Water Hero Remote vs Porter Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Water Hero Remote
This app provides smartphone-controlled protection against water leaks and monitors water consumption for homes and businesses. It detects leaks, sends alerts, and helps manage water usage to prevent damage and save on bills.
- Leak detection and alerts
- Water consumption monitoring
- Smartphone-controlled protection
- System configuration
- Real-time water usage analysis
- Device installation assistance
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Water Hero is the next generation leak protection and water monitoring system for homes, buildings and businesses. Water Hero detects leaks, sends alerts directly to your phone/e-mail, monitors your water consumption, and more. The result is smartphone controlled protection against catastrophic water leaks and savings on your water bills! Water Hero can be purchased in several configurations including non-invasive systems that strap on to your water meter and easily install as well as professionally installed systems with remote and automatic water shut off. The Water Hero App is designed to work with your Water Hero to help install new devices, configure your system’s settings, and monitor and analyze your water consumption, real time. Download the Water Hero app to protect your home/building today and prevent damage from burst pipes.
Porter Setup
Easily share your Wi-Fi network access with others using a QR code or a single tap. This app configures the QR code and One-Tap Wi-Fi features of your device.
- Secure Wi-Fi sharing
- One-tap connection
- QR code generation
- Device configuration
- iPhone camera integration
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Wifi Porter securely shares your network with a single tap or scan. The experience is amazing on an iPhone. Open the iPhone camera, point it at the QR code on Wifi Porter and you’ll be prompted immediately to connect. Use this app to configure One-Tap Wifi and the QR code portion of your Wifi Porter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Water Hero Remote at 3.6 against Porter Setup's 1.9. Water Hero Remote also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Porter Setup's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Water Hero Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Water Hero Remote's written reviews are positive against 19% of Porter Setup's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Water Hero Remote | Porter Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.9 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 19.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Water Hero, Inc. | Ten One Design |
Customer experience
Water Hero Remote
Porter Setup
In-app purchases
Water Hero Remote
No in-app purchases
Porter Setup
No in-app purchases
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