Comparison

(Not Boring) Vibes vs Dropset

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

Head to head
About

(Not Boring) Vibes

This app generates personalized music scientifically designed to enhance focus, intensity, and concentration. It adapts to your daily schedule, offering immersive spatial audio and easy control over energy levels for work, relaxation, and sleep.

Highlights
  • Personalized focus music
  • Adaptive daily soundscapes
  • Immersive spatial audio
  • Adjustable energy levels
  • Focus session timers
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Widgets for quick access
Features
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PERSONALIZED MUSIC TO HELP YOU FOCUS Based on science and inspired by video games, Vibes creates personalized music designed to improve focus, intensity, and concentration. SMARTER FOCUS MUSIC Vibes knows your wake and sleep times and generates background music based on your activity throughout the day to help you wake up, focus at work, relax, and sleep deeper. JUST ONE TAP It's the world’s easiest app to use. One tap to open and automatically play exactly what music you need for the moment. CONTROL WHEN YOU NEED IT Set your energy level and give yourself a boost when you need it or adjust presence to push soundscapes into the background for deeper focus. IMMERSIVE SPATIAL AUDIO Spatial 3D soundscapes that come alive around you with support for realtime head tracking. WIDGETS Easy one-tap access to your most used vibes. SET A TIMER Set a timer for focus sessions or to fall asleep. UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Inspired by video games to make daily life more fun. Unlock spirits. PRAISE FOR (NOT BORING) APPS "Astonishingly fun!"—John Gruber 2x Apple Design Awards 6x App of the Day Fast Company Innovation by Design SUPER!BORING Become a Super!Boring member and get all 5 Not Boring apps + skins + extras. We are 100% member-supported. No ads, no data gathering, no tracking. Just beautiful apps that make everyday life a little less boring. Plans: https://andy.works/plans Support: https://andy.works/support EULA/Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dropset

This app provides a clean and minimal interface for tracking gym workouts. It focuses on essential features for setting up routines and exercises, offering flexibility for various exercise types beyond just sets and reps. The goal is to provide a non-distracting and serious tracking experience for dedicated gym-goers.

Highlights
  • Superset tracking
  • Dropset tracking
  • Custom workouts and exercises
  • Workout notes
  • Community chat
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Flexible tracking options
Features
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Dropset is a clean and minimal tool for tracking your gym workouts, designed to be as non distracting as possible. You won’t find annoying upsells, or unnecessary options. There's simply what you need to set up your workout routine and your exercises and then track them at the gym. Also, it's super flexible. Not just designed for sets and reps but most other common exercises. So you can do things like interval timers, duration timers, distances, or, simply check exercises off of a list. Flexibility, focus and simplicity is what Dropset is all about. A few key features · Superset · Dropsets · Custom workouts and exercises · Workout notes · Community with a live group chat · Flexible scheduling options · Flexible tracking options In short, it's serious tracking for serious gym workouts.

Screenshots

(Not Boring) Vibes4 screens
Dropset4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: (Not Boring) Vibes at 4.8 against Dropset's 4.4. (Not Boring) Vibes also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 97) and review sentiment (91% vs 78%). Dropset's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. (Not Boring) Vibes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Dropset sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

(Not Boring) Vibes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: (Not Boring) Vibes has 2.9K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of (Not Boring) Vibes's written reviews are positive against 78% of Dropset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, Dropset every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
(Not Boring) Vibes versus Dropset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Not Boring) VibesDropset
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better4.4 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better97
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNot Boring Software LLCFortyfour AB

Customer experience

(Not Boring) Vibes

All ratings2,847 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%

Dropset

All ratings96 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative9.9%

User reviews

(Not Boring) Vibes

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome for focus
  • 👍 Great for relaxation and sleep
  • 🎨 Beautiful design and visuals
  • 🎶 Soothing and calming music
  • 🔓 Free version available

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription is expensive
  • 🔁 Repetitive music
  • 🐛 Occasional visual bugs
  • 🔇 Lacks variety in music/sounds

Dropset

From 97 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean, minimalist UI design
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 📊 Comprehensive exercise library
  • ⏱️ Built-in rest timer and interval tracking
  • 📈 Detailed progress tracking and charts

Room to improve

  • 💸 Subscription model (not one-time purchase)
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • ⌚ No Apple Watch support
  • 📚 Missing some exercise variations
  • 🔐 Account deletion data loss issues

Bugs and requests

(Not Boring) Vibes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Visuals freezing when switching modes
  • Geolocation issues with weather app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Integrate with Apple Music
  • Provide more customization options
  • Develop a calendar widget

Dropset

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when changing equipment type
  • App crashes when modifying weight amounts
  • Account deletion removes all workout logs
  • Social/messaging features non-functional
  • Data import functionality not working
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  • Inconsistent crash frequency during sessions

Requested features

16 requests
  • Apple Watch app/integration
  • Exercise demonstration videos
  • Kilogram (KG) unit support
  • Resistance bands equipment option
  • Multiple instances of same equipment in workout
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  • Apple Health body composition/weight sync
  • Weekly routine organization view
  • Consolidated progress tracking on single screen
  • Ability to log past workouts
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Nutrition tracking with barcode scanner
  • Social sharing features
  • Weekly routine builder
  • Martial arts workout tracking
  • Goal countdown tracker
  • Better exercise descriptions and images

In-app purchases

4 purchases

(Not Boring) Vibes

Subscriptions3
  • Super !Boring Monthly$7.991 Month
  • !Vibes Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Super !Boring Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • !Vibes Plus Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Dropset

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Yearly plan2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is (Not Boring) Vibes free?
(Not Boring) Vibes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dropset free?
Dropset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (Not Boring) Vibes or Dropset?
(Not Boring) Vibes is rated higher. (Not Boring) Vibes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Dropset averages 4.4 from 97 ratings.
Do (Not Boring) Vibes or Dropset have ads?
Neither (Not Boring) Vibes nor Dropset shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Not Boring) Vibes or Dropset?
(Not Boring) Vibes ships an update monthly, and Dropset every 4 days. Most recently, (Not Boring) Vibes was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dropset on November 7, 2026.

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