Comparison

Vigicrues vs Meduseo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vigicrues

Receive real-time flood risk alerts across France. View vigilance levels, official bulletins, water levels, and forecasts for major rivers. Geolocation helps you find nearby water bodies and stations.

Highlights
  • Flood risk vigilance levels
  • National and local bulletins
  • Water level and flow rate data
  • Flood forecasts
  • Floodable zone mapping
  • Geolocation for nearby rivers
  • Personalized alerts and subscriptions
Features
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Vigicrues, l’application pour être averti du risque de crues partout en France et à tout moment. L’application Vigicrues a vocation à informer le public d’un danger potentiel lié aux crues sur les principaux cours d’eau en France, surveillés par l’État. Ce danger est matérialisé par une couleur de vigilance crues à laquelle sont associés des bulletins et des prévisions. Cette application, gérée par les services de l’État, est gratuite et permet de disposer des informations suivantes : - niveau de vigilance crues (vert/jaune/orange/rouge) ; - bulletins d’informations national et locaux rédigés par les prévisionnistes de crues, et conseils de comportement adaptés à la situation ; - hauteurs d’eau et/ou débits observés dans les cours d’eau - prévisions de hauteurs d’eau et/ou de débits sur certaines stations, en situation de crue ; - cartographies de zones inondables sur certains secteurs. L’application permet de se géolocaliser sur la carte et de visualiser les tronçons de cours d’eau et les stations à proximité. L’application permet également de créer un compte personnel pour bénéficier d’abonnements et d’avertissements personnalisés. Les abonnements permettent de recevoir une notification à chaque nouvelle publication d’un bulletin. Les avertissements permettent de recevoir des notifications lors d’un changement de la couleur de vigilance crues sur un tronçon de cours d’eau, un territoire, ou un département ; et de recevoir des notifications lorsque le niveau du cours d’eau dépasse le seuil choisi par l’utilisateur sur une station.

About

Meduseo

Get real-time updates on jellyfish presence at beaches to avoid unpleasant surprises. Visualize jellyfish density on a map with color-coded indicators and contribute your own sightings to the community.

Highlights
  • Real-time jellyfish presence data
  • Color-coded map visualization
  • User-submitted jellyfish reports
  • Updated every 4 hours
  • Year-round availability
  • Search by city
Features
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Tired of arriving on a beach to realize that it is full of jellyfish? Impossible to swim, in short a spoiled moment! With Meduseo, the jellyfish weather, find out in real time about the presence of jellyfish on the beaches. You only have to enter the name of the city to access the information. The data is presented in the form of bubbles on the map going from yellow to red: - No color: no jellyfish reported - Yellow: Rare jellyfish (you may come across one isolated, no risk for swimming) - Orange: Some jellyfish (swimming may be possible, but be careful) - Red: Many jellyfish (we do not recommend swimming) The base is updated every 4 hours for France, Spain, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. Meduseo uses a unique algorithm, specifically developed for this theme making data available in summer but also throughout the year! You can also report the presence of jellyfish on beaches directly from the application and thus share your observations with the community.

Screenshots

Vigicrues4 screens
Meduseo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meduseo at 81% against Vigicrues's 30%. Meduseo also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Vigicrues's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vigicrues ships an update every 2 months, Meduseo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vigicrues versus Meduseo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVigicruesMeduseo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperService de l'observation et des statistiques (SOeS)Jeremy Deverdun

Customer experience

Vigicrues

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral35.0%
Negative35.0%

Meduseo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Vigicrues

No in-app purchases

None

Meduseo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vigicrues free?
Vigicrues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meduseo free?
Meduseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vigicrues or Meduseo have ads?
Meduseo shows ads; Vigicrues does not.
Which is updated more often, Vigicrues or Meduseo?
Vigicrues ships an update every 2 months, and Meduseo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Vigicrues was updated on October 27, 2026 and Meduseo on October 27, 2026.

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