Comparison

Water Tracker vs Drink Note

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

Head to head
About

Water Tracker

This app helps you track your daily water intake with customizable reminders and a detailed consumption log. It integrates with Apple Health to personalize your hydration goals and offers various glass sizes for easy logging. Improve your health by ensuring you drink enough water throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Track water in various glass sizes
  • Random hydration reminders
  • Full consumption history log
  • Back-enter data for past days
  • Apple Health integration
  • Personalized daily drinking goals
Features
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A highly effective app for tracking your water intake, featuring random reminders throughout the day. === Features: - Track water in varying glass sizes. - Random reminders within your specified time interval. - Full log of your consumption history. - Easily back-enter data for another day. If you want to drink more water and improve your health, Water Tracker will help get you there. === Note: Water Tracker integrates with Apple Health to read your weight, gender, and water records, and write your water and caffeine data. We use weight and gender to calculate your daily recommended drinking goal. We record your intake of water and caffeine for your convenience. You can turn these permissions on or off in Apple Health according to your needs. === Note: Water Tracker is not a medical app. Please consult your health provider if you want to use ​it for medical purposes or to obtain specific hydration needs. === Subscription: - You can have unlimited access to all features of Water Tracker during the subscription period. - Subscription cycle: 3 months. - Price: Please refer to the internal payment page of the App for the specific price. - Payment: Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. - Renewal: The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. - Cancel renewal: You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. - Terms of Use: https://www.gaoxinmao.cn/#/terms - Privacy Policy: https://www.gaoxinmao.cn/#/privacy ---------- Any questions can be communicated to us. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyWaterTracker Email: hustapp@foxmail.com

About

Drink Note

Track your daily water, sugar, and caffeine intake with personalized limits and detailed statistics. Log drinks quickly with interactive widgets and Siri Shortcuts. Integrates with Apple Health for a complete health overview.

Highlights
  • Track water, sugar, and caffeine intake
  • Personalized intake limits
  • Detailed statistics and body state estimation
  • Interactive widgets and Siri Shortcuts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable drink types
Features
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Drink Note is an advanced system for tracking your daily intake of water, sugar, and caffeine. Add your favorite drinks to Favorites. You can use them to create interactive widgets and unique Siri Shortcuts scenarios. With smart setup, logging a drink can take just one tap. Create and customize drink types — hot or cold — and define parameters such as alcohol, caffeine, and sugar content. For hot drinks, you can also add extra sugar. Drink Note calculates personalized intake limits for water, sugar, and caffeine based on the data you provide and WHO (World Health Organization) recommendations. Get detailed statistics across three categories: water, caffeine, and sugar. The app calculates your average intake and assigns a level with estimated symptoms that reflect your current body state. All data is automatically synced with Apple Health, allowing you to integrate it into your overall health picture. All information is stored exclusively on your device and in iCloud. No data is shared with third parties. Our app is the perfect tool for anyone who wants to stay healthy and maintain an ideal balance. Additional Information: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Water Tracker4 screens
Drink Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Water Tracker at 3.7K against Drink Note's 1. Water Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Drink Note's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Drink Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drink Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Tracker has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Tracker ships an update weekly, Drink Note monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Water Tracker versus Drink Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater TrackerDrink Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShenzhen Xinchuang Information Technology Co., Ltd.Aleksandr Stupak

Customer experience

Water Tracker

All ratings3,676 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews564 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative18.6%

Drink Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Water Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on launch after update
  • Incorrect caffeine/alcohol tracking
  • Custom cups not showing on Apple Watch
  • Duplicate entries when changing dates
  • Widgets not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add hot chocolate/cocoa drink type
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Allow adjusting daily water goal
  • Provide more customization options
  • Enhance notification/reminder system

Drink Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Water Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Sloth$0.99
  • Red Panda$0.99
  • Tabby Cat$0.99
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  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Permanent Version$19.99
  • Permanent Version$29.99
2 purchases

Drink Note

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Water Tracker free?
Water Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drink Note free?
Drink Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Water Tracker or Drink Note?
Drink Note is rated higher. Water Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Drink Note averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Water Tracker or Drink Note have ads?
Neither Water Tracker nor Drink Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Tracker or Drink Note?
Water Tracker ships an update weekly, and Drink Note monthly. Most recently, Water Tracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Drink Note on October 30, 2026.

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