows users to create personalized chime notifications for their schedule. Set hourly or half-hourly alerts, customize weekday and weekend schedules, and receive reminders via watchOS notifications.
- Hourly/half-hourly chimes
- Weekday/weekend settings
- Separate schedules
- WatchOS notifications
- Customizable alerts
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Do you appreciate chimes to keep you on track with your daily schedule? Then Custom Chime is for you. It gives you full control over your chimes: - Hourly or half-hourly chimes - On/off settings for weekdays vs. weekends - Separate schedules for weekdays and weekends Custom Chime uses watchOS notifications to remind you of the time per your settings.
Drifta
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Drifta helps you organize the day, capture a task quickly, and choose a manageable next step. Keep tasks in Daily Tasks, Up Next and Backlog. Set schedules and reminders, build recurring routines, and use a focus timer when it is time to begin. Review completed tasks and progress without losing sight of what comes next. The free version includes up to 10 daily tasks, three voice captures, and focus sessions up to five minutes. Drifta Pro adds unlimited daily tasks and voice capture, longer focus sessions, custom recurrence, Coach conversations, opt-in SMS reminders, and Apple Watch task features. Coach can help you break a task into smaller steps and work with your lists. Before using Coach, choose whether to share conversation and task context with Anthropic through Drifta's server. You can turn sharing off in Settings. Coach usage limits apply. With Drifta Pro, see today's tasks on Apple Watch, complete or snooze tasks from your wrist, and use a daily-task complication. On iOS 26 or later, wake-up alarms use Apple's system alarm support after you grant alarm access. Earlier iOS versions use notification reminders, which can be silenced by Silent mode, Focus or notification settings. SMS reminders require a verified phone number and separate consent. Message and data rates may apply. Voice capture uses Apple's speech recognition. Drifta Pro is an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. The current price, billing period and any eligible trial appear before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.drifta.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.drifta.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drifta at Free against Custom Chime's $0.99. Drifta also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 26 months). Custom Chime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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
Drifta is free to download; Custom Chime costs $0.99 up front. Drifta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Custom Chime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Chime ships an update every 26 months, Drifta every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Chime | Drifta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Rosendahl | Logan Moore |
In-app purchases
Custom Chime
No in-app purchases
Drifta
- Drifta Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Drifta Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
