Comparison

Drink Note 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

Drink Note

Track your daily water, sugar, and caffeine intake with personalized limits and detailed statistics. Log drinks quickly with interactive widgets and Siri Shortcuts. Integrates with Apple Health for a complete health overview.

Highlights
  • Track water, sugar, and caffeine intake
  • Personalized intake limits
  • Detailed statistics and body state estimation
  • Interactive widgets and Siri Shortcuts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Customizable drink types
Features
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Drink Note is an advanced system for tracking your daily intake of water, sugar, and caffeine. Add your favorite drinks to Favorites. You can use them to create interactive widgets and unique Siri Shortcuts scenarios. With smart setup, logging a drink can take just one tap. Create and customize drink types — hot or cold — and define parameters such as alcohol, caffeine, and sugar content. For hot drinks, you can also add extra sugar. Drink Note calculates personalized intake limits for water, sugar, and caffeine based on the data you provide and WHO (World Health Organization) recommendations. Get detailed statistics across three categories: water, caffeine, and sugar. The app calculates your average intake and assigns a level with estimated symptoms that reflect your current body state. All data is automatically synced with Apple Health, allowing you to integrate it into your overall health picture. All information is stored exclusively on your device and in iCloud. No data is shared with third parties. Our app is the perfect tool for anyone who wants to stay healthy and maintain an ideal balance. Additional Information: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Drink Note4 screens
Simply Hydrate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simply Hydrate at 12.0 against Drink Note's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Drink Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Simply Hydrate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drink Note against 5.0 for Simply Hydrate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Drink Note versus Simply Hydrate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrink NoteSimply Hydrate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAleksandr StupakAbraham Obudulu

Customer experience

Drink Note

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

Simply Hydrate

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drink Note

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Simply Hydrate

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

Questions

Is Drink Note free?
Drink Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simply Hydrate free?
Simply Hydrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drink Note or Simply Hydrate?
Drink Note and Simply Hydrate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Drink Note or Simply Hydrate have ads?
Neither Drink Note nor Simply Hydrate shows ads.

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