Liberty Hydra vs Thrive Global
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liberty Hydra
Manage your electric vehicle charging with ease. This app allows members to control spending and access public EV chargers by generating unique charge codes.
- Manage electric car charging
- Control spending on charging
- Access public EV chargers
- Generate special charge codes
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The application is used to manage electric car needs. Liberty Access Technologies allows members to manage when and how much to spend on charging their vehicles and use public EV chargers by generating special charge codes.
Thrive Global
This app acts as a personal coach to help you manage stress, enhance focus, build stronger relationships, and improve your overall well-being. It offers science-backed microsteps, quick stress-reduction tools, and guided journeys for personal growth.
- Science-backed Microsteps for habit building
- 60-second Thrive Reset for stress reduction
- Guided Journeys (Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect)
- Inspiring videos, articles, and storytelling
- Immersive learning experiences for behavior change
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Thrive is a behavior change coach in your pocket that will help you manage stress, improve focus, strengthen connections with others, and improve overall well-being. FEATURING: * Small, science-backed Microsteps you can take immediately to build new habits * Thrive Reset: Reduce stress in just 60 seconds using your favorite images, quotes, and music * Choose whichever Journey is most important you right now, and add more whenever you'd like: Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect * Actionable videos, articles, and storytelling, including from company role models, to inspire action and create change across teams and organizations * Immersive learning experiences on timely and essential topics to create meaningful behavior change
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thrive Global at 3.9 against Liberty Hydra's 1.0. Thrive Global also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (137 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thrive Global holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrive Global has 137 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Liberty Hydra's written reviews are positive against 39% of Thrive Global's.
Liberty Hydra ships an update every 2 months, Thrive Global every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liberty Hydra | Thrive Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 3.9 (137 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michael Keane | Thrive Global |
Customer experience
Liberty Hydra
Thrive Global
User reviews
Liberty Hydra
From 5 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ App not loading
- ❌ App crashes frequently
- ❌ Charging stations not working
- ❌ Inaccurate map locations
- ❌ Payment issues (charged but no charge)
Thrive Global
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Inspiring and motivating content
- 💡 Micro steps for healthy habits
- ✨ Life transformation for wellbeing
- 📈 Progress tracking history
- 🧘♀️ Stress and burnout reduction
Room to improve
- ❌ Hard to navigate UI
- ❓ Irrelevant information displayed
- 🤔 Unclear tracking of productivity/energy
- 🤷♀️ Logged data difficult to find
- 🚫 No calendar breakdown of activity
Bugs and requests
Liberty Hydra
Reported bugs
22 issues- Private chargers disappeared from map after update
- Basic search function not working
- App not loading after August 2026 update
- App constantly disconnects car from charging
- Fails to turn on charging station
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- New UI does not show locations
- App crashes requiring re-download
- App won't sync
- App won't open
- Accepts payment but doesn't charge or connect
- Tesla car doesn't recognize charge code
- Chargers not labeled correctly
- Accept button out of screen on iPhone
- App not configured to work properly on iPhone
- Map shows zero stations
- App shows charger pin in the middle of nowhere
- When resetting account, password sent in clear text
- App lags out and closes often
- Chargers have no way of entering access code
- App quits charging after 2 minutes
- App shows not charging when vehicle is charging
- App shows incorrect charging status
Requested features
12 requests- Add a troubleshooting section
- Improve map functionality to show charger locations accurately
- Implement Apple Pay support
- Allow pasting credit card information
- Provide clear pricing policy
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- Add a feature to remember previous searches
- Enable custom values in charging fields
- Develop an Android app
- Improve app speed and performance
- Add a dark mode option
- Provide a way to get refunds
- Ensure app compatibility with the latest iOS versions
Thrive Global
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes on startup
- App shuts down on login attempt
- Cannot log in
- Login link redirects to website, app doesn't refresh
- Entries disappear after manual logging
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- Cannot create account through app
- Login credentials not recognized after website account creation
- Registration errors
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar breakdown of logged activity
- Option to only read from Apple Health
- Simpler navigation
- Enable Touch ID/Face ID login
- More advanced content beyond basics
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- Ability to search outside chosen category
In-app purchases
Liberty Hydra
No in-app purchases
Thrive Global
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Liberty Hydra free?
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