Beeminder vs Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beeminder
Easily log data for your Beeminder goals and receive timely reminders. Visualize your progress with a clear dashboard and integrate with Apple Health for automatic tracking of health metrics.
- Data entry for Beeminder goals
- Goal progress dashboard
- Customizable reminders
- Apple Health integration
- Automatic metric tracking
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Add data to your Beeminder goals, get reminders, and see a dashboard of your progress on the Beeminder Data Entry Companion App. Beeminder is goal-tracking with teeth. We plot your progress along with a bright red line on your graph. Don't let your datapoints cross the red line! The Beeminder app also allows you to sync goals with your Apple Health data, so you can automatically track steps, distance, and other metrics without manually entering data.
Drift
This app connects people living a nomadic lifestyle, such as van-lifers and digital nomads. It facilitates finding travel partners, romantic relationships, or friends who share similar interests and travel preferences. The platform emphasizes safety and authenticity through verification and an invite-only system.
- Discover people nearby on the move
- Match based on travel style and lifestyle
- Find travel partners, dates, or friends
- Invite-only and verification for safety
- Showcase rig, route, and journey details
- Activity-based friendships and meetups
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Drift — Meet People Who Move Like You Do Dating and making friends shouldn’t stop just because you’re always on the move. Drift is built for van-lifers, RV travelers, digital nomads, and free spirits who live life on the road — and want real connections along the way. Whether you’re looking for a travel partner, a meaningful relationship, or like-minded friends to share a campfire with, Drift connects you with people who actually get your lifestyle. Why Drift? Traditional dating apps aren’t designed for nomads. Drift is. • Discover people nearby — wherever “home” is today • Match based on travel style, preferences, and lifestyle • Date, make friends, or do both — you choose • Invite-only & verification-focused for a safer community • Simple onboarding, intentional profiles, no endless swiping Built for Life on the Road Show off your rig, your route, and what makes your journey unique. From weekend explorers to full-time travelers, Drift helps you meet people who move through the world the same way you do. More Than Dating Drift isn’t just about romance. It’s about connection: • Activity-based friendships • Fellow travelers and meetups • A growing community of nomads, campers, and explorers Safe, Intentional, Real Drift prioritizes authenticity and safety with verification tools and invite-only access. Fewer bots. Fewer ghost profiles. More real humans. If you believe the journey matters just as much as the destination — welcome to Drift. By downloading this app, you agree to the Apple End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drift at 100% against Beeminder's 51%. Drift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Beeminder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (77 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Drift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Beeminder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beeminder has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Beeminder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drift's.
Beeminder ships an update every 3 months, Drift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beeminder | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maker and Baker LLC | Casey Millstein |
Customer experience
Beeminder
Drift
Bugs and requests
Beeminder
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login failures with 'Invalid credentials' error
- App crashes on startup or after data entry
- Goals not displaying after update
- Graphs taking excessive time to load
- Data entry freezing or hanging
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- Keyboard not dismissing after entering values
- Facebook, Google, and Twitter login failures
- Syncing issues with Apple Health causing false derailments
- App crashes on iPhone SE and older devices
- Blank screens and placeholder text on first page
Requested features
10 requests- Widget feature for at-a-glance progress data
- Ability to create and manage goals within the app
- Ability to sign up for accounts directly in the app
- URL minder trigger button for word count checks
- Easy access to goal fine print details
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- Ability to set breaks within the app
- Dark mode option
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Improved home menu for single-graph users
- Better integration with automatic data sources
Drift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beeminder
No in-app purchases
Drift
- Monthly$11.991 Month
- Yearly$79.991 Year
