Comparison

Being Boring vs DrinkDay

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

Head to head
About

Being Boring

Engage in simple, repetitive tasks to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance focus. This app offers various interactive exercises designed to clear the mind and boost creativity through mindful engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch-based exercises
  • Gravity-sensitive dot manipulation
  • Swipe-based dot interaction
  • Line drawing connection game
  • Magnet-like dot attraction
  • Finger painting within shapes
  • Number matching game
  • Number counting exercise
Features
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Just be, right now. Relax and meditate for a short while with Being Boring for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Concentrate on a repetitive and monotone task for a few minutes - like a game without a goal. Being Boring can help you reduce stress, focus, clear your mind and to kickstart your creativity. So the next time you have a few moments to spare, practice mindfulness by being boring. Here are the different things you can do in Being Boring (double tap or long press on the screen to choose): • Touch - Touch a dot and it disappears to appear somewhere else and then you can touch that and so on • Gravity - Three dots move depending on how you move your device • Swipe - Swipe the dot and it will glide away and bounce off the edges of the screen • Connect - By touching a dot a line between that dot and the previous dot is drawn • Magnet - Drag a dot from the center of the screen and release it and will be drawn back by a magnet • Paint - Draw with your finger within a shape and it will empty a few seconds after the last touch • Numbers - Choose the correct number from 1 to 9 from random buttons • Count - Scroll a list of numbers from 1 to 999

About

DrinkDay

Easily monitor your water intake and receive helpful reminders to stay hydrated. Visualize your daily progress and identify areas for improvement to achieve your health goals.

Highlights
  • Hydration tracking
  • Drinking goal setting
  • Customizable reminders
  • Daily progress visualization
  • Improvement insights
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DrinkDay is an easy and engaging way to track your hydration and reach your drinking goal. Say goodbye to dehydration and hello to a healthier you. Get optional encouraging drinking reminders! You can also view your daily progress to see how you're doing and where you can improve.

Screenshots

Being Boring4 screens
DrinkDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DrinkDay at every 5 days against Being Boring's every 6 months. DrinkDay also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). Being Boring's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrinkDay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Being Boring has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, DrinkDay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Being Boring versus DrinkDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeing BoringDrinkDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Borg Apps ABRan Engel

Customer experience

Being Boring

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

DrinkDay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being Boring

No in-app purchases

None

DrinkDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Being Boring free?
Being Boring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrinkDay free?
DrinkDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Being Boring or DrinkDay?
DrinkDay is rated higher. Being Boring averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while DrinkDay averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Being Boring or DrinkDay have ads?
Neither Being Boring nor DrinkDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being Boring or DrinkDay?
Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, and DrinkDay every 5 days. Most recently, Being Boring was updated on September 17, 2026 and DrinkDay on June 3, 2026.

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