Comparison

Drift vs Somapy

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

Head to head
About

Drift

Features
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Let your mind relax. Drift is the simplest relaxation app ever made. Open it. Pick a session. Press play. And let your nervous system calm down. 6 WAYS TO FIND CALM * NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) — guided audio sessions (8–30 min) that reset your nervous system fast. No meditation experience needed. Used by neuroscientists, athletes, and performers worldwide. * Breathwork — physiological sigh, box breathing, 4-7-8, and extended exhale. Clinically studied techniques to reduce stress and anxiety in minutes. From quick 1-min resets to full 10-min practices. * Hypnosis — gentle guided hypnosis for tension release, deep calm, and drifting into sleep. No tricks, just effortless relaxation. * Sleep Stories — immersive audio stories narrated to slow your mind and ease insomnia. A quiet city walk. A rainy bookshop. A night train. * Ambient Soundscapes — layered nature sounds (rain, ocean, forest, campfire) you can mix under any session or play solo to unwind. * Binaural Beats — delta, theta, and alpha frequency layers scientifically linked to deep rest, sleep, and focused mindfulness. WHO IS DRIFT FOR? * Can't fall asleep — insomnia, racing mind, wired but exhausted * Overwhelmed by Calm or Headspace — too many options, too much stress * Tried YouTube NSDR — it works but ads and inconsistency ruin it * Want results without effort — no courses, streaks, or learning curve SIMPLE BY DESIGN No accounts. No courses. No commitment. Open Drift, pick Sleep, Calm, or Reset — and press play. Your nervous system shifts. Your anxiety softens. Your mind finally quiets. Free tier includes select NSDR, breathwork, hypnosis, and sleep stories content. No account required. Premium tier unlocks the full library. Subscriptions auto-renew. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://drift.marcado.io/privacy

About

Somapy

This app offers daily guided somatic practices to help regulate your nervous system, release stress, and promote a sense of safety in your body. Sessions are short, body-based, and adapt to your individual needs.

Highlights
  • Guided body-based sessions
  • Nervous system regulation
  • Stress and tension release
  • Personalized daily rituals
  • Breathwork, grounding, and movement exercises
  • Cycle-aware insights
Features
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Your body keeps the score. Tension, shutdown, overwhelm. What your mind survives, your body stores. Somapy is a daily somatic practice that helps you regulate your nervous system, release stored stress, and come home to your body. No talking. No journaling. Just guided, body-based sessions you can do anywhere, in 5 to 15 minutes a day. WHAT YOU'LL FEEL • Less hypervigilance, more groundedness • Deeper, more restorative sleep • A nervous system that no longer treats every Monday like a threat • The quiet certainty that you are safe in your body HOW IT WORKS Somapy combines four evidence-based somatic modalities into one daily ritual: • Breathwork. Slow, structured patterns that pull you out of fight-or-flight in minutes. • Grounding. Sensory practices that bring you back when you've been gone for hours, days, years. • Movement. Gentle, intentional motion that releases what words can't reach. Every session is short, structured, and designed to fit between meetings, before bed, or in the back of an Uber. BUILT FOR THE NERVOUS SYSTEM YOU ACTUALLY HAVE Somapy starts by listening. A guided check-in maps where you carry tension, how you sleep, and how regulated your system feels right now. Your daily ritual is then tuned to what your body needs, not a one-size-fits-all program. As you practice, the app adapts. Bad sleep? Slower breathwork. Anxious morning? More grounding. WHO SOMAPY IS FOR • People who've tried therapy, meditation apps, journaling, and still feel wired • Anyone living with chronic tension, hypervigilance, or burnout • Survivors of stress, trauma, or just modern life • Anyone who has been told to "calm down" and found out the hard way that it doesn't work that way WHAT YOU GET • A new guided session every day • A growing library of breathwork, grounding, movement • Cycle-aware insights and gentle reminders • Progress tracking that respects your privacy • No streaks designed to make you feel bad ABOUT SOMAPY Somapy was built on one idea: calm is a practice, not a trait. Your nervous system is rewireable. It just needs the right kind of attention, repeated daily. Most wellness apps talk to your mind. Somapy talks to your body. SUBSCRIPTION Somapy is free to download and offers an auto-renewing subscription with full access to all sessions and features. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://lesnants.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lesnants.com/privacy

Screenshots

Drift4 screens
Somapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drift at none against Somapy's shown. Somapy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Drift sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Somapy 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

Drift ships an update every 3 months, Somapy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Drift versus Somapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftSomapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARCUS ALEXANDER DOMANNLes Nants

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Drift

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
2 purchases

Somapy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan$9.991 Month
  • Yearly plan (7 days free)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Somapy free?
Somapy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drift or Somapy have ads?
Somapy shows ads; Drift does not.
Which is updated more often, Drift or Somapy?
Drift ships an update every 3 months, and Somapy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drift was updated on October 13, 2026 and Somapy on October 24, 2026.

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