Tentacle Setup vs Open Callsheet
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
Open Callsheet
This app automatically organizes important information from your email callsheets, saving you time. It uses AI to read and extract details, allowing quick access to daily schedules and contact information. You can also manually import PDFs for easy reference.
- Automatic callsheet detection from email
- Manual PDF import
- Smart text selection for web, maps, and phone
- On-the-go reference
- AI-powered organization
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Open Callsheet provides single button callsheet access for fast and easy on-the-go reference to all of the information for the day. It uses powerful neural networks to read and organize callsheets it finds in your email so you don't have to go routing through your email attachments every time you need to find a piece of information. Callsheet detection can search your email automatically or PDFs can be imported manually Smart text selection provides easy linking to Web Search, Maps, and Phone App Terms of Use: http://newendian.com/opencs-policies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tentacle Setup at none against Open Callsheet's 1. Tentacle Setup also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). Open Callsheet's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Open Callsheet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Tentacle Setup asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Tentacle Setup against 4.0 for Open Callsheet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tentacle Setup has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tentacle Setup ships an update every 4 weeks, Open Callsheet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tentacle Setup | Open Callsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tentacle Sync GmbH | New Endian LLC |
Customer experience
Tentacle Setup
Open Callsheet
In-app purchases
Tentacle Setup
No in-app purchases
Open Callsheet
- Open Callsheet Subscription$0.991 Year
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