Hydra vs CreaTake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydra
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Hydra is a hydration tracker built around a single gesture: drag up anywhere on the home screen and watch the water rise to where you logged. Most water apps use a generic 2L target. Hydra calculates yours from your weight, sex, activity level, and climate — then bumps it up automatically when you take creatine. Because creatine pulls water into your muscle cells, you actually need more. DESIGNED AROUND THE WAY YOU DRINK • Drag to pour — pan up anywhere on the home screen • Quick-add presets for a glass (250ml), bottle (500ml), or shaker (700ml) • Custom amounts for anything in between • A live water-level background that fills as you progress CREATINE-AWARE TARGETS • One-tap daily creatine pill • Target adjusts automatically: +500ml per 5g dose • Personalized baseline from weight, sex, activity, and climate STREAKS THAT FORGIVE A BAD DAY • Daily streak counter • Personal best tracking • One streak freeze per week • Milestone glow effects every 7 days PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account, no login, no email • No analytics, no trackers, no ads • Everything stays on your device Drag to pour. Hit your goal. Build the streak. --- SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Hydra Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • Hydra Pro Monthly — £4.99 / month • Hydra Pro Annual — £29.99 / year (save 50%) Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://polar-blanket-f7a.notion.site/Hydra-Privacy-Policy-34f767e65704814b89b5fc807bb09a3d Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
CreaTake
Log your creatine intake easily and track your estimated saturation levels. Stay consistent with daily streaks, reminders, and a helpful guide to creatine.
- One-tap creatine serving log
- Estimated saturation progress
- Daily streak tracking
- Customizable reminders
- Loading/catch-up servings
- Creatine guide with sources
- iCloud sync
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Take creatine consistently without turning it into another thing to think about. CreaTake gives you one place to log your intake, see an estimated saturation level and keep the habit going. Tap Take when you have a serving and your saturation estimate builds towards 100%. If you’re loading or you already started before installing the app, you can log multiple servings to catch the estimate up. The saturation figure is an estimate based on your logged intake; it does not measure creatine in your muscles directly. • Log a creatine serving in one tap • See your estimated saturation progress at a glance • Keep a daily streak and use reminders at the time you choose • Log multiple servings while loading or catching up • Read a plain-English creatine guide covering loading, timing, monohydrate, water weight and common questions, with sources • Sync your intake with iCloud, with no separate account required CreaTake is built around the part of creatine that matters most day to day: taking it consistently. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hydra at 15.1 against CreaTake's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Hydra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and CreaTake sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hydra | CreaTake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Creary | Stuart Malcolm |
In-app purchases
Hydra
- Hydra Pro Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Hydra Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
CreaTake
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
- Tip$4.99









