Comparison

Control vs drop. save anything

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

Head to head
About

Control

Consolidate your daily trackers, planners, and reminders into a single, elegant app. Monitor habits, budgets, fitness, and more directly from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Live Activities. Enjoy a private experience with all data stored locally and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • 20+ customizable iOS widgets
  • Track habits, budget, fitness, and more
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities support
  • Private data storage on device
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • No sign-ups or dark patterns
Features
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Your Home Screen, redesigned. Control is a library of 20+ beautifully crafted iOS widgets - every tracker, planner, and reminder you actually use, gathered in one app. Habits, budget, fitness, medication, birthdays, travel, and much more, all glanceable from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities. No more juggling ten single-purpose apps. No sign-ups, no dark patterns. - TRACK EVERYTHING - • Habits - daily routines, streaks, goals • Budget - spending, savings, monthly limits • Subscriptions - see exactly what's recurring and when • Portfolio - track your investments • Debt - loans and credit cards, payoff progress • Currency - live exchange rates between any two currencies • Fitness - steps, workouts, calories burned via Apple Health • Calories - daily intake, weight goals • Period - cycle tracking with predictions • Medication - dose reminders for every prescription • Birthdays - pulled from Contacts, never forget another one • Books - what you're reading, with auto-fetched covers • Movies - your watchlist with poster art • Pets - feeding, walks, vet visits • Vehicle - mileage, services, fuel logs • Hotel & Travel - live check-out countdowns and trip dashboards • Past Trips - a souvenir of where you've been • Food Expiration - what's in your fridge and when it spoils • Game Tracker - leaderboards plus a multi-touch player picker • Speedometer - live drive sessions • Clipboard - quick-paste from history • To-do - checklists that sync across devices • Quit Tracker - sober days, money saved, life regained - PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Everything is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud account. No external servers. No tracking. No analytics SDKs. Your habits, finances, and reminders are yours. Control is built for people who want their Home Screen to do something useful. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

drop. save anything

Features
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Collect inspiration. Make something of it. Save links, notes, images, and ideas in drop. Then ask AI to help you connect the dots, compare options, and explore what’s next. From your next trip to your next project, put what you save to use. SAVE ANYTHING THAT SPARKS AN IDEA An article worth reading. A place you want to visit. A thought you don’t want to lose. Save from Safari and other apps, add a link or image, or write a note, all in one place. ASK YOUR DROPS ANYTHING Your saved content is a starting point, not a dead end. Chat with AI to find what you’re looking for, understand your research, or bring several drops together into an answer. Try asking: • “What do these articles have in common?” • “Compare the products I saved.” • “Help me brainstorm using these notes.” Add specific drops to guide the conversation, or use voice input to draft your question. MAKE PLANS TOGETHER Keep everyone’s ideas in a shared collection. Gather places for a trip, inspiration for a home project, or gifts for someone you love. Invite others through iCloud and pin the important drops and notes at the top. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Browse your saves, organize them with tags, or search across titles, notes, sources, and collections. Read supported websites without leaving drop, and keep recent saves nearby with widgets. MORE ROOM FOR YOUR IDEAS. LESS NOISE. No ads. No social feed. No separate drop. account. Use iCloud to keep your library in sync across your devices. GO FURTHER WITH PRO Pro unlocks cloud AI to help you explore, compare, and build on your saved content. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. On-device AI availability depends on your device and Apple Intelligence support. Restore purchases in Settings, and manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://dropanything.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Control4 screens
drop. save anything4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: drop. save anything at 18.0 against Control's 26.2. On price, ads, 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. Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and drop. save anything sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Control versus drop. save anything: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControldrop. save anything
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanAiden Arnold

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Control

One-time1
  • Control Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

drop. save anything

Subscriptions2
  • drop. Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • drop. Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is drop. save anything free?
drop. save anything is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or drop. save anything have ads?
Neither Control nor drop. save anything shows ads.

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