Water — Support

A water tracker that counts what you drink. Nothing else.

Need help? Email jacob@saenger5.com. It goes to the person who wrote the app, and you will get a reply.

Common questions

How do I change my daily goal?

Settings, then Daily goal. Type the amount in whichever unit you are using, then tap Save. The default is 128 oz — about 3,800 mL, roughly a US gallon — which is sixteen taps of the default cup.

How do I switch between ounces and milliliters?

Settings, then Units — Ounces (oz) or Milliliters (mL). Switch whenever you like. Your history is stored in a single underlying unit, so changing display units never alters, rounds, or loses anything you have already recorded.

How do I change how much one tap adds?

Settings, then Cup size (per tap), then tap Save. The plus button on the Today screen adds exactly that amount, and the ring's "of 16 cups" readout follows whatever you choose.

I logged too much by mistake.

The minus button on the Today screen removes one cup at a time.

How do I add the widget?

Home Screen: press and hold an empty area, tap Edit then Add Widget, search for Water, and choose the small or medium size.

Lock Screen: press and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area, and pick Water. There is a circular gauge, a rectangular readout, and an inline version that sits beside the date.

Why are there no reminders or notifications?

That is deliberate, not an oversight. Water is built for people who want to keep count without being interrupted, and adding reminders would make it a different app. If you want to be prompted, several good water apps do that well — this one will not.

Where is my data stored? Is it backed up?

Entirely on your device. There is no account and no server, and the app makes no network connections at all. If you back up your iPhone to iCloud or a computer, that backup is made by Apple and may include the app's data, the same as any other app.

Deleting the app deletes its data. Because no copy exists anywhere else, there is nothing left over.

Does it work on iPad or Apple Watch?

Not yet. Water is an iPhone app at present. It runs on iPad in iPhone compatibility mode, but it is not designed for the larger screen.

Is it really free?

Yes. No purchase, no subscription, no adverts, and nothing held back behind a paywall. Every feature is there the first time you open it.

Reporting a problem

Email the address above with your iPhone model and iOS version, and what you expected to happen versus what did. Since nothing is reported automatically — no crash reporting, no analytics — a message from you is genuinely the only way a problem gets noticed.