Comparison

撲水 Water refill map 2.0 vs 智方便 iAM Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

撲水 Water refill map 2.0

Find free water refill stations across Hong Kong to easily top up your water bottle. This app helps you reduce plastic waste by locating fountains, viewing their temperature, and even reporting new ones.

Highlights
  • Water fountain locations
  • Water temperature information
  • Pathfinding to fountains
  • In-app reporting and updates
  • Share fountain information
Features
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Water for Free collects all the locations of water fountains throughout Hong Kong to help users to refill their water bottles while on the go. Let's work together to reduce the millions of beverage bottles entering our landfills everyday! The new version is more powerful with the following new features, such as: - photos of water fountains; - water temperature, such as hot, cold or room temperature; - pathfinding; - in-app reporting, updating, suggesting new water fountain location; - easy sharing of water fountain information with friends.

About

智方便 iAM Smart

This app offers a single digital identity for Hong Kong residents to securely log in to government and commercial online services. It features auto form filling, personalized notifications, and digital signing capabilities for enhanced convenience and efficiency in managing digital transactions.

Highlights
  • Single digital identity for login
  • Secure authentication
  • Auto form filling with e-ME
  • Personalized notifications
  • Digital signing (iAM Smart+)
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"iAM Smart" is a free account for all Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID Card) holders aged 11 or above. It allows users to perform authentication through personal mobile phones, to log in and use the online services of different government departments and commercial organisations with a single digital identity. "iAM Smart" account is available in two versions, namely "iAM Smart" and "iAM Smart+". The "iAM Smart" version has authentication, form filling and personalised notifications functions, while the "iAM Smart+" version has the digital signing function in addition: ● Authentication √ Users will have a single digital identity that enables simple and secure login to various government and commercial online services. It brings convenience to daily life without having to manage different user names and passwords. ● Form Filling with e-ME √ Users can use the "e-ME" function to store their personalised data (such as name, gender, HKID Card number, date of birth, residential address, and contact phone number), and enjoy the convenience brought by auto form filling and avoid filling in the same data for different applications. ● Personalised Notification √ Users can choose to receive personalised notifications from various government online services to keep up with service updates, expiry alerts and latest information. ● Digital Signing √ Users can use "iAM Smart+" to sign digitally in accordance with the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Chapter 553 of the Laws of Hong Kong) to process legal documents and procedures online. To register and use your "iAM Smart", simply: ● Use mobile device with biometric authentication functions enabled (including fingerprint or facial identification) to download and install the "智方便 iAM Smart" app ● Could access a wide range of daily information before "iAM Smart" account registration. ● Click “Register”, scan the HKID Card according to the instructions, and let the app to read the HKID Card information and verify the authenticity of the HKID Card ● Align your face with the photo frame on the screen, do the actions specified by the system and take selfies for real person and facial identification ● Wait for the identity verification based on the records of his/her identity card after submission of the application ● Perform mobile phone built-in biometric authentication, set up "iAM Smart" 6 digital password and provide email address upon successful identity verification ● Start using various functions of the "iAM Smart" platform once the above steps are completed Note: ● Consent of your parent or guardian is required if you are aged from 11 to 17.

Screenshots

撲水 Water refill map 2.04 screens
智方便 iAM Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 at 92% against 智方便 iAM Smart's 3%. 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). 智方便 iAM Smart's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

撲水 Water refill map 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 智方便 iAM Smart has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of 撲水 Water refill map 2.0's written reviews are positive against 3% of 智方便 iAM Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

撲水 Water refill map 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, 智方便 iAM Smart every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 versus 智方便 iAM Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter撲水 Water refill map 2.0智方便 iAM Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.7 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better2.6% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi Yan PangDigital Policy Office

Customer experience

撲水 Water refill map 2.0

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%

智方便 iAM Smart

All ratings30 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive2.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative94.8%

Bugs and requests

撲水 Water refill map 2.0

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

智方便 iAM Smart

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • System update requires resetting linkage
  • Cannot scan ID card or QR code
  • Camera function cannot be activated
  • Face recognition doesn't work
  • NFC function doesn't work
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  • App locks account after successful registration
  • Quick registration process has bugs
  • QR code scanner never works
  • Cannot scan ID card
  • System busy error
  • App keeps saying 'client error' at the last step
  • Facial recognition fails repeatedly
  • App does not proceed
  • App requires Face ID or Touch ID
  • Flash goes off automatically during scanning
  • App says scan successful but then unsuccessful
  • Cannot capture the third and last scan
  • Network problem during registration
  • Cannot transfer from old device to new
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • App is not working on iPhone 14
  • App is not working on iPhone 12
  • App is not working on iPhone 15 Pro
  • App is not working on iPhone 17
  • App is not working on iPhone XR

Requested features

13 requests
  • Alternative login method besides Face ID
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve NFC functionality
  • Improve QR code scanner
  • Improve facial recognition accuracy
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  • Allow app transfer from old devices
  • Provide clear upgrade instructions from old app
  • Allow users to change language
  • Remove Face ID requirement
  • Make signing function accessible online
  • Improve app design and navigation
  • Fix bugs in quick registration process
  • Remove buggy authentication features

In-app purchases

None

撲水 Water refill map 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

智方便 iAM Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 free?
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 智方便 iAM Smart free?
智方便 iAM Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 or 智方便 iAM Smart?
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 is rated higher. 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while 智方便 iAM Smart averages 1.7 from 31 ratings.
Do 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 or 智方便 iAM Smart have ads?
Neither 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 nor 智方便 iAM Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 or 智方便 iAM Smart?
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, and 智方便 iAM Smart every 3 weeks. Most recently, 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 was updated on October 29, 2026 and 智方便 iAM Smart on October 29, 2026.

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