Comparison

Whole Gator vs Thirsty Day

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

Head to head
About

Whole Gator

This app connects the University of Florida community with resources for health and well-being. It offers ways to discover self-care strategies, learn about relevant topics, find local contacts, and access crisis information.

Highlights
  • Discover self-care strategies
  • Learn about student-relevant topics
  • Find local resource contacts
  • Access crisis information
  • Schedule counseling appointments
Features
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The University of Florida: Whole Gator app connects the UF community with resources dedicated to supporting overall health and well-being. Discover ways to connect, Topics to learn more about, Contacts for local resources, and Crisis information for immediate needs. In the Discover tab you will learn strategies to practice self-care, uncover your unique place in the Gator Nation, and find new rest and recreation opportunities across campus. The Topics tab addresses concerns relevant to your student experience. The Contacts and Crisis tabs provide straightforward suggestions for connecting you with the right resource. You can schedule an appointment with UF Counseling and Wellness Center and more from the app.

About

Thirsty Day

Track your daily fluid intake with a charming animal companion. Log various drinks, set personalized goals, and receive optional reminders. Sync with Apple Health and enjoy features across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Log water, coffee, tea, and other drinks
  • Track total fluids, plain water, and caffeine
  • Set custom daily hydration goals
  • Receive optional reminders and use widgets
  • Interactive animal companions
  • Apple Watch quick logging
  • Sync with Apple Health
Features
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A little company for every sip. Thirsty Day makes it easy to keep track of your drinks, get to know your daily rhythm and enjoy a little animal company along the way. LOG YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY • Quick-add water or log coffee, tea and other drinks • See total fluids, plain water and caffeine separately • Edit caffeine estimates to match your label, including zero • Set your own daily goal in ounces or milliliters • Use optional reminders and Home Screen widgets YOU AND YOUR COMPANION See today's drinks alongside your animal's playful scale while keeping your own goal. Daily animal amounts are rough illustrations, not drinking targets. Some companions offer water facts rather than a volume comparison; Mythic scales are fictional. Say hello to your companion and swipe through hydration and animal facts with source links. Explore the field guide and save favorites. WITH YOU THROUGH THE DAY • Quick-log water from your Apple Watch for the profile shown on your paired iPhone • Enjoy roomy iPad layouts or keep things close on either iPhone Duo display • Use portrait, landscape or a smaller iPad window Watch drinks are saved when your phone is out of reach and transferred when it reconnects. Watch logging and iPad support are included in the core app. Apple Watch needs a paired iPhone with Thirsty Day. Your iPhone and iPad keep separate local journals; they do not automatically sync drink history. COMPANY YOU CAN KEEP Start with Otter. Earn Cat, Dog, Fox and Lion through logging streaks. Household profiles, kids' manual goals, facts and basic tracking remain available without Pro. Kids never receive adult activity or heat adjustments. Optional iCloud Squad Sync shares daily progress with friends you add. THIRSTY PRO Give your day a companion you love and a water estimate that can adapt to local weather and available activity. Monthly and yearly plans include classic and wildlife companions, 18 matching stickers to copy or share, and adaptive goal guidance. See how feels-like temperature, humidity and available Apple Health activity contribute to the estimate, and choose which inputs to enable. Weather and Health permissions are optional. Both plans provide the same Pro features. In the U.S.: $1.99/month or $9.99/year. Local prices and terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Already own lifetime Pro? Your access stays yours; no subscription is required for those features. Eligible early-supporter rights, the four wildlife companions granted before version 3.1, earned companions and individual purchases are preserved. Restore purchases to recover verified access. Mythic Creatures remains a separate optional one-time collection; individual companion purchases remain available. QUIET AND PRIVATE No ads. Basic Apple Health water syncing and available health metrics stay in the core app with your permission. Only plain, caffeine-free water—including unflavored sparkling water—can be written to Health; other drink details and caffeine remain in your local log. Health data is never sold. Weather uses approximate location with permission. Hydration and caffeine amounts are estimates, not medical advice. Follow your clinician's guidance, especially for fluid restrictions. Privacy: https://apps-privacy-stable.imaginary-grey.workers.dev/thirsty-privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made thoughtfully by House Rhymaun.

Screenshots

Whole Gator4 screens
Thirsty Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whole Gator at none against Thirsty Day's 10. Whole Gator also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Thirsty Day's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Thirsty Day sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whole Gator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Whole Gator against 5.0 for Thirsty Day. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whole Gator ships an update every 11 months, Thirsty Day daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Whole Gator versus Thirsty Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhole GatorThirsty Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB65 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversity of FloridaMarc Rhymaun

Customer experience

Whole Gator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thirsty Day

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Whole Gator

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Thirsty Day

Subscriptions2
  • Thirsty Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thirsty Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Fox$0.99
  • Tiger$0.99
  • Elephant$0.99
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  • Golden Mossback$0.99
  • Whale$0.99
  • Orbit Sprite$0.99
  • Emberwing$0.99
  • Moonhorn$0.99

Questions

Is Whole Gator free?
Whole Gator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thirsty Day free?
Thirsty Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whole Gator or Thirsty Day?
Whole Gator and Thirsty Day are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Whole Gator or Thirsty Day have ads?
Neither Whole Gator nor Thirsty Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whole Gator or Thirsty Day?
Whole Gator ships an update every 11 months, and Thirsty Day daily. Most recently, Whole Gator was updated on November 7, 2026 and Thirsty Day on November 6, 2026.

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