Comparison

DrinkDay vs Simply Hydrate

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

Head to head
About

DrinkDay

Easily monitor your water intake and receive helpful reminders to stay hydrated. Visualize your daily progress and identify areas for improvement to achieve your health goals.

Highlights
  • Hydration tracking
  • Drinking goal setting
  • Customizable reminders
  • Daily progress visualization
  • Improvement insights
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Make drinking water feel like a game. DrinkDay turns your daily water goal into a playful, interactive experience. Double-tap or press and hold a ball to log a drink, watch the balls disappear as you make progress, and enjoy a celebration when you reach your goal. EVERY SIP COUNTS Set your daily goal and see how much you’ve drunk—and how much remains. Choose milliliters or fluid ounces to track your way. CONNECTED WITH APPLE HEALTH Enable HealthKit integration to save logged water to Apple Health and include water recorded by other apps in today’s progress. You choose whether to connect. A HABIT THAT FITS YOUR DAY Set optional drinking reminders and look back through your history to keep your routine on track. MAKE IT YOURS WITH DRINKDAY PLUS Choose colorful themes and animated ball styles, save the sizes of your favorite cups and bottles, and explore weekly insights, averages, and streaks. Water tracking, goals, basic reminders, history, and Apple Health integration are free. DrinkDay Plus is an optional one-time purchase. No subscription. Drink. Tap. Celebrate. Repeat.

About

Simply Hydrate

This app helps you build a sustainable hydration habit with a user-friendly tracker. Set personalized goals, log various drinks quickly, and understand your daily progress. It prioritizes privacy by storing all data locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily hydration goals
  • Quick logging of various beverages
  • Smart hydration calculations by drink type
  • Daily progress overview
  • Comprehensive analytics and trends (Pro)
  • Custom drink creation (Pro)
Features
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Build a sustainable hydration habit with a fast and user-friendly tracker that respects your privacy. Simply Hydrate enables you to set a personalized daily goal, log drinks quickly, and understand how different beverages contribute to hydration—all on your device. Here’s what you’ll appreciate: - Quick drink logging - Select from a curated catalog (water, tea, coffee, juice, and more) with clear icons - Add multiple servings at once using common container sizes (ml) and oz equivalents - Mark drinks consumed with one tap, and edit or delete entries easily - Set a personalized daily goal - Receive a recommended target in ml during onboarding, adjustable at any time - Smart hydration calculations - Hydration is accurately calculated by drink type, ensuring non-water beverages are counted appropriately - A quick overview of daily progress - View your progress, consumed vs. remaining, and celebrate when you meet your goal - An aesthetically pleasing and accessible design - A clean user interface with light and dark modes Upgrade to Pro for deeper insights: - Comprehensive analytics and trends - Compare daily intake against goals with clear indicators for 7, 14, and 30 days - Breakdown of drink types - Visual pie chart illustrating your most consumed beverages - Motivation metrics including streaks, best day, and completion statistics - Create custom drinks with presets Privacy by design: - No account is required - Your data is stored on your device Start tracking today—hydrate smarter, feel better. Terms: https://appdev-1.blogspot.com/2025/11/simply-hydrate-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

DrinkDay4 screens
Simply Hydrate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrinkDay at none against Simply Hydrate's 2. DrinkDay also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Simply Hydrate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating 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. Simply Hydrate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DrinkDay 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 DrinkDay against 5.0 for Simply Hydrate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
DrinkDay versus Simply Hydrate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkDaySimply Hydrate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTigerfish Productions LLCAbraham Obudulu

Customer experience

DrinkDay

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

Simply Hydrate

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

In-app purchases

None

DrinkDay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simply Hydrate

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is DrinkDay free?
DrinkDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simply Hydrate free?
Simply Hydrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrinkDay or Simply Hydrate?
DrinkDay and Simply Hydrate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DrinkDay or Simply Hydrate have ads?
Neither DrinkDay nor Simply Hydrate shows ads.

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