WaterGuru vs Porter Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterGuru
This app provides comprehensive control over your pool's water chemistry. It helps maintain a safe environment by keeping out harmful contaminants and offers lab-grade analysis and treatment advice for simplified pool management.
- Pool water chemistry control
- Harmful virus and bacteria prevention
- Lab-grade analysis
- Water treatment advice
- Simplified pool management
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Get ultimate control over your pool water chemistry with WaterGuru. Keep harmful viruses and bacteria out and simplify how you manage your pool forever. Rebuilt from the ground up, the next generation app includes all features you love and more, including lab grade analysis and water treatment advice.
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 review sentiment: WaterGuru at 74% against Porter Setup's 19%. WaterGuru also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (236 vs 21). 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.
WaterGuru holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaterGuru has 236 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of WaterGuru's written reviews are positive against 19% of Porter Setup's.
WaterGuru ships an update monthly, Porter Setup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | Porter Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (236 ratings) — better | 1.9 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 19.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 236 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | Ten One Design |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
Porter Setup
Bugs and requests
WaterGuru
Reported bugs
3 issues- App notifications not working properly
- Inability to upload pool photos
- Inconsistent app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom testing schedule
- Measure salt levels
- Provide more advice on adjusting water chemistry
- Add hourly temperature readings
Porter Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
Porter Setup
No in-app purchases
