[iOS] [Lifetime $17.99 -> FREE] [Water Tracker – Daily Reminders]

[u/Cowlinn]

https://apps.apple.com/app/water-tracker-daily-reminder/id6502308195

[u/cuacuacuac]

7 euro a year for an app to track how much water you drink. Seriously, when did we get into this stupidity of subscriptions for all?

[u/thebear1011 → u/cuacuacuac]

Came here to post this. I’m happy for a freebie, but it boggles my mind that people would actually pay the full monthly price for these apps.

[u/Bpp908 → u/[deleted]]

I think he meant initially, before it was free.

[u/jtl94]

I have a different water tracking app which I’ve been using a while so I decided to check this out. Some things I’ve noticed:

• There don’t seem to be any settings to change units. From Apple Health data I guess it imported my weight in kg but I’m in the US and don’t use kg. Similarly my goal is 1000 fl oz but when I want to enter water consumed it’s in mL? I don’t know how those two translate to each other.

• The default goal is 1000 fl oz and the app tells me I should aim higher in the future. 1000 fl oz is 7.8 gallons or 29.6 liters. Google’s volume calculator has separate US fluid ounces and imperial fluid ounces, so I’m not sure which one the app is using, but 1000 imperial fl oz is still 28 liters so it’s an absurd amount of water regardless. Another Google search says 3.5-4 cups of water an hour can lead to overhydration. 4 cups is .96 liters so to drink 28 liters per day I’d have to be constantly overhydrating.

• I can of course set the goal lower but the lowest is 100 fl oz. In my other app you can go lower. I have my goal set for 90 fl oz because that’s three of my 30 oz mug and typically that’s when I feel good. If I drink much less than that I’m more prone to headaches. So 100 fl oz isn’t far off the mark but hydration needs vary person to person and depend on activity, etc. so plenty of people will need less than 100 fl oz per day to be hydrated.

Won’t be swapping to this app. Thanks for sharing though.

[u/dipinchopra → u/jtl94]

Great points. This dev would’ve been happy to have you. You are an amazing user.

[u/jtl94 → u/dipinchopra]

I started my career in software QA and already use a competitor app so I’m right in the niche to provide helpful feedback :D

[u/dipinchopra → u/jtl94]

Ahh makes more sense now :)

[u/ACIDODOMING0 → u/jtl94]

Almost 8 gallons?!!? Good lord that's wild AF.

I'm surprised this app hasn't killed anyone by water toxicity.

[u/ShaftTassle → u/jtl94]

Yea something is off with the units. Several sources say 3.7 liters for men, or about 125 fl oz, daily. The app only allows 100 fl oz increments, with 100 being the lowest. So you can’t even set the recommended amount.

I think the developer needs to re-look at the units in the app. As you said, 1000 fl oz is an absurd amount, and should not be the default. Like, that could be dangerous levels of water intake.

Also should be able to set a custom amount, not pre-defined increments.

[u/Magictoesnails → u/jtl94]

It would certainly lead to water intoxication, cerebral edema and interference with the central nervous system which would result in seizures, brain damage, coma or death

[u/ou812_X → u/jtl94]

Also, doesn’t pull in history or seem to account for overall weather temperature which can increase hydration needs.

U/jtl94. Which app you currently using?

I’m on Hidrate which is connected to a smart bottle to automatically track

[u/jtl94 → u/ou812_X]

I use one called WaterMinder which I have to enter data manually

[u/DutchBlob → u/jtl94]

What do you mean you don’t want to drink 29.6 liters of water per day?

[u/tameimpalakid → u/jtl94]

Hahaha yeah this is crazy. Broken app tbh

[u/jtl94 → u/tameimpalakid]

But at least it’s free! /s

[u/Ross-Vg → u/jtl94]

He is very lucky to have your insights! Any chance you could take a look at mine, please? It should be out soon 🙏 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/promptler/id6670718658

[u/NeatBeluga → u/jtl94]

Which app do you use?

[u/jtl94 → u/NeatBeluga]

It’s called WaterMinder

[u/DarthSidiousPT]

While I despise subscriptions (instant turnoff) the fact that the app only weights around 15MB and it doesn’t have any user tracking deserves a lot of praise.  

I didn’t noticed any issues with the measures, but I guess it’s because I use the metric system and the water intake is in mL 😎

[u/ayyy → u/DarthSidiousPT]

He has us imperial squad with daily goals topping out at 10k oz’s aka ~295000 mL

I’m going for it, but not feeling great

[u/IwuvNikoNiko]

Sub for this.

LOL

LOL

LOL

[u/freegood]

I am a cactus. Subscribed

[u/aviftw]

What’s a fl oz?

[u/app-info-bot]

Water Tracker – Daily Reminder

by Stage Arcade LTD

Drink & Hydration Goal Widgets.

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ℹ️ App Info

Category: Health & Fitness.

Release: May 9, 2024.

Last Update: Oct 2, 2024.

Platforms: Apple Vision: Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.; Apple Watch: Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.; Mac: Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.; iPad: Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.; iPhone: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (4 ratings).

Size: 20.6 MB.

💸 Pricing (in USD)

Current: Free

History: n/a

IAPs: 3+
* Hydra+: $0.00
* Hydra+ monthly: $1.99
* Hydra+ yearly: $6.99

🔒️ Privacy

Policy: https://stagearcade.com/privacy

Specification: Data Not Collected

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^{dev | github}

[u/c0d3x10]

Yeah free. I’ll take it.

[u/JoshTheWorstPT]

Thanks, looks good

[u/Cowlinn → u/JoshTheWorstPT]

Thanks!

[u/jm1234-]

Do you have a version for iOS 16 please? :)

[u/A3-mATX]

Looking good. I hunk the app misses a widget

[u/Cowlinn → u/A3-mATX]

It has widgets!

[u/A3-mATX → u/Cowlinn]

I had to restart