Aare vs Aare Guru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aare
This app displays the current temperature of the Aare river in Switzerland. It covers the river's course from the Aare Glacier through various cities to the Swiss Water Castle. Enjoy a quick and beautiful way to check river temperatures.
- Current Aare river temperature
- Covers entire river course
- Data from BAFU
- User-friendly interface
- Quick and beautiful display
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Aare App zeigt die aktuelle Temperatur der Aare an. Vom Aaregletscher über Interlaken, Thun, Bern, Biel, Solothurn, Aarau bis ins Wasserschloss der Schweiz. Schön und schnell. «Eine ganz tolle und überaus funktionale Idee!! Super!» —Alexander Tschäppät, Stadtpräsident Bern, über die Aare iPhone App, 9. Juli 2010 Viel Spass beim Aareschwimmen, Raphael Messwerte von BAFU
Aare Guru
Get real-time temperature and water level data for the Aare river, along with a two-hour forecast. This app also provides daily weather predictions and precise sunrise/sunset times for specific locations.
- Real-time temperature
- Water level data
- Two-hour forecast
- Daily weather predictions
- Sunrise/sunset times
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Die Aktuelle Temperatur und Wassermenge und eine Prognose, wie die Aare Temperatur in zwei Stunden sein wird. Aare Guru liefert dir eine Wetterprognose für heute und die nächsten Tage. Die genaue Sonnenauf- und -untergangszeit für das Eichholz, das Marzili und die Lorraine Badi findest du ebenfalls. Best of Swiss Apps 2015: aare.guru gewinnt Gold in in der Kategorie «Young&Wild»!
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Verdict
Aare and Aare Guru both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Aare Guru's written reviews are positive against 60% of Aare's. Aare Guru also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Aare's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Aare against 5.0 for Aare Guru. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aare has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Aare's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aare Guru's.
Aare ships an update every 14 months, Aare Guru every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aare | Aare Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | illuBits Schaad | Reto Lehnherr |
Customer experience
Aare
Aare Guru
In-app purchases
Aare
No in-app purchases
Aare Guru
No in-app purchases
