Bucket vs BucketDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bucket
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Embark on unforgettable journeys with our app designed to transform your bucket-list dreams into cherished memories. Effortlessly craft detailed trip itineraries and explore curated destinations suggested by our AI, drawing insights from detailed Wikipedia pages. Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of each location with Wikipedia pages at your finger tip, directly within the app. Define a trip by destination, start and end dates and this app will create a unique window of all your photos which you took in the trip. But that's not all – elevate your travel experience by creating a trip group, connecting with friends and family to share the adventure with you. Capture the essence of your adventures by adding photos and personal notes, whether for private reflection or to share the magic with your friends, family, or fellow trippers, seamlessly across all types of smart devices. Watch as every member's shared photos and notes converge in one central hub, creating a collective narrative of your shared experience. Download our app now on iOS and transform your travel memories into a vibrant tapestry of shared joy and discovery!
BucketDrop
This app helps you remember and organize places you want to visit. Save restaurants, beaches, or bars, and get notified when you're nearby. Organize your saved spots into trips and even collaborate with friends.
- Save places with notes and photos
- Organize saved spots into trips
- Proximity notifications
- Interactive map view
- Collaborate on trips with friends
- Discover community trips
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Ever hear about a great restaurant, a hidden beach, or a cool bar, and then completely forget about it? BucketDrop fixes that. Search for any place, save it as a Drop, and organize your Drops into Trips. See somewhere cool on Instagram? Make a trip. Collecting local spots to try? Make a trip. Your friend just recommended the best tacos in town? Search, save, done. BucketDrop notifies you when you're near a saved place. So when you're driving past that restaurant you bookmarked three months ago, you'll actually remember it. You can also: Add notes, photos, and categories to every Drop See all your saved places on an interactive map Check off places when you visit and leave a rating Invite friends to collaborate on trips together Make trips public and browse what others are planning Discover trending trips from the community Whether it's a dream vacation or a Tuesday night dinner spot, BucketDrop keeps your places in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bucket at none against BucketDrop's shown. Bucket also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, BucketDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bucket | BucketDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pocket Engines Llc | Tyler Henderson |
In-app purchases
Bucket
No in-app purchases
BucketDrop
No in-app purchases









