Comparison

Cribbo vs MealDrift

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

Head to head
About

Cribbo

Securely store and manage your HomeKit and Matter setup codes. Quickly access, identify, and organize your smart home devices with a clean, distraction-free interface. Protect your codes with biometric authentication and encrypted backups.

Highlights
  • HomeKit Import
  • Code Import & Encrypted Backup
  • iCloud Sync
  • Device Identification Tools
  • Face ID & Touch ID Protection
  • Clean Interface
Features
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Every HomeKit and Matter device has a setup code on a tiny sticker. You need it again the day you reset, move, or re-pair that device, and by then the box is long gone. Cribbo keeps every code in one private place. No account, no ads. Scan once, done • Scan a HomeKit or Matter QR code, or the printed numbers on a label, box, or manual • Import your accessories from Apple Home, then scan the ones still missing a code, one at a time • Or type a code in by hand Find it in seconds • Every device in one list, grouped by room • Search by name, room, category, or code, in the app or from Spotlight • Tap a code to copy it • Bring up a Matter device's QR code whenever you need to re-pair it • Ask Siri: "Show Cribbo code for Front Door Lock" • Add a device to Apple Home with its code already copied Private by default • Codes stay hidden until you reveal them • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Encrypted backups, protected by a passphrase that's never stored • Optional anonymous analytics, off unless you turn them on Cribbo Plus A one-time purchase. No subscription. Shared with your Family Sharing group. • Unlimited codes (the free version holds 10) • iCloud sync, encrypted on your device before it's uploaded • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets • Apple Watch app Always free: scanning, Apple Home import, search, Face ID lock, and encrypted backups. Bought Cribbo before it was free? Plus is already unlocked for you.

About

MealDrift

Features
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Are you the one who has to decide again today? Since this morning, you have already chosen, thought, considered everyone else, and made one decision after another. When the day is finally almost over, one last question still remains: what should we eat today? The truth is, you do not have the energy to think about it anymore. But when you ask someone else, the answer is often, “Anything is fine.” When you suggest something, you may hear, “Not that.” And when you are alone, you end up choosing the same familiar thing again. Time passes while you remain unable to decide. Eventually, you open an expensive food delivery app because you are too tired to keep thinking. You forget that there is already food in the refrigerator. You forget the restaurant you wanted to try and the meal you meant to cook. And in the end, you eat the same thing again. Once or twice does not seem like a serious problem. But when it happens every day, a quiet feeling begins to build: you are no longer choosing how you live. Your exhaustion is choosing for you. You spend more money. Food goes to waste. You eat the same things over and over. The question “What should we eat?” begins to drain you all by itself. Then you feel a little frustrated with yourself for being unable to make such a simple decision. That does not mean you are indecisive. Maybe you have simply made too many decisions already today. So at least this final decision can be released. MealDrift chooses one meal for today from the options you saved when you had more energy, helping the tired version of you at the end of the day. You do not have to give up your own tastes. And you do not have to leave everything to pure chance. Save the dishes you love, restaurants you visit often, meals you cook at home, leftovers, and anything you would genuinely be happy to eat. Then let the app choose one of those options for today. You are not making the decision yourself. But the result still feels like yours. No more: “Fine, I guess we’ll just have this.” Instead: “Yes. This is what we’re eating today.” You do not have to be the only person who decides every night. You do not have to order delivery just because you could not choose. You do not have to forget what is in the refrigerator and throw it away later. You do not have to blame yourself for choosing the same thing again. You are not preparing MealDrift only for who you are today. You are leaving options for who you will be tomorrow, when there is no energy left to think. MealDrift is a small safety net for your meals, left behind for your tired future self. You no longer need to spend the last of your energy just deciding what to eat today. Key features • Chooses one meal for today from your saved options • Sets how often each option appears using three simple levels • Sets suitable months and seasons • Filters or excludes options using tags • Hides an option for today or for a chosen period • Records the date, taste, amount, and whether you want it again • Searches your history by dish name or tag • Backs up and transfers data using JSON • No account required • Your data is never sent to a server The options you saved when you still had energy will return to help when you are tired. With MealDrift, let go of the final decision of your day.

Screenshots

Cribbo4 screens
MealDrift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbo at Free against MealDrift's $1.59. MealDrift's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cribbo is free to download; MealDrift costs $1.59 up front. Cribbo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MealDrift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbo ships an update every 6 weeks, MealDrift monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cribbo versus MealDrift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribboMealDrift
PriceFree — better$1.59
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas DapolitoMakoto Fukuoka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cribbo

One-time1
  • Cribbo Plus$2.99
None

MealDrift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbo free?
Cribbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealDrift free?
MealDrift costs $1.59, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cribbo or MealDrift have ads?
Neither Cribbo nor MealDrift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbo or MealDrift?
Cribbo ships an update every 6 weeks, and MealDrift monthly. Most recently, Cribbo was updated on October 29, 2026 and MealDrift on October 31, 2026.

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