Watch Hydration vs Pulslab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Hydration
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Log water intake to HealthKit straight from your wrist! Watch Hydration is a free, simple watchOS app which enables you to quickly enter an amount of liquid and log it straight to HealthKit. Select the cup to choose different liquids, each with their own modifier to ensure you reach your goal. Easily update your goal, and check your progress for the day. Simple, optional, notifications which let you know if you managed to hit your goal or not yesterday.
Pulslab
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PHOTOS & WORKOUTS ON THE MAP • Live map right on the overview — photo markers and workout routes of the day • Tap opens the full day map (Satellite/Hybrid/Streets switchable) • Photo strip below, chronological. Tap a photo and the map pans there • Cluster in Apple's spiderfier style: 3-step tap, photos fan out at the end RADIUS SEARCH • Cyan search circle 100 m – 20 km around any point • Finds photos AND workout routes from your ENTIRE Apple Photos + Health archive • Filter by year, "hide today", workout-routes toggle • Live hit counter, workout list with tap-to-detail TRIM A WORKOUT • Cut off start and/or end without touching the original • Map preview with full route grey + trimmed section orange, green start- and red end-pin follow the sliders live • Dual-range slider + ± / ±± stepper buttons (1 s / 10 s) • Live stats: duration, distance, instant pace at both cursors • Writes a new HK workout sample including map + quantity samples MET — METABOLIC EQUIVALENTS • Daily value per WHO standard (MET-min, only ≥3 MET counts) • Week/month/year trend with ACSM intensity zones • Configurable daily target VITAL SIGNS PER SLEEP NIGHT • HR, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, SpO₂ — classified against your 30-night baseline WORKOUT VIDEOS — MAPLIBRE • MapLibre + Esri Imagery as a second engine alongside Mapbox
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulslab at every 2 days against Watch Hydration's every 3 weeks. Watch Hydration's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Watch Hydration ships an update every 3 weeks, Pulslab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Hydration | Pulslab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Chatting | Sebastian Kardos |
In-app purchases
Watch Hydration
No in-app purchases
Pulslab
No in-app purchases









