A Mac Water Tracker That Stays Out of Your Way

Water Drop is a menu bar water reminder for macOS. It counts your glasses, shows your progress, and resets every midnight. Nothing more.

Mac App Store / macOS 13+
Why a Menu Bar Water Tracker?

Your Mac is where you spend your day. Your water tracker should be there too.

Most water tracking apps live on your phone. But if you work at a Mac for hours at a time, your phone might be in another room, on silent, or just easy to ignore. A Mac water tracker puts your hydration progress right where your eyes already are -- in the menu bar.

Water Drop does not try to gamify your hydration or overwhelm you with charts and statistics. It shows a small drop icon and a number in your menu bar. That number is how many glasses you have had today. Click the icon, tap Drink, and the number goes up. That is the whole experience.

There are no push notifications telling you to drink. No badges. No streaks to maintain. The counter in your menu bar is a quiet, passive reminder. You glance at it, you notice you are behind, you go get a glass of water. It works because it is simple.

If you have ever opened a hydration app on your phone, stared at a dashboard of rings and graphs, and then closed it without logging anything, Water Drop is for you. It respects the fact that tracking water should take two seconds, not two minutes.

Features

Menu bar counter

A small water drop icon and your current glass count sit in your menu bar, always visible. No need to open a window or check your phone.

Visual drop progress

Open the popover to see filled and empty drop icons showing exactly where you stand against your daily goal.

Adjustable daily goal

Set your target anywhere from 1 to 20 glasses. Change it in settings whenever your needs shift.

Automatic midnight reset

Your count goes back to zero at midnight. Every day starts clean with no manual intervention needed.

Launch at login

Toggle one setting and Water Drop starts automatically when you boot your Mac. It is ready before you are.

Completely private

All data stays in UserDefaults on your Mac. No accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics. Your hydration data is yours alone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Water Drop track my water intake on Mac?

Water Drop places a small counter in your Mac menu bar. Each time you drink a glass of water, click the icon and tap the Drink button. The counter updates instantly and your progress is shown as filled drop icons in the popover.

Does Water Drop send notifications or reminders?

No. Water Drop is intentionally quiet. There are no push notifications, no pop-ups, and no sounds. The counter in your menu bar serves as a gentle, always-visible reminder of where you stand for the day.

Does the app require an account or internet connection?

No. Water Drop stores all data locally on your Mac. There is no account creation, no cloud sync, and no data ever leaves your computer. It works fully offline.

What happens to my count at the end of the day?

Your water count resets automatically at midnight. Every day starts fresh at zero so you can track your intake day by day without any manual reset.

Is Water Drop a subscription app?

No. Water Drop is a one-time purchase from the Mac App Store. There are no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no hidden fees. You buy it once and it is yours.

People Also Ask

What is the best water tracking app for Mac?

Water Drop is a purpose-built water tracking app for Mac that lives entirely in your menu bar. Unlike phone-based hydration apps, it is always visible while you work. It is available as a one-time purchase, requires no account, stores data locally, and resets automatically at midnight. If you want a simple, private, distraction-free way to track your daily water intake on macOS, Water Drop is designed exactly for that.

Can I track water intake from the Mac menu bar?

Yes. Water Drop sits in your Mac menu bar as a small water drop icon with a glass count next to it. You click the icon to open a popover, tap the Drink button, and your count goes up by one. The counter stays visible in the menu bar at all times, so you always know where you stand without opening a separate window or app.

Is Water Drop free or paid?

Water Drop is available as a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store. There is no free version, no trial, and no subscription. You pay once and own it forever. There are no in-app purchases or premium tiers. Every feature is included from the start.

Does Water Drop work offline?

Yes, Water Drop works completely offline. It stores all your hydration data locally on your Mac using UserDefaults. There is no cloud sync, no server connection, and no internet requirement. Your data never leaves your computer, which also means it works perfectly on planes, in cafes without Wi-Fi, or anywhere else you use your Mac.

Is my water data private with Water Drop?

Completely. Water Drop does not collect any personal data. There is no account creation, no analytics, no telemetry, and no cloud storage. All your hydration data is stored locally on your Mac and never transmitted anywhere. The app is sandboxed and has no network access. Your drinking habits are yours alone.

How is Water Drop different from iPhone water tracking apps?

Most water tracking apps are designed for iPhone and rely on push notifications to remind you to drink. Water Drop takes a different approach. It lives in your Mac menu bar, always visible while you work, so you see your progress passively without any interruptions. There are no notifications, no gamification, no social features, and no complex dashboards. It is built specifically for people who spend their day at a Mac and want a quiet, two-second interaction to log a glass of water.

Start tracking your water today.

One-time purchase. No subscription. Available on the Mac App Store.

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