Comparison

SHO vs GearGraph

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

GearGraph

Features
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GearGraph keeps the record your car deserves: every service, every fill-up, what it cost, and who did the work. Over a few years that record answers the question every owner eventually asks — is this thing still worth keeping? And when the day comes to sell, it prints a service history for a potential buyer. WHAT YOU CAN LOG • Service entries with parts, labor, tax and the shop that did the work • A single visit that covered several jobs, each with its own category and price • Fuel fill-ups, full or partial, with the price you paid • Photos and scanned receipts, attached to the entry they belong to • Reminders for the next oil change, inspection or rotation WHAT IT TELLS YOU • What the vehicle has cost you to run, per year and per mile • Where the money actually went, by category • Real fuel economy — measured between full tanks, with any interval containing a missed fill-up thrown out rather than quietly averaged in • Which reminders are genuinely due, including mileage-based ones WHEN YOU SELL Export a formatted PDF service history — searchable, selectable text, not a screenshot — or a CSV that opens cleanly in any spreadsheet. Perfect for handing off service records to a buyer. BUILT FOR ONE CAR OR SEVERAL Each vehicle gets its own color, taken from its photo, so a red convertible and a white truck never feel like the same screen. PRIVACY, PLAINLY There is no GearGraph account, because there is no GearGraph server. Your records live in your own private iCloud account and sync between your devices without ever passing through us. The app makes exactly one network request in its entire lifetime: if you choose to look up a VIN, it sends those 17 characters to the free US government vehicle database and nothing else. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. PRICING Free for your first 10 logged events. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited logging forever — it is a tool you buy, not a service you rent. Everything you have already logged stays readable, editable and exportable whether or not you ever pay.

Screenshots

SHO4 screens
GearGraph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHO at none against GearGraph's 1. SHO also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 26.0). GearGraph's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. GearGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SHO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHO ships an update every 2 months, GearGraph every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SHO versus GearGraph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHOGearGraph
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTask Force TipsGR Digital Media LLC

In-app purchases

None

SHO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GearGraph

One-time1
  • GearGraph Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is SHO free?
SHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GearGraph free?
GearGraph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SHO or GearGraph have ads?
Neither SHO nor GearGraph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHO or GearGraph?
SHO ships an update every 2 months, and GearGraph every 4 days. Most recently, SHO was updated on September 27, 2026 and GearGraph on October 9, 2026.

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