Drinking Waters vs Cicero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drinking Waters
Locate public drinking water sources across Italy with an interactive map. Get GPS navigation, report issues, and contribute new locations to a community-driven database. Find the nearest water point quickly and easily.
- Interactive map of 24,000+ water points
- GPS navigation to water sources
- Report non-functional water points
- Add new water points to the map
- Automatic search for nearest water
- List water points by distance
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Drinking Water - Find Drinking Water Anywhere! DRINKING WATER is the number one app in Italy for easily finding a public drinking water, with over 24,000 water points mapped across the country. With an interactive map, you can quickly locate the nearest drinking water and get useful information to reach them. The integrated GPS navigation makes it even easier! • More than 24,000 drinking water visible on the map • GPS navigation to your selected drinking water • Real-time reporting of non-functional drinking water • Add new drinking water to improve the map with the community • Automatic search for the nearest drinking water with one tap • List of drinking water sorted by distance Join over 106,000 users already using DRINKING WATER and help us make the map even more accurate! Download the app and find the nearest drinking water now!
Cicero
This app automatically plays audio stories about your surroundings as you walk, offering insights from locals and travelers. It's designed for those who want to experience a place deeply rather than just sightsee. Enjoy curated content without needing to plan or search.
- Automatic audio playback based on location
- Content created with locals and travelers
- Focus on experiential travel
- Multi-language support
- No planning or searching required
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This isn’t a guide. It’s not a tour. It’s what should’ve always existed. Cicero tells you what you're looking at — right when you're looking at it. No tickets. No planning. No search. Just open the app, start walking, and we talk when it matters. - Auto-plays stories based on where you are - In your language, built for how you move - Created with locals, travelers, and that one barista who knows a hidden chapel - Designed for those who want to feel more, not just take photos We saw the TikToks. Read the books. Knew the stories. We just made them better. In an app. We’re not perfect. But we’re obsessed. We build daily with travelers like you — the curious, the thoughtful, the ones who want to actually get it. The best part of your trip wasn’t planned. Until now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cicero at 100% against Drinking Waters's 48%. Cicero also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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. Drinking Waters sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and Cicero sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cicero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Drinking Waters's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cicero's.
Drinking Waters ships an update every 6 months, Cicero weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drinking Waters | Cicero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giulio Mollica | Cicero 27 srl |
Customer experience
Drinking Waters
Cicero
In-app purchases
Drinking Waters
- UNLIMITED$8.991 Year
- NO BANNER$6.99
- MAP LOCATION$6.99
- ILLIMITED$9.99
Cicero
- Trip Plan Monthly$3.991 Month
- Trip Plan All$17.991 Year
- Trip Plan Pass Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Trip Plan Rome$3.99
- Trip Plan Lifetime$4.99
- TripPlanner$4.99
