Comparison

DOF Pro vs Shortwave Guide

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

Head to head
About

DOF Pro

Easily calculate depth of field using intuitive sliders for distance, aperture, and lens. Save and load your preferred camera settings for future projects. Supports a vast range of cameras and formats, with customizable options for precise control.

Highlights
  • Depth of field calculation via sliders
  • Save and load custom settings
  • Extensive camera and lens database
  • Metric and imperial unit support
  • Customizable distance and aperture ranges
  • Support for various film and cinema formats
Features
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Calculate depth of field for your camera, then save the setup for your next shoot. DOF Pro combines near and far focus limits, hyperfocal distance, custom sensors and saved configurations in one app. SEE WHAT STAYS SHARP A live scene shows your settings at work. Flowers, a dog, a house and distant mountains sit at real distances, and each blurs according to your focus distance, aperture and lens. Open up the aperture and watch the background melt; zoom in and the scene tightens. You can turn the scene's animation off in Settings. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Stand it up and the results face you while the sliders lie flat under your thumbs. Open it like a book and results and controls each get their own half, clear of the fold. Close it and everything moves to the outer screen, with your controls in the side bar. Layouts move smoothly as you fold. ADJUST YOUR SHOT Change subject distance, aperture and focal length with three horizontal sliders. See total depth of field and how much falls in front of and behind your subject. USE YOUR OWN SENSOR Choose an included camera profile or create a named camera from its active sensor width and height in millimetres. Useful for custom camera setups, drone sensors and known recording crops. CONTROL THE SHARPNESS CRITERION DOF Pro calculates a default circle of confusion for custom sensors. Set an optional CoC override for a built-in or custom camera, and restore its default when needed. SAVE AND REUSE SETUPS Save camera configurations and load them again later. Saved configurations and custom sensor settings stay on your device. Presets use the camera's current CoC setting. WORK IN YOUR PREFERRED UNITS Use metres or feet and inches. Camera profiles and macro, telephoto and extended distance ranges are included in the paid app. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscription. No sign-in required. Calculations work offline with the available camera catalog; catalog updates need an internet connection.

About

Shortwave Guide

This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.

Highlights
  • Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
  • Real-time station listings
  • Frequency viewing
  • Database updates
  • EiBi database integration
Features
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".

Screenshots

DOF Pro4 screens
Shortwave Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shortwave Guide at none against DOF Pro's shown. DOF Pro's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

DOF Pro costs $5.99 and Shortwave Guide $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DOF Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, Shortwave Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
DOF Pro versus Shortwave Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDOF ProShortwave Guide
Price$5.99 โ€” better$8.99
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews โ€” better20.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMihai alexandru BoldVladyslav Haliuk

Customer experience

DOF Pro

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Shortwave Guide

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

DOF Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Shortwave Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DOF Pro free?
DOF Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shortwave Guide free?
Shortwave Guide costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DOF Pro or Shortwave Guide have ads?
DOF Pro shows ads; Shortwave Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, DOF Pro or Shortwave Guide?
DOF Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and Shortwave Guide every 2 months. Most recently, DOF Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shortwave Guide on November 3, 2026.

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