Hydria vs SipPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydria
This app helps you build a consistent hydration habit with a visually stunning, rendered water experience. It offers personalized goals, quick logging, and respectful reminders across all your Apple devices. Premium features include health challenges and streak protection.
- GPU-rendered water simulation
- Personalized hydration goals
- One-tap logging
- Cross-device syncing (iPhone, Watch, Mac)
- Streak Freeze (Premium)
- Health Challenges (Premium)
- Customizable drink types with calorie/caffeine tracking (Premium)
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Drink enough water — finally. Hydria turns hydration into a habit you actually keep, wrapped in water we render ourselves: a Metal fragment shader that catches the light, refracts through the glass, and answers every log with a satisfying "sploosh." Most water apps nag you, then make you feel guilty. Hydria does the opposite — a calm coach that meets you on your iPhone, your Lock Screen, your Mac and your wrist, with a goal built around YOUR body and a tap-to-log so fast it never gets in your way. And one off day won't ruin your streak. WATER THAT IS RENDERED, NOT ANIMATED • The liquid is computed on the GPU every frame by a shader we wrote — there is no video, no GIF and no animation file anywhere in the app. • Tap the bottle: a ripple runs out across the surface and decays over about a second. • It takes its colour from the drink you logged, and it degrades honestly — Reduce Motion gives you a still, correctly lit frame, and Low Power Mode switches to a lighter renderer to spare your battery. WHY HYDRIA • A goal that's actually yours — calculated from your weight, activity, climate and schedule. • Log in one tap — quick-add chips, custom amounts, or "Hey Siri, log water in Hydria." • Streak Freeze (Premium) — a budget of forgiven days, so one off day doesn't reset your streak. • Reminders that respect you — paced to your day, and quiet when you're already ahead. • One app across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. On Mac it puts a drop and today's percentage right in the menu bar, with a click-to-log menu. • No ads. Ever. No account, no sign-up — your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. ALCOHOL COUNTS AGAINST YOU • Not all drinks count the same: water 1.0, tea 0.95, coffee 0.80. • Beer, wine and spirits count NEGATIVE — log a beer and today's total goes DOWN, just like real life. • Calories and caffeine come from the same table, automatically. HEALTH CHALLENGES (PREMIUM) • Take on a challenge with a friendly buddy cheering you on — Sober Streak with Barley the Bear, Ditch the Soda with Sunny the Sloth, Caffeine Curfew with Koa the Koala, Water Purist with Otis the Otter. • They're abstinence goals scored against your real drink log, not just a counter. • Finish a challenge and share a beautiful card to your Story — bragging rights included. START FREE Log water, coffee and tea, hit a personalized goal, set a daily reminder, see your week, sync to Apple Health and use the Apple Watch app — free, forever. No account needed. GO PREMIUM Health Challenges, Streak Freeze, every drink type with calories & caffeine, month and 90-day trends with your hydration score, smart adaptive reminders, all widgets, complications and Live Activity, achievements, and iCloud backup. Hydria Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, with a one-time Lifetime option if you'd rather pay once. The plans and the exact price for your country are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. You can manage or cancel your subscription, and turn off auto-renew, in your App Store account settings after purchase. Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lastoneparis.github.io/hydria/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lastoneparis.github.io/hydria/privacy.html Stay hydrated. Feel the difference. Download Hydria.
SipPal
This app helps you stay hydrated with personalized daily goals and gentle reminders. Track your intake easily, view weekly progress, and stay motivated with a cute penguin companion. All your data is stored locally for privacy.
- Personalized daily hydration goals
- Quick and easy water tracking
- Customizable reminders
- Weekly progress visualization
- Motivating penguin companion
- Local data storage for privacy
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SipPal is a simple and friendly water tracker and reminder app featuring a lovable penguin companion. It makes tracking every drink quick, enjoyable, and easier to maintain as part of your daily routine. A Daily Hydration Goal Made for You SipPal estimates a general daily hydration goal based on the age, gender, weight, activity level, perspiration level, and environment information you provide. You can adjust your goal at any time and hydrate at a pace that works for you. Quick and Easy Water Tracking Tap the button on the Home screen to record a drink, and customize the amount to match your usual cup or bottle size. Easily view today’s water intake, remaining goal, progress, and individual drink entries. You can also delete any entry whenever needed. Reminders at the Right Time Choose when reminders begin and end, and set your preferred reminder interval. SipPal only sends notifications during the waking hours you select and provides gentle reminders based on your drinking habits, activity level, and current progress. See Your Weekly Progress Review your daily water intake, goal completion, average amount per drink, and weekly trends. Each day’s hydration goal is saved separately, so changing your goal later will not alter your past results. Stay Motivated with Your Penguin Companion Your penguin companion responds to your hydration progress with different expressions and animations. As you continue tracking, you can unlock achievements for total goals completed, consecutive goal days, total water intake, anniversaries, and more. Private and Stored on Your Device No account or sign-in is required. Your personal profile, hydration goals, reminder settings, water intake records, and achievement progress are stored locally on your device. The current version does not provide accounts or cloud syncing. The hydration goals provided by SipPal are general wellness estimates and are not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional has advised you to limit your fluid intake, always follow their guidance. Your 21-day water plan Start a plan lasting 21 calendar days. See each day's goal, completed days and your final results, with your penguin by your side. Apple Health water sync Choose whether to connect. With your permission, SipPal writes your plain-water records to Apple Health and imports Health water records, which may include other drinks. See the sync status and results in the app. Share your hydration journey Create a card for an ongoing, completed or ended plan. Share it using the iOS share sheet or save it to Photos. SipPal supports everyday hydration tracking and habits. It does not replace professional medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SipPal at none against Hydria's 4. Hydria's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Hydria sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SipPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hydria ships an update weekly, SipPal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hydria | SipPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU | 权 陈 |
Customer experience
Hydria
SipPal
In-app purchases
Hydria
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Hydria Lifetime$49.99
SipPal
No in-app purchases









