Comparison

RigRite vs SHO

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

Head to head
About

RigRite

This app provides interactive vector force calculations for complex rope rigging systems. It allows users to visualize forces with multipoint anchors, redirects, and slopes, and even overlay diagrams onto photos of their setups. Supports various load units and offers saving and sharing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Interactive vector force calculations
  • Multipoint anchor support
  • Visual diagrams with drag-and-drop
  • Photo overlay for angle measurement
  • Supports diverse load units
  • Save, copy, and share diagrams
Features
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Interactive vector force calculations for rope rigging. RigRite allows you to calculate the forces in a rope system with multipoint anchors, redirects, tripods, highlines, slopes and more. Features: • Visual diagrams - drag point around to change angles. • Three simple yet powerful diagram types that are flexible enough to calculate nearly anything. • Photo overlay - Take or select a photo of your rigging and overlay a diagram to measure the angles and calculate the forces. • Works with any load and units, for example: 100%, 80kg, 2kN, 200lb, 3 people, 8 fat cats, even emoji icons. • Tension and Compression • Save diagrams to your device, copy, open in other apps • Share to Email, Facebook, Twitter and more

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.

Screenshots

RigRite3 screens
SHO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SHO at Free against RigRite's $2.99. SHO also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.2). RigRite's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SHO is free to download; RigRite costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHO holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of RigRite's written reviews are positive against 0% of SHO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RigRite ships an update every 3 months, SHO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RigRite versus SHO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRigRiteSHO
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.2 (6 ratings)4.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperP22 LimitedTask Force Tips

Customer experience

RigRite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

SHO

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

RigRite

No in-app purchases

None

SHO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RigRite free?
RigRite costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHO free?
SHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RigRite or SHO?
SHO is rated higher. RigRite averages 1.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SHO averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do RigRite or SHO have ads?
Neither RigRite nor SHO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RigRite or SHO?
RigRite ships an update every 3 months, and SHO every 2 months. Most recently, RigRite was updated on September 26, 2026 and SHO on June 2, 2026.

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