The free hydration app you can't ignore
Most water reminder apps send a notification you swipe away. Waterbreak locks the apps you scroll until you take a real drink of water, so the reminder actually works.
Updated October 17, 2026
Free on iPhone and Android
No ads. 13 languages. Drink checking runs on your phone, and no video ever leaves it.
Why water reminders stop working
Water tracker apps are good at two things: telling you to drink and letting you log it. Both depend on you. After a week the notifications blend in with everything else on your lock screen, and logging becomes one more chore. The reminder is easy to ignore because ignoring it costs nothing.
Waterbreak flips that. Instead of asking you to remember, it waits at the moment you reach for your phone, which you were going to do anyway.
How it works
- Pick the apps that eat your day. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games, anything. Waterbreak locks them on a rhythm you set, for example every 45 minutes.
- Take a sip on camera. When they lock, open Waterbreak and drink for a few seconds. The camera checks that it's a real drink, with your face and a bottle in view, entirely on your phone.
- Get back to it. Your apps unlock for a while, and every bottle you finish counts toward your daily goal. Once you hit the goal, they stay open for the rest of the day.
Waterbreak vs a regular water reminder
| Typical water reminder app | Waterbreak | |
|---|---|---|
| Reminds you with | A notification | The app you were about to open |
| Logging a drink | You tap a button | The camera sees you drink |
| If you ignore it | Nothing happens | Your apps stay locked |
| Goal | Often a fixed number | From your weight and activity, in bottles |
| Price | Often ads or a subscription | Free, no ads |
What's included
- A daily goal from your weight and activity, counted in your own bottle size, in ml or fl oz.
- App locking with the break rhythm and drink length you choose.
- Streaks, a daily streak leaderboard and a weekly bottles leaderboard with medals.
- Keys from every bottle, a chest, and 12 pixel sea monsters to collect.
- A weekly results summary you can share.
- Apple Health sync on iPhone, if you want it.
Want to know your number first? Work out how much water you need.
Questions people ask
Is Waterbreak free?
Yes. Waterbreak is free on iPhone and Android, with no ads.
Can I compete with other people?
Yes. There's a daily streak leaderboard and a weekly bottles leaderboard, with medals for the top three each week.
Does it work in ounces?
Yes. You can show every amount in fl oz instead of ml in settings.
Does it sync with Apple Health?
On iPhone you can turn on Apple Health sync, which logs each drink as dietary water.
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The apps you can't put down stay locked until you drink. Free on iPhone and Android, in 13 languages.