EyeOnWater vs GaugeWatcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EyeOnWater
Monitor your home's water consumption with this app. View detailed usage history, identify leaks, and understand your water usage trends. Connect to your supported water utility account to make your water usage visible.
- View recent water usage with comparison
- Detailed usage history (day, week, month, year)
- Discover usage trends
- Detect leaks and reduce waste
- Contact water utility
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EyeOnWater allows you to connect to supported water utility accounts and see your latest water usage. Understand how much water you use, detect leaks, and discover trends for when you use the most water. - Quickly view your recent water usage with a two week comparison. - View detailed water usage history by day, week, month, and year. - Discover your short and long term water usage trends. - Detect leaks and reduce water waste. - Easily contact your water utility. * Some app features may not be available for all utilities Who can use the app: EyeOnWater is available to customers of supported utilities. Enter your water account number and zip code after downloading the app to see if your water utility is supported. Water usage information is provided by your utility through BEACON Customer Engagement, a service from Badger Meter, Inc. Please note that not all water companies offer EyeOnWater. Additionally, if your utility offers EyeOnWater but your specific account cannot be found, contact your water utility’s customer service for assistance or to request that your account be added. EyeOnWater, Making Water Visible, the Badger Meter, Inc. logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of the Badger Meter, Inc. or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Badger Meter, Inc. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EyeOnWater at 4.7 against GaugeWatcher's 3.8. EyeOnWater also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). GaugeWatcher's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 56%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EyeOnWater holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EyeOnWater has 45K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of EyeOnWater's written reviews are positive against 67% of GaugeWatcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EyeOnWater ships an update every 3 weeks, GaugeWatcher weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EyeOnWater | GaugeWatcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (45K ratings) — better | 3.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Badger Meter, Inc. | Andrew Althage |
Customer experience
EyeOnWater
GaugeWatcher
Bugs and requests
EyeOnWater
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working or showing zero usage
- Login issues or inability to access account
- Inconsistent or unreliable data reporting
Requested features
5 requests- More real-time or frequent data updates
- Ability to export data
- Notifications by phone call or text message
- Ability to set custom leak alert thresholds
- Integration with home automation systems
GaugeWatcher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EyeOnWater
No in-app purchases
GaugeWatcher
No in-app purchases
