Water Live vs NAFI V2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Water Live
Access real-time water data from over 1,300 monitoring sites across NSW. View stream, storage, and groundwater levels, flow rates, temperatures, rainfall, and water quality information. Easily find and save your favorite sites for quick access.
- Real-time water level data
- Streamflow and storage volume tracking
- Water quality information
- Rainfall data
- Site search by name, ID, or river
- Map-based site discovery
- Save favorite sites
- Customizable watch levels
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WaterNSW is the bulk water supplier and system operator in NSW. We seek to improve availability of water that is essential for water users and the communities throughout the state. WaterLive provides you with access to real-time information from our automatic digital devices from over 1,300 water monitoring sites throughout the state. Information includes stream, storage or groundwater levels, streamflows, storage volumes, water temperatures, rainfall and various types of water quality data. You can find sites by searching for the site name, ID or its river or basin, or by using the map. You can save sites as “favourites” to easily access your favourite sites and view a summary of the data. The "watches" function allows you to quickly see whether the water level at a site has exceeded a set level for example. Try it now!
NAFI V2
Access real-time bushfire threat information for Australia. View maps of fire activity and burnt areas, crucial for land managers and the public. This beta release provides essential fire data on your mobile device.
- Real-time bushfire threat information
- Maps of fire activity (hotspots)
- Maps of burnt areas (fire scars)
- Data for land managers
- Public access to fire data
- Beta release of new version
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The NAFI app brings fire information resources for land managers in Australia to your phone, allowing you to keep a constant eye on bushfire threats. As a pastoralist, grazier, indigenous ranger, conservation scientist or member of the public, you can view maps of fire activity (hotspots) and burnt areas (fire scars) provided by the North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service. This is beta release of new version of NAFI app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NAFI V2 at every 2 months against Water Live's every 6 months. Water Live's advantage is review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Water Live ships an update every 6 months, NAFI V2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Water Live | NAFI V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WATER NSW | Charles Darwin University |
Customer experience
Water Live
NAFI V2
In-app purchases
Water Live
No in-app purchases
NAFI V2
No in-app purchases
