Comparison

Hydrawell Water Tracker vs Sorta Zen

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

Head to head
About

Hydrawell Water Tracker

Features
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Drinking enough water shouldn't feel like a chore and tracking it shouldn't feel like a game. Hydrawell keeps it simple: tap to log, watch the ring fill, and trust that the number in the app is the same number in Apple Health. LOG IT IN ONE TAP Cup and Bottle presets handle the usual amounts or enter a custom number when you need something different. Either way, it's logged in seconds. YOUR WATER, ON YOUR WRIST Hydrawell's Apple Watch app logs and shows your progress right from your wrist, in step with your phone. Log on one, and both agree. You can even add today's total right to your watch face, so it's visible without opening anything. IT ACTUALLY TALKS TO APPLE HEALTH Every glass you log writes to Apple Health, and every entry you delete is removed from Health too — so your numbers never drift apart. Hydrawell isn't guessing at your hydration; it's the same data, everywhere. A GOAL THAT'S ACTUALLY YOURS Set a daily target that fits your life, not a generic recommendation, and watch a simple ring fill toward it over the day. A GENTLE STREAK, NOT A GUILT TRIP See how many days in a row you've hit your goal on a simple month calendar (solid color for a day you hit goal, a soft tint for a day you logged something but fell short). Today never breaks your streak just because it isn't over yet. MAKE IT YOURS Eight color themes and your choice of ounces or milliliters. Every theme is tuned for dark mode as well as light, not just left to the system default. Small touches without clutter. RIGHT AT HOME ON ANY SCREEN Built to fit an iPhone SE without feeling cramped, and just as sharp stretched across a full iPad. GENUINELY FREE No subscription, no trial, no paywall, no ads. Hydrawell is just built to help you drink more water. Hydrawell. Your water, on your wrist, in your Health app.

About

Sorta Zen

This app provides a minimalist meditation timer with optional background sounds and interval bells. It focuses on a simple, distraction-free experience without gamification or tracking features. Designed for quiet contemplation, it offers a straightforward way to practice mindfulness.

Highlights
  • Meditation timer
  • Background sounds
  • Interval bells
  • Ad-free experience
  • No user accounts
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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It’s a meditation app. Eventually, you meditate. If you need a little help getting there, you can start with Touchscreen Meditation or a short daily talk. Then the app shuts up. The timer, Touchscreen Meditation, background sounds, and interval bells are free. The first 10 daily talks are free too. After that, the talks are an optional $20/year subscription that renews until canceled. There are no courses to complete. No libraries to browse. No streaks, badges, leaderboards, notifications, user accounts, mood tracking, sleep stories, ads, or little graphs implying you’re becoming a better person. Just a simple place to sit quietly for a while. Enlightenment not guaranteed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sortazen.com/privacy

Screenshots

Hydrawell Water Tracker3 screens
Sorta Zen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hydrawell Water Tracker at none against Sorta Zen's 1. Sorta Zen's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sorta Zen sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per year. Hydrawell Water Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydrawell Water Tracker ships an update every 5 months, Sorta Zen weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hydrawell Water Tracker versus Sorta Zen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydrawell Water TrackerSorta Zen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNuminous Productions LLCPatrick Griffith

In-app purchases

None

Hydrawell Water Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sorta Zen

Subscriptions1
  • Food For Non-Thought1 Month trial$20.001 Year

Questions

Is Hydrawell Water Tracker free?
Hydrawell Water Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sorta Zen free?
Sorta Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hydrawell Water Tracker or Sorta Zen have ads?
Neither Hydrawell Water Tracker nor Sorta Zen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydrawell Water Tracker or Sorta Zen?
Hydrawell Water Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and Sorta Zen weekly. Most recently, Hydrawell Water Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sorta Zen on October 24, 2026.

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