Strict Water Reminder: Hydrate

You've tried other reminder apps. You dismissed them without thinking.

This one is different — and somewhere, you already know it.

Hydrate doesn't ask you to drink water. It makes not drinking harder than just drinking. When a reminder fires, your phone locks until you take a photo or type a hydration fact. That's it. No willpower required. No negotiating with yourself.

People who use Hydrate stop thinking about drinking water. They just drink it.

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STRICT MODE — FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SERIOUS

Enable Strict Mode and reminders become full-screen takeovers. The back button stops working. Your notification shade disappears. The only way out is proof — a photo of your glass, or a fact about hydration typed in.

You already know this is the version you need.

ESCAPE LOCK — NO WAY AROUND IT

Leave the screen without drinking and an overlay follows you everywhere — across every app, every scroll, every distraction — until you come back and complete the proof. It sounds extreme. Users say it's the first time a reminder app actually worked.

RELIABLE BY DESIGN

Built on Android's alarm clock API — the same system your morning alarm uses. Fires through battery saver. Reschedules after restarts, app updates, time zone changes. Set it once, forget it.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING

Wake time, sleep time, interval — or pick your own custom reminder times. Hydrate fits around your day, not the other way around.

HONEST LOG

Every reminder is recorded. You'll see exactly how many you completed and hrs find the log alone changes their behaviour.

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FREE TO USE

Hydrate is free. Strict Mode — the version that actually holds you accountable — starts with a free 7-day trial. No payment required to start. One-time unlock after. No subscription. Ever.

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Download Hydrate. Start your trial. Drink the water.

Recent changes:
Hydrate 1.1.6
• Sharper home-screen icon
• Cleaner onboarding (no confusing “DRINK.” header)
• Strict & free reminder previews fixed
• Clearer permission guidance for notifications & overlay
• Smoother splash and reminder open experience