Comparison

Dropset vs Tidemark

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

Head to head
About

Dropset

This app provides a clean and minimal interface for tracking gym workouts. It focuses on essential features for setting up routines and exercises, offering flexibility for various exercise types beyond just sets and reps. The goal is to provide a non-distracting and serious tracking experience for dedicated gym-goers.

Highlights
  • Superset tracking
  • Dropset tracking
  • Custom workouts and exercises
  • Workout notes
  • Community chat
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Flexible tracking options
Features
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Dropset is a clean and minimal tool for tracking your gym workouts, designed to be as non distracting as possible. You won’t find annoying upsells, or unnecessary options. There's simply what you need to set up your workout routine and your exercises and then track them at the gym. Also, it's super flexible. Not just designed for sets and reps but most other common exercises. So you can do things like interval timers, duration timers, distances, or, simply check exercises off of a list. Flexibility, focus and simplicity is what Dropset is all about. A few key features · Superset · Dropsets · Custom workouts and exercises · Workout notes · Community with a live group chat · Flexible scheduling options · Flexible tracking options In short, it's serious tracking for serious gym workouts.

About

Tidemark

This app helps you stay hydrated by showing you your target water intake level throughout the day. It focuses on guiding your progress rather than logging every sip, making hydration simple and manageable.

Highlights
  • Real-time hydration guidance
  • Personalized pacing
  • Track multiple bottles
  • Daily streaks
  • Customizable goals
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Most water trackers make you log every sip. Tidemark helps you stay hydrated without turning it into a chore. Set your daily water goal, wake time, sleep time, and bottle size once. From there, Tidemark shows you exactly where your water bottle should be throughout the day so you always know if you are on track. Instead of focusing on how much water you already drank, Tidemark focuses on where you should be right now. Simple. Calm. Easy to follow. HOW IT WORKS • Set your daily water goal • Choose your wake time and sleep time • Add your bottle size • Open the app anytime to see your current target fill level • Log bottles only when you finish them No sip counting. No annoying reminders every few minutes. No complicated charts. Tidemark keeps hydration steady and manageable from morning to night. FEATURES • Real-time hydration guidance • Personalized pacing throughout your day • Track multiple bottles with ease • Daily streaks to build lasting habits • Fully customizable goals and schedules • Home screen widgets for quick progress checks • Apple Health integration for automatic water logging • Beautiful dark mode support • No account required TIDEMARK PRO Unlock additional customization and widgets with Tidemark Pro. • Custom accent colors • Small and medium home screen widgets • 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Weekly, monthly, and yearly plans available • Cancel anytime in Apple ID settings PRIVACY FIRST Tidemark does not collect your personal data. If you choose to connect Apple Health, Tidemark only writes your water intake. Your health data is never read, stored, or shared. Stay hydrated without overthinking it. Download Tidemark today!

Screenshots

Dropset4 screens
Tidemark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tidemark at 5.0 against Dropset's 4.4. Dropset's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dropset sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tidemark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tidemark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropset has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropset ships an update every 4 days, Tidemark every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dropset versus Tidemark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsetTidemark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (96 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortyfour ABSukhleen Kaur

Customer experience

Dropset

All ratings96 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative9.9%

Tidemark

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

Bugs and requests

Dropset

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when changing equipment type
  • App crashes when modifying weight amounts
  • Account deletion removes all workout logs
  • Social/messaging features non-functional
  • Data import functionality not working
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  • Inconsistent crash frequency during sessions

Requested features

16 requests
  • Apple Watch app/integration
  • Exercise demonstration videos
  • Kilogram (KG) unit support
  • Resistance bands equipment option
  • Multiple instances of same equipment in workout
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  • Apple Health body composition/weight sync
  • Weekly routine organization view
  • Consolidated progress tracking on single screen
  • Ability to log past workouts
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Nutrition tracking with barcode scanner
  • Social sharing features
  • Weekly routine builder
  • Martial arts workout tracking
  • Goal countdown tracker
  • Better exercise descriptions and images

Tidemark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dropset

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Yearly plan2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.00
3 purchases

Tidemark

Subscriptions3
  • Tidemark Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Tidemark Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Tidemark Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Dropset free?
Dropset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tidemark free?
Tidemark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dropset or Tidemark?
Tidemark is rated higher. Dropset averages 4.4 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Tidemark averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dropset or Tidemark have ads?
Neither Dropset nor Tidemark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropset or Tidemark?
Dropset ships an update every 4 days, and Tidemark every 9 days. Most recently, Dropset was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tidemark on October 7, 2026.

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