FLOWatch vs ShowPattern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLOWatch
This app helps manage operational data for water and wastewater treatment plants. It tracks data, manages assets, and handles work orders and compliance reporting, even in areas with limited connectivity.
- Track water quality data
- Manage plant assets
- Work order management
- Compliance reporting
- Offline data storage
- Mobile and web integration
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FLOWatch Operational Data Management is used to track and fulfill water and wastewater ops data, asset management, work ordering and compliance reporting. Mobile app works in conjunction with the web platform to allow plant operators to store water quality and process data from remote locations where connectivity is limited.
ShowPattern
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ShowPattern is a tool application. It runs on iOS devices, listens connection request form display test system and renders requested test pattern on screen during the automatic display testing. The test patterns are drawn on-screen real-time from a set of scale-free mathematical equations so it renders exact and accurate test patterns for any display resolution and any screen aspect ratio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShowPattern at 12.4 against FLOWatch's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FLOWatch ships an update every 3 months, ShowPattern every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLOWatch | ShowPattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FLOWatch LLC | 留云 巢 |
In-app purchases
FLOWatch
No in-app purchases
ShowPattern
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FLOWatch free?
Is ShowPattern free?
Do FLOWatch or ShowPattern have ads?
Which is updated more often, FLOWatch or ShowPattern?
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