My Water on Android: what Google Play reviewers complain about
We classified the 400 newest Google Play reviews of My Water: Daily Drink Tracker (by My Water Drink Tracker Oy), merged from up to 10 store languages and dated 4 March 2021 to 17 October 2026. Average rating in this sample: 3.50★. All-time Google Play rating: 4.1★ from 9k ratings. 150 reviews (38%) contained a complaint; the biggest theme was pricing / subscription (54% of complaining reviews).
Star ratings in this sample
| Stars | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 191 | 48% |
| 4★ | 41 | 10% |
| 3★ | 41 | 10% |
| 2★ | 33 | 8% |
| 1★ | 94 | 24% |
Complaint themes
| Theme | Reviews | Share of complaints | Avg severity (0–3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing / subscription | 81 | 54% | 2.0 |
| Bugs | 71 | 47% | 2.2 |
| Feature requests | 57 | 38% | 2.0 |
| Ads | 14 | 9% | 2.0 |
| Performance | 14 | 9% | 2.2 |
| UX / design | 12 | 8% | 2.0 |
| Crashes / freezes | 11 | 7% | 2.6 |
A review can count in several themes, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Top issues, ranked by reviews × severity
- Justify or adjust the price: 42 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.8/3. What to do: Test a cheaper tier, annual discount or one-time purchase; show what paid users get.
“Complete garbage. Do not waste your money on this junk. if you are more than two weeks old your body will tell you when to drink. This trash will not connect to the bottle so agreeing to a subscription is just a scam.” (1★, v4.3.25, 2025-06-19, US) - Ease paywall pressure: 35 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.9/3. What to do: Keep core features usable for free users or explain clearly what is paid; show the paywall less often.
“The free version of this app only allows you to track water, tea, and coffee. It doesn't allow you to track soft drink unless you have a paid subscription. Considering soft drink is quite a common beverage, it should definitely be included in the free version.…” (2★, v?, 2026-06-15, US) - Fix notifications: 27 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.9/3. What to do: Check notification delivery and let users control frequency in settings.
“Nice app, one of the nicer water tracking apps I tried. However, the primary thing I wanted was reminders to drink, and I never received one, after 3 days of use. I ensured notification were enabled for the app, and disabled battery optimization on the app, bu…” (3★, v?, 2023-03-15, US) - Improve content quality: 18 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.0/3. What to do: Review the content areas users name; add a "report a problem" button on content.
“it just didnt work. It gave me an insanely low number; 32oz when I should be drinking 65. and then it told me my weight was 20 kg when I put in 125 ib twice. I kept trying to change it but it would put in the wrong amount. I went to edit the fl oz to 63, and i…” (1★, v?, 2025-06-16, US) - Reduce ad frequency and length: 13 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.1/3. What to do: Cap ads per session, avoid unskippable video, and never show ads in the middle of a core task.
“Nice interface, but I'm not going to use a water app that has full screen video ads. That was a rude awakening at 6am this morning. I uninstalled immediately. Edit: I don't care that you have ads. I shouldn't have to have a full video ad just to input water. B…” (2★, v4.3.22, 2024-11-10, US)
Rating by app version
| Version | Reviews | Avg stars | Share with a complaint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0.2 | 6 | 5.0 | 0% |
Versions with fewer than 5 reviews in the sample are left out.
Google Play vs App Store
| Google Play (Android) | App Store (iOS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews in sample | 400 | 500 |
| Dates | 2021-03-04 – 2026-10-17 | 2024-12-02 – 2026-10-22 |
| Avg stars in sample | 3.50★ | 4.07★ |
| Reviews with a complaint | 38% | 26% |
| Biggest complaint theme | Pricing / subscription | Pricing / subscription |
My Water App Store complaints (iOS)
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Method and limits
Reviews were collected once from the public Google Play listing (newest first, up to 10 store languages merged, up to 400 reviews) with the open-source google-play-scraper library, then each review was classified by an AI model into 7 themes and 18 specific issues with a severity of 0–3; individual labels can be wrong, so check the quotes. This is a snapshot of recent reviews, not the app's full history. Generated 24 October 2026. Not affiliated with My Water Drink Tracker Oy or Google.
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FAQ
What do users complain about most in My Water?
In the 400 most recent Google Play reviews (2021-03-04 to 2026-10-17), the most common complaint theme was pricing / subscription (54% of complaining reviews), and the top specific issue was “justify or adjust the price” (42 reviews).
How many My Water Google Play reviews are negative?
150 of 400 recent reviews (38%) contained a complaint. Average rating in this sample: 3.50★.