Comparison

SilverFast JobMonitor vs Manual Flash Calculator

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

Head to head
About

SilverFast JobMonitor

Monitor the progress of your scanning and image processing jobs remotely on your iOS device. View previews and progress bars for each item in your queue, or receive push notifications when jobs are complete. Requires SilverFast 8 software and a Wi-Fi connection.

Highlights
  • Remote job progress monitoring
  • Preview images for each job
  • Progress bar display
  • Push notifications for job completion
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Monitor on iPhone, iPad, iPod
Features
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This App is an iOS monitor for keeping track of scanning and image processing jobs performed by main application SilverFast 8. SilverFast 8 SilverFast is a professional, yet intuitive scanner and digital imaging software. SilverFast is your first choice for digitizing and archiving photos, slides and negative film using your PC. JobMonitor App For scanning or processing large image files in SilverFast 8, the new JobMonitor App will comfortably display the progress of these scans or image optimization jobs on your iPhone, iPad or iPod using a Wi-Fi connection. You will find a preview image and a progress bar for every single image item enlisted on your current job queue. If a Wi-Fi connection is not available, a Push Notification will notify you once your scanner has finished its current job. Additional Requirements - SilverFast Ai Studio or HDR Studio (8.8.0r11 or later) installed on your computer. The JobMonitor functionality has to be activated from the main application's Service Dialog (accessible from SilverFast's Welcome Screen). - Wi-Fi connection between computer system and iOS device. - For monitoring scan jobs: a supported scanner.

About

Manual Flash Calculator

This app assists photographers by calculating camera and flash settings for manual flash photography. It allows users to create gear lists and kits, and then use this information to determine the fourth parameter (like flash power) when any three of the four relevant settings are known.

Highlights
  • Manual flash photography calculator
  • Configure camera and flash settings
  • Calculate missing parameter from three inputs
  • Create and manage gear lists
  • Organize gear into custom kits
  • Persistent local data storage
Features
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Get the Manual Flash Calculator to help configure your camera and flash setting when doing manual flash photography. Based on the flash and camera you use, setting any 3 of the 4 relevant parameters the fourth can be calculated. E.g. calculate the required flash power based on your ISO, F-Stop, subject distance and used flash specifications. The app support creating a list of the gear you use and combine them in a kit. You can add as much gear as you like and create as many kits to your use cases. Further to that you can add a flash calculator to a kit. And you can add as many calculators as you want. All data is saved persistently and remains available between sessions. What is included: * Gear List. Make an inventory of your gear. This gear list will provide you with a structured overview of the equipment you have in use. * Kit List. A kit can be seen as a collection of gear you target to use in specific cases. I.e. like for a kit dedicated to street photography, a kit dedicated to nature photography etc. Just create what suits you and add the relevant gear. * Flash Calculator. Based from your kit a calculator can be added that will use the gear part of the equipment to feed the relevant parameters input to the flash calculator. * Data is maintained in local database and will persist over several sessions. Add data once and just use it as you see fit. * Can be used on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It optimizes the use of the available canvas for each * A detailed release note, with what is new, changed, updated etc., is included in the app

Screenshots

SilverFast JobMonitor4 screens
Manual Flash Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SilverFast JobMonitor at Free against Manual Flash Calculator's $2.99. SilverFast JobMonitor also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.1). Manual Flash Calculator's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 30 months) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). On 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

SilverFast JobMonitor is free to download; Manual Flash Calculator costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SilverFast JobMonitor ships an update every 30 months, Manual Flash Calculator every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SilverFast JobMonitor versus Manual Flash Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilverFast JobMonitorManual Flash Calculator
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#121 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaserSoft Imaging AGWinterink

Customer experience

SilverFast JobMonitor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Manual Flash Calculator

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SilverFast JobMonitor

No in-app purchases

None

Manual Flash Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SilverFast JobMonitor free?
SilverFast JobMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Manual Flash Calculator free?
Manual Flash Calculator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SilverFast JobMonitor or Manual Flash Calculator have ads?
Neither SilverFast JobMonitor nor Manual Flash Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SilverFast JobMonitor or Manual Flash Calculator?
SilverFast JobMonitor ships an update every 30 months, and Manual Flash Calculator every 11 days. Most recently, SilverFast JobMonitor was updated on November 5, 2026 and Manual Flash Calculator on November 8, 2026.

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