Blackmagic Camera Control vs DSLR Clapperboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackmagic Camera Control
Remotely manage Blackmagic Design cameras with Bluetooth from your iPad. Adjust settings, control lenses, update metadata, and start/stop recording from up to 30 feet away. Ideal for hard-to-reach camera placements or for assistants needing quick data updates.
- Remote camera control via Bluetooth
- Adjust camera settings
- Control camera lens
- Update metadata (shot, scene, take)
- Trigger recording
- Remote power on/off (URSA Mini Pro)
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The Blackmagic Camera Control app allows you to control any Blackmagic Design camera that features Bluetooth control capability, right from your iPad! Get full control of your camera from up to 30 feet away, so you can remotely change camera settings, control the lens, adjust metadata and trigger recording. On URSA Mini Pro cameras you can also remotely power the camera on or off. Blackmagic Camera Control is ideal when you need to control cameras in hard to reach places such as on cranes, drones, gimbals and more! It’s also a great solution for camera assistants who need to quickly update metadata such as shot, scene and take numbers. Blackmagic Camera Control requires a Bluetooth enabled camera such as Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro or URSA Broadcast camera. Please ensure your camera has been updated to the latest Blackmagic Cameras software.
DSLR Clapperboard
This app provides a digital clapperboard for filmmakers, allowing customization of slate design, project-based work, and synchronization across multiple devices. It also includes prompter and storyboard features for iPad users, enhancing pre-production and on-set workflow.
- Customizable digital clapperboard
- Project-based slate management
- Timer and timecode options
- Multi-camera synchronization
- Prompter with remote control (iPad)
- Storyboard creation with image import (iPad)
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A few taps and you are on-air: select the angle, scene and take of your shot and tap on the clapper. You can edit the items and the descriptions in the setup page of the app to fully customize it. Features' list: CLAPPERBOARD • Full customization of the clapboard: design your own slate with a few touches. (IPad version) • Project based clapboard: start, stop and recall your work at your needs. • Switch from timer to timecode (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps). • Choose among 3 different clap sounds. • Auto takes advance, to update the take after each shot. • Stopwatch, to have time under your control. • Full customization, to have a clapperboard exactly the way you like. • Remarks, allows you to add notes during the shooting. • Log history, to keep everything under your eyes. • Summary e-mail report, to send the result of your shooting in your inbox (in-app purchase). • NEW Multi-camera clapboard: you can synchronize up to 8 devices to execute the clapboard simultaneously on all of them. In-App Purchase (for a short period of time at a very competitive price): PROMPTER (IPad version) • Unlimited number of scripts. • Bookmarks, to jump directly to the point. • Remote control, with full preview at your fingertips. • Easy connection, over bluetooth or wi-fi. • Speed wheel, for an innovative user interaction. • Change font size from the remote control. • Flip text on the fly. • Drag text on the remote control, the prompter will follow accordingly. • Auto prompter: set up your speed and then start playing it. STORYBOARD (IPad version) • Import any image or picture you have as a frame of your storyboard. • Give it a number (also 12B-2C#2) and a description. • You can automatically import you storyboard with the new DSLR Template available for download at your fingertip. • Synchronize your storyboard with the clapperboard (scene number and final summary email). --- To ask for new features and to report bugs, please refer to dslrslate.com and visit the page "customer care".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DSLR Clapperboard at 3.4 against Blackmagic Camera Control's 2.5. DSLR Clapperboard also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). Blackmagic Camera Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. DSLR Clapperboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blackmagic Camera Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
DSLR Clapperboard holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Blackmagic Camera Control's written reviews are positive against 59% of DSLR Clapperboard's.
Blackmagic Camera Control ships an update every 12 months, DSLR Clapperboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackmagic Camera Control | DSLR Clapperboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (24 ratings) | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackmagic Design Inc | Daniele Morelli |
Customer experience
Blackmagic Camera Control
DSLR Clapperboard
In-app purchases
Blackmagic Camera Control
No in-app purchases
DSLR Clapperboard
- Advanced Features$8.99
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