Comparison

Projectionist vs Emburse Professional

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

Head to head
About

Projectionist

This application serves as a lens calculator for A/V professionals, assisting with projector lens and distance calculations for specific screen sizes. It also features a database of specifications for high-end projectors from major manufacturers.

Highlights
  • Lens and distance calculator
  • Screen size calculator
  • Edge blend calculations
  • Projector specification database
  • Supports major projector brands
Features
Currently charting
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Projectionst is a lens calculator for the professional A/V Technician. It also contains a detailed product specification database of most common professional high end projectors from Barco, Christie digital, Projection Design, Panasonic & Sanyo are included. The app can be used to calculate projector lens & distance at a given screen size, or calculate screen size from a given distance & lens for a particular projector. In addition basic edge blend calculations can be made. For a complete list of supported projectors please visit: http://www.neodarque.com/Projectionist/Projectors

About

Emburse Professional

Streamline your travel and expense management with this app. It uses AI to automatically extract data from receipts captured by your smartphone, simplifying expense entry and report submission for employees on the go. Gain better visibility into spending and reduce manual data entry.

Highlights
  • AI-powered receipt data extraction
  • Automatic expense categorization
  • On-the-go expense report creation and submission
  • Simplified expense approval
  • Reduced manual data entry
  • Timely spend visibility and insights
Features
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Experience effortless expense management with the Emburse Professional app (formerly Certify Mobile). Simply capture each receipt with your smartphone and Emburse will accurately extract receipt data, using AI to automatically fill out and categorize expense entries. Employees can then easily create, submit, and approve expense reports on-the-go from the app. *Empower your employees to efficiently manage their expenses from anywhere *Make paper receipts a thing of the past and simplify the expense experience for all *Decrease manual data entry, improve data accuracy, and reduce errors *Get a timely view of spend and gain insights into expense trends faster ABOUT EMBURSE Over 12 million professionals in 200 countries trust our platform, from global enterprises to mid-sized businesses and public sector organizations to nonprofits. With Emburse, finance teams eliminate busy work to regain the freedom to lead, grow, and shape the future of their business. Whether you're a CFO seeking financial control, a travel manager optimizing spend, or a busy employee submitting expenses on the go, Emburse simplifies expense management, travel booking, invoicing, and payments so organizations can drive efficiency and focus on strategic growth.

Screenshots

Projectionist4 screens
Emburse Professional4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Emburse Professional at Free against Projectionist's $5.99. Emburse Professional also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Projectionist's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 37%) and chart position (#172 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Emburse Professional is free to download; Projectionist costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emburse Professional holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emburse Professional has 13K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Projectionist's written reviews are positive against 37% of Emburse Professional's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Projectionist versus Emburse Professional: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProjectionistEmburse Professional
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings313K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeodarqueEmburse, Inc.

Customer experience

Projectionist

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative30.2%

Emburse Professional

All ratings12,631 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative54.0%

Bugs and requests

Projectionist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Emburse Professional

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Receipts not syncing properly
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Issues with currency conversion and tax calculations
  • Expense reports not populating correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve auto-fill accuracy
  • Allow multi-receipt upload
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve notification system
  • Streamline expense report submission process

In-app purchases

None

Projectionist

No in-app purchases

None

Emburse Professional

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Projectionist free?
Projectionist costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emburse Professional free?
Emburse Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Projectionist or Emburse Professional?
Emburse Professional is rated higher. Projectionist averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Emburse Professional averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do Projectionist or Emburse Professional have ads?
Neither Projectionist nor Emburse Professional shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Projectionist or Emburse Professional?
Projectionist ships an update monthly, and Emburse Professional monthly. Most recently, Projectionist was updated on October 26, 2026 and Emburse Professional on October 24, 2026.

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