Bathing Water Quality vs Van Stops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bathing Water Quality
Discover the quality of bathing water across Europe with an interactive map. Find nearby beaches and ensure safe swimming conditions for your family.
- Interactive European bathing water map
- View water quality reports
- Find nearby beaches
- Check water safety
- Data from European Environment Agency
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Our interactive map allows you to view the quality of bathing water across Europe as reported and compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA). "Heading for your favourite beach? Is the beach water clean? Europe has a great diversity of beautiful beaches and bathing areas, and each year millions of Europeans spend their weekends at their local beach or their holidays cooling down by the water." Use this app to find the beaches near your current location and make sure the places you and your family are going to swim have a good water quality Data provided with thanks from the EEA http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/status-and-monitoring/state-of-bathing-water/state
Van Stops
Discover campervan stopover locations, points of interest, and dining options throughout the UK. This app helps you plan your adventures and find places to rest.
- Find campervan stopovers
- Discover places to explore
- Locate places to eat
- Find places to sleep
- UK-wide coverage
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Find campervan stopover, places to explore, eat & sleep across the UK
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Van Stops at 100% against Bathing Water Quality's 0%. Van Stops also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months). Bathing Water Quality's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Bathing Water Quality ships an update every 19 months, Van Stops fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bathing Water Quality | Van Stops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Visual Candy Systems | Amvale Ltd |
Customer experience
Bathing Water Quality
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In-app purchases
Bathing Water Quality
No in-app purchases
Van Stops
No in-app purchases
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