Master Tour Mobile vs Tentacle Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Tour Mobile
This app serves as a mobile companion for tour managers, crew, and artists, providing organized access to itineraries, schedules, travel details, contacts, and hotel reservations. It ensures your team stays informed with critical daily information and offers offline access to avoid data roaming charges.
- Itinerary access
- Schedule management
- Travel details
- Contact information
- Hotel reservations
- Offline data access
- Light/dark mode toggle
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Master Tour Mobile is your ultimate tour management companion. Master Tour Mobile is the must-have app for tour managers, crew members, and artists. Designed as the mobile companion to Master Tour Desktop, it keeps your entire team organized and informed with access to itinerary, schedules, travel details, contacts, hotel reservations, maps and more from your device. Why choose Master Tour Mobile? The app is designed to provide quick access to the critical information for each day. Data is stored locally for later offline access so you can avoid costly international roaming data fees. You can toggle freely between light and dark mode! Master Tour works with many of the largest tours in the world and we speak with tour managers every day about features and improvements to Master Tour. Allow us to drop some names with quotes from a few satisfied clients: "...with the Master Tour Mobile iPhone app, all of a sudden people in the band and the crew know that when they're looking at information it's as current as it can possibly be - and they can count on it." - Eric Mayers (My Morning Jacket) The "app that has been the most critical to my career" - Weird Al Yankovic "It has streamlined our information flow and reduced the need for daily printed materials." - Paul Chanon (Zac Brown Band) "Eventric has changed the way we tour by making it easier for all of us to stay organized." - Mark Maher (The Fray) "I wouldn't leave home without MTD" - Gage Freeman (Tour Manager, Chickenfoot) "We will not tour with out it!" - Gabriel Gonzalez (Modest Mouse, Conor Oberst, The Hold Steady) "I love the new Master Tour! …I learn 5 new things everyday! " - Angie Warner (Daniel Powter, Dancing with The Stars Tour) "I just installed the new version of Master Tour, it's LEAGUES beyond the last version. Nicely done! " - Rachel Demy (Neko Case)
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Master Tour Mobile at 4.8 against Tentacle Setup's 3.9. Master Tour Mobile also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 14). Tentacle Setup's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Master Tour Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master Tour Mobile has 3.4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Master Tour Mobile's written reviews are positive against 53% of Tentacle Setup's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Master Tour Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Tentacle Setup every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Tour Mobile | Tentacle Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eventric LLC | Tentacle Sync GmbH |
Customer experience
Master Tour Mobile
Tentacle Setup
Bugs and requests
Master Tour Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when hitting back button
- Inability to edit guest list entries
- Venue information not displaying properly
- Offline mode not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar view option
- Ability to connect with personal calendars
- More customization options
- Improved offline support
- Notifications for schedule changes
Tentacle Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Master Tour Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tentacle Setup
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Master Tour Mobile free?
Is Tentacle Setup free?
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