A smart water bottle masterpiece
I use a lot of tech in many areas of my life. This smart water bottle checks all the boxes. It shows where I need to be at any time of day to meet my goal, allows for the use of ice and/or flavoring products, it’s easy to clean, keeps the water cold (or hot), has a lockable flip cap (won’t open accidentally), a very handy but simple strap to carry (I pinch it between my thumb and forefinger), the battery puck lasts for ~1 week before needing a charge (they sell just the puck if/when it stops taking a charge someday in the distant future), the mobile app provides you with current information (e.g., battery level, amount I’ve drink, my goal, color options, control reminders, put reminders temporarily to sleep which is good for mtgs, …), and it looks good (not that I’m trying to show off my water bottle). Pardon the run-on sentence, the HidrateSpark Steel and companion iOS app are very well done and have helped my create a habit of drinking water daily. One last item, the fireworks that go off in the app when you meet your goal are just icing on the cake.
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Response from developer
Thanks for taking the time to review our bottle and app. We're happy to hear you're enjoying it! :) - Hidrate Team
Hydrate Spark
I’ve been using these bottles since they first came out. Each upgrade seemed to improve my experience with them. When the Hydrate Steel came out with rechargeable battery in the bottom, and non sweating of the bottle, I thought they had developed the perfect bottle. I would easily have given them 5 stars, as I did with each update.
I even bought two of the bottles at my last order
8-10 months ago. (One for the car and one for the house). However, I quickly realized that the heavy rechargeable battery in one bottle came loose easily, and I nearly lost it. I thought it was probably just a fluke and I hate returning things so I used tape to secure it. I kept it in my car, so didn’t use it as much as my main one. Within the last month, now my other battery has become loose, and guess I will have to use tape on it. Other than that complaint, it is easily worth the 5 Stars.
I even bought two of the bottles at my last order
8-10 months ago. (One for the car and one for the house). However, I quickly realized that the heavy rechargeable battery in one bottle came loose easily, and I nearly lost it. I thought it was probably just a fluke and I hate returning things so I used tape to secure it. I kept it in my car, so didn’t use it as much as my main one. Within the last month, now my other battery has become loose, and guess I will have to use tape on it. Other than that complaint, it is easily worth the 5 Stars.
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More Glow Options
Love my water bottle and really enjoying the seamless logging through the app, works really well, nicely designed and love the social aspect, pushing me more to want to hit my goal.
I paid for the in-app purchase which unlocks the studio, giving you the ability to customise the led colours. This is nice, but I was hoping for more customisation, such as being able to select a custom illumination pattern. I think the whole colour options and UI could be improved. The rainbow light is great and shows off what the leds are capable of as each led is displaying a different colour. It would be fantastic to have this ability rather than having every led illuminate with the same colour that transitions to another colour.
The picker UI could be a doughnut shape divided into sections for each led in the bottle (like a top down view), you could then choose the colour or colours for each led in the circle and then choose from different illumination patterns. This would be amazing and would really justify the in-app purchase price, which is otherwise quite expensive for such limited functionality.
I paid for the in-app purchase which unlocks the studio, giving you the ability to customise the led colours. This is nice, but I was hoping for more customisation, such as being able to select a custom illumination pattern. I think the whole colour options and UI could be improved. The rainbow light is great and shows off what the leds are capable of as each led is displaying a different colour. It would be fantastic to have this ability rather than having every led illuminate with the same colour that transitions to another colour.
The picker UI could be a doughnut shape divided into sections for each led in the bottle (like a top down view), you could then choose the colour or colours for each led in the circle and then choose from different illumination patterns. This would be amazing and would really justify the in-app purchase price, which is otherwise quite expensive for such limited functionality.
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Needs custom containers (water glasses etc.)
It works great with their bottle, but it is ridiculous for the app to basically assume we are ONLY going to drink with their bottle. The app needs a way to add our own containers from around our homes so we can quickly log a glass of water at home, a cup of tea, a coffee, a pint of beer in the pub etc. If we can’t record everywhere we drink, it makes the app considerably less useful. This seems like such an essential they lose two stars for not offering it.
I would also like to see the complications on the Apple Watch change to indicate whether we are behind or ahead of schedule on our daily water consumption.
I would also like to see the complications on the Apple Watch change to indicate whether we are behind or ahead of schedule on our daily water consumption.
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Amazing
I hate reviewing things in general and was very skeptical of this working. I am a big time coffee drinker and really wanted to focus on my health more and well being so I saw immaculate reviews for this and just couldn’t say no to buying this. I picked the hidrate spark steel bottle in the spring color amethyst and was so surprised at how cold my drinks really were. Then I set up the bottle to my new app I got that also syncs to my Fitbit info so whatever I drink also goes to Fitbit as well. The app was super easy to understand. At first I thought for someone who isn’t super active 70 oz of water seems impossible but the reminders during the day, the glowing on my bottle was just motivating me to drink more and more. It’s changed my life and I will never go back to the way I was . I used to drink maybe 1-2 oz a day from 70 oz now! On top of that I purchased the customization glow colors I added to my bottle so it matches my mood. And I was able to also join a bunch of communities with fun challenges to do where were literally drinking to beat each other for fun so it’s a nice little incentive for anyone trying to kick start their habit or lifestyle change. I never review but felt this app and bottle has proved me wrong and is so much more convenient than guessing if I drank enough or not. Keep up the great work hidrate u got me as a long time customer!! 👏🏻👏🏻
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Response from developer
Wow, that's fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to review our app. So happy to hear this! :) - Hidrate Team
Great bottle
Lots of reminders to drink your chosen quota. Highly recommend.
Ok but status of the bottle could be better
The app is quite good in terms of recording and displaying how you’re doing at meeting your daily target for water consumption. The big thing that lets this app down is the status of the bottle in terms of connectivity and battery life and charging time - there is almost nothing to tell youbetween having a full battery and then almost empty battery because the indicator doesn’t change until you’re almost out of battery. It doesn’t appear in your power list either to check battery life. And when charging it, you only the indicator it’s fully charged when there are solid LED lights displaying and no notification, even though it remains connected to my phone Even when charging
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Love, but could use some app improvements
I started out almost two years ago with the Spark3. I just got a Steel about a month ago. I LOVE the Steel- the fact it’s rechargeable, can intermix lid types, and can use ice with it (I hate lukewarm water!). However, I really wish the app was a little better. First example, there’s no indicator to know what the battery percentage is at. There’s a battery icon that will go down, but it gives no indication what the level really is. Also, I’d love to see the option for alert notifications when battery percentage is down. I don’t always look at the bottle page, and will find myself with a dead water bottle because I didn’t realize the battery needed charged. Second thing in the app- when trying to change the glow color, it doesn’t always recognize that you’ve touched a different color so you have to hit it a bunch of times until it finally takes. Just an odd bug I think.
I’ll definitely give this 5 stars when I see some app changes happen- I LOVE my water bottle!
I’ll definitely give this 5 stars when I see some app changes happen- I LOVE my water bottle!
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Don’t buy Hydrate Spark STEEL
I’ve owned both the plastic and steel versions. I lost a plastic one and upgraded without doing thorough research because I had such a great experience with the plastic version. The steel version is extremely buggy. It’s inaccurate and requires frequent recalibration. They have a very stupid proprietary cable and you have to remove the puck in order to recharge. And after each recharge of course you have to re-calibrate. The steel version also seems to have connectivity issues. And to add injury to insult an in app purchase for the LED composer cost five bucks? Are you serious? What a reward for being a loyal customer. I’ve talked to customer support about this and you get the usual marketing oriented canned responses Period nothing that gives you the feeling that they are actually on your side.
All in all hidrate seems to be a very thought through and carefully planned product. The steel version was obviously rushed. And we pay the price. Don’t make them the same mistake I did. I’ll be returning this and getting the plastic version again.I never write reviews, it’s that bad.
All in all hidrate seems to be a very thought through and carefully planned product. The steel version was obviously rushed. And we pay the price. Don’t make them the same mistake I did. I’ll be returning this and getting the plastic version again.I never write reviews, it’s that bad.
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Like it with 1 request
Got the Hidrate for Christmas. I’ve been good at drinking water via a Nalgene for years but have never really been able to track consumption. This solves that issue. The reminders are ok - really just like that I know how much I’ve had each day. Takes a little getting used to - for example waiting after each fill of the bottle for the app/bottle to record and be ready to use but it’s only a few seconds.
My 1 request - the battery! I have no way of knowing how much life is left in the battery until it disconnects and I notice the app isn’t updating. Why isn’t there a percentage on the app to tell battery life or a warning that gets sent for a heads up - “hey be sure to charge your bottle tonight,” for example. That’s my biggest issue thus far.
A dream...I wish Hidrate would make a lid or something that would work with a Nalgene bottle. I have the 21oz Hidrate bottle and I’m constantly refilling it. I’d prefer to use my Nalgene with this system for less refills.
My 1 request - the battery! I have no way of knowing how much life is left in the battery until it disconnects and I notice the app isn’t updating. Why isn’t there a percentage on the app to tell battery life or a warning that gets sent for a heads up - “hey be sure to charge your bottle tonight,” for example. That’s my biggest issue thus far.
A dream...I wish Hidrate would make a lid or something that would work with a Nalgene bottle. I have the 21oz Hidrate bottle and I’m constantly refilling it. I’d prefer to use my Nalgene with this system for less refills.
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