Comparison

Meduseo vs dips

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

Head to head
About

Meduseo

Get real-time updates on jellyfish presence at beaches to avoid unpleasant surprises. Visualize jellyfish density on a map with color-coded indicators and contribute your own sightings to the community.

Highlights
  • Real-time jellyfish presence data
  • Color-coded map visualization
  • User-submitted jellyfish reports
  • Updated every 4 hours
  • Year-round availability
  • Search by city
Features
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Tired of arriving on a beach to realize that it is full of jellyfish? Impossible to swim, in short a spoiled moment! With Meduseo, the jellyfish weather, find out in real time about the presence of jellyfish on the beaches. You only have to enter the name of the city to access the information. The data is presented in the form of bubbles on the map going from yellow to red: - No color: no jellyfish reported - Yellow: Rare jellyfish (you may come across one isolated, no risk for swimming) - Orange: Some jellyfish (swimming may be possible, but be careful) - Red: Many jellyfish (we do not recommend swimming) The base is updated every 4 hours for France, Spain, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. Meduseo uses a unique algorithm, specifically developed for this theme making data available in summer but also throughout the year! You can also report the presence of jellyfish on beaches directly from the application and thus share your observations with the community.

About

dips

Features
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Ever stood at the water's edge and wondered what the temperature actually is? Yeah, me too. That's exactly why I made Dips! Dips is the simple, friendly app for anyone who loves getting in the water. Open up dips and it gets straight to work finding your nearest beach, pointing you in the right direction, and giving you a real-time read on water and air temperature before you take the plunge. What you get: - Your nearest beach - Real-time water and air temperature - Friendly condition ratings from Dangerously cold to Hot - A warm (or bracing!) welcome for every kind of swim day Go on. The water's waiting. Less wondering, more swimming.

Screenshots

Meduseo4 screens
dips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: dips at none against Meduseo's shown. Meduseo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meduseo ships an update every 2 weeks, dips every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meduseo versus dips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeduseodips
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy DeverdunSophie Lafferty

In-app purchases

None

Meduseo

No in-app purchases

None

dips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meduseo free?
Meduseo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dips free?
dips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meduseo or dips have ads?
Meduseo shows ads; dips does not.
Which is updated more often, Meduseo or dips?
Meduseo ships an update every 2 weeks, and dips every 5 weeks. Most recently, Meduseo was updated on October 9, 2026 and dips on October 9, 2026.

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