Hydro Buddy vs Patrick's Water Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydro Buddy
This app offers a straightforward way to monitor your daily water intake directly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. It prioritizes user privacy by not collecting sensitive health data, ensuring your information stays secure and under your control.
- Water intake tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- iPhone app
- Privacy-focused
- No health data collection
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Hydro Buddy is your premier water tracking companion. Experience a no-frills method to keep track of your water intake natively on your Apple Watch, in a beautiful package that also respects your privacy. We don't collect your health metrics, so you can rest assured that your sensitive data remains within your control.
Patrick's Water Logger
Easily track your daily water intake with this application. It offers complications for quick viewing of your progress and synchronizes all logs with Apple Health for review and editing.
- Daily water intake logging
- Watch OS complications
- Synchronization with Apple Health
- Review and edit past entries
- iPhone and iPod support
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Patrick's Water Logger logs you daily water consumption. This Watch OS app provides several complications which show your current consumption for the day. In the app you can easily log your intake. All logs are synchronised with Apple's Health app, where you can review and edit previous entries.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Patrick's Water Logger at Free against Hydro Buddy's $0.99. Patrick's Water Logger also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27.0). Hydro Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On 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
Patrick's Water Logger is free to download; Hydro Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hydro Buddy ships an update every 2 months, Patrick's Water Logger every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydro Buddy | Patrick's Water Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kronovi Corporation | Patrick Alexander Mikulastik |
Customer experience
Hydro Buddy
Patrick's Water Logger
In-app purchases
Hydro Buddy
No in-app purchases
Patrick's Water Logger
No in-app purchases
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