SHO vs Pump Pressure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHO
This app assists firefighters in calculating water flow rates, pump discharge pressures, and nozzle reactions. It can be used with a Bluetooth flow meter or as a standalone calculator with established fire flow formulas. Educational videos on water flow are also included.
- Calculate fire hose flow rates
- Determine pump discharge pressures
- Calculate nozzle reaction
- Perform NFPA 1962 nozzle flow tests
- Standalone water flow calculator
- Water flow education videos
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The SHO-FLOW app is a dual featured application that can be used with or without a TFT SHO-FLOW® Bluetooth® flow meter. When used in conjunction with a SHO-FLOW, users can determine actual flow rates for fire hose lines and nozzles as well as calculate true Pump Discharge Pressures (PDP), Nozzle Reaction, and Hose Friction. In addition an NFPA 1962 nozzle flow test can be performed. As a stand-alone water flow calculator, many of these functions can be performed using established fire flow formulas. The app also includes water flow education videos and recommendations for target fire flows when using water or foam. The TFT SHO-FLOW flow meter is designed to quickly determine flow rates present in a fire hose line and wirelessly transmit the rate to a nearby smart device. Any firefighting, training, or testing operation that utilizes hose lines or nozzles is a potential application. Please read the manual before operation. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Task Force Tips, LLC is under license.
Pump Pressure
This app calculates required pump discharge pressures for firefighting scenarios involving fog and smoothbore nozzles. It allows users to quickly adjust variables like flow rate, hose length, and diameter to see their impact on pressure.
- Fog nozzle calculations
- Smoothbore nozzle calculations
- Relay pumping calculations
- Adjustable flow rate, hose length, and diameter
- Real-time impact visualization
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Dedicated screens for Fog Nozzle, SmootheBore Nozzle and Relay Pumping calculations based on flow rate, hose length, hose diameter, nozzle pressure, tip diameter, nozzle elevation. Quickly see the affects of changing any combination or all of these variables on the flow rates and required pump discharge pressures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SHO at Free against Pump Pressure's $1.99. SHO also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Pump Pressure's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
SHO is free to download; Pump Pressure costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHO holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHO has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SHO ships an update every 2 months, Pump Pressure every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHO | Pump Pressure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Task Force Tips | Daragh MacGabhann |
Customer experience
SHO
Pump Pressure
In-app purchases
SHO
No in-app purchases
Pump Pressure
No in-app purchases
