Comparison

Droply vs Thirsty Day

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

Head to head
About

Droply

This app tracks your water intake, accumulating a lifetime total that never resets. Unlock new tiers and earn badges as your hydration score grows, with a unique streak system for daily logging. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Lifetime hydration score
  • Unlockable identity tiers
  • Streak and freeze system
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
  • No daily reset
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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Every drop you log adds to a lifetime total that never resets. Watch your hydration compound from a single Water Drop into tiers you unlock one surprise at a time — growing with you, forever. Most water apps reset your progress every night. Droply doesn't. Every milliliter you log adds to a single lifetime score that compounds — forever. Watch it climb through tier after tier, each one revealed only when you reach it. Nothing you've built resets. Not ever. THE CORE MECHANIC Tap the drop button to log your default amount. Tap the edit pill to pick a custom volume. 1 ml = 10 droplets. Your lifetime count grows with every sip — and it never goes down. TIERS OF IDENTITY You're not just tracking water. You're building something permanent. Each tier you cross triggers a full-screen celebration and a shareable badge. Reach the Keg — then keep climbing toward the tiers no one's seen yet. STREAK + FREEZE SYSTEM Log water every day to build your streak. Earn a freeze token at every 7-day milestone — one automatically saves your streak when you miss a day. Miss a day without one and the streak resets, but your lifetime total never does. Nothing you've built can be taken away. BUILT DIFFERENTLY · No account. No sign-up. No ads. Ever. · Home and Lock Screen widgets — log a glass without opening the app. · Your progress syncs privately across your own devices through iCloud — nothing ever leaves your Apple account. · No daily reset. Your drops from six months ago still count today. · Particle animations, ambient glow, and a background that shifts from desert to ocean as you climb the tier ladder. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Every tier you earn generates a shareable card. Post your milestone. Challenge a friend. Water is competitive now. DROPLY PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock everything once and keep it for life: · 3 freeze tokens instead of 1 — triple streak protection · Your daily intake graph — see every trend over time · Custom reminder times — up to 5, set to your day · A supporter badge on your journey No subscription, no recurring charge. Pay once, it's yours forever. PRIVACY Droply collects zero data. No analytics, no trackers, no third-party servers. Your hydration history lives on your device and in your own private iCloud — we never see it, and it's never sold or shared.

About

Thirsty Day

Track your daily fluid intake with a charming animal companion. Log various drinks, set personalized goals, and receive optional reminders. Sync with Apple Health and enjoy features across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Log water, coffee, tea, and other drinks
  • Track total fluids, plain water, and caffeine
  • Set custom daily hydration goals
  • Receive optional reminders and use widgets
  • Interactive animal companions
  • Apple Watch quick logging
  • Sync with Apple Health
Features
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A little company for every sip. Thirsty Day makes it easy to keep track of your drinks, get to know your daily rhythm and enjoy a little animal company along the way. LOG YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY • Quick-add water or log coffee, tea and other drinks • See total fluids, plain water and caffeine separately • Edit caffeine estimates to match your label, including zero • Set your own daily goal in ounces or milliliters • Use optional reminders and Home Screen widgets YOU AND YOUR COMPANION See today's drinks alongside your animal's playful scale while keeping your own goal. Daily animal amounts are rough illustrations, not drinking targets. Some companions offer water facts rather than a volume comparison; Mythic scales are fictional. Say hello to your companion and swipe through hydration and animal facts with source links. Explore the field guide and save favorites. WITH YOU THROUGH THE DAY • Quick-log water from your Apple Watch for the profile shown on your paired iPhone • Enjoy roomy iPad layouts or keep things close on either iPhone Duo display • Use portrait, landscape or a smaller iPad window Watch drinks are saved when your phone is out of reach and transferred when it reconnects. Watch logging and iPad support are included in the core app. Apple Watch needs a paired iPhone with Thirsty Day. Your iPhone and iPad keep separate local journals; they do not automatically sync drink history. COMPANY YOU CAN KEEP Start with Otter. Earn Cat, Dog, Fox and Lion through logging streaks. Household profiles, kids' manual goals, facts and basic tracking remain available without Pro. Kids never receive adult activity or heat adjustments. Optional iCloud Squad Sync shares daily progress with friends you add. THIRSTY PRO Give your day a companion you love and a water estimate that can adapt to local weather and available activity. Monthly and yearly plans include classic and wildlife companions, 18 matching stickers to copy or share, and adaptive goal guidance. See how feels-like temperature, humidity and available Apple Health activity contribute to the estimate, and choose which inputs to enable. Weather and Health permissions are optional. Both plans provide the same Pro features. In the U.S.: $1.99/month or $9.99/year. Local prices and terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Already own lifetime Pro? Your access stays yours; no subscription is required for those features. Eligible early-supporter rights, the four wildlife companions granted before version 3.1, earned companions and individual purchases are preserved. Restore purchases to recover verified access. Mythic Creatures remains a separate optional one-time collection; individual companion purchases remain available. QUIET AND PRIVATE No ads. Basic Apple Health water syncing and available health metrics stay in the core app with your permission. Only plain, caffeine-free water—including unflavored sparkling water—can be written to Health; other drink details and caffeine remain in your local log. Health data is never sold. Weather uses approximate location with permission. Hydration and caffeine amounts are estimates, not medical advice. Follow your clinician's guidance, especially for fluid restrictions. Privacy: https://apps-privacy-stable.imaginary-grey.workers.dev/thirsty-privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made thoughtfully by House Rhymaun.

Screenshots

Droply4 screens
Thirsty Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thirsty Day at daily against Droply's monthly. Thirsty Day also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Droply sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Thirsty Day sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Droply against 5.0 for Thirsty Day. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Droply ships an update monthly, Thirsty Day daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Droply versus Thirsty Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroplyThirsty Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEHMET FATIH KARABASMarc Rhymaun

Customer experience

Droply

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thirsty Day

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Droply

One-time1
  • Droply Pro$4.99
10 purchases

Thirsty Day

Subscriptions2
  • Thirsty Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thirsty Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Fox$0.99
  • Tiger$0.99
  • Elephant$0.99
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  • Golden Mossback$0.99
  • Whale$0.99
  • Orbit Sprite$0.99
  • Emberwing$0.99
  • Moonhorn$0.99

Questions

Is Droply free?
Droply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thirsty Day free?
Thirsty Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Droply or Thirsty Day?
Droply and Thirsty Day are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Droply or Thirsty Day have ads?
Neither Droply nor Thirsty Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Droply or Thirsty Day?
Droply ships an update monthly, and Thirsty Day daily. Most recently, Droply was updated on October 31, 2026 and Thirsty Day on November 6, 2026.

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