Comparison

Droply vs Inlay

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

Inlay

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Inlay is a calm daily water tracker designed for one thing: logging water with almost no effort. Record your water intake in one tap, see today clearly, and get back to your day. There is no account to create, no setup standing between you and the first useful action, and no dashboard to maintain. ONE TAP. BACK TO YOUR DAY. Tap once to log your usual amount. Your exact total updates immediately with responsive feedback that stays satisfying through everyday use. A CLEAR VIEW OF TODAY—AND RECENT DAYS See your exact recorded total and recent entries. When you want context, review what you logged over the last 7 or 30 days. Days without records are shown honestly as “No entries,” never as zero water consumed. Add a personal daily intention if it helps—or leave it out entirely. Inlay never turns yesterday into debt. CORRECT ANYTHING, EFFORTLESSLY Undo or restore your latest action in a tap. Change an entry's amount or time, or delete it, without losing confidence in your record. MAKE IT YOURS—ONLY WHEN USEFUL • Choose your usual logging amount • Use milliliters or fluid ounces • Add or remove your own daily intention • Enable one quiet reminder at a time you choose • Pause today's reminder or turn it off whenever you want LOG WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE • Use the interactive Home Screen widget to see today's total and log water • Put Log Water in Control Center, on the Lock Screen, or on the Action Button • Ask Siri to log your usual amount • Use App Shortcuts for “Log Water” and “Undo Last Water” APPLE HEALTH—ONLY IF YOU CHOOSE Optionally save new water logs to Apple Health. Inlay requests write access to water only, never reads Health data, and never copies existing history. Your local Inlay record remains authoritative. QUIET BY DEFAULT The optional reminder appears only at your chosen time on a day with no water recorded. It is a gentle checkpoint, not an endless notification schedule. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Inlay record and settings stay on your device. Inlay has no developer-operated server, account, analytics, advertising, subscription, purchase, paywall, or feature limit. If you enable Apple Health, eligible new logs are also saved to your private Health store under your Apple settings. Made for iPhone and iPad, with a polished interface that feels at home in light or dark mode. No streaks to protect. No rings to close. No scores to chase. Just one small act of care, recorded simply. Inlay records what you tell it. It does not estimate physiological hydration, calculate how much you should drink, or provide medical advice.

Screenshots

Droply4 screens
Inlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inlay at none against Droply's 1. Inlay also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Inlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Droply ships an update monthly, Inlay weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Droply versus Inlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroplyInlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEHMET FATIH KARABASMuhammad Mohsin Rafi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Droply

One-time1
  • Droply Pro$4.99
None

Inlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Droply free?
Droply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inlay free?
Inlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Droply or Inlay have ads?
Neither Droply nor Inlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Droply or Inlay?
Droply ships an update monthly, and Inlay weekly. Most recently, Droply was updated on October 31, 2026 and Inlay on October 31, 2026.

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