GaugeWatcher vs DeFlock.me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GaugeWatcher
Access real-time river flow data without needing an account or encountering advertisements. Discover nearby gauges, monitor flow rates, and save your preferred locations for quick access.
- Real-time river flow data
- Discover nearby gauges
- Check flow rates
- Bookmark favorite gauges
- No signup required
- Ad-free experience
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Simple river flow data. No signup required. No ads. No fluff. Find nearby gauges, check flow rates, bookmark favorites. That's it.
DeFlock.me
This app provides a platform to view and contribute to a publicly accessible map of mass surveillance devices. Users can explore existing data and add new information about these devices.
- View ALPR data
- Contribute ALPR data
- Open map of surveillance devices
- Publicly accessible data
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View and contribute to an open map of public mass surveillance devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DeFlock.me at 273 against GaugeWatcher's 3. DeFlock.me also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). GaugeWatcher's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, 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.
GaugeWatcher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeFlock.me has 273 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GaugeWatcher's written reviews are positive against 83% of DeFlock.me's.
GaugeWatcher ships an update weekly, DeFlock.me fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GaugeWatcher | DeFlock.me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (273 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 273 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Althage | Tech BS LLC |
Customer experience
GaugeWatcher
DeFlock.me
In-app purchases
GaugeWatcher
No in-app purchases
DeFlock.me
No in-app purchases
