Comparison

TapWater vs Droply

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Droply

This app tracks your water intake, accumulating a lifetime total that never resets. Unlock new tiers and earn badges as your hydration score grows, with a unique streak system for daily logging. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Lifetime hydration score
  • Unlockable identity tiers
  • Streak and freeze system
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
  • No daily reset
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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Every drop you log adds to a lifetime total that never resets. Watch your hydration compound from a single Water Drop into tiers you unlock one surprise at a time — growing with you, forever. Most water apps reset your progress every night. Droply doesn't. Every milliliter you log adds to a single lifetime score that compounds — forever. Watch it climb through tier after tier, each one revealed only when you reach it. Nothing you've built resets. Not ever. THE CORE MECHANIC Tap the drop button to log your default amount. Tap the edit pill to pick a custom volume. 1 ml = 10 droplets. Your lifetime count grows with every sip — and it never goes down. TIERS OF IDENTITY You're not just tracking water. You're building something permanent. Each tier you cross triggers a full-screen celebration and a shareable badge. Reach the Keg — then keep climbing toward the tiers no one's seen yet. STREAK + FREEZE SYSTEM Log water every day to build your streak. Earn a freeze token at every 7-day milestone — one automatically saves your streak when you miss a day. Miss a day without one and the streak resets, but your lifetime total never does. Nothing you've built can be taken away. BUILT DIFFERENTLY · No account. No sign-up. No ads. Ever. · Home and Lock Screen widgets — log a glass without opening the app. · Your progress syncs privately across your own devices through iCloud — nothing ever leaves your Apple account. · No daily reset. Your drops from six months ago still count today. · Particle animations, ambient glow, and a background that shifts from desert to ocean as you climb the tier ladder. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Every tier you earn generates a shareable card. Post your milestone. Challenge a friend. Water is competitive now. DROPLY PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock everything once and keep it for life: · 3 freeze tokens instead of 1 — triple streak protection · Your daily intake graph — see every trend over time · Custom reminder times — up to 5, set to your day · A supporter badge on your journey No subscription, no recurring charge. Pay once, it's yours forever. PRIVACY Droply collects zero data. No analytics, no trackers, no third-party servers. Your hydration history lives on your device and in your own private iCloud — we never see it, and it's never sold or shared.

Screenshots

TapWater4 screens
Droply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TapWater at daily against Droply's monthly. TapWater also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. TapWater sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Droply sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TapWater against 5.0 for Droply. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapWater ships an update daily, Droply monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TapWater versus Droply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapWaterDroply
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngel L RodriguezMEHMET FATIH KARABAS

Customer experience

TapWater

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Droply

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TapWater

Subscriptions1
  • Insights Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99
1 purchases

Droply

One-time1
  • Droply Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TapWater free?
TapWater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Droply free?
Droply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TapWater or Droply?
TapWater and Droply are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TapWater or Droply have ads?
Neither TapWater nor Droply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapWater or Droply?
TapWater ships an update daily, and Droply monthly. Most recently, TapWater was updated on October 24, 2026 and Droply on October 19, 2026.

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