Comparison

StarCy vs Focus Drift

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

Head to head
About

StarCy

This AI assistant integrates with your device's dynamic display to provide timely updates and voice-activated task management. It aims to reduce distractions by showing relevant information at a glance, helping you stay focused on your day.

Highlights
  • Voice-powered task execution
  • Dynamic Island live updates
  • Dashboard for meetings and emails
  • Focus mode for reduced distractions
  • Personalized and improving updates
Features
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StarCy is an AI assistant designed for the Dynamic Island. It stays with you throughout the day, showing what matters at the right moment, without needing to open apps or switch contexts. With StarCy, you can use your voice to book rides, send emails, set reminders, and get directions. When you’re not interacting with it, StarCy works quietly in the background, keeping you updated through your Dynamic Island with upcoming meetings, unread emails, reminders, and more. StarCy is built to reduce friction and help you stay focused. Instead of reacting to notifications, you see relevant information at a glance when it matters most. Key features: • Voice-powered actions for everyday tasks • Always-on Dynamic Island updates • Dashboard view for meetings, reminders, and emails • Focus mode to reduce distractions • Personalised updates that improve over time StarCy Premium unlocks full access to Dynamic Island features and voice actions through a monthly subscription. Your phone should work for you. StarCy has your back. Terms of Service: https://starcy.ai/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://starcy.ai/privacy-policy

About

Focus Drift

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Focus Drift isn't another to-do list, and it isn't another time tracker. It tracks the gap between the day you planned and the day you actually had — so you can finally see where your time goes and take it back. Plan your day with priorities. Log interruptions the moment they hit, with their source and real cost. Reflect at day's end. Then let AI turn it all into a report that actually tells you something. FREE TO USE • Plan your day with time estimates and a real capacity bar • Log interruptions and unplanned work — who or what caused it, and what it cost • End-of-day reflection and a daily Focus Score • Today's report, ideas, and deadlines • Works fully offline, single device, no account needed UPGRADE TO PRO • Sync across your devices • Cloud backup and restore • Weekly and custom-range reports with trends • Full report history, plus PDF and image exports • Connect your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, any MCP client) to read your plan, add tasks, and pull your reports — hands-free WHY FOCUS DRIFT To-do apps track what you planned. Time trackers total your hours. Focus Drift tracks the difference: interruptions and their sources, unplanned work and its cost, your real daily capacity, and what carries over — then explains the patterns. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives on your device. No ads, no trackers, nothing sold. Sync is optional and encrypted in transit. Tasks you mark private are never shared with AI or in reports. Plan your day. Then see what actually happened. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StarCy4 screens
Focus Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Drift at every 2 days against StarCy's every 4 days. StarCy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StarCy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Focus Drift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarCy ships an update every 4 days, Focus Drift every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StarCy versus Focus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarCyFocus Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYutish GoelNico Poorta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StarCy

Subscriptions2
  • StarCy Premium$8.991 Month
  • StarCy Premium$100.001 Year
2 purchases

Focus Drift

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Drift Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Focus Drift Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is StarCy free?
StarCy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Drift free?
Focus Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StarCy or Focus Drift have ads?
Neither StarCy nor Focus Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarCy or Focus Drift?
StarCy ships an update every 4 days, and Focus Drift every 2 days. Most recently, StarCy was updated on July 23, 2026 and Focus Drift on September 14, 2026.

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