Comparison

Drift vs Beck

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

Head to head
About

Drift

This intelligent task manager helps individuals with ADHD manage reminders and tasks without stress or overwhelm. It allows for quick capture of thoughts and provides gentle, well-timed nudges to help users stay on top of their responsibilities.

Highlights
  • External brain for tasks
  • Instant task capture
  • Smart, timely reminders
  • Calm, relevant task view
  • Gentle nudges
  • Reduces mental clutter
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Stop carrying your to-do list in your head. Drift is a calm, intelligent task manager designed to help ADHD brains manage reminders and tasks without the stress, clutter, and overwhelm of traditional to-do apps. Capture any fleeting thought in seconds — and let Drift bring it back at the perfect moment. No pressure. No cognitive overload. Just gentle, well-timed nudges that help you stay on top of life’s small tasks. KEY FEATURES • Brain Dump Stop relying on working memory. Drift acts as an external brain to hold small tasks so you can relax. • Quick capture Add tasks instantly using simple text or voice — no setup needed. • Smart reminders Drift learns what matters and reminds you at the right time, not all the time. • Calm task view See only what’s relevant now, instead of overwhelming lists. • Gentle nudges Get helpful reminders and follow-ups that feel supportive, never annoying. --- WHY DRIFT Most productivity apps add more noise. Drift removes it. Instead of forcing you to organize everything, Drift quietly understands your tasks and surfaces them when it makes sense. It’s not about doing more. It’s about thinking less. --- PERFECT FOR • Daily reminders • To-do lists without overwhelm • Staying organized effortlessly • Reducing mental clutter • People who forget small things --- Drift helps you remember less — and live more. *This app is a productivity tool and does not provide medical advice or act as a substitute for professional ADHD treatment. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beck

This AI-powered assistant streamlines calendar management through natural language conversation and image recognition. Effortlessly add events, reschedule appointments, and get quick answers about your schedule without manual input.

Highlights
  • Add events via photo
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Voice-activated queries
  • Complex recurring event setup
  • Meeting context and notes
  • Syncs with existing calendars
Features
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Beck turns hours of calendar tapping into seconds of conversation — then goes further: it remembers your meetings, preps you before the next one, and answers questions no calendar grid can. Snap a photo of any schedule and every event appears. Add Sophie's soccer through June in one sentence. Ask "what does tomorrow look like?" and get a real answer. No forms. No menus. Just talk to your calendar like you'd talk to a chief of staff. WHAT BECK DOES Snap a Schedule Photograph a sports calendar, school syllabus, camp schedule, or printed agenda. Beck reads it and proposes every event in seconds. You review, confirm, done. Capture From Anywhere Share a screenshot, email, or text to Beck from any app and it becomes an event. Or just ask Siri. Get it out of your head the moment it lands in it. Talk Instead of Tap "Move my 3pm to Friday morning." "Block two hours Wednesday for deep work." "Lunch with Maria next week, anywhere mid-day." Say it the way you think it. A Calendar With a Memory "What does my Tuesday look like?" "When did I last meet with Jordan?" "What did we cover last time?" Beck answers in plain English, with context from your calendar history — and remembers what matters across meetings. Meeting Prep, Built In Save notes from your last call, paste in a brief, or record on-device. Beck surfaces what matters before you walk into the room. Answer "Can We Do Thursday?" in Seconds Ask Beck when you're free and share your open times as a clean card — no back-and-forth, no screenshots of your week. Smart Recurring Events Without Menus "Every other Tuesday at 5 through June." Beck handles complex recurrence — events and reminders — in a sentence, with no fiddling with end dates. WORKS WITH YOUR CALENDARS Beck connects through your iPhone's calendar system, so it works with iCloud, Google, Outlook, and Exchange — anything already on your device. Nothing to migrate. SAFE BY DESIGN Every change Beck proposes is shown to you first. You confirm before anything is written, moved, or deleted. Beck never silently edits your calendar. PRIVACY YOU CAN READ Your data is not used to train AI models. Meeting transcription happens on-device. We're clear about what gets sent to the cloud and what doesn't. WHO BECK IS FOR • Professionals living in back-to-back meetings • Parents coordinating kids, work, and the household • Students balancing classes, shifts, and side projects • Anyone with too much in their head and not enough hands SUBSCRIPTION Try Beck free and see what a week without calendar admin feels like. Beck is a subscription with a free trial; cancel anytime in your Apple ID Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours of the period end. Terms of Use: https://beckai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://beckai.app/privacy

Screenshots

Drift4 screens
Beck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beck at 4.7 against Drift's 4.0. Beck also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 1). Drift's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Beck sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beck holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beck has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drift ships an update every 9 days, Beck every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drift versus Beck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftBeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHI HOE CHANTRIBE INDUSTRIES, INC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drift

Subscriptions3
  • Drift Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Drift Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Drift Pro Yearly$41.991 Year
5 purchases

Beck

Subscriptions5
  • Beck Ai Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beck Ai Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Annually3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Beck Ai Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beck free?
Beck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drift or Beck?
Beck is rated higher. Drift averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Beck averages 4.7 from 54 ratings.
Do Drift or Beck have ads?
Beck shows ads; Drift does not.
Which is updated more often, Drift or Beck?
Drift ships an update every 9 days, and Beck every 5 days. Most recently, Drift was updated on October 22, 2026 and Beck on October 25, 2026.

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