Comparison

Lyst vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

Lyst

Features
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Contacts sharing made easy. Why didn’t this exist before? Easier than adding everybody on Facebook or LinkedIn 1. Share phone numbers & email with: • Friends • Colleagues • Classmates 2. Perfect for contacts of: • Clients, such as advertisers, visitors or a presslist • Tourist info, e.g. Paris restaurants, best of Bangkok, clubs in New York • Classmates: fellow students of your year or specific class, or student union.

About

Drift

Features
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Drift is a random timer for moments when fixed intervals make you watch the clock. Set a floor, target, and ceiling, then let Drift ring at gentle unpredictable times that still average near your target. Use Drift for trainer-bike position changes, standing desk resets, stretch breaks, focus sessions, hydration nudges, meditation bells, or any reminder that should feel helpful instead of rigid. Pick a preset, choose a sound, and start a session with one tap. Your presets, settings, generated sounds, and session summaries stay on your device. Drift is free with banner ads and occasional cooled-down interstitials; a one-time Remove Ads purchase removes all ads permanently. Optional custom sound credits let you generate short AI interval cues from prompts you type. Notifications are optional and only used for your active timer.

Screenshots

Lyst4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lyst at none against Drift's 3. Lyst also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Drift sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lyst asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lyst versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLystDrift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHan Onno ter HoorClarved Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Lyst

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Drift

One-time3
  • Custom Sound (1)$0.99
  • Custom Sound (5-pack)$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Lyst free?
Lyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lyst or Drift have ads?
Drift shows ads; Lyst does not.

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