Th3rdwave vs Bello Water
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Th3rdwave
Discover and find coffee shops with this comprehensive directory and community app. Track visited locations, save favorites, and manage loyalty cards. Explore new brews with a premium subscription service.
- Discover new and trendy cafes
- Search over 5,000 cafes worldwide
- Advanced search filters
- Track visited places and favorites
- Manage loyalty cards and rewards
- Premium monthly coffee subscription
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Whether you’re on-the-go or at home, Th3rdwave is your companion and guide for great coffee. With over 100,000 users, Th3rdwave is the largest coffee app in Canada helping people discover, find and enjoy coffee. DISCOVER NEW CAFÉS Explore new, trendy and hidden neighborhood cafés in your city using our map. FIND THE RIGHT CAFÉS Search over 5,000 cafés across Canada and major cities around the world using our advanced filters — like outstanding filter brewing, multi-roaster offering, laptop-friendly, and more. YOUR COFFEE BOOK Track the places you’ve visited, save your favorites and create personalized lists. COLLECT YOUR LOYALTY CARDS Keep your loyalty cards and rewards all in-one-place. Collect stamps every time you order coffee and earn free coffee. Our loyalty platform is offered for free to all independent cafés. Whether visiting a coffee shop or buying from a local roaster, there’s something out there for every coffee lover. Let Th3rdwave help you find the right coffee for your mood. The app provides you free access to our coffee directory. Th3rdwave is built on the idea that coffee should be accessible, and through accessibility new opportunities can emerge for coffee lovers and artisans. BREW NEW COFFEES EVERY MONTH [PREMIUM SERVICE] Members enjoy a variety of new coffees every month. Coffee are curated based on their taste profile. Coffees are sourced from small local roasters. Delivered freshly-roasted every month. Our subscription service is currently only available in Canada.
Bello Water
Manage your hydration and connected water machine. Track capsule usage, filter status, and set personal hydration goals. Receive timely alerts for filter and capsule replacement to ensure fresh, personalized drinks.
- Sync with Bello Water machine
- Track capsule usage
- Monitor filter lifespan
- Set hydration goals
- View drink history
- Receive replacement notifications
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Bello Water App – Your Complete Hydration Companion Take control of your hydration with the Bello Water app! Seamlessly sync your Bello Water machine and manage everything from your capsule usage to your filter status and hydration goals. With the app, you can easily track how many capsules you’ve used, monitor your filter lifespan, and set hydration goals to ensure you’re staying refreshed. Plus, you'll get a real-time view of all the drinks being made with your Bello machine, so you can enjoy customized hydration every time. Receive timely notifications when it's time to replace filters or capsules, ensuring your water stays fresh and flavorful. The intuitive design of the Bello Water app makes managing your water experience simple and convenient, helping you stay healthy and hydrated throughout the day. Transform your water drinking habits with Bello – fresh, personalized hydration at your fingertips!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Th3rdwave at 78% against Bello Water's 0%. Th3rdwave also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). Bello Water's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Th3rdwave holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Th3rdwave has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Th3rdwave's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bello Water's.
Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, Bello Water monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Th3rdwave | Bello Water |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reseau Social Walkin Inc. | Bello Water Solutions |
Customer experience
Th3rdwave
Bello Water
Bugs and requests
Th3rdwave
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot log back in after logout
- No coffee shops available in user's city
- Map function not working
- Order button location inconsistent
- Location services inaccurate
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- Loading screen issues
- Technical problems and bugs
- Slow chat communication
Requested features
8 requests- Color-coded map for visited places
- Search for boroughs
- Filter for '3rd wave' cafes
- Add rating on map
- Consistent location for 'Order' button
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- Show reason for unavailable ordering
- Edit posts after publishing
- More intuitive loyalty card interaction
Bello Water
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Th3rdwave
No in-app purchases
Bello Water
No in-app purchases









