Lyst vs Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lyst
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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.
Drift
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Drift sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lyst asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lyst | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Han Onno ter Hoor | Clarved Inc. |
In-app purchases
Lyst
No in-app purchases
Drift
- Custom Sound (1)$0.99
- Custom Sound (5-pack)$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99









