Waterlogged App Review

The app that I chose to review is called Waterlogged. Waterlogged is a daily hydration app used to track the user’s daily water intake. The free version of the app offers the following features: the ability to use photos of cups to quickly record water and the ability to choose a variety of different liquid measurements (ounces, milliliters, and liters) and create combinations of these measurements. After going through the settings of the app I discovered that the app also tracks the history of each input of water intake (including time of input as well as amount consumed) since your first use of the app. The premium version of the app is said to offer graphs tracking the progress and improvement of the user in attempting to increase their water intake as well as the ability to set daily reminders to drink water. Another premium feature includes the integration of the app with more common and large health app service like Fitbit, Apple Health, and MyFitnessPal. The review below is based off of my use of the free version of the app. There were no issues encountered during the download and installation of the app: the process was easy and quick. In addition to this, app was very user friendly and easy to navigate. When you open the app you are faced with an interactive water bottle that upon touch enables you to quickly enter the amount of water you have consumed and record this in the app. As promised in the Apple App Store description for Waterlogged, the app provided me with a variety of liquid measurements to choose from and I was able to record my water intake in less than a minute. Entering the amount of water I consumed was a simple process and took a very short amount of time. The controls and menus were easy to follow as the app itself doesn’t have many other functions. The only functions available to the free version of the app include water tracking and the use of personalized containers to record amounts of water specific to these respective containers. My overall impression of the app is positive. I enjoy the aesthetics of the app as well as its simplistic and sleek nature. It provides a very clear vision and purpose and keeps the controls easy to access and use so that a user of a variety of ages would be able to understand how the use the app.I think that this app could be very useful if reminders were available for the free app version. I think that it can be very difficult to remember to track your water intake. Many of those who are downloading an app like this probably do not regularly consume the recommended amounts of daily water intake. Reminders would be useful to majority of users. The ads for upgrading to the premium version of the app confirm this viewpoint, as the app creators claim that those who upgrade will be five times more likely to meet their daily goals more consistently. Not having reminders makes it a lot easier to forget the app is on your phone and can lead to disuse very easily. Overall I think this app is helping me become more aware of how little water I drink in comparison to the recommended amount. This app is helping me improve on my water intake in an interactive way. Whenever I use the app I most definitely feel like I am getting healthier; however, when I forget to track my water intake or forget about the app I find that the app isn’t as helpful as it claims to be. I am excited to continue using the app because I want to improve on my intake of water and can find other ways to remind myself to drink water. I want to see personal progress and believe that I will be able to do so. I might recommend this app to friends and family members who I know would be able to keep up with starting a habit of consuming more water and would remember to consume it themselves without having to be reminded.