Flash Photography Adviser vs Photo Replace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Photography Adviser
This app helps photographers find optimal flash and camera settings for balanced exposures. It calculates settings like flash coverage, output, distance, ISO, and aperture based on the guide number rule. Users can define and store their own flashguns for personalized recommendations.
- Proposes balanced flash and camera settings
- Supports adjusting flash coverage, output, and distance
- Calculates camera ISO and aperture
- Assists in finding exposure equilibria
- Allows defining and storing custom flashguns
- Can be used as a training device for settings
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The Flash Photography Adviser app automatically proposes balanced settings, and subsequently supports changing these settings to achieve a new equilibrium, for: - Flash Coverage (Zoom), - Flash Output (Power Level), - Flashgun-to-Subject Distance, - Camera ISO, - Camera Aperture, assuming a shutter speed that is at or below the camera's maximum flash sync speed, and where the flashgun-to-subject distance is measured along the path that the light travels from flash to subject. Each such an equilibrium represents a correct exposure in accordance with the guide number rule. The guide number rule is a handy rule of thumb in flash photography; the rule estimates the required flash exposure value without using a light meter. This rule evolves around three concepts: - Incident light (as opposed to reflected light); an advantage for `difficult' subjects (for example bright or dark scenes). - The different lighting conditions that occur when (a) zooming your flashgun, (b) changing the flash-to-subject distance, or (c) changing the flash power - The relatively fixed exposure value for the light from the flashgun under these conditions What the rule does NOT prescribe are the actual flashgun and related camera settings (aperture, ISO, flash power, flash zoom, flash-to-subject distance) that you can use, as long as the combination of manual flashgun and camera settings lead to an equivalent exposure value as specified by the rule. Often, there are many of such equilibria. The Flash Adviser will assist in finding these equilibria by indicating how to achieve balance (the deviation as well as the direction), and indicating when balance is achieved. For this, the app indicates the resulting overall exposure value in stops RELATIVE to the rule for a selected lighting condition. Also, in the balancing process, you can choose to balance to a flash exposure compensation value rather than balancing to the zero value. For instance, you can use this feature for compensating for specific light modifiers (e.g., a shoot-through umbrella, a softbox) or to achieve balance between flash light ambient light. In this convenient app you can define and store your own flashgun(s). The app estimates the required exposure value based on the (zoom-value dependent) guide numbers of the flashgun. These guide number values can often be found in the specifications section in the User Guide of your flashgun, and can be stored in the app when defining your flashgun. The app can also be used as a `training device', where you first guess the required combination of settings for balance, and subsequently check these with the app. Further characteristics: - No in-app purchases - No account, no login - No advertisements
Photo Replace
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Photo Replace swaps a photo in Apple Photos for an edited version, while you keep the option to revert to the original. MADE FOR DUPLICATES Many photo editing apps save your edit as a new photo. Replace the original with the edit and, if you like, delete the duplicate. The photo keeps its place, date and albums. REVERT ANYTIME The replacement goes through the Photos editing system, so the original is never lost. Use Revert in Photos to get it back. KEEPS WHAT MATTERS Orientation, color space and HDR carry over. Live Photos stay live when the edit is a Live Photo too. WORKS WHERE YOU ARE Replace in the app, or automate replacements with the Shortcuts action. Works on iPhone and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no tracking, no data collection. Your photos never leave your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flash Photography Adviser at 17.0 against Photo Replace's 27.0. On price, 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
Flash Photography Adviser costs $0.99 and Photo Replace $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flash Photography Adviser ships an update every 7 months, Photo Replace every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Photography Adviser | Photo Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Duell PhD | Henrik Helmers |
In-app purchases
Flash Photography Adviser
No in-app purchases
Photo Replace
No in-app purchases
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