Comparison

Shearwater Cloud vs Ring In

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shearwater Cloud

Connect your mobile device to your dive computer to download, manage, and analyze dive logs. Update firmware and utilize cloud storage for accessible and secure dive data across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Download dive logs via Bluetooth LE
  • Analyze depth, decompression, and temperature
  • Cloud storage for dive logs
  • Firmware updates for dive computers
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Shearwater Cloud links your mobile device to your Shearwater dive computer. It allows you to download and manage your dive logs, update your dive computer firmware, and use cloud storage. Using Bluetooth LE technology, you can quickly and easily download your dive logs to Shearwater Cloud. Once your logs are downloaded, you can analyze your depth, decompression profile, temperature, and much more. The defining feature of Shearwater Cloud is the ability to store your dives via the cloud. Cloud storage provides accessibility to your dives on any mobile device with an internet connection. In addition, dive logs can be recovered should the dive logs be lost on a local storage. Shearwater Cloud is compatible with Tern, Peregrine, Teric, Perdix 2, Perdix AI, Perdix, NERD 2, Petrel 3, and Petrel 2.

About

Ring In

Discover and join local sports events or create your own. This free, easy-to-use platform connects you with nearby activities and helps team managers find players. Stay updated and get involved in physical activity.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby sports events
  • Create your own sports events
  • Find suitable players for your team
  • Join existing sports activities
  • Simple and easy to use interface
  • Stay updated on local sports
Features
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Ring In. Yes, This app is for you if Are you getting bored and want to be part of healthy physical activity? Do you want to be part of a game? Are you a team manager and you are looking for suitable players to play for you? Our platform allows you to be part of nearby sports events, create a ring, or receive a ring to join nearby sports activities. Free of cost, really simple, easy to use, and a nifty platform that keeps you updated and allows you to be part of sports activities around you. Sign Up now and be part of this staggering platform.

Screenshots

Shearwater Cloud1 screens
Ring In4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ring In at 100% against Shearwater Cloud's 26%. Ring In also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Shearwater Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ring In holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shearwater Cloud has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Shearwater Cloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ring In's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shearwater Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, Ring In every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shearwater Cloud versus Ring In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShearwater CloudRing In
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (104 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShearwater ResearchIFISOL

Customer experience

Shearwater Cloud

All ratings104 ratings
Positive29.8%
Neutral19.2%
Negative51.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral21.9%
Negative52.3%

Ring In

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Shearwater Cloud

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes on startup with latest iOS versions
  • Bluetooth connection causes app to freeze or crash
  • Dives fail to download or sync completely
  • Dive numbers display incorrectly compared to computer
  • Data loss when updating app or firmware
Show 13 more
  • Graph freezes when viewing in landscape mode
  • Cloud account requirement blocks app access
  • Slow download speeds (8+ minutes per dive)
  • Dropdown menus and UI elements unresponsive
  • Surface interval and end dive time removed in updates
  • Temperature unit conversion failures
  • SAC rate calculation errors
  • Auto-download toggle cannot be disabled
  • Checkboxes for filtering data removed
  • iPad version displays iPhone layout only
  • German/Italian translation mix-up
  • Unable to connect to specific computer models
  • Scrolling triggers accidental field selection

Requested features

20 requests
  • Modern, native-looking user interface redesign
  • GPS/geolocation integration for dive sites
  • Ability to manually add or import dives
  • Photo attachment capability for dives
  • Dive planner functionality
Show 15 more
  • Map view of dive locations
  • Landscape mode optimization for iPad
  • Ability to copy/paste information between dives
  • Filter dives by mode (recreational, technical, etc.)
  • Average SAC rate statistics across all dives
  • Buddy management and sharing features
  • Equipment tracking and reuse
  • Dive profile zoom capability
  • PDF export of dive logs
  • Support for more tank configurations
  • GFSurf information on graphs
  • Smart notifications/SNS integration
  • Dive date format customization
  • Full-screen graph in landscape orientation
  • Selective dive download options

Ring In

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shearwater Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

Ring In

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shearwater Cloud free?
Shearwater Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ring In free?
Ring In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shearwater Cloud or Ring In?
Ring In is rated higher. Shearwater Cloud averages 2.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Ring In averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shearwater Cloud or Ring In have ads?
Neither Shearwater Cloud nor Ring In shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shearwater Cloud or Ring In?
Shearwater Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ring In every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shearwater Cloud was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ring In on October 10, 2026.

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