Comparison

CalmTide vs Luid

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

Head to head
About

CalmTide

Features
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Lower your baseline cortisol. CalmTide reads the Apple Health data you already have โ€” sleep, HRV, workouts, resting heart rate, mindful minutes โ€” and turns it into one clear picture of your stress biology: an HPA Balance Score today, and an estimated baseline-cortisol trend over 8 weeks. Not another meditation timer. A measurement layer for calm. Everything runs on your device. No account, no cloud, no analytics. Your health data never leaves your phone. SEE TODAY CLEARLY โ€ข HPA Balance Score (0โ€“100) from a named, citation-backed model โ€” tap any number to see the research behind it โ€ข One smart recommendation, chosen for today โ€” not a generic list โ€ข A daily protocol checklist: breathwork, Zone 2, sleep, morning light โ€ข Recovery signals at a glance: HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, respiratory rate โ€ข Where your HRV and resting heart rate sit against typical ranges for your age and sex (Pro) FIND YOUR PATTERNS โ€ข Morning-after insights: what caffeine, alcohol, late meals and hard workouts did to your HRV, sleep and readiness โ€” read the next morning, when the biology actually lands โ€ข What your check-ins reveal (Pro): whether how you feel actually tracks your sleep, HRV and training, compared across your own days โ€ข Your strongest cortisol link, from your own data โ€” suggestive, not causal, and always explained โ€ข Personal records: longest streak, best HPA week, calmest morning UNDERSTAND YOUR WEEK โ€ข A weekly retrospective that ranks exactly what moved your score โ€” sleep, morning light, HRV, mindfulness, training load โ€” in points, this week versus last โ€ข Every workout with heart-rate data scored for its cortisol effect: reducing, neutral, or spiking. Sessions without it still count toward your weekly dose โ€” they are never guessed at โ€ข Training load as plain figures: acute-to-chronic ratio, monotony and strain (Pro) ACT ON IT โ€ข Practice hub: cyclic sighing (Balban 2023) and resonance breathing (Steffen 2020), in 2, 5 or 10-minute doses, suggested by situation โ€” evening wind-down, post-workout, elevated load โ€ข Completed sessions save to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes โ€ข Morning-light coaching to anchor your body clock โ€” the clock that times your morning cortisol rise โ€ข Smart, quiet notifications that arrive when they help โ€” never to interrupt WATCH YOUR BASELINE FALL โ€ข An 8-week estimated baseline-cortisol trend with your life events pinned to it โ€” illness, travel, deadlines โ€” so shifts make sense โ€ข A 7-day cortisol forecast from your training and sleep (Pro) โ€ข Check in from your wrist with the Apple Watch app PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข On-device analysis, including the optional Calm Coach explainer โ€ข Export or restore your data any time โ€” it's yours โ€ข App Privacy label: Data Not Collected CalmTide is free to use daily. CalmTide Pro (full 8-week trend, extended 60- and 90-day history, the cortisol forecast, score & forecast widgets, scores on Apple Watch, advanced training-load analytics and Calm Coach) is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. New subscribers get a 1-month free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; the price and any trial are shown before you confirm. CalmTide is a wellness tool. It estimates โ€” it does not measure cortisol, and it does not diagnose or treat any medical condition.

About

Luid

Features
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Luid is a clean and modern water and drink tracker designed to make daily fluid tracking simple, visual, and easy to maintain. Log water, coffee, tea, and supported drinks in seconds. Follow your daily progress, view your recent routine on a weekly chart, and review your drink history whenever you want. Luid helps you understand your everyday fluid habits without making tracking feel complicated. You can personalize your daily goal, preferred unit, quick-add amounts, reminders, and app appearance to match your routine. History tools make it easy to review, edit, filter, or remove entries when needed. Luid is designed with privacy in mind. Your drink entries, goals, reminders, settings, and local insights are stored on your device. Optional Apple Health support can save new water entries to Apple Health when you choose to enable it. Luid is built for everyday wellness tracking and habit awareness. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any condition. Hydration needs vary from person to person, and excessive fluid intake can be risky. Some advanced features require a paid Luid Pro subscription. Luid Pro may unlock deeper insights, interactive charts, timing analysis, drink balance insights, reminder intelligence, calendar heatmaps, personal records, recap views, custom drinks, and additional reminder flexibility.

Screenshots

CalmTide4 screens
Luid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CalmTide at 18.6 against Luid's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. CalmTide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Luid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalmTide ships an update every 10 days, Luid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
CalmTide versus Luid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmTideLuid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMichael SmithAli Yigit

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CalmTide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Luid

Subscriptions2
  • Luid PRO Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Luid PRO Yearly$1.991 Year

Questions

Is CalmTide free?
CalmTide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luid free?
Luid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CalmTide or Luid have ads?
Neither CalmTide nor Luid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalmTide or Luid?
CalmTide ships an update every 10 days, and Luid weekly. Most recently, CalmTide was updated on October 15, 2026 and Luid on October 10, 2026.

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