Comparison

dot vs Drink Water

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

Head to head
About

dot

Personalize your home screen with dynamic wallpapers that change throughout the day. Choose from various themes and place hand-drawn elements to create a unique look. More designs are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Dynamic home screen designs
  • Theme-based wallpapers
  • Customizable widget placement
  • Hand-drawn wallpaper elements
  • Daily changing designs
Features
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With "dot" aka "differs over time" you can finally have a dynamic home screen that changes its design during the day. Choose a theme and get the matching wallpaper in the app. After that you can add the "dot"-Widget to your home screen. The beautiful and hand drawn wallpaper elements will blend in perfectly and can be placed wherever you want them to show up. Stay tuned for even more designs coming soon!

About

Drink Water

Easily log your daily water intake with quick taps and widgets. Set personalized hydration goals and build consistent habits with visual progress tracking and smart reminders. Enjoy a clutter-free experience designed for habit formation.

Highlights
  • One-tap water logging
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable daily goals
  • Streak tracking
  • Smart reminders
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Log water in one tap. Hit your goal. Build a streak. Water Tracker is the fastest way to stay hydrated every day. Open the app, tap once, close it. That is the whole loop. No accounts, no clutter, no health claims. LOG WITHOUT OPENING THE APP • Home Screen widget: one tap adds a glass • Lock Screen widget for a glance and a tap • Control Center widget on iOS 18 HOW IT WORKS • Set a daily goal in ml or fl oz • Tap Add water to log your default glass • Quick Add chips for 100, 250 and 500 ml • Drag up on the ring to pour a custom amount • Undo any log instantly STAY CONSISTENT • Current streak and longest streak, front and center • Weekly bar chart shows your rhythm at a glance • Monthly view shows days completed against the target • Smart reminders that back off when you are already on track • Quiet hours so you are never pinged at night WATER TRACKER PRO One purchase, yours forever. • No ads • Unlimited cups • All drink types with hydration multipliers: coffee, tea, juice, milk, soda, sparkling water, herbal tea DESIGNED FOR THE HABIT • Works offline, no account required • No medical or health claims • Metric and imperial • 15 languages Start your streak today.

Screenshots

dot4 screens
Drink Water4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: dot at none against Drink Water's shown. dot also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dot ships an update weekly, Drink Water every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dot versus Drink Water: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdotDrink Water
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BischofCODEENSIS LTD

Customer experience

dot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Drink Water

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

In-app purchases

None

dot

No in-app purchases

None

Drink Water

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dot free?
dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drink Water free?
Drink Water is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dot or Drink Water have ads?
Drink Water shows ads; dot does not.
Which is updated more often, dot or Drink Water?
dot ships an update weekly, and Drink Water every 2 weeks. Most recently, dot was updated on November 3, 2026 and Drink Water on October 31, 2026.

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