Comparison

GaugeWatcher vs Flow Alert

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time river flow data
  • Discover nearby gauges
  • Check flow rates
  • Bookmark favorite gauges
  • No signup required
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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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.

About

Flow Alert

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Flow Alert provides quick access to flow , stage, temperature, and turbidity data made available by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS). Download USGS gauges and add favorites to a separate list. Create nicknames for your favorite gauges. Add a widget on your home screen that shows your selected parameter for your favorite gauges. Currently, widgets update automatically approximately every 15 minutes and show a bell icon if an alert is triggered. Add alerts to notify yourself when your gauge meets your defined criteria. Multiple alerts may be set for each favorite gauge. Manage your alerts for all gauges in one screen. Select a gauge from the list to see an interactive graph of the past 7 days of available data. Data provided by: -United State Geological Survey (USGS) Disclaimer: Flow Alert provides quick access to flow , stage, temperature, and turbidity data made available by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) via USGS Water Services. All data shown in Flow Alert are downloaded from the USGS Water Services API. Flow Alert is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representative of any government entity including USGS. Flow Alert does not take credit, responsibility, or ownership for any data downloaded from USGS's Water Services API. It is simply a tool that you can use to view the data made available by USGS. Data Source Link https://waterservices.usgs.gov/. If you have feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, please e-mail me at flowalertapp@gmail.com...I'd appreciate it! You may also submit feedback through the in-app feedback page.

Screenshots

GaugeWatcher4 screens
Flow Alert1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: GaugeWatcher at 2 against Flow Alert's —. Flow Alert's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GaugeWatcher versus Flow Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGaugeWatcherFlow Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew AlthageShaina Schwartzel

In-app purchases

None

GaugeWatcher

No in-app purchases

None

Flow Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GaugeWatcher free?
GaugeWatcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flow Alert free?
Flow Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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