Swiss Water Finder: SpringNavi

Upscaler Labs Ltd

About this app

SpringNavi is your essential companion for finding fresh drinking water and planning routes with water breaks throughout Switzerland. Our app helps you locate and navigate to the nearest public drinking fountains, and create custom routes incorporating these stops, promoting sustainable hydration while reducing single-use plastic consumption.

Why Choose SpringNavi?
Switzerland is renowned for its exceptional drinking water quality, with thousands of beautiful and accessible public fountains across the country. SpringNavi makes it easy to:
• Plan routes with multiple water fountain stops
• Find the closest drinking water fountains to your current location
• View all nearby fountains and your routes on an interactive map
• Get detailed information about each fountain
• Navigate directly to your chosen fountain or along your planned route
• Save your favourite fountains and routes for quick access


Key Features

Intuitive Fountain Discovery & Route Planning
• Plan custom routes with multiple fountain waypoints.
• Automatically displays the 10 closest water fountains to your location
• Interactive Google Maps interface with custom markers for fountains and routes

Detailed Fountain Information
• Distance from your current location
• Fountain amenities clearly displayed with intuitive icons:
- Bottle filling capability
- Dog-friendly status
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Outdoor/indoor location
- Operator information when available

Easy Navigation
• Get turn-by-turn directions to any fountain or along your planned routes.
• Opens your preferred navigation app with the route already set
• Walking directions optimised for pedestrian access

Personalisation
• Mark fountains as favourites for quick access
• Save planned routes for easy reuse
• Beautiful, clean interface with a focus on usability
• Informative water benefit messages to keep you motivated to stay hydrated

Why Use Public Drinking Fountains?
• Environmental Impact: Reduce plastic waste from single-use bottles
• Cost Savings: Access free, high-quality drinking water anywhere
• Health Benefits: Stay hydrated with clean, fresh water
• Cultural Experience: Swiss fountains are often beautiful, historic structures
• Convenience: Never worry about finding water while exploring Switzerland

Privacy & Permissions
SpringNavi only requests location permissions to help you find nearby fountains. Your location data is used solely within the app to calculate distances and is never stored or shared with third parties.
The app requires:
• Location permissions: To find fountains near you
• Internet connection: For map loading and updates (Premium users can access offline maps)

About Us
SpringNavi was created by a team passionate about Switzerland's exceptional water resources and committed to promoting sustainable hydration practices. Our mission is to make Switzerland's public drinking water fountains more accessible to everyone, whether you're a local resident or a visitor exploring this beautiful country.

Download SpringNavi today and discover the joy of fresh, clean Swiss water wherever you go!

What’s new

Spring Navi lands on Android — our very first release! Discover Switzerland's public drinking fountains wherever you go.

- Finds the closest fountains automatically
- See bottle-filling, dog-friendly, and wheelchair-accessible details at a glance
- Plan multi-stop walking routes and save your favorites
- Turn-by-turn directions to every stop

Stay hydrated, skip the plastic, and enjoy Swiss water at its freshest. Thanks for trying v1 — more features on the way!