Comparison

Hydro vs HydroDrop

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

Head to head
About

Hydro

Features
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Meet the most clean, aesthetic, and intuitive water tracker designed to help you stay properly hydrated throughout the day without any unnecessary clutter. With its minimalist design and beautiful iOS home screen widgets, tracking your daily water intake becomes a seamless and enjoyable part of your day. Key Features: • Aesthetic & Customizable Widgets: Monitor your progress directly from your Home Screen with beautiful, minimal widget designs. • Simple Water Tracking: Log your water intake with just a single tap using customizable quick-add amounts. • Smart Notifications: Get gentle, non-intrusive reminders to drink water and maintain your daily streak. • Dual Language Support: Fully localized in English and Ukrainian, automatically adapting to your system settings. • 100% Free: No hidden fees, no required accounts, and no paid subscriptions. Just a pure utility tool focused on your health. Download now and build a healthier hydration habit with ease!

About

HydroDrop

This app helps you build a sustainable water drinking habit with gentle reminders and a visual progress tracker. Log drinks quickly, watch your mascot thrive, and maintain your hydration streak. Optional premium features offer advanced insights and customization.

Highlights
  • Quick drink logging
  • Visual mascot progress
  • Daily hydration goals
  • Streak maintenance
  • Apple Health integration
  • Gentle reminders
Features
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HydroDrop helps you build a simple, sustainable water habit. No clutter, no guesswork, just a friendly droplet cheering you on. - Log drinks in seconds with quick-add presets or a custom amount - Watch your mascot react as you get closer to your daily goal, and its own little world grow as your goal days add up - Set a daily hydration goal that fits your routine - Keep your streak going, with gentle reminders to keep sipping - Add the drinks you log to Apple Health as dietary water, if you turn it on HYDRODROP+ Unlock 30-day history and trends, a streak freeze each month, smart reminders, the Apple Watch app, widgets, a weekly recap, Insights from Apple Health, and four more mascots. Where HydroDrop shows ads, HydroDrop+ removes them. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or pay once for Lifetime. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
HydroDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hydro at none against HydroDrop's 2. Hydro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HydroDrop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hydro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hydro versus HydroDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroHydroDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIvan KopkoJonathon Brown

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HydroDrop

Subscriptions2
  • HydroDrop+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • HydroDrop+ Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HydroDrop free?
HydroDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hydro or HydroDrop have ads?
HydroDrop shows ads; Hydro does not.

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