Hydration Tracker & Reminder vs Uru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydration Tracker & Reminder
Easily monitor your daily water intake with personalized goals and gentle reminders. Track your progress over time with detailed statistics. Your data is kept private and stored only on your device.
- Daily hydration tracking
- Customizable goals
- Gentle reminders
- Progress tracking
- Advanced statistics
- Streak tracking
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Hydrate makes it easy to stay on top of your daily water intake. Set your goal, get gentle reminders, and track your progress over time. Your data stays completely on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no collection. Free: - Daily hydration tracking Pro - Reminders, - Streaks, - Advanced stats Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://natetedesco.notion.site/Hydration-Tracker-27cce04c9990807897f8e0b19d6a1b63?source=copy_link
Uru
This app helps you monitor your daily, weekly, and overall water consumption through a clean and intuitive interface. Visualize your progress with a filling hydration ring and background gradient as you meet your goals. It offers customizable tracking and supports both metric and imperial units.
- Visual hydration ring and background gradient
- Customizable daily goals and stats
- Metric and imperial unit support
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
- Local data storage
- Optional in-app purchase tip
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STAY HYDRATED Uru is a simple hydration tracker that helps you track your daily, weekly, and all-time water intake with a minimal and easy-to-use interface. - Watch the background gradient and hydration ring fill throughout the day as you reach your hydration goals! - Automatic iCloud sync - A simple UI updated for Liquid Glass - Quick hydration tracking with customizable goals and stats at a glance - Choose between customary (fluid ounces) or metric (milliliters) units - Privacy-focused with no tracking of any kind; your data is **your** data - No subscription needed: all data is stored locally or (coming soon) automatically synced with CloudKit - Optionally consider leaving a tip (as an in-app purchase) if you would like PERFECT FOR: - People who forget to drink water (so...everyone?) - Health enthusiasts tracking their daily intake - Anyone who appreciates a well-designed app - Folks who need that little dopamine hit of seeing progress bars fill up - Metric and imperial unit converts living in harmony WHAT YOU WON'T FIND: - Nagging notifications (optional in future updates, maybe) - Complicated features you'll never use - Seven different subscription tiers (instead: NO subscriptions) - Ads for other apps - A cartoon water drop character with googly eyes (tempting, but no) *** Remember: your body is approximately 60% water. Uru helps you keep it that way, not turn into a raisin. Download Uru today and join the (well-hydrated) club.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hydration Tracker & Reminder at 11 against Uru's 2. Hydration Tracker & Reminder also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Hydration Tracker & Reminder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Uru sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hydration Tracker & Reminder against 5.0 for Uru. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hydration Tracker & Reminder has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hydration Tracker & Reminder ships an update every 6 months, Uru every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydration Tracker & Reminder | Uru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Tedesco | Richard L Zarth III |
Customer experience
Hydration Tracker & Reminder
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In-app purchases
Hydration Tracker & Reminder
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Uru
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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