The Waterbug App vs Litter Stopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Waterbug App
Identify freshwater invertebrates found in Australian waterways. Assess the health of rivers, creeks, and wetlands by observing these creatures. Contribute your findings to a national citizen science program.
- Waterbug identification
- River health assessment
- Citizen science contribution
- Data submission
- Australian freshwater invertebrates
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Identify waterbugs (freshwater invertebrates) from Australia, assess the health of a river/creek/wetland and submit data to contribute to the citizen science program - The National Waterbug Blitz.
Litter Stopper
This app helps identify and record types of litter found in a location. It allows users to log details like item type, man-hours, weight, and volume collected. Data is emailed and stored in a database for comparison across different clean-up sites.
- Record litter types
- Log clean-up parameters
- Email data
- Store data in database
- Compare clean-up sites
- Audit up to 24 litter types
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If we want to stop litter, one of the most powerful tools to do this it to first identify what types of items are being littered. Then once identified, have some action taken on those products to stop their littering. Litterstopper is a simple app that will allow you to record the litter in your location and email it to any address you nominate. It is also simultaneously stored on the litterstopper.com database. Litterstopper will allow you to audit up to 24 types of commonly found plastic litter or rubbish items. Or you can perform a smaller audit number if you are only seeking a few target items in your cleans. The app also records other parameters, such as the number of manhours spent on the clean, the time, how many kgs of rubbish were collected, what volume of rubbish was removed, what length of beach or street was cleaned. These parameters allow you to compare one site against another site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Waterbug App at 88% against Litter Stopper's 60%. Litter Stopper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). 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.
The Waterbug App ships an update every 9 months, Litter Stopper every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Waterbug App | Litter Stopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Sharman | Ross Headifen |
Customer experience
The Waterbug App
Litter Stopper
In-app purchases
The Waterbug App
No in-app purchases
Litter Stopper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Waterbug App free?
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