Pulse
Concrete pains from app reviews — and how strong they are
- Water & hydration
Log water from Apple Watch
Pain 8 out of 10, strong. 84 reviews, in 24 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Log the exact amount I drank
Pain 6 out of 10, noticeable. 50 reviews, in 19 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Drink reminders don’t arrive
Pain 6 out of 10, noticeable. 50 reviews, in 13 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Can’t set my own goal or weight
Pain 5 out of 10, noticeable. 40 reviews, in 10 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Add drinks after the fact
Pain 5 out of 10, noticeable. 36 reviews, in 18 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
My drink isn’t on the list
Pain 5 out of 10, noticeable. 34 reviews, in 14 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Undo a mistaken entry
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 26 reviews, in 10 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Sync with Apple Health
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 24 reviews, in 17 of 33 apps. - Water & hydration
Watch entries don’t reach the phone
Pain 4 out of 10, noticeable. 24 reviews, in 8 of 33 apps.
How we count
The sample is up to 500 recent App Store reviews for each of about 100 popular apps per category. We look for each need across all of the category’s reviews and check a random sample of matches by hand: at least 80% are correct.
“Pain” is a rough score from 1 to 10: half comes from the share of the category’s reviews that mention it, 30% from how many such reviews there are in total, 20% from the share of apps where it comes up. It is not search demand and not market size.
In words: 1–3 mild · 4–6 noticeable · 7–8 strong · 9–10 acute.