Comparison

Water Tracker vs MacroCart

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

Head to head
About

Water Tracker

Features
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Hydration, made fluid. Most trackers turn a glass of water into paperwork. IdroFlow does the opposite — it gets out of the way. One tap, and the day moves on. The whole app is built from restrained glass surfaces that let your progress show through, with motion that behaves like the thing it is tracking. Clear, quiet, and calm enough to keep using on the days you would rather not think about it. A tap is the whole ritual Your usual drinks are waiting where you left them. Tap one and it is logged — no forms, no sliders, no arguing with a keyboard. Water, coffee, tea, or something you named yourself, in the amount you actually drink. Logging should cost you nothing, so it costs you a second. The numbers tell the truth Not every drink hydrates the same way, and IdroFlow does not pretend otherwise. A 350 ml coffee counts for what it really contributes, and the arithmetic happens on screen where you can see it. One honest goal, instead of a dashboard to manage. Reminders with a sense of timing Choose the hours that suit your day and they stay out of the rest of it. Reach your goal and they stop until tomorrow. Nothing buzzes just to prove the app is still installed. Where you already are Log from Apple Watch with the Digital Crown, with or without your iPhone nearby — including after a workout, when it matters most. Keep today on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, or just ask Siri. Water and sparkling water flow through to Apple Health, and everything you log follows you between devices through your own iCloud account. New in 2.0 Today, Timeline and Insights have been rebuilt around one idea: hydration, made fluid. The same calm surface across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Insights read the rhythm of your recent days and tell you what actually changed — not what a chart looks like. IdroFlow Plus Custom drinks with your own names, colors and hydration values. Up to eight quick-add buttons. Adaptive reminders that follow how your days usually go. The complete set of insights. Extra widgets and Watch complications. And, if your device supports it, logging from a photo or by writing what you drank — both use Apple Intelligence, and need a compatible device, an up-to-date iOS and a supported language. No ads, and no account to create. What you drink stays yours — it lives in your own iCloud and Apple Health, and nobody at IdroFlow can see it. IdroFlow Plus is available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://federicotrevisani.dev/idroflow/privacy

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MacroCart

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MacroCart turns the grocery aisle into a five-second decision. Scan any barcode and get one clear verdict — Great Fit, Good, Okay, Be Careful, or Skip — scored to your personal goal, before it ever reaches your cart. No food diary. No calorie math. No logging every meal after you've eaten it. Just a straight answer while you're still holding the product. • Scan a barcode (or snap the Nutrition Facts label) and get an instant 0–100 score and verdict. • Every product is scored against YOUR goal — lose weight, build muscle, high protein, low carb, watch sugar or sodium, and more. • Tap "Why this score" to see exactly what added or removed points. DIET & ALLERGEN GUARD • Set your allergens and diet style once (vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, keto, gluten-free, halal, and more). • Anything that clashes is flagged first — so a product that breaks your diet can never read as a good pick. BUILT FOR REAL SHOPPING • Cart: build your basket as you shop, then check out when you're ready. • History & compare: revisit past scans and pick the better option. FREE, AND IT STAYS FREE • Scan a barcode and see how it fits: protein, sugar, sodium, the macros that matter. • A 0–100 score and a Great-Fit-to-Skip verdict, with "Why this score" showing every point. • Diet Guard flags anything that breaks your allergens or diet. • Compare two products head-to-head. • Snap a Nutrition Facts label when a product is not in the database. • Your full scan history, and all your goals and targets. OPTIONAL ONE-TIME UNLOCK — NO SUBSCRIPTION • Pantry — know what is on hand, get expiry reminders before food spoils, cook straight from your shelf. • Whole-cart verdict — your entire cart scored against your daily targets. • Trips, calendar, saved lists and weekly insights. • Speed Shop — walk the aisle scanning continuously. • Optimize Cart and Smart Swaps — better-fitting picks, one tap. Buy it once, keep it forever. There is no subscription, and nothing expires. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. • Your scans, pantry, and goals stay on your phone — nothing is sold or shared. SMART ON-DEVICE AI (optional) On iPhone 15 Pro, the iPhone 16 family, or later (iOS 26+), MacroCart uses Apple Intelligence on-device for richer score explanations, meal ideas, and Snap-a-label — and nothing is sent to a server. On other iPhones the core verdict, scoring, and diet/allergen guard work exactly the same.

Screenshots

Water Tracker4 screens
MacroCart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Water Tracker at every 9 days against MacroCart's monthly. Water Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 2). MacroCart's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Water Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MacroCart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Tracker ships an update every 9 days, MacroCart monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Water Tracker versus MacroCart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater TrackerMacroCart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico TrevisaniAsther Louie Cabardo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Water Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • IdroFlow Plus$2.991 Month
  • IdroFlow Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • IdroFlow Plus (Lifetime)$29.99
1 purchases

MacroCart

One-time1
  • MacroCart Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Water Tracker free?
Water Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroCart free?
MacroCart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Water Tracker or MacroCart have ads?
Neither Water Tracker nor MacroCart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Water Tracker or MacroCart?
Water Tracker ships an update every 9 days, and MacroCart monthly. Most recently, Water Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and MacroCart on October 31, 2026.

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