Comparison

Word Harbor vs DRIFTNATION

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

Head to head
About

Word Harbor

Features
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Context Anchors tie every vocabulary capture to the sentence where you met the word. In Tide Review, you see that anchor first and swipe to grade recall before the definition appears—memory stays linked to what you actually read, not generic flashcard lists. • Dock words from Word Dock: attach a source snippet, book title, tags, and collection in one capture flow. • Organize Harbor Deck collections: search, sort, swipe to review or archive, and browse by fiction, news, or exam themes. • Run Tide Review sessions: spaced repetition queues words by mastery; batch sessions with swipe grading and session summaries. • Browse Anchor Stories: tap highlighted terms in bundled literary excerpts to pre-fill your dock with in-context anchors. • Track Compass Stats: streaks, weekly dock count, review accuracy, and collection breakdown; export your library as JSON. Everything runs local-first on your device. Words, collections, review history, and bundled story excerpts live in on-device JSON—no account required. Dictionary definitions and phonetics fetch from the Free Dictionary API when online and cache on device for later review. Export/import JSON for manual backup. Settings include daily review goals, optional local notifications, theme accent, and in-app feedback. Word Harbor is for readers who collect vocabulary where it matters—in the pages they finish.

About

DRIFTNATION

Features
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Guide a migrating civilization through crisis, route splits, settlement growth, cultural drift, and generational outcomes. Each turn changes the map and the archive of your people.

Screenshots

Word Harbor4 screens
DRIFTNATION4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DRIFTNATION at 13.0 against Word Harbor's 15.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Word Harbor versus DRIFTNATION: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord HarborDRIFTNATION
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size320 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar ScottHiep Khong Van

In-app purchases

None

Word Harbor

No in-app purchases

None

DRIFTNATION

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Harbor free?
Word Harbor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DRIFTNATION free?
DRIFTNATION is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Harbor or DRIFTNATION have ads?
Neither Word Harbor nor DRIFTNATION shows ads.

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