Comparison

NZ Post vs AquaWatch Mobile

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

Head to head
About

NZ Post

Track parcels, send items, and find nearby locations with ease. Manage deliveries, add instructions, and arrange redelivery or redirection directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Automatic parcel tracking
  • Online sending tool
  • Add delivery instructions
  • Arrange redelivery
  • Redirect parcels
  • Find NZ Post locations
Features
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Get quick access to parcel tracking while you're on the go. Send a parcel, find a NZ Post location nearby, and check an address, all on the app. Features: • We'll automatically add your parcels to the app. Sign in using your existing My NZ Post account and we'll start linking your parcels to your account! • Access our online sending tool within our mobile app. Find a price, pay for parcel sending and get your sending label emailed to you. • Quickly add delivery instructions with our improved form • Add Leave my parcel instructions for your signature required parcel if you aren't home • Pay for Saturday (and evening) delivery within the app • Missed your delivery? Arrange redelivery within the app. There's no need to visit another tool. • Redirect your parcel to a Collect my parcel location with user-friendly location selection, maps and opening hours • Need to look up an address or postcode while you’re on the move? You can do that within the mobile app. • Find a NZ Post store or post box near you or check where you can access our services.

About

AquaWatch Mobile

Access real-time environmental data to understand local conditions and protect health. This app provides crucial information for public awareness and environmental monitoring.

Highlights
  • Real-time environmental monitoring
  • Environmental health information
  • Public right-to-know data
  • Information systems
  • Technology implementation
Features
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Real-time environmental information is crucial to the public's right-to-know the environmental conditions in which they live, and to protect human and environmental health. Pace University's Gale Epstein Center for Technology, Policy and the Environment is dedicated to training in and implementation of real-time environmental monitoring technologies and information systems.

Screenshots

NZ Post4 screens
AquaWatch Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AquaWatch Mobile at 5.0 against NZ Post's 2.0. NZ Post's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AquaWatch Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NZ Post versus AquaWatch Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNZ PostAquaWatch Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Zealand Post LimitedJohn Cronin

Customer experience

NZ Post

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative77.1%

AquaWatch Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NZ Post

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Login page crashes or fails to load
  • Blank pop-up screens during authentication
  • Continuous logout loops
  • Spinning wheel of doom (infinite loading)
  • Tracking numbers not loading or displaying
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  • Email alerts automatically disabling
  • App crashes when redirecting parcels
  • Parcel edits not being retained
  • Filter functionality not working properly
  • Bulk delete deleting all items instead of filtered
  • App not compatible with notch iPhones
  • Cannot add tracking numbers
  • Validation code rejecting valid email domains
  • Wrong email address linked with no way to change
  • Tracking information missing or incomplete
  • App opening blank rectangles instead of content

Requested features

12 requests
  • Push notifications for tracking updates
  • Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to copy tracking numbers from app
  • Support for international courier tracking
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  • Email validation for modern TLDs
  • Better account management features
  • ParcelPod management functionality
  • Improved session persistence
  • Native app instead of web wrapper
  • Advanced filtering and sorting options
  • Proof of delivery downloads

AquaWatch Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NZ Post

No in-app purchases

None

AquaWatch Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NZ Post free?
NZ Post is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AquaWatch Mobile free?
AquaWatch Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NZ Post or AquaWatch Mobile?
AquaWatch Mobile is rated higher. NZ Post averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AquaWatch Mobile averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NZ Post or AquaWatch Mobile have ads?
Neither NZ Post nor AquaWatch Mobile shows ads.

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