DROP Connect vs iQua2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DROP Connect
Control and monitor your home's water management system remotely. Receive alerts for leaks or unusual usage, view system status, and manage settings from your smartphone. Track water flow and history, and initiate system cycles like backwashing.
- Remote system monitoring
- Leak and usage alerts
- View water flow and history
- Initiate system cycles
- Manage devices and settings
- Remote access from anywhere
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At DROP, we make a complete line of water treatment and management products that improves your water quality, monitors your water usage and notifies you of potential problems, and can even automatically shut off the water supply if a leak is detected. Using DROP Connect, you can configure and monitor your DROP water management system -- even when you are away from home. With DROP Connect you can: - Receive notifications for anomalous water usage or problems with your DROP system. - Conveniently view the valve and system status. - Easily change valve and system settings. - View current water flow and water usage information for the past three months. - View a history of events. - Start and monitor a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Add or remove devices (such as valves or leak detectors) on your DROP network. - Configure your DROP water management system so you can access it when you are away from home. Note that you must have a DROP hub to use DROP Connect, and you must have a Wi-Fi network with a working internet connection to access your DROP system remotely. You can learn about DROP products at https://dropconnect.com
iQua2
Monitor and manage your Wi-Fi connected water treatment systems and water usage remotely. Get system insights like daily usage, flow rate, and salt levels. Receive alerts for unusual water flow or usage.
- Monitor water usage (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Track current water flow rate
- View salt levels and days remaining
- Remotely control water system (on/off)
- Schedule system regenerations
- Receive custom water usage alerts
- Receive low salt alerts
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The iQua2 water management tool makes it possible to monitor and manage your Wi-Fi connected water treatment systems and water usage via smartphone or tablet. A simple and secure online dashboard provides system information at a glance, such as: - Average daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly home water usage - Home water used today - Current home water flow rate - Number of days until the salt is empty - Home water turned on or off You can launch a regeneration and adjust your settings from anywhere! The iQua2 water management tool can be programmed to send alerts via text or email - Continual water flow in your home alert - Excessive water usage alert - Low salt alert - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DROP Connect at 56% against iQua2's 38%. DROP Connect also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). iQua2's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
iQua2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 513 and 666 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of DROP Connect's written reviews are positive against 38% of iQua2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DROP Connect ships an update monthly, iQua2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DROP Connect | iQua2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (513 ratings) | 4.8 (666 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 513 | 666 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chandler Systems, Inc. | EcoWater Systems LLC |
Customer experience
DROP Connect
iQua2
In-app purchases
DROP Connect
No in-app purchases
iQua2
No in-app purchases









