Comparison

Beeper vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

Beeper

Features
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Lose track of time when you're focused, training, or simply caught up in your day? Beeper gives you gentle recurring cues so you can stay aware of time without constantly checking the clock or restarting timers. Set your rhythm once, then get on with your day. Use Beeper for focused work, study, yoga, strength training, stretching, hydration, breaks, meditation, cooking, or any routine that benefits from a repeated reminder. Caught up in doomscrolling? A recurring cue can remind you to look up when a quick scroll turns into longer than you intended. Choose how often you want a cue, when Beeper should be active, and a sound that fits the moment. With notifications enabled, Beeper can keep the rhythm in the background while you get on with your day. With Beeper you can: β€’ Set recurring cues from minutes to hours β€’ Choose gentle chimes, sounds, and alarms β€’ Set active hours around your day β€’ Align cues to the clock with Snap to Clock β€’ Add custom reminder text β€’ Pause or silence cues temporarily β€’ Keep a large countdown visible while you work Your reminders can reach your wrist, too. When you enable β€œPlay in silent mode” and allow alarms, Beeper’s alarms can also appear on an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone when they fire. Beeper is designed to be genuinely useful from the start. Create a schedule, choose from the included sounds, set your interval, and let Beeper quietly keep track in the background. Want Beeper to fit more parts of your day? Premium is a one-time unlock with no subscription. Premium includes: β€’ Multiple named schedules with their own intervals, sounds, and settings β€’ Custom intervals β€’ 20 additional sounds across four sound packs β€’ Sound rotation β€’ Quick Setups for routines β€’ Your chime interval on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ Screen dimming while Beeper runs Create one rhythm for work, another for training, another for evenings, or anything else that fits your life. Pay once. Keep Premium. Calm, flexible, and designed to stay out of your way until you need it.

About

Drift

Features
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Drift is a random timer for moments when fixed intervals make you watch the clock. Set a floor, target, and ceiling, then let Drift ring at gentle unpredictable times that still average near your target. Use Drift for trainer-bike position changes, standing desk resets, stretch breaks, focus sessions, hydration nudges, meditation bells, or any reminder that should feel helpful instead of rigid. Pick a preset, choose a sound, and start a session with one tap. Your presets, settings, generated sounds, and session summaries stay on your device. Drift is free with banner ads and occasional cooled-down interstitials; a one-time Remove Ads purchase removes all ads permanently. Optional custom sound credits let you generate short AI interval cues from prompts you type. Notifications are optional and only used for your active timer.

Screenshots

Beeper4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beeper at none against Drift's shown. Beeper also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Drift's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Beeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drift sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beeper ships an update every 3 weeks, Drift every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Beeper versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeperDrift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVenkat Sharma Aluru GopalakrishnaClarved Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beeper

One-time1
  • Beeper Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Drift

One-time3
  • Custom Sound (1)$0.99
  • Custom Sound (5-pack)$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Beeper free?
Beeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beeper or Drift have ads?
Drift shows ads; Beeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Beeper or Drift?
Beeper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drift every 6 weeks. Most recently, Beeper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Drift on October 31, 2026.

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