MOBILE DEVELOPMENT

Drink Up

For Vision Forge Studio

Drink Up is a scientifically-designed hydration tracking application that solves the widespread health challenge of chronic dehydration affecting 75% of the global population. The app calculates personalized daily water intake goals using advanced hydration formulas that consider individual factors including age, gender, weight, and activity level, replacing generic "8 glasses a day" recommendations with data-driven precision. Its intelligent reminder scheduling system learns your daily routine through wake-up and bedtime inputs, strategically spacing notifications during active hours to maximize engagement without disrupting sleep or causing notification fatigue. The intuitive one-tap logging system, combined with a visually compelling circular progress tracker and timestamped daily timeline, makes hydration tracking effortless and satisfying. Comprehensive analytics, including weekly/monthly consistency reports and streak calendars, gamify the hydration experience to build sustainable wellness habits while allowing complete customization of notifications, glass sizes, and daily goals.

2025

2 Week

2 members

500

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Project Deep Dive

Understanding the journey from challenge to success

The Challenge

Most people struggle to maintain consistent hydration due to generic water reminder apps that deliver poorly-timed, overwhelming notifications that either interrupt critical moments or fail to align with individual routines. Additionally, traditional hydration trackers lack personalization and scientific backing, offering one-size-fits-all daily intake recommendations that don't account for individual physiology, activity levels, or lifestyle factors, resulting in low user engagement and abandoned apps.

Our Solution

Drink Up employs a dual-innovation approach: a personalized hydration algorithm that calculates individualized daily water goals based on proven scientific formulas considering user demographics and activity, combined with an intelligent scheduling engine that learns each user's routine to deliver optimally-timed reminders during active hours. The app's gamification system—featuring streak calendars, progress visualizations, and customizable notifications—transforms hydration tracking from a burdensome chore into an engaging habit-building experience with real-time feedback and achievement recognition.

The Results

Drink Up has empowered thousands of users to achieve consistent hydration goals through personalized insights and intelligently-timed reminders, resulting in improved energy levels, cognitive function, and overall wellness outcomes reported by users. The app's unique combination of scientific personalization, intelligent scheduling, and gamification has established it as a leading hydration companion in the wellness app market, with strong user retention driven by habit-building features and visual progress tracking.