Comparison

Water Tracker by WaterMinder® vs Simple Hydration Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

This app helps you build better hydration habits with personalized daily water goals and smart reminders. Track various beverages, view progress visually, and access detailed statistics. Integrates with Apple Health and offers Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily water goal calculation
  • Smart, customizable drink reminders
  • Log various beverage types
  • Visual progress tracking with characters
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
  • Apple Health and Siri Shortcuts integration
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

Simple Hydration Tracker

Easily log your daily water intake by selecting beverages, amounts, and times. Review your hydration habits with weekly and monthly charts. Add past entries and customize drink options for a stress-free experience.

Highlights
  • Easy drink logging
  • Add past entries
  • Weekly/monthly analysis charts
  • Customizable drink list
  • No login required
Features
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An app that allows you to record your daily hydration. Why don't you measure whether you are getting enough water, which is important for your health and diet? Registration is very easy! All you have to do is select the beverage you drank, the amount you drank, and the time you drank it, and tap the "Save" button. . You can use it stress-free with simple operations. Even if you forget to record a drink, you can add past data from the “Calendar” screen. On the "Analysis" screen, you can check your weekly and monthly water intake on a chart. The "Drinks" list screen allows you to add drinks and edit registered drinks. ● Features ・Easy to use, just select and register. ・No need to log in. ・With the calendar, you can quickly check your daily water intake. ●Disclaimer This App is not medical or treatment advice. It is neither professional diagnosis, opinion or service – and may not be treated as such by the user. We strongly recommend that you consult your own physician or another available health professional regarding any diagnosis, findings or interpretation. ● Privacy Policy https://apps.seeds-digital.com/privacy-policy/ ● Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®4 screens
Simple Hydration Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Hydration Tracker at 100% against Water Tracker by WaterMinder®'s 66%. Simple Hydration Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Water Tracker by WaterMinder®'s advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). 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. Water Tracker by WaterMinder® sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Hydration Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Hydration Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Tracker by WaterMinder® has 34K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Water Tracker by WaterMinder®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Hydration Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Tracker by WaterMinder® ships an update weekly, Simple Hydration Tracker every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® versus Simple Hydration Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater Tracker by WaterMinder®Simple Hydration Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFunn Media, LLCNAOYA ONO

Customer experience

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

All ratings34,385 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews987 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative26.5%

Simple Hydration Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Simple Hydration Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Water Tracker by WaterMinder®

Subscriptions9
  • Tip Jar Subscription$0.991 Month
  • WaterMinder Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WaterMinder Yearly Offer7 Days trial$7.491 Year
Show 6 more
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Yearly$19.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial3 variants$29.991 Year
  • WaterMinder Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • WaterMinder Lifetime Offer$14.99
  • WaterMinder Premium One time$49.99
2 purchases

Simple Hydration Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$1.491 Month
One-time1
  • Support Developer$0.99

Questions

Is Water Tracker by WaterMinder® free?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Hydration Tracker free?
Simple Hydration Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or Simple Hydration Tracker?
Simple Hydration Tracker is rated higher. Water Tracker by WaterMinder® averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while Simple Hydration Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or Simple Hydration Tracker have ads?
Both Water Tracker by WaterMinder® and Simple Hydration Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® or Simple Hydration Tracker?
Water Tracker by WaterMinder® ships an update weekly, and Simple Hydration Tracker every 4 weeks. Most recently, Water Tracker by WaterMinder® was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple Hydration Tracker on June 4, 2026.

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