Comparison

Cressi vs Distributed Fire

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

Head to head
About

Cressi

Track your dive data directly from your compatible watch to your smartphone. Analyze dive statistics, including average depth, temperature, and decompression stops. View charts and identify up to four different dive types.

Highlights
  • View recorded dive data
  • Bluetooth synchronization
  • Analyze dive charts
  • Identify dive types
  • Statistical data tracking
  • Average depth and temperature
Features
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Using the Cressi app you can view at any time the recorded data from your watch during the dives. The association is simple thanks to the Bluetooth interface that puts the watch in communication with your smartphone! Within the app you can consult the charts, identify up to 4 types of dives, selecting important information and statistical data including: - average depth - temperature - decompressive pause - speed etc.

About

Distributed Fire

Experience a unique digital artwork that you can collect and share. Light a flame from an exhibition to take it home, and then share it with others through the app. See how your artwork spreads on a dynamic map.

Highlights
  • Collect digital artwork flames
  • Share flames with other users
  • View flame spread on a map
  • Interactive exhibition experience
  • Take artwork home
Features
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This app can be used at the following exhibitions: - teamLab Planets (Toyosu, Tokyo) - teamLab Ruins and Heritage Rinkan Spa & Tea Ceremony (Takeo Hot Springs, Kyushu) --- Distributed Fire is an artwork that can be shared between people. You can also receive this artwork from specified works and bring it home with you. Light the Flame When you approach the flame of an artwork, your flame will ignite and you can take the artwork home with you. Share the Flame If you approach other people with this app, you can share your flame with them. See the Map of the Flame The flames that are shared and spread, as well as the flames shared and spread by you, are displayed on the map in the app.

Screenshots

Cressi4 screens
Distributed Fire3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Distributed Fire at 3.6 against Cressi's 2.1. Distributed Fire also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 4%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Cressi's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

Distributed Fire holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Cressi's written reviews are positive against 25% of Distributed Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cressi ships an update every 8 months, Distributed Fire every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cressi versus Distributed Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCressiDistributed Fire
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings)3.6 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.2% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings720 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCressi Sub s.p.ateamLab Inc.

Customer experience

Cressi

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive4.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative91.7%

Distributed Fire

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

In-app purchases

None

Cressi

No in-app purchases

None

Distributed Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cressi free?
Cressi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Distributed Fire free?
Distributed Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cressi or Distributed Fire?
Distributed Fire is rated higher. Cressi averages 2.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Distributed Fire averages 3.6 from 20 ratings.
Do Cressi or Distributed Fire have ads?
Neither Cressi nor Distributed Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cressi or Distributed Fire?
Cressi ships an update every 8 months, and Distributed Fire every 3 months. Most recently, Cressi was updated on October 24, 2026 and Distributed Fire on October 24, 2026.

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