BedTech Base vs Penombra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BedTech Base
Easily manage your BedTech Adjustable Foundations using your smartphone or tablet. This application allows for seamless control of your bed's features directly from your mobile device.
- Mobile device control
- Adjustable foundation management
- Seamless operation
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Control your BedTech Adjustable Foundations from your mobile device.
Penombra
Explore stunning photography portfolios featuring natural landscapes and architectural spaces. Each image includes a field note with a story about its creation. Preview photos in AR, cast to a TV, and create printable zines.
- Curated galleries
- Field notes with stories
- AR print previews
- Digital Frame mode
- AirPlay casting
- Visually similar photo suggestions
- Printable PDF zines
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Above ground and below, wherever light and space invite exploration. Penombra is photographer Jim Nutty's portfolio, made for iPhone and iPad — spanning natural landscapes and architectural spaces. Every photograph comes with a field note: a short story about where it was taken, what it is, and the things the camera couldn't capture. Designed to let the photography speak. Clean, dark, distraction-free. Features • Two curated galleries — The Open World and Architecture & The Underground • A field note alongside every photograph • Preview any photograph as a real print on your wall in AR — twelve sizes, placed at actual scale • Digital Frame mode — let the gallery play ambient on your iPad, with three Ken Burns motion intensities • Cast to a TV via AirPlay; control the slideshow from the Lock Screen with interactive transport buttons • "More Like This" — visually similar photographs surfaced on-device • Photographer's Tools — opt-in composition overlays and capture info • Save any field note + photograph as a printable PDF zine • Favorites, user-created Collections, and a personal Year in Review • Home-screen photo widgets in four sizes, including Lock Screen • Limited edition prints — 25 per image, no exceptions • Direct contact for print and licensing inquiries
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penombra at 5.0 against BedTech Base's 3.2. BedTech Base's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Penombra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BedTech Base has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BedTech Base ships an update every 5 weeks, Penombra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BedTech Base | Penombra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bed Tech | Samuel James Nutty |
Customer experience
BedTech Base
Penombra
In-app purchases
BedTech Base
No in-app purchases
Penombra
No in-app purchases
