Tentacle Setup vs Sim DATA Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Sim DATA Calculator
This tool helps professionals in media production calculate data transfer times and media sizes for various cameras. It offers an all-in-one solution for comparing camera data, estimating internet transfer durations, and calculating consumption for entire shows or movies.
- Compare camera data sizes side-by-side
- Calculate internet transfer times
- Copy results to clipboard
- Calculate data consumption for TV shows/movies
- Calculate complex framing variations
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Sim is a camera rental and post production company constantly calculating data rates, timecode, internet transfer times. There are many tools on the market that offer this functionality, but none that work as an all in one solution. Most are not up to date with the latest cameras and flipping between various apps is a pain. Therefore we created the Sim DATA Calculator. Within this app you can: - Compare various camera data sizes, side by side - Calculate how long it would take to send that media over the internet - Copy results from calculations to your clipboard for use in other apps - Calculate data consumption for an entire tv show or movie in one step - Calculate and visualize complex framing variations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tentacle Setup at 3.9 against Sim DATA Calculator's 3.3. Tentacle Setup also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (5 vs 2). Sim DATA Calculator's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tentacle Setup holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Tentacle Setup's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sim DATA Calculator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tentacle Setup ships an update every 4 weeks, Sim DATA Calculator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tentacle Setup | Sim DATA Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tentacle Sync GmbH | Picture Shop, LLC |
Customer experience
Tentacle Setup
Sim DATA Calculator
In-app purchases
Tentacle Setup
No in-app purchases
Sim DATA Calculator
No in-app purchases
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