Sharelock vs Hydrium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sharelock
This app offers a straightforward way to insure your bicycle against theft, damage, and vandalism. It provides transparent contract details, personalized coverage for all bicycle types, and a simplified claims process. Additionally, it helps you find secure parking spots and tracks your cycling statistics.
- Bicycle insurance for theft, damage, vandalism
- Personalized coverage for all bike types
- Reduced deductible via photo session
- No waiting period with photo session
- Worldwide coverage (mainland France based)
- Real-time claims tracking
- Secure parking map
- Trip statistics and tracking
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With Sharelock, insuring your bicycle is simple and comes with no surprises. Find the best places to park it securely and track detailed statistics about your trips. - Simple Process Get a quote in just a few clicks, and subscribe to your insurance when you're ready. In case of an incident, reporting is quick and easy through your account. - Full Transparency Discover all the details of your contract, transparently explained with no hidden surprises. - Personalized Coverage Insure your bicycle against theft, damage, and vandalism. - All Bicycle Types Covered Protect your bicycle, whether it’s new or used, mechanical, mountain, folding, cargo, or electric (up to 25 km/h). - Reduced Deductible Lower your deductible from 10% to 5% by simply taking a photo session in the app. - No Waiting Period Eliminate the 3-week waiting period by completing your first photo session in the app. - Coverage Worldwide Get compensation wherever you travel, as long as you're based in mainland France. - Fast Claims Processing Track your claim in real time. Your case will be handled within 48 hours once we have all the necessary documents. - Quick Support Reach out for quick support from our team. - Safer Parking Use the Vigimap risk level map to choose the safest places to park your bicycle. - Trip Calculator & Tracking Enhance your cycling experience with detailed trip stats: route, duration, distance, speed, CO2 saved, calories burned. Filter by week, month, year, or since your first ride. For more information, visit our website: https://www.sharelock.co
Hydrium
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Hydrium helps you drink enough water every day, without having to think about it. During setup, Hydrium calculates your daily goal from your weight, activity level and climate, with adjustments for pregnancy, breastfeeding, workouts and hot weather. SIMPLE TRACKING • Log a drink in one tap: glass, mug, flask, bottle or a free amount • 4 animated visuals to watch your progress: bottle, silhouette, plant, ring • Drink type (water, tea, coffee, juice, soda...) is factored into your real hydration SMART REMINDERS • Reminders at a regular interval or at fixed times • Adaptive reminders: Hydrium automatically spaces out the reminders left in your day based on the time and how much you still need to drink • Automatic snooze after a large drink, reminders pause once you reach your goal HISTORY AND MOTIVATION • 7-day, 30-day, 12-month and all-time history • Charts and a breakdown by beverage • 12 badges to unlock, day streaks APPLE WATCH AND HEALTH • Full companion app for Apple Watch, synced with your iPhone in real time • Watch face complication: progress ring and volume in ml (circular, corner, rectangular and inline) • Your drinks are written to the Health app automatically • Reads your weight and workouts to refine your goal AUTOMATIC ICLOUD BACKUP • Optional, turned on in Settings › Data: a daily copy of your data in your iCloud Drive (Hydrium folder in the Files app), the 7 latest are kept • Restore from iCloud in a few taps, after a reinstall or on a new iPhone • Your data stays in your own iCloud account: Hydrium has no server • Manual backup and restore (JSON file) are still available 14-DAY FREE TRIAL • Try every Hydrium Plus feature free for 14 days, no subscription • When the trial ends, the app returns to the free version: your data is kept, and the containers, beverages and styles created during the trial stay hidden until you buy Hydrium Plus HYDRIUM PLUS (one-time purchase, no subscription) • Unlimited history (30 days, 12 months, all-time) • Unlimited custom containers and beverages • All 4 visual styles • Smart and adaptive reminders • Themed sounds • CSV export Available in English, French, Italian and Spanish. Units: milliliters, liters or ounces. Hydrium offers a comfort estimate to help you stay hydrated day to day; it does not replace medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sharelock at none against Hydrium's 2. Sharelock also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Hydrium's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Hydrium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sharelock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sharelock ships an update fortnightly, Hydrium every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sharelock | Hydrium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SL Ventures | Christophe Fromage |
In-app purchases
Sharelock
No in-app purchases
Hydrium
- 14-day TrialFree
- Hydrium Plus$2.99









