Comparison

Carry vs DriftNote

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

Head to head
About

Carry

This app offers a straightforward approach to task management, inspired by a daily paper habit. Unfinished tasks automatically roll over to the next day, helping you prioritize what truly matters. It focuses on simplicity with no accounts or complex menus, just your tasks.

Highlights
  • Daily task page
  • Automatic task rollover
  • Search past days
  • Calendar view
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Recurring tasks (premium)
  • Home Screen widgets (premium)
Features
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Carry is a simple to do app built around a habit that works well on paper. Each morning starts with a fresh page. You write down what you need to do today. At the end of the day, anything unfinished carries over to tomorrow. That small act of rewriting helps you see what still matters and what probably does not. Carry brings that idea to your phone without adding a bunch of extra stuff. No account. No setup. No projects, tags, or complicated menus. You just open the app and start writing. Unfinished tasks roll forward to the next day automatically, so nothing falls through the cracks, but you still see them, every morning, until you either do them or decide they don't matter. No ads, no tracking. Just your tasks. Free Features • A simple daily page for today’s tasks • Unfinished tasks automatically carry over • Search past days and jump right to them • Calendar view with markers for busy days • Add tasks with Siri and Shortcuts • Local reminders and notifications Premium Features: One-time purchase. Pay once, keep forever. • Recurring tasks: daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly • Home Screen widgets • Multiple profiles. Never mix your tasks (personal, work or anything) • Export you tasks as plain text or markdown

About

DriftNote

Features
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Your mind wanders. DriftNote follows. DriftNote is a lightweight notebook for people who switch tasks often and lose their thread. Drop a note the moment you step away — what you were doing, how you felt, where you left off. No folders, no formatting, no setup. Notes are grouped into a natural daily activity log, so your day takes shape without you organizing anything. WHY DRIFTNOTE • Built for ADHD-adjacent minds — capture context before it evaporates • Type or speak — voice notes are transcribed on-device, no cloud needed • Mood and emotion tags so you can spot patterns in how you feel • Lightweight tagging (Work, Personal, Health, Travel, Creative, and more) • Brain dump panel for thoughts that don't fit anywhere else • Gentle check-in reminders during your active hours • Light and dark themes that follow your system PRIVACY FIRST Your notes, voice memos, mood entries, and tags stay on your device. There's no account to create, nothing is uploaded to our servers, and nothing is sold. Crash diagnostics and anonymous usage analytics help us improve the app — neither has access to your content. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOU THINK DriftNote isn't trying to make you more organized. It's trying to be there in the 30 seconds between leaving one task and starting the next, so you don't lose what mattered. A daily log for the wandering mind.

Screenshots

Carry4 screens
DriftNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DriftNote at none against Carry's 1. DriftNote also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Carry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DriftNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Carry versus DriftNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarryDriftNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThiago Rodrigues de Lima SouzaRUBEN JAN K DEPOVER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carry

One-time1
  • Carry Premium$2.99
None

DriftNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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