撲水 Water refill map 2.0 vs Hong Kong e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Water fountain locations
- Water temperature information
- Pathfinding to fountains
- In-app reporting and updates
- Share fountain information
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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.
Hong Kong e
This app allows eligible Hong Kong residents to enroll in a contactless e-Channel service. Generate a QR code on your phone for faster, more convenient, and hygienic immigration clearance by using facial verification without touching shared equipment.
- Enroll in contactless e-Channel service
- Generate encrypted e-Channel QR code
- Facial verification for immigration
- Reduce contact with shared equipment
- Faster and more convenient clearance
- Requires "iAM Smart" app for registration
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Hong Kong e-Channel Mobile Application facilitates eligible Hong Kong residents to enrol for e-Channel services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 at 92% against Hong Kong e's 14%. 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Hong Kong e's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). 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.
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hong Kong e has 9 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 14% of Hong Kong e's.
撲水 Water refill map 2.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, Hong Kong e fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 撲水 Water refill map 2.0 | Hong Kong e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoi Yan Pang | Hong Kong Immigration Department |
Customer experience
撲水 Water refill map 2.0
Hong Kong e
In-app purchases
撲水 Water refill map 2.0
No in-app purchases
Hong Kong e
No in-app purchases
Questions
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