Comparison

DeepSleep vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

DeepSleep

This app offers a science-inspired approach to improving sleep quality. It combines soothing sounds, guided meditations, and bedtime stories with intelligent sleep tracking to help users fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, and wake up refreshed.

Highlights
  • Calming sleep sounds and ambient audio
  • Guided meditation sessions for relaxation
  • Soothing bedtime stories for adults
  • Intelligent sleep cycle tracking and insights
  • Nightly routine building with reminders
  • Progress tracking with streaks and goals
Features
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DeepSleep helps you fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, and wake up restored. Discover your sleep type, quiet a racing mind with guided wind-downs, and understand your nights with simple insights. DISCOVER YOUR CHRONOTYPE Take the chronotype quiz to find out whether you're a Bear, Lion, Wolf, or Dolphin. Your type helps provide personalized bedtime recommendations. DRIFT: YOUR NIGHTLY WIND-DOWN Drift guides you from a busy day into rest with simple wind-down routines that help settle your space, quiet your mind, and relax your body. SLEEP INSIGHTS See clear nightly summaries and recovery insights. Track consistency, build gentle streaks, and see how your rest changes over time. CALMING SOUNDS & SOUNDSCAPES Listen to sleep sounds, ambient soundscapes, and white, brown, or pink noise. Sounds include ocean waves, soft rain, and other relaxing options. GUIDED MEDITATION Short, calming meditations help release tension and quiet your thoughts at bedtime. SLEEP STORIES FOR ADULTS Relax with calming bedtime stories that help take your mind away from stress and toward sleep. DAILY CHECK-INS & REMINDERS Log your morning mood, understand habits affecting your rest, and set custom reminders. WHY DEEPSLEEP • Chronotype quiz for personalized rest • Drift guided wind-down routines • Nightly sleep insights & streaks • Sleep sounds, color noise & soundscapes • Guided meditation & sleep stories • Daily check-ins & reminders • Minimal design focused on calm Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deepsleepai.io/pages/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://deepsleepai.io/pages/terms-of-service.html

About

Drift

This app allows users to create personalized ambient soundscapes by intuitively dragging orbs on screen. It offers timed sessions and a unique visual fade-to-black feature to minimize distractions, promoting better sleep and focus. A one-time purchase unlocks additional sounds and extended features.

Highlights
  • Tactile orb sound mixing
  • Physics-based volume control
  • Customizable ambient soundscapes
  • Timed sleep sessions
  • Gentle screen fade-to-black
  • Offline functionality
  • Lock-screen playback
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The Drift — Quiet Software for Loud Times You deserve rest without the noise. Drift is a tactile sleep tool that lets you mix ambient sounds by touch. Drag glowing orbs to the center of your screen—the closer they are, the louder they play. Let the mix play for 15 or 30 minutes (or all night with Premium). To protect your rest, Drift's gentle fade slowly dims your screen to pure OLED black—silencing your visual space without interrupting your sound session. THE PRICING PROMISE Free to download and use the core features forever. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees. If you love it, a single $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks the premium sounds and extended timers for life. HOW IT WORKS Drag Sound Orbs Choose from 5 free ambient sounds (with 7 more available in Premium). Drag them toward the center. The physics are simple: closer = louder. You can even preview premium sounds in your mix before deciding to upgrade. Set Your Timer Pick 15 or 30 minutes for free—or go Premium for up to 2 hours or Unlimited. As you settle in, the screen gently fades to pure OLED black. This removes the visual noise from your room while your audio session continues to play seamlessly. Sleep (or Focus) Your mix plays smoothly in the background and on your lock screen. Drift remembers your last session, so tomorrow night's rest is just one tap away. CORE FEATURES (FREE FOREVER) • 5 Essential Sounds — Rain, Wind, Fire, Waves, and Thunder. • Tactile Orb Mixing — Drag to center = louder. Physics-based volume control. • Timed Sessions — 15 and 30-minute sleep timers. • Quick Resume — Automatically saves your single most recent mix to jump right back in. • Lock-Screen Playback — Control your mix from Now Playing without unlocking. • Gentle Visual Fade — Slowly dims your screen to black. It silences your screen, not your sound. • Offline-First & Zero Analytics — Works without the internet. No tracking, ever. PREMIUM UNLOCK (ONE-TIME $4.99) No subscriptions. Buy once, unlock everything forever: • 7 Additional Sounds — Night, Fan, Apartment, Restaurant, Train, Voice 1 (High ASMR), and Voice 2 (Low ASMR). • Extended Timers — 60 min, 90 min, 2 hours, and Unlimited (until stopped). • Heartbeat Entrainment — Foundational audio pulses, advanced visual modes (Minimal, Immersive, Leaves), and gradual audio slowdown to gently guide your sleep. • Mix Memories — Instantly access and reload your 3 most recent mixes. • Quick Mute — Double-tap any orb to instantly mute it. PRIVACY Drift collects zero personal data. No analytics. No accounts. No cloud sync. No network requests. Your mixes stay on your device. Apple processes in-app purchases—we never see your payment info. THE DRIFT PROMISE We built Drift for ourselves. We were burned out by cluttered wellness apps, predatory subscriptions, and data-hungry platforms. So we made something quiet. Something private. Something that respects your rest. Drag orbs. Set a timer. Drift. — Ekoche Studios — "Quiet Software for Loud Times"

Screenshots

DeepSleep4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DeepSleep at 3 against Drift's 1. DeepSleep also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. DeepSleep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Drift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DeepSleep against 5.0 for Drift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeepSleep ships an update every 4 days, Drift weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DeepSleep versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeepSleepDrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad Umer ShahEkoche Studios LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DeepSleep

Subscriptions2
  • Deep Sleep Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Drift

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is DeepSleep free?
DeepSleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeepSleep or Drift?
DeepSleep and Drift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do DeepSleep or Drift have ads?
Neither DeepSleep nor Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeepSleep or Drift?
DeepSleep ships an update every 4 days, and Drift weekly. Most recently, DeepSleep was updated on October 19, 2026 and Drift on October 2, 2026.

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