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July 16, 2026
The easiest way to drink more water in Notion is to embed a visual water tracker directly on your dashboard. Blocs offers a free embeddable water tracker widget that logs each glass you drink and shows your daily progress without leaving Notion. No database setup, no formulas, no maintenance. It takes about two minutes to add.
If you live in Notion — using it for tasks, notes, journaling, and planning — hydration tends to fall off the radar entirely. You might have a "Health" page buried somewhere, or a database with a water column you stopped filling in after week one. The friction is the problem: opening a separate page, finding the right row, updating a number. It adds up fast.
The fix isn't a better template. It's having a live, interactive widget sitting on the same page you already use every day. When your water tracker is next to your task list, you actually see it. When you see it, you drink more water.
Blocs widgets embed in Notion using the native "Embed" block. Here's exactly how to do it:
The Blocs Water Tracker URL is: https://blocs.me/water-tracker
Navigate to the Notion page where you want the tracker to appear — your daily dashboard, a health page, or a morning routine template.
Type /embed in Notion and select the "Embed" option. Paste the Blocs water tracker URL and press Enter.
Grab the bottom edge of the embed block and resize it to a comfortable height. For the water tracker, a height of around 400–500px works well. You can also drag it into a two-column layout alongside your task list.
Click the widget to add your first glass of water. The progress bar updates instantly. That's it — you're set up.
The Blocs Water Tracker widget is designed to be minimal but functional. Here's what you get on the free tier versus Pro:
| Feature | Free | Pro ($17 one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily water logging | Yes | Yes |
| Progress bar | Yes | Yes |
| Default daily goal (8 glasses) | Yes | Yes |
| Custom daily goal | No | Yes |
| Custom units (ml, oz, cups) | No | Yes |
| Weekly and monthly analytics | No | Yes |
| Streak tracking | No | Yes |
| Theme customization | No | Yes |
| Cloud sync across devices | No | Yes |
| No Blocs branding | No | Yes |
For most people, the free tier is a good starting point. If you want to track trends over time or hit a specific ml/oz goal, Pro is worth the one-time cost.
The standard Notion approach to water tracking is a database with a number property. You open it, find today's row, increment the number. If you're disciplined, it works. For most people, it doesn't stick.
A visual widget solves three problems databases can't:
This is the same reason habit tracking widgets outperform Notion databases for most users — the friction of manual database entry quietly kills habits over time.
The tracker is only one piece. Here are a few habits that pair well with it:
If you're also tracking other health habits in Notion, the Blocs Habit Tracker widget pairs naturally with the water tracker and can sit in the same dashboard layout.
One practical technique: use a Pomodoro timer as a hydration reminder. Every time a 25-minute work session ends and you take a break, log a glass of water. It's a simple system that doesn't require willpower — the timer creates the cue.
Blocs also offers a free Pomodoro Timer widget that embeds the same way as the water tracker. You can place both widgets in a two-column layout on your Notion dashboard: timer on the left, water tracker on the right. Work session ends, break starts, you log a glass.
Yes. The basic water tracker with a default daily goal and progress bar is completely free. No account required. Copy the embed URL and paste it into a Notion embed block.
On the free tier, data persists in your browser session. Blocs Pro includes cloud sync, so your data is saved across devices and sessions.
Custom daily goals and custom units (ml, oz, cups) are available on Blocs Pro, which is a one-time $17 payment. See the full feature list at blocs.me/pricing.
Notion's mobile app has limited support for embedded iframes. The widget works best on desktop. For mobile hydration tracking, Blocs Pro with cloud sync lets you log from any device via the web.
A Notion database requires manual updates and doesn't give you a visual indicator of progress. The Blocs widget gives you a one-click logging button and a real-time progress bar — much lower friction for a daily habit.
Yes. The Blocs Habit Tracker lets you track custom habits alongside water intake, all embeddable in the same Notion page.
If you've been meaning to drink more water and haven't found a system that sticks, try putting a visual tracker where you already spend your time. Embed the Blocs water tracker on your Notion dashboard today — it's free, takes two minutes to set up, and you'll start noticing the difference within a week.
Try the free Water Tracker or explore all widgets at blocs.me.
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