Comparison

Circa 1948 vs CPFlash

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

Head to head
About

Circa 1948

Explore a historically inspired, film noir-style city from the late 1940s. This immersive art app uses photorealistic 3D illustrations and audio to recreate two distinct Vancouver neighborhoods, offering a glimpse into urban planning and social divisions of the era.

Highlights
  • Extensive historical detail
  • Period music and audio
  • Film noir influenced conversations
  • Historically accurate environments
  • Real-time 3D engine
  • Touch and gyroscope navigation
Features
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“This trip to the past is a glimpse at the future” - TIME. Enter the shadows of a post-war North American city through this film noir inspired, historically based immersive art app. Requires iPhone 4S/iPad 2 and above. The first Real-time 3D art app to tell a story inspired by real events. An immersive experience created by internationally renowned artist Stan Douglas and the award-winning NFB Digital Studio. Through photorealistic 3D illustrations rendered from Douglas’ extensive historical research, Circa 1948 takes users to the late 1940s, Vancouver, BC, a young city in the midst of urban planning, but divided along lines of race and income. Eavesdrop on long lost conversations in two carefully recreated locations: an Old Hotel in Vancouver’s affluent west side, then squatted by homeless war veterans, or the muddy streets of ethnically diverse Hogan’s Alley in the working class east side, populated by racial minorities, gamblers, prostitutes and corrupt police officers. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Features - Extensive historical detail - Period music and audio - 44 film noir influenced conversations - Historically accurate props, architecture and landscapes - Open-source real-time 3D engine - Touch and gyroscope-driven navigation modes Supported Devices - iPhone 4S, 5, 5C and 5S - iPad 2, 3rd and 4th generation iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini and 2nd generation iPad Mini.

About

CPFlash

Control your Innovatronix CPFlash 550W device via Bluetooth. Adjust flash power, duration, and test flashes. Explore 8 video light effects with customizable power and individual device control.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device control
  • Adjust flash power (0.5%-100%)
  • Set flash duration (80-500 ms)
  • Test flash individually or all
  • 8 video light effects
  • Control effects power
  • Trigger device remotely
Features
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CONNECT YOUR INNOVATRONIX CPFLASH 550W DEVICE Have full control of your Device by connecting it to the App through Bluetooth Pairing. The connected Device will be your Master Device and you can use up to 4 Slave/Channel. You can change the Address of your Slave/Channel from Slave 0 to 7 or make it Inactive. ADJUST THE FLASH & FX POWER Adjust the Flash Power Settings of your Master Device and Slaves separately. If the Video Light Fx is On, you can adjust the Fx Power Settings. The Power range is 0.5% to 100%. FLASH DURATION & TEST FLASH Set the Flash Duration of your Devices from 80 to 500 ms. Adjust it higher if the Flash and Camera is not in sync. You can also test your Devices individually or all at once. VIDEO LIGHT FX There are 8 different Effects to choose from (Continuous, Flickering, Lightning, TV, Paparazzi, Police, Strobe and Fire). You can set different effects for each Device. You can also Turn On or Off your Devices individually or all at once. If the Light Effect is On, you can change the Power of the Effect. TRIGGER YOUR DEVICE Trigger your Device using the App's Notification Actions. Make sure the Notification is Started. Once you minimize the App, Open the Camera App and wait for the Notification Informing you that your Device is Ready. Drag it down to see the Actions then click the Trigger button. You can also delay the Trigger by clicking the Self Timer button or Turn ON/OFF the Video Light Fx.

Screenshots

Circa 19484 screens
CPFlash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CPFlash at free against Circa 1948's paid. Circa 1948's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Circa 1948 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circa 1948 has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circa 1948 ships an update fortnightly, CPFlash every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Circa 1948 versus CPFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCirca 1948CPFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (22 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNational Film Board of Canada – Office national du film du CanadaINNOVATRONIX INCORPORATED

Customer experience

Circa 1948

All ratings22 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral18.3%
Negative39.4%

CPFlash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Circa 1948

Reported bugs

49 issues
  • Keeps crashing
  • Barely works
  • It would not load
  • Crashed the first time I loaded it
  • Stayed on the opening music and screen
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  • Got endless loop instead
  • Tough to run
  • Can’t get the app to load reliably
  • Goes into endless loop after introduction
  • Hangs on story selection
  • Screen turns black too often
  • Occasionally crash
  • Crash after selecting story lines
  • Crash as you’re puttering about
  • Crashes so often
  • Occasionally crashes
  • Crashed in the middle of the 3rd story
  • New iPad crashes as soon as I select my story option
  • All it does is crash
  • Shut down and locked me out
  • Crashes sometimes
  • App crashes
  • Intriguing idea but crashes
  • Crashes a lot
  • Doesn't work
  • Runs sloppy
  • Frame-rate suffers badly
  • Crashing and glitching every 5 minutes
  • No sound in Hogan's Alley
  • No way to get instructions back or return to Home screen
  • Very laggy
  • App only runs inverted
  • Takes long time to download
  • Won't download
  • Choppy, lags a lot
  • Graphics are not smooth
  • Won't load
  • Makes me noxious
  • App appears not to be built well
  • Crashes every time after selecting location
  • Runs kind of choppy
  • Still not downloaded
  • Still crashes but better
  • Floating through walls
  • Had to listen to the same conversations a few times
  • Crash in the first 30 seconds
  • Game would crash when trying to go into neighborhoods
  • Can't get past the selection on the map
  • Crashes (iPhone 4: IOS 7.1.1)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update to fix loading and crashing bugs
  • Take advantage of newer device resolutions
  • More levels/floors to explore
  • Add subtitles
  • More content and surrounding communities
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  • User options for controls and sensitivity
  • PC-based site version

CPFlash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Circa 1948

No in-app purchases

None

CPFlash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circa 1948 free?
Circa 1948 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CPFlash free?
CPFlash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circa 1948 or CPFlash?
Circa 1948 is rated higher. Circa 1948 averages 3.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while CPFlash averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Circa 1948 or CPFlash have ads?
Neither Circa 1948 nor CPFlash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circa 1948 or CPFlash?
Circa 1948 ships an update fortnightly, and CPFlash every 5 months. Most recently, Circa 1948 was updated on October 1, 2026 and CPFlash on June 24, 2026.

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