Comparison

Studio Joy vs WaterPause

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

Head to head
About

Studio Joy

Features
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Download the Studio Joy App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, view ongoing promotions, as well as view the studio’s location and contact information. You can also click through to our social pages! Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!

About

WaterPause

This app uses photo verification to ensure you drink water, preventing you from dismissing reminders without actually hydrating. It personalizes your daily goal based on your individual needs and allows you to customize reminder schedules to fit your day.

Highlights
  • Photo verification for drinking
  • Personalized daily water goals
  • Customizable reminder schedules
  • Quiet mode for uninterrupted times
  • Privacy-focused, no data sharing
  • Visual history of hydration consistency
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Most water reminders are easy to ignore. A notification fires, you swipe it away, and nothing actually happened. Water Pause works differently. When it's time to drink water, swiping the alarm away doesn't end it — it comes back. The only thing that counts is a photo of yourself drinking water. No snooze that quietly becomes never. Hydrate to continue: that's the whole mechanic. Built around you, not a generic number Your target is calculated from your weight, gender, and activity level — with pregnancy and breastfeeding factored in when they apply. No guessing, no one-size-fits-all daily goal. Your schedule, not ours Reminders are built around your actual wake and sleep window, spaced the way that fits your day — not a fixed grid that ignores it. Move one, add one, remove one, anytime. Quiet Mode, for the hours you can't be interrupted Meetings, class, anywhere an alarm would be the wrong thing. Pick a window and reminders arrive as an ordinary notification instead. Off by default — you decide when. No feed. No streaks to fake. No noise. Water Pause isn't a social app and isn't trying to gamify hydration with badges or leaderboards. It's one job, done directly: get you to actually drink water, on a schedule that's actually yours. See your real rhythm As you build history, Water Pause shows you your actual consistency — not a vanity number, just an honest picture of how evenly you're staying on track, week over week. Private by design Your photos and your log never leave your phone. No account to create, no social feed, nothing uploaded. Water Pause sends one anonymous, one-time snapshot of your onboarding answers when you finish setup, and nothing after that — ever. Water Pause includes a 14-day free trial. After that, it's a simple subscription — cancel anytime. Subscription details • Monthly — $4.99/month • Annual — $29.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://waterpause.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://waterpause.app/privacy

Screenshots

Studio Joy3 screens
WaterPause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Studio Joy at none against WaterPause's 2. Studio Joy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.1). WaterPause's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. WaterPause sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Studio Joy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Studio Joy versus WaterPause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudio JoyWaterPause
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio JoyWaterpause LLC

In-app purchases

None

Studio Joy

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WaterPause

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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