Drift - Sleep App
Drift into Sleep
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
DESCRIPTION:
Drift turns your phone into a sleep companion. Place it face-down on your chest, tap start, and feel gentle vibrations soothe you to sleep — with or without sound.
YOUR PHONE BECOMES A SLEEP TOOL
Drift uses your phone's haptic motor to deliver calming vibration patterns directly to your sternum. Research suggests chest vibration may stimulate the vagus nerve — the key nerve that activates your body's relaxation response, slowing heart rate and calming the nervous system.
6 VIBRATION PATTERNS
• Breathing — a slow inhale-exhale rhythm that guides your body
• Heartbeat — a gentle resting pulse
• Gentle Pulse — soft, steady pulsing
• Ocean Wave — rolling crescendos that build and recede
• Snowfall Drift — light, random flutters like falling snow
• Deep Calm — an ultra-low continuous hum
18 REAL-TIME SYNTHESIZED SOUNDS
Every sound in Drifa is generated in real-time — no loops, no recordings. The audio is alive, always subtly different, never repetitive.
Nature — Rain, Ocean Waves, Wind, Forest Night, Distant Thunder, Stream. Classic sleep sounds, synthesized fresh every second.
Soundscapes — Evolving ambient textures inspired by generative music. Drift is a warm, slowly shifting drone pad. Crystal shimmers with bell-like tones. Nebula wraps you in filtered noise clouds. Aurora washes through shifting harmonics. Deep Space hums with vast cosmic low-end.
Electronic — A category you won't find in other sleep apps. Inspired by deep house and deep techno, these are warm sub-bass pulses, hypnotic minimal loops, slow dreamy chord progressions, and deep muted industrial rhythms — reimagined for sleep. Tracks like Bunker deliver the muffled, heavy pounding of a faraway Berlin club. Slow Chords drifts through Am, Fmaj7, Cmaj7, and Em with eight-second holds. Midnight layers atmospheric pads over a barely-there kick.
BREATHING SYNC
Drifa detects your breathing through the motion of your chest and gradually slows the vibration rhythm, guiding your breathing rate down to a deep, relaxed state. Your body follows the vibration without you needing to think about it.
DESIGNED FOR SLEEP
• Screen dims to black automatically
• Sleep timer: 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes
• Adjustable vibration intensity and sound volume
• Mix any vibration pattern with any sound
• Keeps running when the screen locks
Inspired by 'Drifa', the Old Norse word for snowfall, this app is designed to help you Drift — gentle, quiet, effortless.
Drift Premium ($0.99/month) unlocks all patterns, all sounds, and Breathing Sync.
Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy:
https://ss88hjg8w2-commits.github.io/congenial-succotash-dream/
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The developer, David Schmid, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- David Schmid
- Size
- 468.1 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pizza tip $4.99
- Superstar tip $9.99
- drift_tip_small $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Marcus Schmid