Sugar vs La Cisternetta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sugar
Express yourself beyond standard chat bubbles. This app lets you draw, add text, images, GIFs, and videos anywhere on an unlimited canvas, transforming conversations into a creative art form.
- Unlimited canvas for messages
- Draw directly on messages
- Add text, images, GIFs, and videos
- Customizable text styles
- Conversations as art
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Why are our messages with friends constrained to generic green and blue chat bubbles? It’s time to add some color (and chaos) to your conversations with Sugar. On Sugar, chat outside the box by dropping text, images, GIFs, videos, and drawings anywhere on the unlimited canvas. Pick a text style as unique as your own voice (or keep it old school with a green or blue bubble). On Sugar, conversation is art.
La Cisternetta
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La Cisternetta turns any group liquid goal into a live, physics-driven shared experience — whether your team is tracking hydration, running a coffee challenge, or chasing any liquid milestone together. TEAM CHALLENGES — NEW Create group challenges for any liquid: water, coffee, juice, or tea. Set a goal in litres, invite your crew, and watch a shared tank fill up in real time. Every log from every member counts toward the group total. Live leaderboards show who's leading the charge. PHYSICS TANK The signature feature: a 1,000L shared cistern rendered with layered animated liquid waves, accelerometer-driven physics, and real-time filling. Tilt your phone and the liquid sloshes. Move it and waves appear. It's not a progress bar — it's your group's live tank. GROUPS & EVENTS Create private or public groups. Start timed events with deadlines and countdown timers. Each event has its own scoped stats, leaderboard, and activity feed. Admins can manage members, approve join requests, and moderate events. LEADERBOARDS Filter by daily, weekly, or all-time. Rank by quantity or drink-type. See per-member breakdowns with live updates. LOCATION DIARY Every log carries an optional reverse-geocoded location tag — your activity feed becomes a map of where your group has been. REAL-TIME FEED A live activity feed with cheers reactions, location tags, and relative timestamps. Offline-resilient: logs are queued locally and synced when connectivity returns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sugar at every 2 days against La Cisternetta's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Sugar ships an update every 2 days, La Cisternetta every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sugar | La Cisternetta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | amo | Furlan Paolo |
Bugs and requests
Sugar
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Disappearing content
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to delete content
- Improve navigation and UI
- Expand customization options
- Allow sign-up without inviting friends
La Cisternetta
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sugar
No in-app purchases
La Cisternetta
No in-app purchases









