mAARE vs TemperAare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mAARE
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«mAARE» measures the water temperature of the river Aare in Bern Switzerland – fast, accurate and charming. People love to swim in this clean river – so do we. Now you can log your swims in your Aare-Diary. Attention: marine creatures designed by Büro Destruct sighted in the river! Including the mAARE iMessage sticker set and homescreen widgets!
TemperAare
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Is the water warm enough to dare a plunge? TemperAare gives you live temperature data from the Aare river. Temperatures get updated whenever they change by 0.2 degrees Celsius.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mAARE at every 6 months against TemperAare's every 13 months. TemperAare's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
mAARE ships an update every 6 months, TemperAare every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mAARE | TemperAare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buro Destruct | Tobias Oetiker |
In-app purchases
mAARE
No in-app purchases
TemperAare
No in-app purchases
