Comparison

Hydration Tracker vs Wellness Step

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

Head to head
About

Hydration Tracker

This app helps you monitor your daily water intake to improve health and energy. It calculates your personalized hydration needs based on various factors and sends friendly reminders to ensure you meet your goals. Log different drink types and view your progress graphically.

Highlights
  • Calculate required water intake
  • Set daily hydration goals
  • Receive timely alerts
  • Log drinking times and units
  • Track multiple drink types
  • View daily consumption graphs
  • Motivational freebies and tips
Features
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Water is essential to life. Stay hydrated to improve your health, boost your energy, and make healthier choices throughout the day. Water Balance keeps you healthy by tracking your water intake and reaching your daily goals through a friendly reminder system. How much water do you need? The amount is based on weather conditions, how active you are, your body health, your eating intervals, etc. This app calculates it for you. It supports Apple Watch and is also integrated with Apple Health. Features: • Calculate your required water intake • Set goals • Get alerts • Log in drinking time • Enter glasses or units • Enter multiple types of drinks • Daily consumption in graph view • Freebies to maintain the motivation • Water Tips • Achievement Keep yourself hydrated by never forgetting to drink the required amount of water regularly. Stay healthy, Stay fit. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy

About

Wellness Step

Features
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Wellness Step helps you turn fitness, sports, hobbies, study, reading, mindful self-care, and bucket-list goals into consistent action on a 20-mission board. Start on your own as a planner and build a personal group and board, or invite members by link and approve their requests. Planners can follow each member’s progress and records they choose to share, then encourage them through private one-to-one chat and feedback. Choose from physical, emotional, and intellectual wellness starter boards and 75 standard landmarks. Bucket List, Sports, and Hobbies each add 32 ad-supported landmarks; a rewarded ad is shown when saving a selected landmark. Features include planner and member views, multiple groups, invitations and approvals, editable mission names, order, and landmarks, optional height, weight, BMI, meal, and note tracking with sharing controls, push notifications, coaching feedback, group CSV statistics, reporting, blocking, and in-app account deletion. Wellness Step does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare professional when medical advice is needed.

Screenshots

Hydration Tracker4 screens
Wellness Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wellness Step at none against Hydration Tracker's 10. Wellness Step also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Hydration Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Wellness Step asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydration Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Wellness Step every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hydration Tracker versus Wellness Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydration TrackerWellness Step
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (218 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoyal Health & Fitness, Inc.Seunghoon Lee

Bugs and requests

Hydration Tracker

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes when logging drinks
  • App closes immediately after logging fluid intake
  • Cannot see logged information due to freezing
  • Ads pop up on app boot
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  • App requires payment again after initial purchase
  • Units (oz/ml) are inconsistent between pages
  • Apple Watch app glitches, won't stay in Oz, closes when adding water
  • App crashes on opening
  • App does not work on Apple Watch
  • Paid features (add-ons) disappear after a few weeks
  • App doesn't work on watch at all

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add decimal option for logging drinks
  • Allow customization of notification times
  • Include soda and yogurt as drink options
  • Improve drink and volume choices
  • Provide a clear option to remove ads
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  • Sync Apple Watch and iPhone units and goals
  • Clarify subscription pricing in description
  • Add more accurate ounce options for logging

Wellness Step

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hydration Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Water Balance Premium$1.991 Month
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  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Trial3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$5.991 Year
  • Yearly Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Loyal Pass Monthly WB$9.991 Month
  • Loyal Pass Yearly WB$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime Access$1.99
None

Wellness Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydration Tracker free?
Hydration Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wellness Step free?
Wellness Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hydration Tracker or Wellness Step have ads?
Both Hydration Tracker and Wellness Step show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydration Tracker or Wellness Step?
Hydration Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wellness Step every 3 days. Most recently, Hydration Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wellness Step on October 16, 2026.

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