H2OCHK Hayward vs Drip Strips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H2OCHK Hayward
Easily measure key water quality parameters for pools and spas, including pH, chlorine, and alkalinity. Get fast, accurate results and receive personalized chemical dosage recommendations for optimal water balance.
- Measures 5 water quality parameters
- Accurate and fast results
- Recommends chemical dosages
- Supports pool and spa water
- Helps achieve perfect water balance
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This app allows any pool or spa user to quickly and accurately measure 5 important water quality parameters: pH, Chlorine, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness and Cyanuric Acid. No guesswork, just fast accurate results every time. Based on pool size, App will recommend chemical dosages for perfect water balance.
Drip Strips
Easily scan and track your water test readings with this official companion app. Visualize your results with graphs, export data, and share findings over any time period. Designed exclusively for a specific brand of water testing strips.
- Scan water test strips
- Save and chart readings
- View test graphs
- Export readings
- Share results
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The official scanner app for Drip Strips water testing strips. Scan, save, and chart your water readings just as easily as taking a photo. View graphs of your tests, export the readings, and share the results from any desired time frame. The Drip Strips scanner is tailor made to support our line of water testing kits, and is not compatible with other brands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drip Strips at 4.2 against H2OCHK Hayward's 3.0. Drip Strips also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). H2OCHK Hayward's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drip Strips holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
H2OCHK Hayward ships an update monthly, Drip Strips every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H2OCHK Hayward | Drip Strips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Concepts of Missouri, Inc. | Apt Goods LLC |
Customer experience
H2OCHK Hayward
Drip Strips
In-app purchases
H2OCHK Hayward
No in-app purchases
Drip Strips
No in-app purchases
