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; it saves as you go. The default is 96 oz, or 3,000 mL if you use milliliters — twelve taps of the default cup. A new goal counts from today on; days already past keep the goal they had.

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), and type the amount. The plus button on the Today screen adds exactly that amount, and the ring's "of 12 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. To fix an earlier day, tap it in History and use the minus or plus beside it.

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.

Can I log a cup without opening the app?

Yes, three ways. Tap the + on the Home Screen widget (iOS 17 or later). Add the Log a Cup control to Control Center or to the bottom of your Lock Screen (iOS 18 or later). Or say "Log a cup in Water" to Siri, which also works from Shortcuts and the Action button. The ring updates straight away, and the cup appears in History the next time you open the app.

Does it work with Apple Health?

If you want it to. In Settings, turn on Save to Apple Health and allow access when asked. From then on each cup is added to Water in the Health app, and undoing a cup removes it there too. Water only writes to Health; it never reads anything from it. Cups you logged before turning it on are not copied across.

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. To keep your own copy, use Settings → Export history, which saves every drink as a spreadsheet file (CSV) you can keep in Files or send anywhere.

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.