Comparison

Drifta vs Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Drifta

Organize your day with a task list designed for ADHD. Capture tasks quickly, choose manageable next steps, and build routines. An AI coach offers support for breaking down tasks and managing your lists.

Highlights
  • Daily, Up Next, and Backlog task organization
  • Scheduled tasks and recurring routines
  • Focus timer for dedicated work sessions
  • AI Coach for task breakdown and list management
  • Progress review of completed tasks
  • Apple Watch integration for task management
Features
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Drifta helps you organize the day, capture a task quickly, and choose a manageable next step. Keep tasks in Daily Tasks, Up Next and Backlog. Set schedules and reminders, build recurring routines, and use a focus timer when it is time to begin. Review completed tasks and progress without losing sight of what comes next. The free version includes up to 10 daily tasks, three voice captures, and focus sessions up to five minutes. Drifta Pro adds unlimited daily tasks and voice capture, longer focus sessions, custom recurrence, Coach conversations, opt-in SMS reminders, and Apple Watch task features. Coach can help you break a task into smaller steps and work with your lists. Before using Coach, choose whether to share conversation and task context with Anthropic through Drifta's server. You can turn sharing off in Settings. Coach usage limits apply. With Drifta Pro, see today's tasks on Apple Watch, complete or snooze tasks from your wrist, and use a daily-task complication. On iOS 26 or later, wake-up alarms use Apple's system alarm support after you grant alarm access. Earlier iOS versions use notification reminders, which can be silenced by Silent mode, Focus or notification settings. SMS reminders require a verified phone number and separate consent. Message and data rates may apply. Voice capture uses Apple's speech recognition. Drifta Pro is an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. The current price, billing period and any eligible trial appear before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.drifta.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.drifta.app/support

About

Countdown

Features
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Countdown turns your calendars into a clear, bold countdown of the days left until every date that matters — work deadlines, birthdays, bills, trips and exams. • Big, glanceable numbers: "12 days", "Tomorrow", and hours and minutes on the final day. • A timeline drawn to scale, so busy weeks look busy. • Imports from Apple Calendar, Google, Exchange and Reminders — every event, only the calendars you pick, or just the ones matching keywords like "deadline", "birthday" or "exam". • Birthdays from your contacts, always the next one, with the age. • Categories and tags with their own colors, icons and reminder schedules. • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Mac desktop, with a done button. • Live Activities count down the final hours on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — automatically on the day, or pin anything. • Siri and Shortcuts: "How many days until my next deadline?" • Syncs through your own iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Try everything free for 7 days — nothing is charged automatically. Then unlock Countdown for life with one purchase, shared with your family through Family Sharing. In English and Spanish.

Screenshots

Drifta4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countdown at monthly against Drifta's every 7 months. Countdown also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Drifta's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drifta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drifta ships an update every 7 months, Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Drifta versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftaCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogan MooreMiguel Rosa Zazo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drifta

Subscriptions2
  • Drifta Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Drifta Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Drifta free?
Drifta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drifta or Countdown have ads?
Neither Drifta nor Countdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drifta or Countdown?
Drifta ships an update every 7 months, and Countdown monthly. Most recently, Drifta was updated on October 28, 2026 and Countdown on October 31, 2026.

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