ZON vs Hydrate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZON
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Your training deserves one app. ZON unifies your workout tracking, nutrition, AI coaching, and athlete data in one elite platform, built for serious athletes. Used by powerlifters, hybrid athletes, Hyrox competitors, and bodybuilders. WHAT ZON DOES FOR YOU Track Every Workout Log sets, reps, and weight. Auto-calculate your 1RM. Track progressive overload across every lift. Master Your Nutrition Log macros with precision. Connect your diet to your training goals. Stop juggling separate apps. AI Coach, Always On Get real-time insights, personalized workout suggestions, and weekly performance reports — powered by AI. Daily Readiness Score Know when to push and when to recover. ZON tracks your readiness so you never overtrain. Connect With Your Coach Share your stats, receive programs, and communicate directly with your coach inside the app. Compete & Level Up Challenge athletes in real-time duels. Earn XP. Climb the ZonRank leaderboard. WHO ZON IS FOR Powerlifters tracking 1RM progression Hybrid athletes managing run + lift volume Hyrox competitors optimizing race prep Bodybuilders tracking macros + volume Athletes working with a coach SIMPLE. POWERFUL. ELITE. Log your workout in real-time Review AI insights after each session Execute the perfect plan, every week Download ZON and train like an elite athlete.
Hydrate
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The electrolyte and water tracker for real days — long shifts, workouts, keto and fasting. Log water, salt mixes and coffee in one tap on iPhone or Apple Watch, and see fluid, sodium and caffeine together. No account. No guilt. Reminders that stay quiet when you're already on track. LOG WATER, ELECTROLYTES, COFFEE & MORE • Choose from 40+ drinks, custom recipes, and saved favorites • See goal credit before you confirm every log • Track fluid, sodium, and caffeine in one clear daily picture • Edit history or undo mistakes without losing the original day KNOW YOUR PACE • Set your own daily goal and waking schedule • See where your progress should be right now—not just a midnight total • Use pace-aware reminders that can stay quiet when you are already on track • Choose intervals, active hours, quiet time, and rotating or night-shift schedules FAST ON EVERY APPLE SURFACE • Log from Apple Watch, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Siri, complications, Control Center, or the Action Button • Keep favorite drink-and-size combinations ready for one-tap logging • See consistent units, goal credit, and daily progress across surfaces PRIVATE SIPSCAN • Point your camera at a drink for an on-device category suggestion • Get a typical amount or one learned from your confirmed habits • Nothing is uploaded, the photo is not stored, and you always confirm before logging ELECTROLYTES & APPLE HEALTH Hydrate tracks sodium from the drinks you log. Potassium and magnesium aren't tracked yet. • Log electrolyte mixes, salt water, bone broth, and custom drinks • See sodium from logged drinks in mg beside fluid and caffeine totals • Optionally sync confirmed water and sodium entries to Apple Health PROGRESS WITHOUT PRESSURE • Review seven-day patterns, goal days, timing, and recent drinks • Correct past entries and keep a clear, dependable history • Try guided routines for mornings, focused work, travel, and warm days PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-up • No advertising IDs and no ad tracking • Hydration history stays on your device • Optional anonymous diagnostics are off by default DAILY LOGGING STAYS FREE Hydrate Pro is optional. It adds longer progress history, weekly reflection reports, guided routines, and data export. Hydrate Pro is optional and available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible new annual subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be managed in App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://alexmackenzievancouver.github.io/hydrate-support/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://alexmackenzievancouver.github.io/hydrate-support/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hydrate at 18.0 against ZON's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ZON sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Hydrate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ZON ships an update every 3 days, Hydrate every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZON | Hydrate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom AGRO | ALEXANDER DAVID GRUINARD MACKENZIE |
In-app purchases
ZON
- Monthly Zon Pro$8.991 Month
- Quarterly Zon Pro$22.993 Months
- Yearly Pro Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Hydrate
- Hydrate Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Hydrate Pro — Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$34.99









