Drip vs Sugar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drip
This app functions as a social disposable camera, allowing you to share authentic memories with friends. Photos are kept private until Sunday, when everyone's weekly snaps are revealed for viewing, liking, and commenting.
- Social disposable camera
- Share authentic memories
- Weekly photo reveals
- Private photo vault
- Like and comment on photos
- Free reveals through sharing
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WELCOME TO DRIP Drip is the first social disposable camera that you can share with your friends. It is the best way to share authentic memories from your week. Discover a new exciting way to post pictures and get surprised every week! EVERY SUNDAY IS A SURPRISE! When you take a Drip, it directly remains invisible to you and your friends. No editing, only authentic snaps! On Sunday, you can discover all the Drips you and your friends have taken during the past week. You can like, comment, share, and enjoy a true moment of friendship together. IN A HURRY TO DISCOVER? NO PROBLEM! Don’t want to wait to see your friend’s Drips? Gain free reveals when you post or invite new friends to the app to view their Drips before Sunday! HOW DOES IT WORK? - Post a picture, and it goes into a vault — like your own personal disposable camera. You won’t be able to see them until Sunday. - The more you share, the more photos you’ll be able to see before Sunday! Each time you take a Drip, you have a chance to gain a free reveal that you can use to see one of your friend’s Drips. - On Sundays at noon, your weekly photo dump is released, and you can view all the Drips posted by your friends that week.
Sugar
Express yourself beyond standard chat bubbles. This app lets you draw, add text, images, GIFs, and videos anywhere on an unlimited canvas, transforming conversations into a creative art form.
- Unlimited canvas for messages
- Draw directly on messages
- Add text, images, GIFs, and videos
- Customizable text styles
- Conversations as art
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Why are our messages with friends constrained to generic green and blue chat bubbles? It’s time to add some color (and chaos) to your conversations with Sugar. On Sugar, chat outside the box by dropping text, images, GIFs, videos, and drawings anywhere on the unlimited canvas. Pick a text style as unique as your own voice (or keep it old school with a green or blue bubble). On Sugar, conversation is art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drip at 4.6 against Sugar's 2.4. Drip also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 32%) and ratings volume (296 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Drip holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drip has 296 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Drip's written reviews are positive against 32% of Sugar's.
Drip ships an update every 4 days, Sugar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drip | Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (296 ratings) — better | 2.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better | 31.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Relentless | amo |
Customer experience
Drip
Sugar
User reviews
Drip
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun with friends
- 👍 Safe social environment
- 👍 Different form of social media
- 👍 Doesn't drain time
- 👍 Collects experiences
Room to improve
- 🐛 Can't log in/sign up
- 🐛 Stuck on loading screen
- 🐛 No connection error
- 🐛 Won't unlock without friends
- 🐛 Scammy, annoying hoops
Sugar
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Innovative concept
- 👍 Fun and refreshing social experience
- 💡 Unique way to interact with friends
Room to improve
- 🔒 Forced access to contacts
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 🤔 Unclear value proposition
- 😕 Frustrating onboarding process
Bugs and requests
Drip
Reported bugs
5 issues- Internet connection error
- App stuck on loading screen
- Camera not working (back camera)
- Contacts switch not working
- Cannot proceed after inviting friends
Requested features
7 requests- Fix login/signup internet error
- Fix app stuck on loading screen
- Fix camera bug
- Fix contacts switch bug
- Allow Samsung devices
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- Remove friend minimum
- Allow personal use without inviting friends
Sugar
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Disappearing content
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to delete content
- Improve navigation and UI
- Expand customization options
- Allow sign-up without inviting friends
In-app purchases
Drip
No in-app purchases
Sugar
No in-app purchases
