# Flume Water

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1117135447](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1117135447)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1117135447`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Flume, Inc.
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,608 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.10.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2017-07-11
- **Size:** 56 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flume-water/id1117135447)
- **Website:** [https://flumewater.com](https://flumewater.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://flumewater.com/privacy-policy](https://flumewater.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Flume Water Chrome extension connects with a Flume Water Sensor mounted on your home’s water meter to help you manage, monitor, and conserve water. It provides leak alerts and peace of mind whether you’re at home or away.

Get down-to-the-minute water use data—down to the one-hundredth of a gallon—and discover new ways to reduce your consumption. Flume also suggests a budget and creates leak notifications to help protect your home. Setup is quick and simple: self-install, no plumbing, no wiring, and no pro visits. To purchase a Flume Water Sensor, visit https://flumewater.com

## Rankings

- #44,335 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, Flume is praised for leak detection, real-time usage alerts, easy setup, and potential bill savings. The dashboard is helpful for tracking water use and catching leaks quickly. Common downsides include alert fatigue, lack of landscape/iPad support, limited smart-home integrations, onboarding/connectivity hassles, and accuracy issues with slow leaks and some false positives. Improvements like learned-behavior logic help with false alarms, but users still want better multi-meter management, smarter alerting, and broader platform compatibility.

### Pros

- Leak detection and real-time water usage alerts help prevent water waste, including running toilets and leaks.
- Easy to install with a user-friendly dashboard that provides helpful insights.
- Can lower water bills by improving awareness and control over home water usage.
- Algorithm improvements (learned behavior/history-aware) improve alert accuracy over time.
- Useful for monitoring irrigation leaks and can be applied across multiple properties.

### Cons

- Too many unnecessary alerts and false positives, leading to alert fatigue.
- Portrait-only orientation; lacks landscape mode, making iPad use less convenient.
- Limited smart-home integration (no reliable SmartThings or Apple Home compatibility) and ecosystem gaps.
- Onboarding and setup can be frustrating, with connectivity and enrollment issues.
- Not reliable for slow leaks and shows accuracy issues, sometimes missing slow leaks or giving approximate results.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1117135447)