MyBons.ai vs HydroLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBons.ai
Journal your thoughts and receive AI-powered reflections inspired by philosophy and psychology. Grow a unique bonsai garden as your personal map of self-discovery. Secure and private, it adapts to your thinking over time.
- AI-powered personalized reflections
- Journaling with philosophical insights
- Unlock and grow virtual bonsai trees
- Track personal growth through your garden
- Secure with passcode and Face ID
- Cloud sync across devices
- Dark mode and media support
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You write. The AI listens. Not like a chatbot. Not like a therapist. MyBons.ai takes what you wrote and holds it against centuries of philosophy, psychology, poetry, and real human experience, then reflects back something that actually fits. It remembers. It picks up on how you think, what keeps surfacing, what's changing. The longer you journal, the more it knows you. Your reflections stop feeling generic and start feeling like yours. Every entry has the chance to unlock a bonsai tree, each one tied to what you wrote and why it mattered. Your garden becomes a quiet map of the work you're putting in. 50+ species. Each one earned. This isn't another AI app. This is your mind, on paper, met by something worth listening to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gentle-buttercream-11eb42.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gentle-buttercream-11eb42.netlify.app/privacyPasscode and Face ID protected. Cloud sync across devices. Dark mode. Photos and media. Free to start with 3 entries a week. Upgrade anytime for unlimited access.
HydroLoop
This app gamifies hydration by letting you watch a 3D bottle fill with each sip. It offers personalized daily goals, tracks various beverages, and uses streaks to motivate users. Syncs with Apple Health and provides widgets for easy access.
- Living 3D bottle visualization
- Personalized daily hydration goals
- Streak tracking and rewards
- Logging of various beverage types
- Apple Health integration
- Home/Lock Screen widgets
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HydroLoop makes drinking water something you actually look forward to. Watch a living 3D bottle fill with every sip, build streaks you won't want to break, and hit a daily goal that's tuned to your body. A bottle that comes alive Pour with a tap or a hold and feel it land. Your hydration fills a real-time 3D bottle you can make your own with finishes and collectible skins. A goal made for you Answer a few quick questions and HydroLoop sets a personalized daily target based on your body and how active you are. More than water Log coffee, tea, juice, and more - HydroLoop understands how each drink counts toward real hydration, and your Coach helps you rebalance. Streaks that keep you going A streak flame that grows as you do, celebrations when you hit your goal, and a streak freeze so one off day doesn't undo your progress. Stays in sync Sign in with Apple to back up your history and restore it across devices and reinstalls - or use HydroLoop without an account. Works with Apple Health and Home/Lock Screen widgets. HydroLoop+ Unlock every drink, bottle, finish, and your Hydration Coach with a subscription ($1.99/month, 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime unlock ($19.99). Calm, encouraging, and private. Your hydration, beautifully. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hyrdroloopsupport-dot.github.io/hydroloop-site/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyBons.ai at none against HydroLoop's 2. MyBons.ai also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. HydroLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MyBons.ai asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MyBons.ai against 5.0 for HydroLoop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyBons.ai has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
MyBons.ai ships an update every 3 days, HydroLoop monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | MyBons.ai | HydroLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joey Chitla | MALCOLM VINCENT GERARD |
Customer experience
MyBons.ai
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In-app purchases
MyBons.ai
No in-app purchases
HydroLoop
- HydroLoop+ Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- HydroLoop+ Lifetime$19.99
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