Comparison

Water Tracker by WaterMinder® vs OffScreen

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

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About

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

This app helps you track your daily water intake with personalized reminders and visual progress. It supports various drink types and offers insights into your hydration habits. Stay healthy and motivated to drink more water throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily hydration goals
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Log various drink types
  • Apple Health sync
  • Home and Lock Screen Widgets
  • Challenges and Achievements
Features
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Most advanced Water Tracker app - downloaded and used by millions of users worldwide! ** Featured by Apple, The New Yorker, Women's Health, Glamour, Tech Crunch, MacStories, Gizmodo, Venture Beat, BGR, The Telegraph, Mashable and many more! ** Get help with our award winning water tracker: WaterMinder® - an easy, intuitive app to track your water intake. Based on your body weight (or your personal goal), WaterMinder® will remind you to drink water to reach your daily goals. By seeing current water fill visually and in percents you will instantly know how well you are hydrated! "A must have - I love this app!!! It reminds me to drink water all day with such a hectic schedule I forget sometimes and this is just a little reminder of how much water you're supposed to drink my skin looks better I feel better must have app!!!" "Went beyond my expectations - Usually I download these apps and they hardly ever have long shelf life's, but this app is a keeper. The reminder really helps and motivates me to drink water. I also love how visual the accomplishment is. Definitely worth looking into and happily satisfied." "PERFECT - I absolutely love this app!!!! It really helps if you have kidney problems. I was having bad kidney pains because I wasn't sure how much water to drink in a day so I was only getting about 1/2 if what I was supposed to be getting until now. To the creators., THANK YOU" "Amazing App! - This is an amazing app. I'm someone who has trouble remembering to drink fluids during the day, I'm more of a snacker. But I found this really helpful since I'm generally dehydrated. I like that it has reminders & how you can see your progress." "Awesome -Great for the breast feeding mom." "Great app - Clean and simple!" "Love this - Super simple and easy to use, FANTASTIC way to keep up with your hydration, which is oh so important. Plus cool facts to keep you informed and further motivated. Thanks guys!!!" The only water tracker app you will need! Keeping track of your daily water intake needs and making sure your body is well hydrated is not an easy task in todays busy world. Let WaterMinder® help you! ※ Main Features ※ • Cross platform water tracker • Standalone Apple Watch app • Multiple Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Challenges • Share Progress with Friends • Hydration statistics & insights • Dark Mode • Siri Shortcuts • Apple Health Sync • Clean visual view of your current water fill • 50+ Characters to reflect your hydration • Ability to change your App Icon • Alternative hydration progress ring layout • See other drink type colors fill your character • Simple, quick and easy to use interface • Pre-defined cups for quick hydration tracking • Log and create other drink types than water • Create custom cups (size, icon, color, drink type) • Advanced water tracker reminders • US oz, UK oz, L and ML units • Earn and Share your Achievements • iMessage Stickers Stay healthy, and drink more water - hydrate yourself with the ultimate water tracker app: WaterMinder®! Auto-renewing subscription with 7 day free trial is available (requirement & price varies by territory). Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscription automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/7803420 Terms of Use: https://waterminder.com/terms.html Note: HealthKit integration is to read/write weight, gender and date of birth. NOTE: WaterMinder is not a medical app. Suggested water intake goal is just an estimate based on your weight. Please consult your health provider if you want to use it for medical purposes or to obtain specific hydration needs.

About

OffScreen

This app helps you monitor your phone usage and improve focus. It offers features to set screen time goals, block distracting apps, and utilize various focus modes like Pomodoro. Visualize your progress, participate in digital detox challenges, and sync data with Apple HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Screen time tracking and goal setting
  • App blocking for distractions
  • Multiple focus modes (Pomodoro, countdown)
  • Live Activity and StandBy support
  • Digital detox challenges
  • Apple HealthKit integration
  • Data visualization (week/month/year)
Features
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OffScreen helps you track phone usage and keeps you stay focused. With OffScreen, you can: - Track screen time • Set up your screen time goal, and get daily insight. • See screen time activities: Pickups, Average Usage, While Walking, Stationary Life, Last Pickup, First Pickup, Best Break, and Sleep Time • Read sleep data from the Health app • Show data on your favorite watch face - OFF Time • Set disable time for social apps and enjoy OFF time - Focus Mode • Supports three modes: Pomodoro, countdown, and time accumulation • Support lock screen and flip screen focus • Supports live activity and StandBy • If you need to use your phone to look up a dictionary or use other applications during the concentration process, you can set a concentration app whitelist • Categories your focus sessions by tag • Pause at any time when you need the phone to help you study or search while you're in focus mode • Focus on the watch - Visualize and share your data. • View data in week/month/year view. • Well-designed share card is ready for you. - Breaking digital detox challenges • Screen time challenge • Pick up challenge • Sleep challenge - Sync sleep time and focus mindfulness time on Apple HealthKit. --------- To collect the walking time data, this app tracks your location in the background and can affect battery life. * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current Privacy Policy: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®4 screens
OffScreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Water Tracker by WaterMinder® at 78% against OffScreen's 41%. Water Tracker by WaterMinder® also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). OffScreen's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Water Tracker by WaterMinder® sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and OffScreen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Water Tracker by WaterMinder® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Tracker by WaterMinder® has 36K ratings behind it against 2.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Water Tracker by WaterMinder®'s written reviews are positive against 41% of OffScreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Tracker by WaterMinder® ships an update every 5 days, OffScreen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® versus OffScreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater Tracker by WaterMinder®OffScreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (36K ratings) — better4.5 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings36K — better2.6K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunn Media, LLCMD Studio

Customer experience

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

All ratings35,723 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,581 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative17.1%

OffScreen

All ratings2,567 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral22.6%
Negative36.3%

User reviews

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

From 36K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple Watch
  • 📊 Comprehensive hydration tracking
  • 🔍 Detailed drink analytics
  • 🕰️ Customizable reminders
  • 🎨 Visually appealing interface

Room to improve

  • 🔔 Excessive and poorly timed reminders
  • 🔢 Limited drink volume options
  • 🔄 Inconsistent data sync between devices
  • 🤖 Rigid hydration impact calculations
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

OffScreen

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good app
  • 🚀 Helps reduce screen time
  • 🚀 Detailed usage statistics
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Affordable pricing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate screen time tracking
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking
  • 🔒 Suspicious data collection

Bugs and requests

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apple Watch app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent data display across devices
  • Reminders not triggering as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dynamic reminders based on hydration status
  • Ability to log custom drink sizes
  • Improved Apple Watch complication functionality
  • Integration with other health/fitness apps
  • Customizable hydration impact settings

OffScreen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Off-time schedules randomly deleting
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Inconsistent screen time data
  • Inability to select apps to block

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to exclude certain apps from tracking
  • More customization options for off-time schedules
  • Integration with Apple's built-in Screen Time
  • Option to pause tracking during specific activities
  • Weekly/monthly goal setting and reporting

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

Subscriptions8
  • Tip Jar Subscription$0.991 Month
  • WaterMinder Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WaterMinder Yearly Offer7 Days trial$7.491 Year
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  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Yearly$19.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Small Tip$1.99
5 purchases

OffScreen

Subscriptions3
  • OffScreen Pro$0.991 Month
  • OffScreen Pro7 Days trial$4.491 Year
  • OffScreen Pro1 Year trial$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • OffScreen Pro$5.99
  • OffScreen Pro2 variants$9.99

Questions

Is Water Tracker by WaterMinder® free?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OffScreen free?
OffScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or OffScreen?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® is rated higher. Water Tracker by WaterMinder® averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36K ratings, while OffScreen averages 4.5 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or OffScreen have ads?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® shows ads; OffScreen does not.
Which is updated more often, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or OffScreen?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® ships an update every 5 days, and OffScreen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® was updated on November 8, 2026 and OffScreen on November 6, 2026.

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