WaterDo vs Need This?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterDo
Organize your daily tasks with a visually engaging and fun to-do list. Turn chores into interactive water balls that you can pop upon completion. Features include reminders, a calendar, and progress reviews to help you manage your schedule and stay motivated.
- Tasks visualized as water balls
- Add notes anytime
- Prioritize with 'Water ball of the day'
- Daily task review
- Schedule tasks with calendar integration
- Set reminders
- Unlock rewards for task completion
- Explore theme islands
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WaterDo is an aesthetically pleasing to-do app created by the team of Forest: Stay Focused, the #1 productivity app with over 40 million users. It helps you stay on track and organise your daily list of jobs in the most intriguing way imaginable! You cannot avoid the tedious chores in life, but you can choose to make them fun! In addition to the soothing interface and fun mechanism, WaterDo is equipped with reminders and a calendar that make your life more efficient! Here, your schedule becomes a list of bouncy water balls. Pop them after you've completed your tasks and enjoy the wonderful sensation of watching them burst. *Warning! The burst is extremely satisfying. Enjoy yourself! What WaterDo has to offer: - Visualise your to-do list by turning tasks into water balls. - Add notes anytime, anywhere as things pop into your head. - Use the 'Water ball of the day' feature to prioritise the most important task. - Daily task review helps you go over your progress and take control of your life. - Schedule your tasks with ease, be the master of time management. - Set reminders, unwind and snooze. We've got y'all procrastinators covered! - Complete tasks to unlock treasure chests. Your dedication deserves to be rewarded. - Explore various theme islands and begin your magical journey! SUBSCRIPTIONS & BILLING WaterDo offers free features for use, and welcomes you to experience the premium version through a free trial. After the trial period, if offered, your subscription automatically renews unless turned off 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple account settings. Removing the app doesn't cancel the subscription. Gamification brings motivation and motivation boosts productivity. Download WaterDo right now and turn boring to-dos into motivations! Terms of Service: https://waterdo.seekrtech.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://waterdo.seekrtech.com/privacy/
Need This?
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Need this? stops impulsive shopping. Block shopping apps, in-app purchases, websites, or just the checkout. Choose when and for how long they are blocked. Soft Blocks can be ended after 5 seconds. Hard Blocks cannot be ended early. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Need This? at every 5 days against WaterDo's fortnightly. WaterDo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. WaterDo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Need This? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WaterDo ships an update fortnightly, Need This? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterDo | Need This? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEEKRTECH CO., LTD. | Wirtz & Guntermann Digital UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Bugs and requests
WaterDo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Treasure chests not opening properly
- Text and layout issues causing readability problems
- Syncing issues between devices
- App crashing or freezing
- Inability to contact support
Requested features
7 requests- More color options for task tags
- Ability to rearrange task bubbles
- Option to view completed tasks
- Integration with other productivity apps like Forest
- iPad and desktop versions of the app
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- Customizable daily review time
- Ability to mark tasks as partially completed
Need This?
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterDo
- WaterDo Monthly Membership7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- WaterDo Annual Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- WaterDo Annual Membership1 Year trial$9.991 Year
- WaterDo Lifetime Membership$14.99
Need This?
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
