Comparison

Refreshly vs WaterLoop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

WaterLoop

This app helps you build a consistent daily water habit with a visually engaging hydration tracker. Log intake quickly, monitor progress with a fluid orb, and receive optional reminders. It prioritizes privacy by keeping all data on your device.

Highlights
  • Fluid progress orb visualization
  • Quick-add and custom logging
  • Personalized daily hydration goals
  • Daily log with swipe-to-delete
  • Streak tracking for consistency
  • Optional hydration reminders
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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WaterLoop is a calm, beautifully designed hydration tracker that helps you build a consistent daily water habit. Log your water intake in seconds using quick-add presets or enter a custom amount. Watch your fluid orb fill throughout the day as you get closer to your goal. When you hit your target, WaterLoop celebrates the moment. FEATURES Fluid Progress Orb — a live visualization that rises as you hydrate, evolving in color from morning to goal Quick-Add Logging — tap once to log 100 mL, 250 mL, or 500 mL. Enter any custom amount instantly Daily Goal — set your personal hydration target in mL or oz Today's Log — see every entry for the day with swipe-to-delete Streaks — build daily consistency and track your longest streak Last 7 Days — a weekly bar chart and day-by-day breakdown of your intake Hydration Reminders — optional local notifications at your chosen frequency and start time Privacy First — everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking WaterLoop is not a medical app. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical advice related to hydration.

Screenshots

Refreshly4 screens
WaterLoop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Refreshly at 15.1 against WaterLoop's 17.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Refreshly against 5.0 for WaterLoop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Refreshly versus WaterLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefreshlyWaterLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHAD DEAN WESSENDORFKyrantis AI Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Refreshly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WaterLoop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Refreshly

No in-app purchases

None

WaterLoop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refreshly free?
Refreshly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaterLoop free?
WaterLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Refreshly or WaterLoop?
Refreshly and WaterLoop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Refreshly or WaterLoop have ads?
Neither Refreshly nor WaterLoop shows ads.

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