Comparison

Water Tracker by AquaTrack vs Step

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 AquaTrack

This hydration tracker helps you build a consistent water-drinking habit. It calculates personalized daily fluid targets based on scientific references and credits drinks by their hydration index. All your data is stored locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily fluid target calculation
  • Beverage Hydration Index (BHI) crediting
  • Dual-ring dashboard for hydration and volume
  • 40+ pre-calibrated beverages
  • Two-way Apple Health sync
  • Widgets and Live Activity support
  • Smart reminders (Premium)
Features
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AquaTrack is a subscription app. New users start with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan, or choose a monthly plan or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Users who set up the app before version 1.5 keep the free tier. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Build the habit of drinking enough water — your personal goal in 30 seconds. AquaTrack learns your body and reminds you at the right time, no nagging. AquaTrack is a hydration tracker built on peer-reviewed science, not gamification. It calculates a personal daily fluid target from EFSA 2010 and IOM 2004 references, credits every drink by its Beverage Hydration Index (Maughan et al. AJCN 2016), and keeps your health and intake data on your iPhone — no accounts. WHAT MAKES AQUATRACK DIFFERENT • Dual-ring dashboard — the outer ring shows BHI-credited hydration, the inner ring shows raw volume. A glass of water and a cup of coffee count differently — AquaTrack shows you both numbers, transparently. • 40+ beverages, pre-calibrated — water, tea, coffee, juices, milk, sports drinks, broths, even wine and beer — each with a published BHI coefficient. Tap a drink, the ring updates with the right credit, not just the volume. • Personal daily target — derived from your weight, sex, activity level, climate, and sleep window. Adjusts automatically when you log Apple Health exercise minutes. • Two-way Apple Health sync — reads dietary water, caffeine, body mass, exercise time; writes your logs back to Apple Health alongside data from other sources. • 8 widgets, Live Activity, Control Center — Dual Ring on the home screen, lock screen, in the Smart Stack. iOS 18 Control Center button for one-tap logging. • Smart reminders (Premium) — quiet hours, wake/sleep windows, pacing that adapts to your day instead of pinging on a fixed schedule. • Streak rescue (Premium) — miss yesterday, recover the streak. Up to 4 rescues per month. • Daily insight — one fact about your last 24 hours: average gap between drinks, distribution by time, beverage variety. • Multi-period HealthKit history import — pull in your last week, month, 3 months, or all-time hydration history from Apple Health when you install. • CSV export (Premium) — every logged drink with timestamp, beverage, volume, BHI credit. Your data, your file. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Your health and intake data stay on your iPhone. No accounts, no tracking. HealthKit data is on-device per Apple's policy. Usage analytics are pseudonymous (Amplitude, EU servers): no health data, no amounts, no IP address. NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE AquaTrack provides general hydration estimates based on population-level research. It is not a substitute for medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance, especially if you have kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, are pregnant, or are otherwise required to manage your fluid intake under medical supervision. PREMIUM A monthly, yearly, or one-time Lifetime subscription unlocks smart pacing, weekly trends, daily insights, custom quick-add, CSV export, Live Activity, and 4 monthly streak rescues. DEVICES iPhone with iOS 17 or later. iOS 18 unlocks the Control Center button. OPEN Methodology, sources, and BHI coefficients are listed in-app and on aquatrack.club/#science. If you want to know why your coffee is credited at 0.99 — the citation is there.

About

Step

Features
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Bienvenue sur StepUp, l'application qui vous aide à atteindre vos objectifs de santé et de fitness en s'intégrant parfaitement à l'application Health de votre iPhone. Avec StepUp, vous pouvez facilement importer et exporter des données telles que les séances d'entraînement, les pas et utiliser ces données pour obtenir une vue d'ensemble de votre santé et de votre condition physique au fil du temps. StepUp est une nouvelle génération d'application de compteur de pas et de suivi d'activité dont le but principal est d’encourager les utilisateurs à rester actifs. Plus vous bougez -> plus vous devenez en forme et en meilleure santé -> plus vous devenez riche. Que vous souhaitiez vous mettre en forme, perdre du poids ou suivre votre niveau de forme physique, vous trouverez StepUp l'application parfaite pour rester en bonne santé. L’application comprend des recettes healthy, et des récompenses tous les mois. Nous calculons précisément vos pas à l’aide du compteur de pas de votre téléphone, même lorsqu'il reste en poche. En plus d'être récompensé(e) pendant que vous vous promenez, notre podomètre vous permet aussi de suivre et d'analyser facilement votre activité physique quotidienne. Pour rendre la marche plus ludique et vous inciter à rester dynamique, nous vous proposons une série de challenges à relever ! Ils sont adaptés à tous les niveaux et permettent d'obtenir des points tout en préservant sa santé physique.

Screenshots

Water Tracker by AquaTrack4 screens
Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step at none against Water Tracker by AquaTrack's 8. Step also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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 AquaTrack sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Step asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Tracker by AquaTrack ships an update every 2 days, Step daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Water Tracker by AquaTrack versus Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater Tracker by AquaTrackStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPavel TurchenkoEKLECTICC

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Water Tracker by AquaTrack

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Annually7 Days trial$26.991 Year
  • Annually$26.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ad-Free Experience$7.99
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99
None

Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Water Tracker by AquaTrack free?
Water Tracker by AquaTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step free?
Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Water Tracker by AquaTrack or Step have ads?
Neither Water Tracker by AquaTrack nor Step shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Tracker by AquaTrack or Step?
Water Tracker by AquaTrack ships an update every 2 days, and Step daily. Most recently, Water Tracker by AquaTrack was updated on October 24, 2026 and Step on October 12, 2026.

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