Hydration Buddy vs Tag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydration Buddy
Effortlessly monitor your daily water and caffeine intake to maintain a healthy balance. This app is designed to help users establish better hydration habits and manage their caffeine consumption effectively.
- Track daily water intake
- Monitor caffeine consumption
- Set hydration reminders
- Maintain healthy balance
- Improve hydration habits
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Hydration Buddy helps you effortlessly track your daily water and caffeine intake, ensuring you maintain a healthy balance. Perfect for anyone looking to improve their hydration habits and manage caffeine consumption. Hydration Buddy utilizes the Apple Standard End-User License Agreement, which can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tag
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Tracking water in less than a second makes the habit stick — and the easier it is to log, the more water you’ll drink. tag is the fastest way to track water with just 1 tap open the app and tap on a quick amount and your done *water tracker requires subscription, features like quick amounts, hydration bar and hydration chart require a subscription in order access (All features demonstrated in the app preview and phone screenshots require a subscription to access.) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tag at every 5 days against Hydration Buddy's fortnightly. 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. Hydration Buddy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year and Tag sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hydration Buddy ships an update fortnightly, Tag every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydration Buddy | Tag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glen Riden | Bread technologies inc |
In-app purchases
Hydration Buddy
- Yearly Premium Subscription$6.991 Year
Tag
- tag monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Weekly Access7 Days trial$1.997 Days
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- monthly subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 3 month subscription3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- 3 month subscription3 Days trial$3.993 Months
- yearly access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly Access$19.991 Year
