Comparison

Hydrawell Water Tracker vs Bubbl

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

Bubbl

This app gamifies water intake by having a virtual fish react to your hydration levels. Log water easily with presets, custom amounts, or an AI scanner to keep your fish happy and unlock new sea creatures.

Highlights
  • Virtual fish reacts to hydration
  • AI bottle scanner for logging
  • Unlockable sea creatures
  • Friend leaderboards and competition
  • Customizable hydration goals
  • Push notification reminders
Features
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Meet Bubbl — the water tracking app that gives you a reason to actually drink water. Your fish lives in your phone. When you stay hydrated, it swims happily around its tank, unlocks new friends, and shows off its custom colors. When you forget to drink? It flops dramatically on the sand and judges you. TRACK YOUR WATER YOUR WAY Log water in seconds with quick-tap presets, custom amounts, or our AI bottle scanner — just point your camera at any water bottle and Bubbl identifies it and logs the exact amount automatically. A FISH THAT NEEDS YOU Your fish reacts to everything. It spins when you log water, flops when you’re dehydrated, blinks lazily when it’s bored, and swims freely around its tank. Tap it and it’ll spin for you. It’s alive. Don’t let it down. UNLOCK A WHOLE SCHOOL Build your streak and unlock 10 unique sea creatures — from your starter pufferfish, clownfish, and angelfish all the way to a shark, octopus, jellyfish, seahorse, starfish, swordfish, and manatee. Each one is fully customizable with your own color combinations. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends, track each other’s streaks on the leaderboard, and send taunts when they fall behind. Nothing motivates hydration like a little competition. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE ∙ AI-powered bottle scanner identifies your water bottle automatically ∙ Daily streak system keeps you coming back ∙ Custom hydration goals in oz or liters ∙ Push notification reminders ∙ Dark and light mode ∙ Designed for all ages with full COPPA compliance for younger users Drink water. Keep your fish happy. Build your school.

Screenshots

Hydrawell Water Tracker3 screens
Bubbl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bubbl at 15.1 against Hydrawell Water Tracker's 18.0. 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
Hydrawell Water Tracker versus Bubbl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydrawell Water TrackerBubbl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNuminous Productions LLCAidan Sherin

In-app purchases

None

Hydrawell Water Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Bubbl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydrawell Water Tracker free?
Hydrawell Water Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubbl free?
Bubbl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hydrawell Water Tracker or Bubbl have ads?
Neither Hydrawell Water Tracker nor Bubbl shows ads.

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