Mealdropper vs EcoDrop Smart Water Refill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mealdropper
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Quick & simple to use local food delivery service in Thailand, offering the world's favourite cuisines from the best local restaurants
EcoDrop Smart Water Refill
Locate water refill stations, scan a QR code at the machine, and fill your reusable bottle with safe, filtered water. Manage multiple bottles and enjoy instant balance updates for a sustainable and cost-effective hydration solution.
- Find refill stations on map
- Scan QR code to refill
- Pay via multiple methods
- Manage multiple bottles
- Offline QR code caching
- Track refill balance
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EcoDrop is how you drink water in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe without filling a hotel bin with empty plastic. Find a refill station on the map. Scan your QR at the machine. Fill your reusable bottle with safe, filtered water for 56 cents per half-litre. Your balance updates instantly. That's the whole product. Buy an EcoDrop bottle once and keep refilling it, or get a tag QR that clips onto a bottle you already own. Refills come in packs of 10, 25, or 50, or you can pick how many you need. Pay through PayNow with a card, EcoCash, OneMoney, or InnBucks. There are 19 stations across town and along the lodge belt, with more on the way. The app keeps your QR codes cached on your phone, so a thin signal at the gorge or a dead spot at the Big Tree won't stop you from pouring. You can manage multiple bottles per account, which matters if you're travelling with kids or running a guesthouse. Tourists save money over the course of a trip. Locals get drinking water at a fraction of bottled prices. Lodges hand their guests something that says "welcome" without saying "here's more plastic." The product underneath is the same for all of them: clean water at a reasonable price, no waste to throw away. Operated by Ecodrop Enterprises Pty LTD, Victoria Falls. Prices shown in USD and ZiG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EcoDrop Smart Water Refill at every 6 weeks against Mealdropper's every 11 months. Mealdropper's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Mealdropper ships an update every 11 months, EcoDrop Smart Water Refill every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mealdropper | EcoDrop Smart Water Refill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andre Foston | Ecodrop Enterprises (Pty) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Mealdropper
No in-app purchases
EcoDrop Smart Water Refill
No in-app purchases
Questions
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