Comparison

Seepegel vs z'Badi

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

Head to head
About

Seepegel

Get real-time water levels for Lake Constance directly on your device. This app provides current measurements, historical trends, and visual representations of water status, ideal for anyone who enjoys the lake.

Highlights
  • Current water level in cm (live data)
  • 24-hour water level trend
  • 7-day water level trend
  • Home screen widget
  • Animated wave visualization
  • Immediate water status assessment
Features
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Water level at Lake Constance, measured at Konstanz. Seepegel displays the latest available reading, its measurement time and the change over 24 hours. FEATURES • Water level in centimetres, with low- and high-water status • History over 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days and one year • Compare water levels across two periods • Configurable push alerts for minimum and maximum levels • Home Screen widget with water level and measurement time • Apple Watch app and watch face complications • Take or select a lake photo and add the water level, measurement time and seepegel.app branding • Save photos to Photos or share them • Light and dark mode DATA SOURCE Readings are provided by the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration through the PEGELONLINE web services (Konstanz measuring station). Data is provided without warranty. Seepegel is not an official government app. Push alerts are personal threshold notifications, not official warnings. Seepegel is free and contains no advertising.

About

z'Badi

Features
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z'Badi gives you a clear and fast overview of Zurich’s public baths and swimming spots. Check opening hours, water temperatures, weather, crowd levels and locations. Save your favourite badis, explore them on the map and sort by name, temperature, occupancy or distance. Whether you are heading to the lake, a river bath, an outdoor pool, an indoor pool or a warm-water bath, ZürichBadiInfo helps you choose faster. The app uses publicly available sources and live data where available. Some information may vary depending on source availability, weather conditions, season or operating status.

Screenshots

Seepegel4 screens
z'Badi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: z'Badi at weekly against Seepegel's every 3 weeks. Seepegel's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

Seepegel ships an update every 3 weeks, z'Badi weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Seepegel versus z'Badi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeepegelz'Badi
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoerg KlausewitzKonrad Schmid

In-app purchases

None

Seepegel

No in-app purchases

None

z'Badi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seepegel free?
Seepegel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is z'Badi free?
z'Badi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seepegel or z'Badi have ads?
Neither Seepegel nor z'Badi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seepegel or z'Badi?
Seepegel ships an update every 3 weeks, and z'Badi weekly. Most recently, Seepegel was updated on October 30, 2026 and z'Badi on October 31, 2026.

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