Hydrated babes don’t gatekeep. Which is why, after seeing two water bottles go viral on TikTok, I couldn’t get my hands on them fast enough.
Rewind to early summer when I left my favorite bottle on the beach and decided I needed a major upgrade. Cirkul and another viral dupe were being blasted at my TikTok FYP all day, so I had to try both.
Here’s what happened when I tried them both:
If you want the best price… Cirkul
When you break it down, 1 Cirkul Sip is $3.75, which can hook you up with 6 fillups of a 22oz bottle on average intensity setting (around 62 cents per drink). Bring the price down to as low as 42 cents per fillup if you like your flavors less intense. Plus, shipping over $15 is free!
When you compare that price to the cost of soda, a sports drink, or tea ($1-5 each), the winner is clear (It's Cirkul).
On the other hand, each pod of the dupe costs $4.33, which will get you 7.67 fillups of a 22oz bottle. Yes, the dupe offers slightly more fillups, but remember—these are scents, not real flavors, we’re talking about. That means the dupe costs around 56 cents per drink.
If you want a water bottle that can easily get moldy and gross... The other one wins
There’s the TikTok water bottle with a straw and then there’s Cirkul. I am so over chimney-sweeping my water bottle straws only to find that mold has crept right back in there soon after.
Cirkul’s lid has two parts: the lid and the flavor cartridge that fastens into the lid. It’s called a Sip. That’s less to keep track of, less replacement parts to invest in, and less chance of your musty bottle breeding gross bacteria. 🤢
If you want to drink flavored water that actually tastes good… Cirkul wins again
This may seem subjective, but I have facts for you. Our viral dupe friend offers about a dozen flavor options that aren’t even flavors—they’re…scents?—and they come in 3-packs so you have to commit to whatever you land on. I admit, it’s a cool idea, but the “flavor” was so light that it felt like I was drinking plain ol’ tap.
Cirkul has over 100 flavors to choose from, and they allow you to customize your bundle to include any quantity of any flavor. Choose from tasty flavors like Honeycrisp Apple, Cherry Limeade, or Orange Tangerine (which all have B vitamins, caffeine, or electrolytes, respectively). 🍎🍊
Did I mention the Sips are sugar-free and calorie-free, with no artificial colors or flavors? Cirkul’s for the people, baby.
If you want to stay hydrated… both can do that
If you’re just here for a water bottle, both of these are overqualified. But if you can be extra, be extra. Imagine a world where you can not only flavor your water with cartridges made for your reusable water bottle, but you can adjust the intensity of your flavor with a dial from 0-10. It’s Cirkul speaking here.
If you want options, aka a cap that can be used with other water bottles… Cirkul
Cirkul’s cap fits popular bottles like Nalgene, Klean Kanteen, Contigo, and Hydro Flask. So if you’re committed to the handfeel of a different bottle but need those sweet flavors in your day (Guava is the best, fight me), that can be arranged. The same cannot be said for the other competitor.
Let’s say you’re in the market for the full shebang—you can design your own Cirkul bottle with tons of customization options. Imagine being 11 years old and repping a water bottle you created. Cirkul is making dreams come true. 🙌
And the bottle that makes drinking water fun is… Cirkul!
Cirkul is easy to clean, it’s got tons of delicious options, it’s versatile. It’s responsible for my consuming up to 84% less plastic and it’s made right here in the US of A, so it didn’t have to travel far to get to me—sustainability wins left and right!
