Comparison

Drift vs Flash Log

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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Drift Focus is a minimal, distraction-free focus timer that helps you build better work habits. Set a timer, pick a tag, and start focusing. When you're done, Drift Focus logs your session and helps you see patterns in how you spend your time. FOCUS TIMER - Preset durations: 25, 45, 60, and 90 minutes - Custom duration picker for any session length - Pause, resume, or stop at any time - Completion sound and haptic feedback TAGS & CATEGORIES - Organize sessions by category: Work, Study, Creative, Admin - Create custom tags with colors - See how your time breaks down across categories INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS (Pro) - Weekly focus reports with week-over-week trends - Focus heatmap calendar showing your last 3 months - Peak productivity hours grid — find when you do your best work - Category breakdown showing where your time goes - Daily streak counter to keep you motivated SESSION HISTORY - View all past sessions organized by day - Filter by week to see your patterns - Full history access with Pro HOME SCREEN WIDGET - See today's focus time and current streak at a glance PRIVACY FIRST - All data stays on your device - No accounts, no analytics, no tracking - No ads, ever Drift Focus Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks advanced insights, full session history, unlimited tags, data export, and the home screen widget.

About

Flash Log

This app helps you focus on completing your daily tasks with a clean interface that hides completed items. It offers optional time estimates and tracking, with features like Lock Screen and Apple Watch integration for seamless task management.

Highlights
  • Focus on single tasks
  • Automatic completion hiding
  • Optional time estimates
  • Lock Screen and Apple Watch integration
  • Recurring task management
  • Voice input and Siri integration
  • Data export
Features
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Flash Log is an app for handling your to-dos simply, so you can move the one in front of you forward. Today's screen shows only today. Write it down, start it, check it off — that's all there is to learn. Finished to-dos tuck themselves away, so the screen always stays quiet. ■ Simple to start - Write down today's to-dos and check them off. That alone is a complete way to use the app. - Completed items hide automatically, so you always see only what's ahead. - Next morning, you choose which of yesterday's leftovers to carry over. Nothing piles up on its own. ■ Focus on doing - Start a to-do and it opens in a full-screen focus view — just you and the one thing. - "Just these today" — pick the few things that really matter today and show only those. - While it's running, it also shows on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on Apple Watch, where you can pause or complete it. - The time you spend is recorded automatically. Your effort leaves a trace. When you finish, you can leave a star rating and a short note as a reflection (optional, of course). ■ Think in time (only if you want to) - Give a to-do a time estimate and the day shows its total — you'll know "today is full" before it happens. - Estimates (gray) and actuals (blue) sit side by side, so you gradually learn what your "30 minutes" really is. - Estimates are always optional. Everything works beautifully without them. ■ Your style, your method - Capture ideas into the Inbox, then drag them onto a day when you decide. (For GTD fans) - Drag to-dos onto a timeline in calendar view. (For timeboxing fans) - Comparing estimates with actuals will feel familiar to TaskChute practitioners. - Use any method fully, partially — or none at all. A plain to-do list is a perfectly good way to use Flash Log. ■ Recurring to-dos that don't pile up - Daily and weekly to-dos appear each day as a dimmed "tentative" preview. - Tap the ones you'll actually do — only those become real. Skipped days never stack up. ■ An everyday tool - Add to-dos by voice. Works with Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight search. - Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, and an Apple Watch app. - Reminders for start and expected end times, search across every day, and your calendar events overlaid on the timeline. - Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with optional iCloud sync — you decide. ■ Easy to trust - Free. No ads. No account. - Your data stays on your device; sync only uses your own iCloud, only if you turn it on. - Add-by-voice speech recognition runs entirely on your device; your voice never leaves it. - Export your data as plain text anytime. No lock-in. Not for managing your to-dos — for finishing them. Flash Log tries to be a tool that never gets in the way of your pace.

Screenshots

Drift3 screens
Flash Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flash Log at none against Drift's 1. Flash Log also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Drift's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flash Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drift versus Flash Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftFlash Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW PAUL CLARENCE WRIGHTShinichi Nanbu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drift

One-time1
  • Drift Focus Pro$6.99
None

Flash Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flash Log free?
Flash Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drift or Flash Log have ads?
Neither Drift nor Flash Log shows ads.

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