Comparison

Tentacle Setup vs Flow Capture

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

Head to head
About

Tentacle Setup

This app allows you to control Tentacle SYNC E, TRACK E, and TIMEBAR devices via Bluetooth. It facilitates setting, syncing, and recording timecode for professional audio and video workflows. Simply turn on Bluetooth and follow the on-screen instructions to manage your devices.

Highlights
  • Device control via Bluetooth
  • Set, sync, and record timecode
  • Manage SYNC E, TRACK E, and TIMEBAR
  • Intuitive on-screen instructions
  • Streamlined workflow management
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Set. Sync. Record. Manage your Tentacle SYNC E timecode generator, TRACK E timecode audio recorder and TIMEBAR timecode display. Just turn on Bluetooth and follow the instructions. Have fun working with your Tentacles! Questions or suggestions? Contact us via support@tentaclesync.com

About

Flow Capture

This advanced platform streamlines filmmaking production by offering a seamless digital experience for dailies and real-time footage streaming to crews worldwide. It compresses production timelines, reduces costs, and enhances overall quality.

Highlights
  • Advanced production platform
  • State-of-the-art engineering
  • Beautiful user interface
  • Digital dailies experience
  • Real-time footage streaming
  • Global crew collaboration
Features
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Flow Capture is an Advanced Production Platform for Filmmakers. Founded by filmmakers, who leveraged their deep industry experience to re-imagine what a filmmaking platform could be. Flow Capture Dailies With state-of-the-art engineering and a beautiful user interface, our customers believe this is the best digital experience they have encountered for Dailies. Flow Capture Immediates Unique to Flow Capture, Immediates extends the platform to a new level of collaboration with camera footage and metadata streamed to your crew anywhere in the world, seconds after the camera has stopped recording. Flow Capture compresses production time-frames - reducing costs, driving efficiencies and increasing quality. We call this Immediates. Filmmakers call it revolutionary.

Screenshots

Tentacle Setup4 screens
Flow Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tentacle Setup at 3.7 against Flow Capture's 3.3. Tentacle Setup also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tentacle Setup holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tentacle Setup ships an update every 4 weeks, Flow Capture fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tentacle Setup versus Flow Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTentacle SetupFlow Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB133 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTentacle Sync GmbHMoxion

Customer experience

Tentacle Setup

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%

Flow Capture

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Tentacle Setup

No in-app purchases

None

Flow Capture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tentacle Setup free?
Tentacle Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flow Capture free?
Flow Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tentacle Setup or Flow Capture?
Tentacle Setup is rated higher. Tentacle Setup averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Flow Capture averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Tentacle Setup or Flow Capture have ads?
Neither Tentacle Setup nor Flow Capture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tentacle Setup or Flow Capture?
Tentacle Setup ships an update every 4 weeks, and Flow Capture fortnightly. Most recently, Tentacle Setup was updated on November 2, 2026 and Flow Capture on November 2, 2026.

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