Comparison

Water Alert vs Fuel Meal Timer

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

Head to head
About

Water Alert

This app helps you monitor your daily water intake and sends timely reminders to ensure you stay hydrated. It offers customizable container sizes, various units of measurement, and progress tracking through graphs and lists. Syncs seamlessly across devices and with the Health app.

Highlights
  • Customizable drink reminders
  • Personalized container sizes
  • Multiple units of measurement
  • Progress tracking with graphs
  • iCloud device sync
  • Health app integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Welcome to Water Alert! Water Alert is an app that helps you track your water consumption and reminds you to drink water more frequently in the easiest way. Features: - Reminders at specific intervals or set at specific times. - Custom containers so you can add data easily. - Various units of measurement and the possibility to earn badges. - Siri and shortcuts app availability (NEW iOS 16). - Widgets (NEW iOS 16) - Syncs across all your devices with iCloud, no registration needed. - Sync with the official Health app. - View data in different ways with graphs, tables a various types of lists. - Available in five different languages. Thank you for downloading Water Alert, stay safe and healthy.

About

Fuel Meal Timer

Features
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Fuel helps you eat on a schedule. Tap I ATE after a meal and the countdown starts. A fuel gauge fills when you eat and drains as the next meal gets closer. When time is up, the timer turns green. If you run late, it turns red and counts past due. HOW IT WORKS • Press I ATE after your first meal • The ring counts down to the next one • Press I ATE again after each meal to reset the timer • After the last meal of the day, you are done YOUR WEEKLY LOG See every meal time and the gap between meals for the last 7 days. Tap any time to correct it with + and − — one tap moves one minute, or hold to keep going. Charts show meals per day, timing, and gaps. MAKE IT YOURS Set meals per day, time between meals, how early to be reminded, and how many alerts. Choose Silent, Vibrate, or Gong. Pick a theme that fits your day. Defaults are 6 meals, 2 hours 30 minutes apart, and 3 silent alerts in the last 30 minutes. No account. No cloud. Your meals stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Water Alert4 screens
Fuel Meal Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fuel Meal Timer at every 2 days against Water Alert's every 9 months. Fuel Meal Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Water Alert's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Water Alert against 5.0 for Fuel Meal Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Alert ships an update every 9 months, Fuel Meal Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Water Alert versus Fuel Meal Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater AlertFuel Meal Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJad TaljabiniSTEVEN DONALD NEWMAN

In-app purchases

None

Water Alert

No in-app purchases

None

Fuel Meal Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Water Alert free?
Water Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fuel Meal Timer free?
Fuel Meal Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Water Alert or Fuel Meal Timer?
Water Alert and Fuel Meal Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Water Alert or Fuel Meal Timer have ads?
Neither Water Alert nor Fuel Meal Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Alert or Fuel Meal Timer?
Water Alert ships an update every 9 months, and Fuel Meal Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Water Alert was updated on November 3, 2026 and Fuel Meal Timer on November 6, 2026.

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