Comparison

Bubbl vs Canteen

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

Head to head
About

Bubbl

This app gamifies water intake by having a virtual fish react to your hydration levels. Log water easily with presets, custom amounts, or an AI scanner to keep your fish happy and unlock new sea creatures.

Highlights
  • Virtual fish reacts to hydration
  • AI bottle scanner for logging
  • Unlockable sea creatures
  • Friend leaderboards and competition
  • Customizable hydration goals
  • Push notification reminders
Features
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Meet Bubbl — the water tracking app that gives you a reason to actually drink water. Your fish lives in your phone. When you stay hydrated, it swims happily around its tank, unlocks new friends, and shows off its custom colors. When you forget to drink? It flops dramatically on the sand and judges you. TRACK YOUR WATER YOUR WAY Log water in seconds with quick-tap presets, custom amounts, or our AI bottle scanner — just point your camera at any water bottle and Bubbl identifies it and logs the exact amount automatically. A FISH THAT NEEDS YOU Your fish reacts to everything. It spins when you log water, flops when you’re dehydrated, blinks lazily when it’s bored, and swims freely around its tank. Tap it and it’ll spin for you. It’s alive. Don’t let it down. UNLOCK A WHOLE SCHOOL Build your streak and unlock 10 unique sea creatures — from your starter pufferfish, clownfish, and angelfish all the way to a shark, octopus, jellyfish, seahorse, starfish, swordfish, and manatee. Each one is fully customizable with your own color combinations. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends, track each other’s streaks on the leaderboard, and send taunts when they fall behind. Nothing motivates hydration like a little competition. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE ∙ AI-powered bottle scanner identifies your water bottle automatically ∙ Daily streak system keeps you coming back ∙ Custom hydration goals in oz or liters ∙ Push notification reminders ∙ Dark and light mode ∙ Designed for all ages with full COPPA compliance for younger users Drink water. Keep your fish happy. Build your school.

About

Canteen

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Canteen turns your own bottle into a simple daily habit. · Log water in one tap, in the app or from your Home Screen. · Add your own bottles and sizes, in fl oz or mL. · See your day at a glance and fix any entry on any date. · Get a reminder only when you are behind, up to three a day while you are awake. · Add Home Screen widgets, with quick add for up to three bottles. · Look back over 7 days, 30 days, or all time. · Connect Apple Health to keep your water in one place. · Log with Siri or Shortcuts, and export your entries as CSV. Your entries stay on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Bubbl4 screens
Canteen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bubbl at 3 against Canteen's 1. Bubbl also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Bubbl versus Canteen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblCanteen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAidan SherinKevin Washington

In-app purchases

None

Bubbl

No in-app purchases

None

Canteen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubbl free?
Bubbl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canteen free?
Canteen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubbl or Canteen have ads?
Neither Bubbl nor Canteen shows ads.

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