Comparison

Slumber Drift vs Dante Steps

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

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About

Slumber Drift

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Last night's sleep decides today's sky. Slumber Drift is a text-based airship game powered by your real sleep data. Sleep well, fly far. Sleep short, drift close. Every morning is a new departure from the same dock β€” but never the same voyage. β€” HOW IT WORKS β€” Connect Apple Health and set your sleep goal. Each morning, Slumber Drift reads last night's sleep and converts it into two stats: VOYAGE POWER β€” How far your airship can fly. Determined by how many hours you slept relative to your personal goal. DREAM LUCK β€” The quality of your journey. Shaped by sleep stage depth (Deep + REM). Apple Watch owners unlock the full ceiling; iPhone-only users reach a solid 0.8. Tap Launch Voyage. Watch the text log scroll: crystal earnings, encounters, events, and zone transitions β€” all animated in 30 to 60 seconds. β€” CHOOSE YOUR MOMENT β€” At every encounter, you face a decision. Retreat β€” lock in your crystals and end the voyage safely. Press On β€” risk the encounter for more distance, better drops, and milestone rewards. The further you fly, the harder the encounters. A well-rested crew flies farther. A lucky crew survives longer. Sometimes the right call is to turn back. β€” BUILD YOUR AIRSHIP β€” Every voyage drops equipment. Fit your airship with Engine, Hull, and Compass pieces to push your stats higher. Rarity tiers: Common Β· Rare Β· Epic Β· Legendary Higher rarities carry more affixes β€” and at Epic and Legendary, some of those affixes cut against you. A Legendary Compass might grant enormous crystal gains while quietly taxing your encounter odds. Choose wisely. Reroll affixes with Drift Crystals. Sell what you don't need. Curate a loadout for your playstyle. β€” DREAM TONICS β€” Spend Drift Crystals on consumable Dream Tonics. Each tonic lasts a set number of leagues before dissolving. Seven types, from route extenders to crystal multipliers to encounter shields. Mix and match active tonics before each voyage to shape the day. β€” SLEEP STREAKS β€” Consecutive nights of good sleep build a streak. Streaks unlock tiered buffs β€” Gentle Breeze, Steady Wind, Strong Gale, and Eternal Trade Wind β€” that multiply crystal earnings and improve encounter odds. A streak is worth protecting. β€” MILESTONES β€” Reach Lg 50, 100, 150, or 200 and the sky rewards you: bonus crystals and a guaranteed rare equipment drop. These aren't random events β€” they're earned by flying far enough. β€” HONEST DESIGN β€” Β· No ads. No gacha. No pay-to-win. Β· One voyage per day. No grinding. Β· Your sleep data never leaves your device. Β· Read-only access to Apple Health. Slumber Drift never writes. Β· No server required. Works entirely offline. Β· One-time Pro unlock. No subscription. No expiration. β€” SLUMBER DRIFT PRO ($4.99) β€” Free users experience the full game loop. Pro expands the depth: Β· Up to 3 equipment drops per voyage (free: 1) Β· Inventory expanded to 24 slots (free: 8) Β· Up to 5 active Tonic slots (free: 2) One-time purchase. Yours forever. β€” Privacy: Slumber Drift requests read-only access to sleep data via Apple Health. All data is processed entirely on-device and is never transmitted or stored externally.

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Dante Steps

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Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita β€” midway along the road of our life. Dante Steps is a literary pedometer: your real, everyday steps walk the road of Dante's Divine Comedy, from the dark wood to the White Rose. No account, no ads, no map β€” just your steps, fifteen stations, ten small relics to collect, and Gustave DorΓ©'s engravings along the way. THE DARK ROAD Walk 20,000 steps from the dark wood through the gate, past the whirlwind and the frozen floor, out under the stars of Purgatory and up the great climb β€” to the place where the road itself burns: the Wall of Fire. BEYOND THE FIRE (one-time purchase) The second half of the journey is unlocked with a single in-app purchase. Past the flame: the green country of the Earthly Paradise, Beatrice, the rising heavens, the rings of angels, and β€” at 40,000 steps β€” the White Rose, and the love that moves the sun and the other stars. ALSO IN YOUR POCKET β€’ Original Italian lines from the Commedia (Petrocchi edition), with new English renderings written for this app β€’ Fifteen DorΓ© plates, faithfully reproduced from public-domain engravings (1861–1868) β€’ Ten relics of the road, from a laurel leaf to a star β€’ Apple Watch companion: steps, stations and road-words on your wrist β€’ Steps are counted on your device with Core Motion and never leave your iPhone Dante Steps is not a medical or fitness product. It is a way to read a very old book with your feet.

Screenshots

Slumber Drift4 screens
Dante Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

Slumber Drift and Dante Steps are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Slumber Drift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dante Steps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Slumber Drift versus Dante Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlumber DriftDante Steps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakumi KanzakiRIEKO NAITO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slumber Drift

One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me a meal$2.99
  • You're amazing$4.99
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  • Unlock Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Dante Steps

One-time1
  • Beyond the Fire$2.99

Questions

Is Slumber Drift free?
Slumber Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dante Steps free?
Dante Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slumber Drift or Dante Steps have ads?
Neither Slumber Drift nor Dante Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slumber Drift or Dante Steps?
Slumber Drift ships an update every 4 days, and Dante Steps every 4 days. Most recently, Slumber Drift was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dante Steps on October 31, 2026.

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