Refreshly vs TapWater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refreshly
This app helps you build a consistent hydration routine with gentle reminders and subtle progress tracking. It focuses on small daily wins to create momentum without pressure, making it easy to log water and visualize your progress.
- Personalized daily hydration goals
- Fast one-tap logging
- Flexible units (oz, mL, L)
- Gentle reminder options
- 14-day history with progress visualization
- Subtle milestone reinforcement
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Refreshly - Stay hydrated. Feel your best. Refreshly is a calm, habit-first hydration app designed around consistency, not streak pressure. Instead of loud rewards or aggressive reminders, Refreshly focuses on small daily wins that build momentum over time. Set a daily goal, log water in seconds, and track steady progress with subtle visual feedback designed to reinforce the habit — not overwhelm you. Features • Personalized daily hydration goals • Fast one-tap logging with customizable amounts • Flexible units (oz, mL, L) • Gentle reminder options for sipping and logging • 14-day history with progress visualization • Subtle milestone reinforcement to keep momentum steady Refreshly helps you build a sustainable hydration routine, one sip at a time.
TapWater
Easily monitor your daily fluid intake with a single tap. Visualize your progress towards hydration goals with a clear ring and receive smart reminders. Unlock advanced features like multi-beverage tracking and detailed analytics with a one-time purchase or monthly subscription.
- One-tap fluid logging
- Daily progress ring and goal tracking
- Smart hydration reminders
- Multi-beverage tracking
- Full history and calendar views
- Apple Health water sync
- CSV export
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TapWater is the simplest way to track your daily fluid intake. One tap logs a drink, and a clean progress ring shows how close you are to your goal. Free features: • One-tap water logging (water only) • Daily progress ring and goal tracking • Metric (ml) and Imperial (oz) units • Smart hydration reminders • Home screen widgets (small + medium) • Light, Dark, and System appearance Pro (one-time purchase): • Multi-beverage tracking • Custom drink types • Edit/delete entries • Backdate entries • Full history and calendar views • Shift-worker day boundary Insights (monthly subscription): • Current/longest streak and daily average • Beverage breakdown analytics • Daily notes/tags • CSV export • Apple Health water sync • Custom accent themes No ads. No data selling. Your hydration data stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://nodelabstudio.github.io/tapwater/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://nodelabstudio.github.io/tapwater/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Refreshly at none against TapWater's 2. TapWater's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. TapWater sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Refreshly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Refreshly against 5.0 for TapWater. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Refreshly ships an update every 9 days, TapWater daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refreshly | TapWater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHAD DEAN WESSENDORF | Angel L Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Refreshly
TapWater
In-app purchases
Refreshly
No in-app purchases
TapWater
- Insights Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Lifetime$4.99









