LARQ vs Happiness Mug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LARQ
Manage your smart water pitcher and track your hydration. Monitor filter life, view water consumption data, and remotely control purification features. Receive important software updates to enhance your experience.
- Track filter life
- Monitor water consumption
- Activate purification remotely
- Customize pitcher settings
- Receive software updates
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The LARQ App is your personal control center to manage your LARQ Pitcher PureVis. By syncing with the LARQ Pitcher PureVis, you can: • Track remaining LARQ Filter life so you know when to replace your Filter • Review daily household water consumption per week by tracking the volume of water filtered by the LARQ Pitcher PureVis • Remotely activate PureVis feature and customize other settings • Receive software updates
Happiness Mug
Control your smart mug's water temperature with customizable settings. Connect and manage your device, and provide feedback to customer support.
- Smart mug temperature control
- Customizable temperature settings
- Device connection and management
- After-sales service feedback
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Search and connect Happiness' smart mug; The temperature of the water cup can be controlled by multiple gears, and the temperature can be customized; Users can provide feedback on issues with the mug to after-sales service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LARQ at 54% against Happiness Mug's 0%. LARQ also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (620 vs 11). Happiness Mug's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LARQ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LARQ has 620 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of LARQ's written reviews are positive against 0% of Happiness Mug's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LARQ | Happiness Mug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (620 ratings) — better | 1.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 620 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LARQ | 水金 陈 |
Customer experience
LARQ
Happiness Mug
Bugs and requests
LARQ
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to register water consumption
- Frequent disconnections between bottle and app
- Filter life indicator not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add widgets for home screen and Apple Watch
- Improve water intake tracking accuracy
- Provide more customization options
- Implement push notifications for hydration reminders
Happiness Mug
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LARQ
No in-app purchases
Happiness Mug
No in-app purchases
