Comparison

CORE Thermal Sensor vs Waterly

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

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About

CORE Thermal Sensor

This app continuously monitors your core body temperature and thermal strain, providing critical data for heat training and optimal race performance. It helps athletes of all levels improve their training and achieve better results.

Highlights
  • Continuous core body temperature monitoring
  • Real-time Heat Strain Index
  • Heat Zones for training and racing
  • Heat Training Load and Adaptation Score
  • Passive heat training tracking
  • Data trends and historical analysis
  • Connectivity with sports devices
Features
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The CORE Thermal Sensor accurately measures your core body temperature and thermal strain on your body – continuously and non-invasively. Thermal data and insights are critical for facilitating safe and effective heat training and for performing optimally on race day. Designed for athletes at all levels, CORE will help to improve your training and performance in your personal adventures or races. IMPORTANT: The CORE app is designed to work with the CORE device which you can order at www.corebodytemp.com Here's how it works: • Set up your CORE sensor: connect your heart rate monitor and sports devices for optimal sensor use. • Measure your thermal vitals during training: mount the newly designed clip on your heart rate strap and snap in the CORE sensor. Shake the sensor to wake it up, wear it and track your thermal data. • Core body temperature: the interior temperature deep in your body, including organs and other tissues. A critical measure during sports, it can reach up to 40°C (104°F) during vigorous activity in hot environments. Be aware that hotter is not better – cooler is faster. • Heat Strain Index: A combination of your core body temperature and skin temperature representing the thermal strain on your body. The real-time feedback on how hard your body is working to stay cool, delivering a value from 0 (no heat strain) to around 10 (extremely high heat strain). • Heat Zones: Your Heat Strain Index divided into easy-to-use zones. Heat Zone 3 will likely lead to a performance loss, BUT it is the needed stimuli to create adaptations in your body. During heat training, strive for time in heat zone 3. During racing, stay cool and prevent a performance loss by staying in heat zone 1 or 2. • Heat Training Load: a cumulative daily metric of the heat strain on your body. A daily value of 10 out of 10 indicates ideal contribution to heat adaptations. More is not always better! • Heat Adaptation Score: Track your heat adaptations over time with effective heat training. Get a heat champion to perform best in the heat. Long-term heat training will most likely lead to improvements also in cool conditions. • Add your passive heat training: Supplementing your active heat training or general training with passive heat exposure in a sauna or hot bath. You can track your sessions in the app manually, contributing to your heat adaptation score. NOTE: do NOT take your CORE sensor into the sauna or hot environments. What else you can do in the CORE app: • Dig into the details: See a breakdown of your thermal data, and even see trends across days, weeks and months. • Share your CORE metrics with your friends through the social sharing feature, earning more kudos and likes • Connect your connectivity accounts (e.g. Garmin) to directly synchronize your data after the training. • Update your sensor to the latest firmware ensuring having the best sensor functionality. Note: CORE provides products and services designed for general fitness and training purposes. For accurate measurement readings during sports, a connection to a heart rate monitor is necessary. CORE products and services are not medical devices, not intended to treat or diagnose any disease, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content available through CORE products and services is for general informational purposes only.

About

Waterly

Features
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Waterly is a simple and thoughtfully designed water reminder and hydration tracking app. Track your daily water intake, follow your progress toward a personal hydration goal, and use customizable reminders to support a more consistent routine. KEY FEATURES • Quickly record your water intake • Add custom drink amounts • Set and update your daily hydration goal • View daily progress and intake history • Review helpful hydration insights • Configure reminder times and intervals • Choose between milliliters and fluid ounces • Use the app without creating an account • Keep your data stored locally on your device PRIVATE BY DESIGN Waterly does not require an account and does not collect or transmit your hydration records. Your entries and settings remain on your device. REMINDERS YOU CONTROL Waterly explains why notifications are useful before requesting permission. Reminders can be enabled, disabled, and customized at any time. Waterly is intended to support general hydration habits and is not a medical device or a substitute for professional medical advice.

Screenshots

CORE Thermal Sensor4 screens
Waterly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CORE Thermal Sensor at 3 against Waterly's 1. CORE Thermal Sensor also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CORE Thermal Sensor versus Waterly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCORE Thermal SensorWaterly
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergreenteg AGMURAT OZER

In-app purchases

None

CORE Thermal Sensor

No in-app purchases

None

Waterly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CORE Thermal Sensor free?
CORE Thermal Sensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waterly free?
Waterly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CORE Thermal Sensor or Waterly have ads?
Neither CORE Thermal Sensor nor Waterly shows ads.

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