Comparison

CYC vs Water Tracker

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

Head to head
About

CYC

Features
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The International Child and Youth Care Network (CYC-Net) http://www.cyc-net.org admin@cyc-net.org CYC-Net is a registered non-profit and public benefit organization running in terms of its own Constitution. Its main objectives are to promote and facilitate reading, learning, information sharing, discussion, networking, support, and accountable practice amongst all who work with children, youth, and families in difficulty. CYC-NET started in the mid-1990s as an email listserv group of 8 initial members. These child and youth care practitioners, teachers and writers were located in South Africa, North America, Europe, the Middle-East and Australasia. By 1998 this group had grown to around 200 and today this number stands at many thousands of members. Following the simple email discussion group came a fully-fledged CYC website. The simple website with which we started in the late 1990s has grown today into a vast repository of many thousands of text files, receiving thousands of unique daily visitors. CYC-NET has often been described as the most valuable CYC resource in the world. The field of child and youth care work, almost universally, is an underfunded and precarious enterprise often characterized by its “charity” status and its dependence, where available, on state grants. In very few countries is it regarded as an independent profession with dedicated training institutions and professional regulation. Canada, the UK, USA and South Africa have been notable exceptions in terms of their experience, academic status and state regulation, with the added support of professional associations. However, even in these countries, at the practice level, resources and delivery are varied. CYC-Net was developed with the intention of supporting child and youth care workers, who often are isolated and unsupported in geographically underserved and dispersed parts of the world, where limited access to libraries and low salary levels frequently prevent them from accessing any training whatsoever. CYC-NET operates in terms of its Constitution which was approved by the Board of Governors in December 2000. CYC-Net provides open access to all its users. However, it is only through subscriptions received by universities, colleges, training facilities, service organizations, agencies, associations, and individuals that CYC-Net is able to provide a valuable resource serving the learning needs of the wider Child and Youth Care community. Those who provide a voluntary contribution/subscription are able to participate more fully in CYC-Net's affairs (e.g. nominate Board members, vote at meetings, receive reports, etc.)

About

Water Tracker

Easily manage your plant care routine with this app. Log watering events and receive timely reminders to ensure your plants thrive. Never forget to water your flowers and trees again.

Highlights
  • Log watering events
  • Set watering reminders
  • Track plants, flowers, and trees
  • Never forget plant care
Features
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Water Tracker - Plant Manager is the simple way to keep track of all your plants, flowers and trees in your garden and never forget to take care of your plants anymore! - Keep track of your plants by logging watering events - Set reminders that will notify when it’s time for watering

Screenshots

CYC3 screens
Water Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CYC at none against Water Tracker's 1. CYC also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 27 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Water Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CYC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CYC ships an update every 9 months, Water Tracker every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CYC versus Water Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCYCWater Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Stabrey杏娣 吴

In-app purchases

None

CYC

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Water Tracker

One-time1
  • Water Tracker Pro$4.99

Questions

Is CYC free?
CYC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Water Tracker free?
Water Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CYC or Water Tracker have ads?
Neither CYC nor Water Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CYC or Water Tracker?
CYC ships an update every 9 months, and Water Tracker every 27 months. Most recently, CYC was updated on August 28, 2026 and Water Tracker on September 8, 2026.

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