Cloud Water vs Da Burbs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Water
This app monitors your water filtration system, providing real-time quality data and tracking your consumption. It alerts you to local toxins and violations, ensuring your filtered water is clean, healthy, and alkaline.
- Real-time water quality monitoring
- Track water consumption trends
- Local toxin and violation notifications
- Usage-based filter replacement alerts
- Remineralization and alkalinity tracking
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Say hello to Cloud, the smartest water filter in the world. Cloud turns tap water into better-tasting, better-for-you hydration. Our system removes 99% of toxins including fluoride, PFAs, micro-plastics, and heavy metals. Essential minerals are added back in, leaving your water clean, healthy, and alkaline. The Cloud app experience lets you keep tabs on your drinking water and includes: Realtime Quality Monitoring The Cloud app provides visibility into every stage of filtration. Monitor tap water quality entering the system and see how it changes as the filter works to purify and remineralize. Water Consumption Trends Track how many gallons you consume each month. Household water goals will help you create healthy drinking water habits. Local Toxin and Violation Notifications Check local toxins in your area and get notified when a water quality violation occurs. Rest assured that your Cloud filter removes 99% of toxins reported. Usage-based Filter Replacements Replacement filters are only shipped when you need one. Filter replacements are based on real consumption and toxin data, not some arbitrary timeline.
Da Burbs
Discover local events and activities happening in over 30 Chicago suburbs. This app aggregates information from various community sources, making it easy to find weekend fun and happenings beyond the city.
- Browse events by suburb or region
- Filter by South, North, and West suburbs
- Push notifications for new events
- Friday digest of weekend events
- Add events to calendar
- Covers 30+ Chicago suburbs
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Da Burbs is the easiest way to discover what's happening in your Chicagoland suburb this weekend and beyond. We pull events from park districts, village halls, chambers of commerce, and local organizations across 30+ suburbs — so you don't have to check 10 different websites. FEATURES • Browse events by suburb or region • Filter by South, North, and West suburbs • Get push notifications when new events are added • Receive a Friday digest of weekend events near you • Add events directly to your calendar SUBURBS COVERED South: Tinley Park, Frankfort, New Lenox, Orland Park, Mokena, Lockport, Joliet, Bolingbrook West: Naperville, Downers Grove, Oak Park, Wheaton, Elmhurst, Aurora, Berwyn, Hinsdale, La Grange North: Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Des Plaines, Glenview, Wilmette, Elgin, Waukegan New suburbs added regularly. Da Burbs is free, with no ads and no account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Da Burbs at 100% against Cloud Water's 67%. Da Burbs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Cloud Water's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Da Burbs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Cloud Water's written reviews are positive against 100% of Da Burbs's.
Cloud Water ships an update every 2 months, Da Burbs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Water | Da Burbs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cloud Water Filter, LLC | Michael Hossa |
Customer experience
Cloud Water
Da Burbs
In-app purchases
Cloud Water
No in-app purchases
Da Burbs
No in-app purchases









