Ciao! vs UNdrift

UNdrift: Friendship Reminder, by Samer Haddad

The closest thing to Ciao!. No account, one payment, and notes that come back.

Out since July 2026. No ratings yet in the US App Store, as of 15 October 2026.

	Ciao!	UNdrift
What it costs	€3.99 a year after 7 days free	5 friends free, then $9.99 once
Free tier	None. The yearly plan starts with 7 days free	5 friends
Account needed	None	None
A creature for each friend	15 animals, 6 moods	A mascot, but not one each
A weekly swipe deck	Yes	No

Price, tier and feature rows are read from the App Store listing, September 2026. Where a cell says Not stated, I could not confirm it without installing and paying. Ratings, prices and update dates were checked again in the US App Store on 15 October 2026. Ciao!’s prices here are the euro ones. The App Store shows yours before you confirm. Nothing here is taken from another app’s reviews.

Sources: UNdrift on the App Store

Where UNdrift wins

Five friends free, for good.
It puts your last note back in front of you at the next contact. Ciao! keeps your notes on the friend’s timeline, but does not surface the last one on the card yet.

Where Ciao! wins

A creature for every friend, with six moods, rather than one mascot for the app.
The Sunday deck. One swipe per person, once a week, instead of a list.
English, Italian, Spanish, French and German. UNdrift is in English.

Which one should you actually get?

This is the honest one. UNdrift and Ciao! want the same thing and refuse the same things, and if five free people is what decides it, go and try UNdrift first. Come back if you want the faces.

Try it for a week. Then decide.

Get Ciao! on the App Store

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