Comparison

Waterling vs NextSet

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

Head to head
About

Waterling

This app transforms daily water intake into a magical journey, revealing enchanting worlds with each refill. It offers personalized recommendations and effortless tracking to help you build healthy drinking habits.

Highlights
  • Magical motivation with world reveals
  • Personalized hydration recommendations
  • Effortless water intake tracking
  • Visual hydration data insights
  • Mindful hydration reminders
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Transform your daily water intake into a magical journey. Waterling turns every sip into progress while revealing enchanting worlds with each refill. No Ads. No In-App Purchases. Discover a New Way to Stay Hydrated Waterling turns hydration tracking from a mundane task into a delightful daily ritual. Each virtual bottle unveils a tranquil world as you drink, making every glass of water an opportunity for discovery. With a simple, elegant interface helps you build healthy drinking habits through personalized recommendations tailored specifically to you. Features That Flow with Your Life • Magical Motivation: Beautiful bottles reveal immersive worlds as you progress through your daily hydration goals • Personalized Hydration: Receive custom water intake recommendations based on your unique profile and activity level • Effortless Tracking: Log your water intake with a simple tap or gesture • Visual Journey: Dive into your drinking data with beautifully designed stats that show how your daily sips add up • Mindful Reminders: Stay on track with whimsical notifications that gently encourage healthy habits • Health Integration: Seamlessly works with Apple Health to incorporate fitness data for smarter recommendations Why Choose Waterling? Proper hydration is essential for energy, focus, and overall wellness. Waterling makes this vital health habit something you'll look forward to each day. With a new discovery waiting in each bottle and insights that help you understand your personal hydration patterns, staying hydrated becomes an adventure rather than a chore. Waterling is forever free from advertisements and in-app purchases. Pour, track, and explore with Waterling – where wellness meets wonder.

About

NextSet

Features
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NextSet is a simple rest timer for your sets. Tap one of your quick timers and your rest starts. You feel and hear the last seconds on your wrist or iPhone – then it’s time for your next set. ONE TAP TO REST • One or two big quick timers on the start screen (1:30 and 3:00 to begin with) • Up to 12 more timers below, each started with a single tap • Tap another timer during a rest to switch straight to it • ±15 seconds, pause and resume, or end your rest early • When the rest is over, “GO!” counts the time you’ve gone over, and “Repeat rest” starts the same rest again A COUNTDOWN YOU CAN FEEL • Signal in the last 3, 5 or 10 seconds – or turn it off • Strong haptics on iPhone, the Taptic Engine on Apple Watch • Three sounds: Beep, Chime and Digital. On iPhone they play over your music, which is briefly lowered, and even in silent mode • Mute the sounds right from the start screen MADE FOR APPLE WATCH • Big quick timers right on the start screen, more timers below • Full-screen ring with countdown, ±15 s, pause and “Repeat rest”, also on the Always On display • Keeps running with your arm down, so the countdown taps and the end signal reliably reach your wrist • Timers sync with your iPhone and can be edited on both devices ALWAYS IN VIEW • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch • A notification when your rest is over while the app is in the background • The display stays on during a rest (optional) SIRI, SHORTCUTS & ACTION BUTTON • “Start Quick Timer”, “Start Rest Timer” with any number of seconds, and “End Rest” • Start a rest hands-free with Siri or the Action button YOUR TIMERS, YOUR WAY • Rename timers, for example “Squats” • Reorder or delete them – long-press a timer for more options • Light and dark mode, large rounded digits, Liquid Glass design PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your timers and settings stay on your devices.

Screenshots

Waterling4 screens
NextSet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Waterling at 18.0 against NextSet's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Waterling versus NextSet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaterlingNextSet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB3 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAmy ErlewineMario Kernich

In-app purchases

None

Waterling

No in-app purchases

None

NextSet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waterling free?
Waterling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextSet free?
NextSet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waterling or NextSet have ads?
Neither Waterling nor NextSet shows ads.

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