Watercat: drink reminder

63 of 100 · reviews
4.9of 5 · store
1,303ratings on the App Store
65reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The cat character with facial expressions and meowing sounds creates a genuine emotional bond. Users literally feel guilty when they forget to give their pet water. That is a stronger hook than any progress bar. The app ran ad-free for a long time, then a major update introduced video ads on every open, which the audience took as a betrayal. A home screen widget is still missing despite being the top user request.

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What people use it for

People who need an emotional hook to build a habit, especially kids and teens. Not suitable for precise multi-device tracking.

What reviews praise

Emotional mechanic through a pet: the cat's sad face when you skip water works better than any counter.
Apple Health integration is not required because the app itself is enough.

What reviews complain about

Video ads added in an update ruined the experience for users who expected a clean interface.
No lock screen or home screen widget has ever shipped.
No Apple Watch.

What users experience

3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Simple, cute, fun way to track water intake. Would love for their to be a widget so I could see my progress from the home screen.

Lez talk about this little blob cat that drives me insane. Every hour it meows and says some random water-related thing, and when you don't give it water it just looks SO SAD. I don't even want to know what it's made of.

Good way to keep track of water. Only thing I don't like lately is when I start up the app it has an animated cat waving hello. Cute but takes ages and I just want to record the water quickly.